The members (exclusive of the ex officio member), officers, and employes of the State Athletic Commission, which is transferred by this act from the Department of Military Affairs to the Department of Revenue, shall continue to be the members, officers, and employes of such commission, and to perform their usual duties upon the same terms and conditions as heretofore until removed or appointed to other positions. Such members, officers, and employes shall retain all accrued retirement rights, and their services shall be deemed to be continuous as if such commission had not been transferred, as aforesaid.
71 P.S. § 663a