Section 1340.509 - Transfer of personnel(a) General rule.--Certain personnel, allocations, appropriations, fixed assets, equipment, files, records, contracts, agreements, obligations and all other materials and supplies which are used, employed or expended by the Pennsylvania Energy Office in connection with the functions transferred by this act to the Department of Environmental Protection in the first instance shall be transferred from the Pennsylvania Energy Office to the Department of Environmental Protection and shall be considered as if these contracts, agreements and obligations had been incurred or entered into by the Department of Environmental Protection.(b) Federal programs.--The items transferred by this section shall include, where applicable, Federal grants and funds and other benefits from any Federal program.(c) Civil service status.--All personnel transferred under this act shall retain any civil service employment status assigned to said personnel. Those employees transferred pursuant to this act who do not have civil service status and who have six months of service or less in their present classification on the effective date of this act are hereby granted probationary status without examination. Those employees transferred pursuant to this act who do not have civil service status and who have more than six months of service in their present classification are hereby granted regular civil service status.1995, June 28, P.L. 89, No. 18, § 509, effective 7/1/1995.