All public safety employees shall be in the classified service as a condition of employment.
(b)
All employees in the classified service who have successfully completed their probationary
period on the effective date of this Act prior to the enactment of this Act shall
retain their current status with no loss of rights, privileges, and obligations only
so long as they remain employed in a position which was a classified position on such
date without a break in service. The enactment of this Act shall in no way change
the salary, pay, increment date, or any other benefit, emolument, or privilege to
which an employee was entitled to on the effective date of this Act.
