Any former or present employee of the State Division of Public Health who was employed by the Wilmington Department of Health in the conduct of public health matters within the City of Wilmington and was so employed at the time the responsibility for the conduct of public health matters within the City of Wilmington was transferred to the State Division of Public Health (then State Board of Health) in implementation of 57 Del. Laws, c. 37 shall, subject to merit system maximums:

1. (1) Be authorized to transfer vacation leave and sick leave then accumulated;
2. (2) Receive full credit for the time employed by the City of Wilmington in computing seniority for merit system purposes; and
3. (3) Receive full credit for time so employed and compensated in computing the number of years service required to receive pension benefits and in computing the amount of such pension benefits under Chapter 55 of Title 29.

59 Del. Laws, c. 386, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1