(a) Whenever the board of probation and parole or the Kansas adult authority, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by statute, contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the Kansas parole board.
(b) Whenever probation and parole officers under the jurisdiction of the Kansas adult authority or the state parole board, or words of like effect, are referred to or designated by statute, contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to parole officers under the jurisdiction of the secretary of corrections.