A. All appropriations, money, personnel, records, files, furniture, equipment, supplies and other property of the state department of public education are transferred to the public education department.
B. All contractual obligations of the state department of public education shall be binding on the public education department.
C. All references in law to the state board of education shall be deemed to be references to the public education department. All references to the state department of public education or the department of education shall be deemed to be references to the public education department. All references in law to the state superintendent or the superintendent of public instruction shall be deemed to be references to the secretary of public education.