(a) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections shall reclassify up to one hundred fifty (150) vacant correctional officer positions to create an appropriate number of Recidivism Reentry System positions necessary to comply with this subchapter.
(b) If after reclassification all vacant correctional officer positions are filled and the positions having been reclassified are determined necessary to fulfill the Department of Corrections' mission, the secretary may seek reestablishment of the reclassified correctional officer positions through a legislative request for new funding appropriation to reestablish some or all of the reclassified positions.