The North Carolina National Guard as provided for in Chapter 127A is hereby transferred by a Type I transfer, as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143A-6, to the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. (1977, c. 70, s. 1; 2009-281, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g); 2012-194, s. 39.)