(a) The administrative head of a community and technical college is the president who is chosen pursuant to the terms of section six, article one-b of this chapter.
(b) Any individual employed as provost, president, or divisional administrative head of a community and technical college on June 30, 2008, which institution becomes independent on the effective date of this section, continues as the administrative head of the institution and becomes the community and technical college president on July 1, 2008, subject to the provisions of section six, article one-b of this chapter.