(a) All full-time employees of the St. Stephens Historical Commission shall be treated as state employees for the purpose of participating in any insurance programs and other fringe benefits provided for state employees.
(b) The commission is hereby authorized and empowered to pay the employer's contributions to any such programs out of any funds appropriated them or available to them for any purpose whatsoever, and it may deduct the employees' contributions for such programs by means of payroll deductions or otherwise from any salary or compensation paid said employees.
(c) Part-time employees may be employed from time to time as needed.