2013 New York Consolidated Laws
RSS - Retirement & Social Security
Article 17* - (700) ELECTION OF ARTICLE FOURTEEN
700 - Election of the provisions of article fourteen by certain members.

 
    §  700.  Election  of  the  provisions  of article fourteen by certain
  members.  a. This section shall apply to a member of the New York  state
  and  local  employees'  retirement  system  who is in a title defined in
  subdivision i of section eighty-nine of this chapter,  which  title  was
  added  to  such  section  on  or  after  January first, nineteen hundred
  eighty-seven and who joined or rejoined such system  on  or  after  July
  first, nineteen hundred seventy-six.
    b.  A  member may, by filing an election as specified in subdivision c
  of this section, elect to be subject to article fourteen of this chapter
  in its entirety and subject to none of the provisions of article fifteen
  of this chapter.
    c. Such election shall be in writing, shall be duly executed and filed
  with the comptroller and shall be irrevocable as long as such member  is
  in  a  title  defined  in  subdivision  i of section eighty-nine of this
  chapter. The election shall be filed on or before December thirty-first,
  nineteen hundred eighty-nine  or  within  one  year  after  such  person
  becomes employed in such title, whichever date is later.