ยง 515. Optional retirement program. a. Any optional retirement program
authorized by state law which, on the day before the effective date of
this article, would be available to an eligible employee subject to the
provisions of article eleven in lieu of joining a public retirement
system of the state, will continue to be available to eligible employees
subject to this article during the period this article is in effect.
c. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as permitting an
employee who previously elected coverage under an optional retirement
program to elect coverage under a public retirement system of the state.
Structure New York Laws
RSS - Retirement and Social Security
Article 14 - Coordinated-Escalator Retirement Plan
502 - Eligibility for Sevice Retirement Benefits; Minimum Service Requirements.
503 - Eligibility for Normal and Early Service Retirement Benefits; Age and Service Requirements.
504 - Service Retirement Benefits; General Members.
504-C - Supplemental Retirement Allowance.
504-D - Twenty-Year Retirement Program for New York City Correction Members.
506 - Ordinary Disability Benefits.
507 - Accidental Disability Benefits.
507-A - Disability Retirement.
507-B - Performance of Duty Disability Retirement.
507-C - Performance of Duty Disability Retirement; New York City Department of Correction.
507-E - Uniformed Court Officers and Peace Officers; Certain Disabilities.
507-F - Accidental Disability Retirement; Westchester County District Attorney Investigators.
507-I - Disability Benefits; Westchester County District Attorney Investigators.
508-A - Death Benefit for Vested Members Who Die Prior to Retirement.
508-B - Death Benefit for Deputy Sheriffs Employed by Nassau County.
508-B*2 - Death Benefits for Correction Officers Employed by Nassau County.
508-B*3 - Death Benefits for Correction Officers Employed by Suffolk County.
508-B*4 - Death Benefits for Deputy Sheriffs Employed by Suffolk County.
508-C - Death Benefits for Fire Marshals Employed by Nassau County.
509 - Accidental Death Benefits.
511 - Coordination With Social Security Benefits.
515 - Optional Retirement Program.
517-A - Termination of Membership.
517-B - Loans to Members of a Teachers' Retirement System.
517-C - Loans to Members of Certain Retirement Systems.