N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1196-e: Transfer of officers and employees

§ 1196-e. Transfer of officers and employees. Any public officer or

employee under civil service, selected by an authority may, with the

consent of the commission, board or department by which he or she has

been employed, be transferred to the authority and shall be eligible for

such transfer and appointment without examination to comparable offices,

positions and employment under the authority. The salary or compensation

of any such officer or employee shall after such transfer be paid by the

authority. But notwithstanding the provisions of this title, any such

officers or employees so transferred to the authority, pursuant to the

provisions of this section, who are members of or beneficiaries under

any existing pension or retirement system, shall continue to have all

rights, privileges, obligations and status with respect to such fund

system or systems as are now prescribed by law, but during the period of

their employment by the authority, all contributions to any pension or

retirement fund or system to be paid by the employer on account of such

officers or employees, shall be paid by the authority; and all such

officers and employees who have been appointed to positions under the

rules and classifications of the applicable civil service commission

shall have the same status with respect thereto after transfer to the

authority as they had under their original appointments. The appointment

and promotion of all employees of an authority shall be made in

accordance with the provisions of the civil service law and such rules

as the applicable civil service commission may adopt and make applicable

to such authority.