N.Y. Retirement & Social Security Law § 1301: Election of benefit enhancements

§ 1301. Election of benefit enhancements. a. The state of New York may

elect to provide its employees the benefit enhancements provided for in

section thirteen hundred two of this article.

b. A separate election to provide benefit enhancements pursuant to

subdivision a of this section must be made for each specific collective

bargaining organization, recognized or certified pursuant to article

fourteen of the civil service law.

c. Such election is made by the governor to the retirement system upon

receipt of a request from the collective bargaining organization,

recognized or certified pursuant to article fourteen of the civil

service law to represent such eligible employees. No such petition shall

be required for employees who are not represented for the purposes of

collective bargaining subject to the limitation provided in section nine

hundred two of this chapter.