N.Y. Retirement & Social Security Law § 616: Transfer of membership

§ 616. Transfer of membership. Any employee of the board of education

of the city of New York who is a member of the New York city employees'

retirement system may elect to transfer membership to the New York city

board of education retirement system. Any election pursuant to this

section shall be made no later than the one hundred eightieth day next

succeeding the date on which the provisions hereof become effective, by

filing a written notice thereof with the administrative head of the New

York city employees' retirement system and the New York city board of

education retirement system and, once made and filed, such election

shall be irrevocable. Where an employee of the board of education

becomes a member of the New York city board of education retirement

system pursuant to this section the New York city employees' retirement

system shall make a transfer of reserves, contributions, and credits to

the New York city board of education retirement system in the manner

required by section forty-three of this chapter.