§ 2642-j. New York state and local employees' retirement system rights
of employees; civil service. 1. In accordance with the provisions of
section seventy of the civil service law, any officer or employee of a
municipality transferred to the authority shall be eligible for such
transfer and appointment, without further examination, to applicable
offices, positions and employment under the authority. Any such officers
or employees so transferred to the authority pursuant to this section,
who are members of or benefit under any existing pension or retirement
fund or system, shall continue to have all rights, privileges,
obligations and status with respect to such fund or system as are now
prescribed by law.

2. Nothing contained in this title shall be construed (a) to diminish
the rights of employees pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or
(b) to affect existing law with respect to an application to the public
employment relations board seeking a designation by the board that
certain persons are managerial or confidential.