§ 417. Preservation of rights of certain members. Notwithstanding the
repeal by this chapter of sections eighty-one, eighty-one-a, eighty-two,
eighty-three, eighty-three-a, eighty-four, eighty-four-a (such sections
eighty-four-a having been separately added by chapters five hundred
sixty-five and five hundred sixty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred
sixty-five), eighty-five, eighty-five-a, eighty-six, eighty-seven and
eighty-eight of article two of this chapter, as amended, the rights,
privileges and immunities of persons who are members of the state
employees' retirement system pursuant to such sections and who are
transferred to the retirement system established by this article, on the
effective date thereof, shall not be affected or impaired, but the same
may be enjoyed, asserted or enforced as fully and to the same extent as
if such sections had not been so repealed.