§ 602. Eligibility for service retirement benefits; minimum service\nrequirements. a. Except as provided in subdivision b-1 of this section,\na member who first joins a public retirement system of this state on or\nafter July first, nineteen hundred seventy-six shall not be eligible for\nservice retirement benefits hereunder until such member has rendered a\nminimum of five years of credited service.\n b. Except as provided in subdivision b-1 of this section, a member who\npreviously was a member of a public retirement system of this state\nshall not be eligible for service retirement benefits hereunder until\nsuch member has rendered a minimum of five years of service which is\ncredited pursuant to section six hundred nine of this article.\n b-1.
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§ 602. Eligibility for service retirement benefits; minimum service\nrequirements. a. Except as provided in subdivision b-1 of this section,\na member who first joins a public retirement system of this state on or\nafter July first, nineteen hundred seventy-six shall not be eligible for\nservice retirement benefits hereunder until such member has rendered a\nminimum of five years of credited service.\n b. Except as provided in subdivision b-1 of this section, a member who\npreviously was a member of a public retirement system of this state\nshall not be eligible for service retirement benefits hereunder until\nsuch member has rendered a minimum of five years of service which is\ncredited pursuant to section six hundred nine of this article.\n b-1. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision a or b of this\nsection or any other provision of law to the contrary, (i) a member of\nthe New York city teachers' retirement system who holds a position\nrepresented by the recognized teacher organization for collective\nbargaining purposes, and who became subject to the provisions of this\narticle after the effective date of this subdivision, or (ii) a member\nof the New York city board of education retirement system who holds a\nposition represented by the recognized teacher organization for\ncollective bargaining purposes, and who became subject to the provisions\nof this article after the effective date of this subdivision, shall not\nbe eligible for service retirement benefits hereunder until such member\nhas rendered a minimum of five years of credited service.\n (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision a or b of this\nsection or any other provision of law to the contrary, a member who\nfirst joins a public retirement system of the state on or after April\nfirst, two thousand twelve shall not be eligible for service retirement\nbenefits hereunder until such member has rendered a minimum of five\nyears of credited service.\n c. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if a member\nattains mandatory retirement age, the minimum service requirements\nspecified in this section shall be five years.\n d. Upon the first day of the month after the attainment of mandatory\nretirement age, a member shall be separated from service whether or not\neligible for service retirement hereunder; provided, however, that this\nrequirement shall not preclude a member from being continued in service\nbeyond such mandatory retirement age pursuant to other applicable\nprovisions of law and provided further, however, that this requirement\nshall not preclude a school district from permitting a teacher to\ncontinue in service to the end of the school year should a teacher\nattain age seventy within the period September first through June\nthirtieth of such school year.\n