§ 138-a. Referenda among public employees; extension of old-age and\nsurvivors insurance. 1. As soon as practicable after the effective date\nhereof, the governor or the state agency or officer designated by him\nshall, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the federal\nsocial security act and subdivision thirteen of this section, authorize\nthe separate referenda described below (and thereafter, such similarly\nseparated referenda as may be deemed appropriate and be consistent with\nthis article and such federal act):\n a. One referendum among all eligible employees of the state (exclusive\nof those in police officer or firefighter positions) who are members of\nthe New York state employees' retirement system, a second referendum\namong all eligible employees of political subdivisions of the state\n(exclusive of those in police officer or firefighter positions) who are\nmembers of such retirement system, which subdivisions elected to provide\nseven calendar quarters of retroactive coverage for such employees\npursuant to subdivision seven of this section, a third referendum among\nall eligible employees of political subdivisions of the state (exclusive\nof those in police officer or firefighter positions) who are members of\nsuch retirement system, which subdivisions elected to provide six\ncalendar quarters of retroactive coverage for such employees pursuant to\nsubdivision seven of this section, a fourth referendum among all\neligible employees of political subdivisions of the state (exclusive of\nthose in police officer or firefighter positions) who are members of\nsuch retirement system, which subdivisions elected to provide four\ncalendar quarters of retroactive coverage for such employees pursuant to\nsubdivision seven of this section, and a fifth referendum among all\neligible employees of the remaining political subdivisions of the state\n(exclusive of those in police officer or firefighter positions) who are\nmembers of such retirement system, on the question of whether service in\npositions (exclusive of police officer or firefighter positions) in the\nemploy of the state or of such political subdivisions, as the case may\nbe, and covered by such system also shall be covered by old-age and\nsurvivors insurance.\n b. Separate referenda among eligible employees of the state (exclusive\nof those in police officer or firefighter positions) whose positions are\ncovered by a separate retirement system or plan maintained by the state,\nother than the New York state and local employees' retirement system or\nthe New York state teachers' retirement system, and who are members of\nsuch system or plan, on the question of whether service in positions\n(exclusive of police officer or firefighter positions) covered by such\nsystem or plan also shall be covered by old-age and survivors insurance.\n c. One referendum among all eligible employees of the state who are\nmembers of the New York state teachers' retirement system, a second\nreferendum among all eligible employees of political subdivisions of the\nstate who are members of such retirement system, which subdivisions\nelected to provide seven calendar quarters of retroactive coverage for\nsuch employees pursuant to subdivision seven of this section, a third\nreferendum among all eligible employees of political subdivisions of the\nstate who are members of such retirement system, which subdivisions\nelected to provide six calendar quarters of retroactive coverage for\nsuch employees pursuant to subdivision seven of this section, a fourth\nreferendum among all eligible employees of political subdivisions of the\nstate who are members of such retirement system, which subdivisions\nelected to provide four calendar quarters of retroactive coverage for\nsuch employees pursuant to subdivision seven of this section, and a\nfifth referendum among all eligible employees of the remaining political\nsubdivisions of the state who are members of such retirement system, on\nt
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