§ 211. Employment of retired persons without diminution of retirement\nallowance. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections one hundred\none, two hundred twelve and four hundred one of this chapter or section\nfive hundred three of the education law, or the provisions of any local\nlaw or charter, a retired person may be employed and earn compensation\nin a position or positions in the public service, without any effect on\nhis or her status as retired and without suspension or diminution of his\nor her retirement allowance subject to one of the following: (a) His or\nher total compensation in such position or positions in any calendar\nyear, including compensation earned under other provisions of this\narticle, shall not exceed the multiple of five hundred dollars next\nhigher than the difference between (1) the sum of his or her annual\nretirement allowance computed without optional modification plus annual\nsupplemental retirement payments, if any, and (2) the salary on which\nhis or her retirement allowance is based or his or her final salary,\nwhichever is greater; or (b) The position in which he or she is employed\nis not a position in the service of a former employer.\n 2. (a) No retired person may be employed in a position in public\nservice pursuant to subdivision one hereof except upon approval of\n (1) the state civil service commission; or\n (2) the commissioner of education if such person is to be employed in\nthe unclassified service of a school district other than the city of New\nYork, a board of cooperative educational services or a county vocational\neducation and extension board; or\n (3) the municipal civil service commission of the city of New York if\nsuch person is to be employed in a position in the service of the city\nof New York or in the classified service in the board of education of\nsuch city; or\n (4) the chancellor of the city school district of the city of New York\nif such person is to be employed in the unclassified service under the\nboard of education of the city of New York; or\n (5) the board of higher education of the city of New York if such\nperson is to be employed in the classified or unclassified service under\nthe board of higher education of the city of New York; or\n (6) the chancellor of state university if such person is to be\nemployed in the unclassified service of the state university of New\nYork, or in the professional service at the state colleges of\nagriculture, home economics, veterinary medicine or industrial and labor\nrelations, the state agricultural experiment station at Geneva or any\nother institution or agency under the management and control of Cornell\nuniversity as representative of the board of trustees of state\nuniversity of New York, or at the state college of ceramics under the\nmanagement and control of Alfred university as representative of the\nboard of trustees of state university of New York or in the unclassified\nservice of a community college other than those in the city of New York;\nor\n (7) the chief administrator of the courts if such person is to be\nemployed in a judicial or nonjudicial position in the unified court\nsystem.\n (b) Such approval may be granted only on the written request of the\nprospective employer of such retired person, which request shall state\ndetailed reasons therefor related to the standards set forth herein, and\non a finding, on evidence satisfactory to the appropriate officer or\nauthority specified in paragraph (a) of this subdivision,\n (1) that the retired person is duly qualified, competent and\nphysically fit for performance of the duties of the position in which he\nor she is to be employed and is properly certified where such\ncertification is required;\n (2) that he or she will earn more than one thousand dollars in one\nyear, including compensation earned in such position under other\nprovisions of this article that there are not readily available for\nrecruitment persons qualified to per
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