§ 340. Membership of the police and fire retirement system. a. After\nthe effective date of this article, each person who becomes a member of\nthe New York state and local police and fire retirement system shall\nfile a duly executed application with the comptroller. Such application\nshall contain:\n 1. A detailed statement of all such person's service, and\n 2. A statement that he consents and agrees to membership and to the\ncontributions prescribed by this article.\n b. Membership in the police and fire retirement system shall be\nmandatory for the following:\n 1. Police officers and firefighters now employed or hereafter\nappointed by an employer.\n 2. Police officers and firefighters now employed or hereafter\nappointed by a participating employer in a position in the classified\ncivil service, other than in a position in the exempt class, and who is\nnot eligible to become a member of a local pension system. The employers\nof such police officers and firefighters shall pay into the pension\naccumulation fund the amount required to pay the accrued liability on\naccount of such police officers and firefighters, as computed by the\nactuary. Such payments shall be made in such installments as the\ncomptroller shall require.\n * 3. LIRR police officers as defined in paragraph two of subdivision a\nof section three hundred eighty-nine of this article who become such on\nor after the effective date of section three hundred eighty-nine of this\narticle.\n * NB Effective the first day of the calendar month following receipt\nby the comptroller of the election by The Long Island Rail Road Company\n 4. Fire chief-airport, firefighters-airport, and fire\ncaptains-airport, employed by Monroe county who enter such employment\nafter their employer has elected participation in the New York state and\nlocal police and fire retirement system.\n 5. Aircraft rescue firefighters employed by the Niagara frontier\ntransportation authority who enter such employment after their employer\nhas elected participation in the New York state and local police and\nfire retirement system.\n c. The following may become members of the police and fire retirement\nsystem:\n * 1. Police officers and firefighters in the service of a public or\nquasi-public organization if their employer has elected to participate\nas provided in section three hundred thirty-one of this article.\n * NB Effective until the first day of the calendar month following\nreceipt by the comptroller of the election by The Long Island Rail Road\nCompany\n * 1. Police officers and firefighters in the service of a public or\nquasi-public organization, if their employer has elected to participate\nas provided in section three hundred thirty-one of this article,\nincluding each LIRR police officer as defined in paragraph two of\nsubdivision a of section three hundred eighty-nine of this article who\nis such on the effective date of such section three hundred eighty-nine\nand who files an election with the comptroller in accordance with\nsubdivision a of this section within ninety days after the effective\ndate of section three hundred eighty-nine of this article. Such an\nelection by a LIRR police officer shall be effective as of such\neffective date and shall be a waiver of any and all rights such officer\nmay have had to benefits under any pension plan sponsored by The Long\nIsland Rail Road Company other than the retirement plan provided for in\nsection three hundred eighty-nine of this article.\n * NB Effective the first day of the calendar month following receipt\nby the comptroller of the election by The Long Island Rail Road Company\n 2. Officers and employees of the federal government who have at least\nfive years of member service credit at the time they become federal\nofficers or employees may continue as contributing members. The\nprovisions of this paragraph shall not affect the membership of officers\nand employees of the federal government heretofore commenced
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