* § 389. Twenty year retirement plan for LIRR police officers. a. As\nused in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the\nfollowing meaning unless a different meaning is plainly required by the\ncontext:\n 1. "LIRR". The Long Island Railroad Company.\n 2. "LIRR police officer." A person who on or after the effective date\nof this section holds an appointment as a police officer in the LIRR\npolice department pursuant to section eighty-eight of the railroad law\nas well as any probationary police officer in that department who is\nexpected to hold such an appointment after completing the requisite\ntraining, but not including any such person unless the person's initial\nemployment with that department was in the position of such probationary\npolice officer or as a patrolman, policewoman, sergeant, lieutenant or\ndetective, or any successor title to any of the foregoing positions.\n 3. "LIRR police service." Service rendered prior to or on or after the\neffective date of this section by any LIRR police officer while serving\nonly as a LIRR police officer.\n 4. "Twenty-year plan." The twenty year retirement plan for LIRR police\nofficers as provided in this section.\n b. Except as otherwise provided in this article, a LIRR police officer\nreferred to in paragraph three of subdivision b of section three hundred\nforty of this article or a LIRR police officer referred to in paragraph\none of subdivision c of such section who files an election pursuant to\nsubdivision d of this section shall be entitled to all retirement system\nbenefits provided to a member who participates in sections three hundred\neighty-four-d and three hundred eighty-four-e of this article and who\njoins or rejoins the retirement system on the same date as such LIRR\npolice officer joins or rejoins the retirement system (subject to the\nprovisions of subdivision c of section four hundred forty of this\nchapter).\n c. Except as otherwise provided in this article, any provision of law\nand any regulation promulgated by the head of the retirement system,\nincluding, but not limited to, any such provision or regulation\npertaining to contributions, membership rights, benefits, service\ncredit, and procedures which are applicable to a member who joins or\nrejoins the retirement system on the same date as a LIRR police officer\njoins or rejoins the retirement system (subject to the provisions of\nsubdivision c of section four hundred forty of this chapter), as such\nmember is referred to in subdivision b of this section, and by virtue of\nsuch member's membership in the retirement system, shall, to the extent\nthat any such provision or regulation is found applicable by the head of\nthe retirement system, apply to a LIRR police officer who contributes to\nthe retirement system referred to in subdivision b of this section.\n d. A LIRR police officer referred to in paragraph three of subdivision\nb of section three hundred forty of this article shall contribute to the\nretirement system pursuant to the schedule provided in this paragraph\nupon becoming a LIRR police officer, which rate shall thereafter not be\nchanged. A LIRR police officer referred to in paragraph one of\nsubdivision c of such section shall contribute to the retirement system\nat the rate determined pursuant to the schedule provided in this\nparagraph commencing with the effective date of this section but based\non his age when LIRR police service commenced, which rate shall\nthereafter not be changed. Except as otherwise provided in this article,\nsuch contributions shall be calculated, collected, credited and\notherwise treated by the retirement system in the same manner as are\nmember contributions and accumulated contributions under this chapter. A\nmember of the twenty year plan shall not, however, be required to\ncontribute pursuant to this paragraph after he has completed twenty\nyears of LIRR police service, nor shall such a member be permitted to\nmake contributions
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