611 - Optional retirement program.

§ 611. Optional retirement program. a. Any optional retirement program  authorized  by  state law which, on the day before the effective date of  this article, would be available to an eligible employee subject to  the  provisions of article eleven of this chapter in lieu of joining a public  retirement  system  of  the  state,  will  continue  to  be available to  eligible employees subject  to  this  article  during  the  period  this  article is in effect.    c.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  as permitting an  employee who previously elected coverage under  an  optional  retirement  program to elect coverage under a public retirement system of the state.