N.Y. PBA Law § 1196-E

§ 1196-e. Transfer of officers and employees. Any public officer or\nemployee under civil service, selected by an authority may, with the\nconsent of the commission, board or department by which he or she has\nbeen employed, be transferred to the authority and shall be eligible for\nsuch transfer and appointment without examination to comparable offices,\npositions and employment under the authority. The salary or compensation\nof any such officer or employee shall after such transfer be paid by the\nauthority. But notwithstanding the provisions of this title, any such\nofficers or employees so transferred to the authority, pursuant to the\nprovisions of this section, who are members of or beneficiaries under\nany existing pension or retirement system, shall continue to have all\nrights, privileges, obligations and status with respect to such fund\nsystem or systems as are now prescribed by law, but during the period of\ntheir employment by the authority, all contributions to any pension or\nretirement fund or system to be paid by the employer on account of such\nofficers or employees, shall be paid by the authority; and all such\nofficers and employees who have been appointed to positions under the\nrules and classifications of the applicable civil service commission\nshall have the same status with respect thereto after transfer to the\nauthority as they had under their original appointments. The appointment\nand promotion of all employees of an authority shall be made in\naccordance with the provisions of the civil service law and such rules\nas the applicable civil service commission may adopt and make applicable\nto such authority.\n