Section 210. Division of state police

The division of state police in the
  executive department shall be known as the "New York State Police."  The
  head  of  the New York state police shall be the superintendent of state
  police who shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and
  consent of the senate, and hold office during his or her  pleasure.  The
  superintendent  shall  be a member of the state police, shall receive as
  salary such sum as may be appropriated by law,  and  shall  accrue  such
  leave  credits and be eligible for the same retirement benefits, service
  credits and other benefits as any other member of the state police.  If,
  prior to appointment, the superintendent served as a member of the state
  police,  he  or  she, upon appointment, shall be entitled to continue to
  accrue and receive such credits and benefits as he  or  she  would  have
  been entitled to accrue and receive prior to appointment.
    If,  prior  to  his  or her appointment, the superintendent shall have
  served as a member of the State Police for a  period  of  ten  years  or
  more,  he  or  she  shall,  provided  he  or  she  is  not  eligible for
  retirement,  upon  termination  of   service   as   superintendent,   be
  reappointed, without examination, as a member of the state police in the
  grade  held  by  him  or  her  prior  to  appointment as superintendent,
  notwithstanding the absence of any vacancy  in  such  grade.    For  the
  purpose   of  determining  the  annual  salary  to  be  paid  upon  such
  reappointment, the period of service as superintendent shall be  counted
  as service in the grade to which reappointed.