Section 470. Temporary suspension of retirement negotiations  


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  • Until July
      first, two  thousand  eleven,  changes  negotiated  between  any  public
      employer  and  public employee, as such terms are defined in section two
      hundred one of the civil  service  law,  with  respect  to  any  benefit
      provided by or to be provided by a public retirement system, or payments
      to  a  fund  or  insurer to provide an income for retirees or payment to
      retirees or their beneficiaries, shall be prohibited.  Thereafter,  such
      changes  shall  be  made  only  pursuant  to negotiations between public
      employers and public employees conducted on a coalition  basis  pursuant
      to  the  provisions of this article; provided, however, any such changes
      not requiring approval by act of  the  legislature  may  be  implemented
      prior  to  July first, two thousand eleven, if negotiated as a result of
      collective bargaining authorized by section six of chapter  six  hundred
      twenty-five of the laws of nineteen hundred seventy-five.