NY Mil L § 244 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MIL - Military Article 11 - Privileges, Prohibitions and Penalties 244 - Members of Pension System Absent on Military Duty.

§ 244. Members  of  pension system absent on military duty.  Where any   duly elected office holder, or any officer or employee of the  state  or   any  municipality  or  political subdivision thereof, who is a member of   any pension or retirement system, entered or enters the armed forces  of   the  United  States  before  his  term of office expired or expires, and   prior to the date when he first would be eligible for  pension  benefits   or  payments  provided  for  under  such pension or retirement system of   which he is a member had he continued in the office or employment of the   state or such municipality or political subdivision, he may, during  the   period  he  is in the armed forces of the United States, remain a member   of such pension or retirement system provided he paid or pays into  such   system  monthly,  until  the date his term of office expired or expires,   such  amount  as  he  would  have  paid  if  he  had  been  present  and   continuously  engaged  in  the performance of his regular duties as such   office holder, officer or employee and provided that after his  term  of   office  expired  or  expires  he  paid  or  pays  into  such  pension or   retirement  system  monthly,  such  full  and  entire   amount   as   he   individually  would  have  paid, together with such amount as would have   been paid on his behalf by the state or such municipality  or  political   subdivision  of  which he was an office holder, officer or employee, had   he continued as such office holder, officer, or employee  and  had  been   present  and  continuously  engaged  in  the  regular performance of his   duties, and he shall have and be entitled to the same rights in  respect   to  membership  in  such pension or retirement system and the rights and   obligations provided  thereunder,  as  he  would  have  had  if  he  had   continued  as  such  office  holder,  officer  or  employee and had been   present and continuously engaged  in  the  regular  performance  of  his   duties  except  that  a  disability  or injury occurred or an accidental   death occurring while a member of the armed forces of the United  States   shall   not  entitle  such  office  holder,  officer  or  employee,  his   beneficiaries or representatives to any disability or  accidental  death   benefits.The  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be construed to include all   elected office holders, officers or employees  of  the  state  or  of  a   municipality  or  political  subdivision  thereof,  whose term of office   expired since January first, nineteen hundred forty-one, and  who  since   January  first,  nineteen hundred forty-one, entered the armed forces of   the United States, provided such  office  holder,  officer  or  employee   shall  on  or before July first, nineteen hundred forty-eight notify the   fiscal officer of such pension or retirement system in writing  that  he   has  determined  to take advantage of the rights and privileges afforded   him hereunder and provided further that he pays within  five  years  the   full  amount required to be paid into such system by him as provided for   under this section and not already paid by him.