§ 615. Duration. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter
or of any other law, the provisions of article fourteen of this chapter
shall no longer apply to members to whom this article applies on the
date article fifteen of this chapter becomes effective, provided,
however, any member who has retired pursuant to the provisions of
article fourteen of this chapter before the effective date of this
article or any beneficiary of such a member or a beneficiary of a member
who dies before the effective date of this article and who is entitled
to a death benefit pursuant to article fourteen of this chapter shall
receive such benefits pursuant to the provisions of article fourteen of
this chapter, except as provided pursuant to the provisions of section
six hundred seventeen of this article.