Section 18-7A-40 - Higher education employeesNothing in this article or article seven-b of this chapter shall be construed:
(1) To be in conflict with section four-a, article twenty-three, chapter eighteen of this code; or(2) To affect the membership of higher education employees who are currently members of either the State Teachers Retirement System created in this article or the Teachers' Defined Contribution Retirement System created in article seven-b of this chapter: Provided, That any higher education employees who are currently members of the Teachers' Defined Contribution Retirement System may become members of the Teachers Retirement System upon meeting the requirements of article seven-d of this chapter.