Retirement benefits for lateral law enforcement officers hired after January 11, 2000

(a) For the purposes of retirement benefits, an employee hired as a lateral law enforcement officer pursuant to § 1-610.72 shall elect to be covered by § 1-901.01 et seq. These lateral law enforcement officers shall be treated as new hires for retirement purposes except as provided by law for federal government and military service and except as provided by § 1-610.76. (b) Repealed.