Sec. 2.5. Notwithstanding any other provision in this article, IC 5-10.2, IC 5-10.3, or IC 5-10.4, the board may not, before January 1, 2017, enter into an agreement with a third party provider to provide annuities for retiring members of: (1) the public employees' retirement fund; or (2) the teachers' retirement fund. As added by P.L.177-2014, SEC.4.