(a) Any person who was elected as a member of the General Assembly at the November, 1966, general election and who was a member of the retirement system at the time he took his oath of office as a member of the General Assembly shall be continued as a member of the retirement system in the same manner as any other member of the retirement system during all continuous terms of office, provided that he has not lost his membership in the retirement system and he makes the contributions required under the retirement system.

(b) The legislative fiscal officer is authorized and directed to pay employer contributions for members under this Code section from the funds appropriated for or otherwise made available for the operations of the legislative branch of government of the state. Service credited to a member under this Code section shall not be counted as creditable service toward an involuntary separation allowance under this chapter.