NY Educ L § 536 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 11 - State Teachers' Retirement System for Public School Teachers 536 - Deductions From Benefits of Certain Retired Members.

§ 536. Deductions   from  benefits  of  certain  retired  members.  1.   Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pensioner who  is  retired   from  the retirement system shall have the right, at any time after such   pensioner's retirement, to execute and file  a  deduction  authorization   card  with  the  retirement  board  authorizing  the deduction from such   pensioner's retirement allowance of membership dues and such pensioner's   share of the cost for employee organization-sponsored benefit plans  and   the  payment thereof to a retiree organization of which the pensioner is   then a member and which is  then  affiliated  with  either  an  employee   organization  certified  or  recognized  as  the  collective  bargaining   representative of all employees in the negotiating  unit  of  which  the   pensioner  was a part prior to his or her retirement or with an employee   organization with which such employee organization is  then  affiliated.   The  retirement  board  shall  thereafter  deduct  from  the  retirement   allowance of such pensioner the  amount  of  membership  dues  and  such   amounts  required  to  be  paid  by  such  pensioner for such authorized   employee organization-sponsored benefit plans, and  shall  transmit  the   sum  so  deducted to said retiree organization. Such authorization shall   continue in effect until revoked  in  writing  by  such  pensioner.  For   purposes  of  this  section,  the  term "employee organization-sponsored   benefit plans" shall include any and all insurance  plans  and/or  other   benefit plans sponsored by such retiree organization whether provided by   (a)  a  not-for-profit corporation licensed under article forty-three of   the insurance law; (b) any insurance company authorized to  do  business   in   this   state;  (c)  a  health  maintenance  organization  issued  a   certificate of authority pursuant to article forty-four  of  the  public   health law; or (d) a self-insurance arrangement, welfare fund or benefit   fund.2.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a retired member shall   have the right, at any time after his or her retirement, to execute  and   file   a   deduction   authorization  card  with  the  retirement  board   authorizing the payment of  voluntary  contributions  to  the  political   committee,  as  defined  in  subdivision  one  of  section 14-100 of the   election law, of such  member's  employee  organization,  provided  such   organization  is certified or recognized pursuant to article fourteen of   the civil service law as the representative  of  all  employees  in  the   negotiating  unit  in  which such retired member was then employed. Such   authorization shall continue in effect until revoked in writing by  such   member.  The  board shall determine the cost of administering deductions   for voluntary contributions to the  political  committee  and  the  cost   incurred  by  the  retirement system in administering such contributions   shall be paid from the funds of the political committee.