reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
NY Ret & SS L § 900 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 19 - Benefit Enhancements 900 - Definitions.

§  900.  Definitions.  The following words and phrases as used in this   article shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning  is   plainly required by the context:a.  "Retirement  system"  shall  mean  the  New  York  state and local   employees' retirement system and the New York state teachers' retirement   system.b. "State employer" shall mean the executive branch of the state,  the   senate, the assembly and joint legislative employers.c. "Participating employer" shall mean an employer, other than a state   employer, which participates in a retirement system.d.  "Eligible  employee",  subject  to the limitations of section nine   hundred two of this article, shall mean a member of a retirement  system   who  is  identified  as  eligible  to  receive  the benefit enhancements   provided for in this article upon election by a state employer  pursuant   to  section  nine  hundred one of this article; "eligible employee" of a   participating  employer  shall  mean  all  employees,  subject  to   the   limitations of section nine hundred two of this article. Notwithstanding   any other provision of law to the contrary, the benefits provided herein   shall only apply to an eligible employee who is a member of a retirement   system as defined by subdivision a of this section.e.  "Active  service"  shall  mean (i) service while being paid on the   payroll; (ii) a leave of absence with pay; (iii)  other  approved  leave   without  pay;  and  (iv) any period of time between school terms and any   time between September  first,  two  thousand  and  October  first,  two   thousand  for  a  teacher  or  other  employee employed on a school-year   basis.f. "Cessation date" shall mean  the  beginning  date  of  an  eligible   employee's  first  payroll  period commencing on or after October first,   two thousand, or the effective date as of which  such  employee  becomes   eligible  for  the  benefits  contained in subdivision b of section nine   hundred two of this article, or the date on which the eligible  employee   attains  ten  years  of membership or, if earlier, ten years of credited   service, whichever is latest.
NY Ret & SS L § 901 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 19 - Benefit Enhancements 901 - Election of Benefit Enhancements.

§ 901. Election of benefit enhancements. a. A state employer may elect   to  provide  its  employees  the  benefit  enhancements  provided for in   section nine hundred two of this article.1. With respect to members of a  retirement  system  employed  in  the   executive   branch  (including  employees  of  an  institution  for  the   instruction of the deaf and of the blind as enumerated in  section  four   thousand  two  hundred one of the education law), such election shall be   made by the governor.2. With respect to members of a  retirement  system  employed  by  the   senate,  such  election shall be made by adoption of a resolution by the   senate.3. With respect to members of a  retirement  system  employed  by  the   assembly, such election shall be made by adoption of a resolution by the   assembly.4.  With  respect  to members of a retirement system employed by joint   legislative employers, such election shall  be  made  by  adoption,  and   consistent  with  rules  established  by, a concurrent resolution of the   senate and assembly.b. An election to provide benefit enhancements pursuant to subdivision   a of this section may be made applicable to all  employees  of  a  state   employer  or  to  all  employees  who  are  represented  by  a  specific   collective bargaining organization, recognized or certified pursuant  to   article  fourteen  of the civil service law, and/or to all employees who   are not represented for the purposes of collective bargaining subject to   the limitation provided in section nine hundred two of this article.
NY Ret & SS L § 910 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 19-A - Benefit Enhancements for Certain Retirement Systems in the City of New York 910 - Definitions.

§  910.  Definitions.  The following words and phrases as used in this   article shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning  is   plainly required by the context:a.  "Retirement  system"  shall  mean  the  New  York  city  teachers'   retirement system, the New  York  city  board  of  education  retirement   system or the New York city employees' retirement system.b.  "Eligible member" shall mean a member of a retirement system other   than a member who (1) is an  employee  of  the  New  York  city  transit   authority,  and  (2)  is either (i) subject to the provisions of section   13-161 of the administrative code of the city of New York or (ii) a  New   York  city  transit  authority  member  as  defined  in paragraph one of   subdivision  a  of  section  six  hundred  four-b   of   this   chapter.   Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the benefits   provided  herein  shall only apply to an eligible member who is a member   of a retirement system as defined by subdivision a of this section.c. "Active service" shall mean (1) service while  being  paid  on  the   payroll;  (2)  a  leave  of  absence  with pay; (3) other approved leave   without pay; (4) any period of time between school terms for  a  teacher   or  other  employee  employed on a school-year basis; and (5) periods of   time between regularly scheduled periods of paid  service  in  the  city   university of New York.d.  "Cessation  date"  shall  mean the later of (1) October first, two   thousand or (2) the date on which the eligible member attains ten  years   of membership or, if earlier, ten years of credited service.
NY Ret & SS L § 1100 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 21 - Lump Sum Option at Retirement 1100 - Lump Sum Option at Retirement.

§ 1100. Lump sum option at retirement. Certain eligible members of the   New  York  state  and  local  police  and  fire  retirement  system, and   sheriffs, undersheriffs, deputy sheriffs and  correction  officers,  who   are  employed  in  a  county  which  makes  an election pursuant to this   section, may elect an optional form of retirement pursuant to the  terms   of  this article that provides for a partial lump sum at retirement with   a reduced service retirement allowance as hereinafter provided:1. To be eligible, a member must  retire  with  a  service  retirement   benefit  under  a  plan  that allows retirement at twenty or twenty-five   years of service, regardless of age. In addition, the member  must  have   been  eligible  to retire with a service retirement benefit for at least   one year prior to the actual date of retirement.2. An eligible member may elect to receive a lump sum  and  a  smaller   annual retirement allowance. Such lump sum shall not be eligible for any   cost-of-living  adjustments  paid  pursuant  to  section  three  hundred   seventy-eight-a of this chapter.a. Any member who files for retirement after being eligible to  retire   for one year may elect to receive a five percent lump sum payment of the   actuarial  equivalent  of his or her retirement allowance at the time of   retirement.b. Any member who files for retirement after being eligible to  retire   for two years may elect to receive a ten percent lump sum payment of the   actuarial  equivalent  of his or her retirement allowance at the time of   retirement.c. Any member who files for retirement after being eligible to  retire   for  three years may elect to receive a fifteen percent lump sum payment   of the actuarial equivalent of his or her retirement  allowance  at  the   time of retirement.d.  Any member who files for retirement after being eligible to retire   for four years may elect to receive a twenty percent lump sum payment of   the actuarial equivalent of his or her retirement allowance at the  time   of retirement.e.  Any member who files for retirement after being eligible to retire   for five years may elect to  receive  a  twenty-five  percent  lump  sum   payment  of  the actuarial equivalent of his or her retirement allowance   at the time of retirement.3. The smaller annual retirement allowance remaining after receipt  of   the  lump  sum shall be determined by the actuary using mortality tables   and interest rates determined for this purpose and in effect on the date   of retirement.4.  Any  lump  sum  paid  pursuant  to  this  article  is  subject  to   withholding  as  required  by the internal revenue service and such lump   sum may be rolled over as otherwise permitted by  the  internal  revenue   code.5. The comptroller shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement   the provisions of this article.
NY Ret & SS L § 1200 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 22 - Police and Fire Retirement Provisions 1200 - Definitions.

§ 1200. Definitions. For purposes of this article the terms:a. "Member" shall mean a person who is employed as a police officer or   firefighter  by any employer who first joins the retirement system on or   after January first, two thousand ten.b. "Retirement system" shall mean the New York state and local  police   and fire retirement system.
NY Ret & SS L § 1201 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 22 - Police and Fire Retirement Provisions 1201 - Applicability.

§  1201.  Applicability.  Notwithstanding  any provision of law to the   contrary, the provisions of this article  shall  be  applicable  to  all   employees  in  the  retirement system who first joined such system on or   after January first, two thousand ten.
NY Ret & SS L § 1201-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 22 - Police and Fire Retirement Provisions 1201-A - Retirement Plan.

§  1201-a.  Retirement  plan.  Notwithstanding  any  other  law to the   contrary, members who first become members of the  New  York  state  and   local  police  and fire retirement system on or after January first, two   thousand fifteen and are employed by an employer  who  has  elected  the   benefits  of  section  three hundred eighty-four-d of this chapter shall   automatically be enrolled in such section  three  hundred  eighty-four-d   retirement  plan.  Any  member  so enrolled in the section three hundred   eighty-four-d retirement plan may thereafter withdraw from such plan.
NY Ret & SS L § 1202 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 22 - Police and Fire Retirement Provisions 1202 - Vesting.

§  1202.  Vesting.  a.  In  order  to qualify for a service retirement   benefit, members subject to the provisions of this article must  have  a   minimum of ten years of creditable service.b.  In  computing  the  years of total creditable service of a member,   full  credit  shall  be  given  for  military  service  as  defined   in   subdivisions  twenty-nine-a  and  thirty of section three hundred two of   this chapter.c. In no event shall the vested retirement allowance  payable  without   optional modification be less than the actuarial equivalent of the total   which  results from the member's contributions accumulated with interest   at five percent per annum compounded annually to the date of retirement.
NY Ret & SS L § 1203 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 22 - Police and Fire Retirement Provisions 1203 - Overtime.

§  1203. Overtime. A member's final average salary shall be calculated   in accordance with such provisions of article eight or article eleven of   this chapter as govern  the  member's  benefits,  except  that  earnings   classified  as  overtime  compensation in an amount in excess of fifteen   percent  of  a  member's  annual  wages  not  classified   as   overtime   compensation   shall   be  excluded  from  such  calculation.  "Overtime   compensation" shall mean, for purposes  of  this  section,  compensation   paid  under  any  law or policy under which employees are paid at a rate   greater than their standard rate  for  additional  hours  worked  beyond   those  required,  including  compensation paid under section one hundred   thirty-four of the civil service law and section ninety of  the  general   municipal law.
NY Ret & SS L § 1204-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 22 - Police and Fire Retirement Provisions 1204-A - Pick Up of Member Contributions by Employer.

* §   1204-a.   Pick  up  of  member  contributions  by  employer.  a.   Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each participating  employer   shall pick up the member contributions required to be made under section   twelve  hundred four of this article by its employees and shall do so by   reducing the salary of each of its employees to which  this  section  is   applicable  by  that  amount  which  each  such  employee is required to   contribute under section  twelve  hundred  four  of  this  article.  The   contributions  so picked up shall be paid by each participating employer   in lieu of the member contributions to be paid by  its  employees  under   this   section  and  shall  be  treated  as  employer  contributions  in   determining income tax treatment under section 414(h)  of  the  Internal   Revenue  Code.  With  the exception of federal income tax treatment, the   member contributions picked up pursuant to this  subdivision  shall  for   all  other  purposes,  including  computation of retirement benefits and   contributions by employers and employees, be deemed employee salary.b. Any employee (subject to this article) of a participating  employer   who, in lieu of joining a public retirement system of the state, elected   an  optional  retirement  program  to  which their employers are thereby   required to contribute shall,  in  order  for  the  provisions  of  this   subdivision  to  apply,  be  required  to  execute  a  salary  reduction   agreement (in accordance with the regulations promulgated under  section   403(b)  of the Internal Revenue Code) in an amount equal to the employee   contributions which would otherwise be mandatory under the provisions of   state law. With the exception  of  federal  income  tax  treatment,  the   employee  contributions  picked  up or paid pursuant to this subdivision   shall for  all  other  purposes,  including  computation  of  retirement   benefits  and  contributions  by  employers  and  employees,  be  deemed   employee  salary.  Nothing  contained  in  this  subdivision  shall   be   construed  as  superseding  any provision of law which limits the salary   base for computing retirement benefits payable by  a  public  retirement   system.* NB See ch 525/2011 § 7 for effectiveness
NY Ret & SS L § 1205 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 22 - Police and Fire Retirement Provisions 1205 - Recalculation of Benefits.

§ 1205. Recalculation of benefits. Notwithstanding any other provision   of  law, any member who has joined the retirement system pursuant to the   provisions of article fourteen of this chapter on or after  July  first,   two  thousand  nine  may  elect  to  have his or her retirement benefits   calculated pursuant to this article by filing within one hundred  twenty   days  of  the  effective  date  of  this  section  a  request  for  such   calculation with the retirement system in the form and manner prescribed   by the state comptroller.
NY Ret & SS L § 1206 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 22 - Police and Fire Retirement Provisions 1206 - Conflicting Provisions.

§  1206.  Conflicting provisions. Except as otherwise provided in this   article, or in conflict therewith, the provisions of article  eleven  of   this  chapter,  including any plan that has been elected by the employer   or is otherwise applicable under article eight  of  this  chapter  shall   govern the retirement benefits provided under this article. In the event   of  any  conflict  between  the provisions of this article and any other   provision of law, this article shall govern.
NY Ret & SS L § 1209 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 22 - Police and Fire Retirement Provisions 1209 - Final Average Salary.

§  1209. Final average salary. For members who first become members of   the New York state and local police and fire  retirement  system  on  or   after  April first, two thousand twelve, a member's final average salary   shall be equal to one-fifth of the highest total wages  earned  by  such   member  during  any continuous period of employment for which the member   was credited with five years of service credit;  provided,  however,  if   the  wages  earned  during  any year of credited service included in the   period used to determine final average salary exceeds the average of the   wages of the previous four years of credited service by  more  than  ten   percent,  the amount in excess of ten percent shall be excluded from the   computation of final average salary.  Wages  in  excess  of  the  annual   salary paid to the governor pursuant to section three of article four of   the  state  constitution shall be excluded from the computation of final   average salary for members who first become  members  of  the  New  York   state  and  local  police  and  fire retirement system on or after April   first, two thousand twelve.
NY Ret & SS L § 1210 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 22 - Police and Fire Retirement Provisions 1210 - Wages.

§  1210.  Wages.  For members who first become members of the New York   state and local police and fire retirement  system  on  or  after  April   first, two thousand twelve, the following items shall not be included in   the definition of wages: a. wages in excess of the annual salary paid to   the  governor  pursuant  to  section  three of article four of the state   constitution, b. lump  sum  payments  for  deferred  compensation,  sick   leave, accumulated vacation or other credits for time not worked, c. any   form  of  termination  pay,  d.  any  additional  compensation  paid  in   anticipation of retirement, and e. in the case of employees who  receive   wages  from  three or more employers in a twelve month period, the wages   paid by the third and each successive employer.
NY Ret & SS L § 1300 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 23 - Benefit Enhancements 1300 - Definitions.

§  1300.  Definitions. The following words and phrases as used in this   article shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning  is   plainly required by the context:a.  "Retirement  system"  shall  mean  the  New  York  state and local   employees' retirement system and the New York state teachers' retirement   system.b. "Eligible employee", subject to the limitations of section thirteen   hundred two of this article, shall mean a state employee that becomes  a   member  of  a retirement system who first became a member of such system   on or after April first,  two  thousand  twelve  who  is  identified  as   eligible  to  receive  the  benefit  enhancements  provided  for in this   article upon election by the state  of  New  York  pursuant  to  section   thirteen hundred one of this article.
NY Ret & SS L § 1301 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 23 - Benefit Enhancements 1301 - Election of Benefit Enhancements.

§ 1301. Election of benefit enhancements. a. The state of New York may   elect  to provide its employees the benefit enhancements provided for in   section thirteen hundred two of this article.b. A separate election to provide  benefit  enhancements  pursuant  to   subdivision  a of this section must be made for each specific collective   bargaining organization, recognized or  certified  pursuant  to  article   fourteen of the civil service law.c. Such election is made by the governor to the retirement system upon   receipt  of  a  request  from  the  collective  bargaining organization,   recognized or certified  pursuant  to  article  fourteen  of  the  civil   service law to represent such eligible employees. No such petition shall   be  required  for  employees who are not represented for the purposes of   collective bargaining subject to the limitation provided in section nine   hundred two of this chapter.
NY Ret & SS L § 1302 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 23 - Benefit Enhancements 1302 - Benefit Enhancements.

§  1302.  Benefit  enhancements.  Notwithstanding any other law to the   contrary, eligible employees  shall  be  permitted  to  retire,  without   penalty,  upon  reaching  age fifty-seven and completing at least thirty   years of credited service. Employees retiring pursuant to  this  section   shall  receive  a  pension allowance equal to the sum of thirty-five per   centum and one-fiftieth of final average salary for each year of service   in excess of twenty times final average salary times years  of  credited   service.
NY Ret & SS L § 1303 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 23 - Benefit Enhancements 1303 - Additional Member Contributions.

§ 1303. Additional member contributions. Upon election by the state of   New   York,  the  retirement  system  shall  require  additional  member   contributions to be paid  by  all  eligible  employees.  The  additional   member  contributions  to  be  paid  by eligible employees shall be of a   level so that no additional contributions shall be paid by the state  to   cover   the   cost   of  such  additional  benefits.  Additional  member   contributions made pursuant to this section  shall  be  in  addition  to   member contributions made pursuant to other provisions of this chapter.
NY Ret & SS L § 1304 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 23 - Benefit Enhancements 1304 - Election Not Collectively Bargained.

§ 1304. Election not collectively bargained. The determination to make   an  election  in accordance with this article shall not be deemed to be,   or to relate to or affect, a term and condition of employment within the   meaning of article fourteen of the civil service law or  any  local  law   enacted in furtherance thereof.
NY Ret & SS L § 1310 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 24 - Benefit Enhancements 1310 - Definitions.

§  1310.  Definitions. The following words and phrases as used in this   article shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning  is   plainly required by the context:a.  "Retirement  system"  shall  mean  the  New  York  state and local   employees' retirement system and the New York state teachers' retirement   system.b. "Eligible employee", subject to the limitations of section thirteen   hundred twelve of this article, shall mean  a  member  of  a  retirement   system who first became a member of such system on or after April first,   two thousand twelve who is identified as eligible to receive the benefit   enhancements  provided for in this article upon election by the state of   New York pursuant to section thirteen hundred eleven of this article.
NY Ret & SS L § 1311 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 24 - Benefit Enhancements 1311 - Election of Benefit Enhancements.

§ 1311. Election of benefit enhancements. a. The state of New York may   elect  to  provide  employees  who  hold  a  position represented by the   recognized collective bargaining units  affiliated  with  the  New  York   state  united  teachers employee organization as certified by his or her   employer the benefit  enhancements  provided  for  in  section  thirteen   hundred twelve of this article.b. Such election is made by the governor to the retirement system upon   receipt  of  a  request  by  the New York state united teachers employee   organization.