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NY Ret & SS L § 74-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 2 - New York State Employees' Retirement System Title 8 - General Provisions Relating to Retirement; Retirement Plans Applicable to Members Generally 74-A - Applications and Elections; Issues Due to Death.

§   74-a.   Applications   and   elections;   issues   due  to  death.   Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to  the  contrary,  in   the  event  a  member  dies  prior  to receipt by the comptroller or the   retirement system of his or  her  application  for  service  retirement,   disability  retirement  or  a  retirement  option election form and such   application or form was mailed to the comptroller or  retirement  system   by United States postal service first class mail prior to date of death,   the  application  or  form shall be deemed filed on the date of mailing,   based upon the legible postmark on the envelope. The  comptroller  shall   have  the  sole authority to determine whether a postmark is legible for   the purpose of this section.   Provided,  however,  no  such  retirement   application  or  option  election  form  shall  be deemed filed with the   retirement system on the date of mailing unless actually received by the   retirement system as a result of such mailing.
NY Ret & SS L § 75-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 2 - New York State Employees' Retirement System Title 8 - General Provisions Relating to Retirement; Retirement Plans Applicable to Members Generally 75-A - Non-Contributory Retirement Plan for State Employees.

§  75-a.  Non-contributory  retirement  plan  for  state employees. a.   Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,  no  further   contributions  to the retirement system, as provided in subdivision b of   section twenty-one of this chapter, shall be required of any  member  in   the  employ  of  the state; provided, however, in the case of persons in   the employ of the state who last became members on or after July  first,   nineteen  hundred  seventy-three,  such  required contributions shall be   waived only until the payroll period immediately prior to that the first   day of which is nearest to July first, nineteen hundred seventy-four.b. Contributions shall be made to the pension accumulation fund by  or   on  account of the state, as provided in sections sixteen, seventeen and   forty-two of this chapter, at a rate fixed by the actuary which shall be   computed to be sufficient to provide the benefits established by section   seventy-five-c of this chapter on account of members in  the  employ  of   the state.c.  Nothing  contained  in  this  section  shall  impair  the right of   persons, who became members before August nineteenth,  nineteen  hundred   sixty-six,  to  make  contributions pursuant to subdivision i of section   twenty-one of this chapter.d. Any member who has elected to  contribute  at  a  certain  rate  of   contribution  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of subdivision j of   section twenty-one of this chapter, shall continue to contribute at such   rate until his election under said subdivision is withdrawn.e. Any member  in  service  on  August  nineteenth,  nineteen  hundred   sixty-six,  may  by  written notice duly acknowledged and filed with the   comptroller  on  or   before   August   eighteenth,   nineteen   hundred   sixty-seven,  elect  to  contribute  to  the  retirement system. Where a   member makes an election to contribute, as herein provided for, he shall   contribute to the  retirement  system  as  otherwise  provided  in  this   chapter.  One year or more after the filing of the notice of election to   contribute, the member may withdraw  such  election  and  elect  not  to   contribute.
NY Ret & SS L § 75-I (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 2 - New York State Employees' Retirement System Title 8 - General Provisions Relating to Retirement; Retirement Plans Applicable to Members Generally 75-I - Improved Career Retirement Plan for Employees of Participating Employers.

§ 75-i. Improved career retirement plan for employees of participating   employers.    a.  A  participating  employer which has elected, or which   elects, pursuant to section thirty, thirty-one, or  thirty-two  of  this   article  to  provide  the benefits of the career retirement plan for its   employees as specified in section seventy-five-g  of  this  article  may   elect  pursuant  to  section  thirty-three of this article to reduce the   number of years of total service required for career retirement benefits   to twenty and have the fraction one-fiftieth  of  final  average  salary   used  to  calculate the entire benefit for all years of credited service   for such  eligible  members,  provided,  however,  the  maximum  pension   payable  pursuant  to  this  section  shall not exceed three-quarters of   final  average  salary.  A  member  eligible  for  a  vested  retirement   allowance  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of section seventy-six of this   chapter who separates from employment on or after April first,  nineteen   hundred  seventy  with  twenty  or  more years of total service, and who   would have been eligible  to  have  his  retirement  allowance  computed   pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  this  section  had  he at the time of   separation attained  age  fifty-five,  shall  at  the  time  he  becomes   eligible  to receive the vested retirement allowance be entitled to have   such allowance computed in the manner prescribed by this section.b. The benefits hereinabove  provided  shall  be  payable  unless  the   member  would  otherwise  be  entitled  to a greater benefit under other   provisions of this chapter, in which event the greater benefit shall  be   payable.c.  In  the  case  of persons who last became members on or after July   first, nineteen hundred seventy-three, the provisions  of  this  section   shall  be  applicable  only  to  those  retiring or separating in vested   status prior to July first, nineteen hundred seventy-four.
NY Ret & SS L § 79 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 2 - New York State Employees' Retirement System Title 8 - General Provisions Relating to Retirement; Retirement Plans Applicable to Members Generally 79 - Cafeteria Plans.

§ 79. Cafeteria plans.  To the extent permitted by section one hundred   twenty-five  of  the  internal  revenue code and any regulations adopted   pursuant thereto, any salary reduction elected by an employee who  is  a   participant in either the New York state employees' retirement system or   the New York state teachers' retirement system under a cafeteria plan or   flexible  benefit  plan  shall be considered part of annual compensation   for the purpose of  computing  employer  and  employee  retirement  plan   contributions and for computing retirement benefits.
NY Ret & SS L § 89-N (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 2 - New York State Employees' Retirement System Title 9 - Special Retirement Plans Applicable to Specified Classes of Members 89-N - Computation of Twenty-Five Years of Service; Correction Officers.

* §  89-n.  Computation  of  twenty-five  years of service; correction   officers. a. Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of  law,  in   computing  twenty-five years of completed service by correction officers   in all counties, full credit shall be given and full allowance shall  be   made  for service of such member as a correction officer employed by the   city of New York, as a uniformed employee in an  institution  under  the   jurisdiction of the department of corrections and community supervision,   as a security hospital assistant under the jurisdiction of the office of   mental  health,  or as a correction officer in any county in which he or   she was eligible to retire after twenty-five years of  total  creditable   service.b.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision of law, in computing   twenty-five years of completed service  by  state  correction  officers,   full  credit shall be given and full allowance shall be made for service   of such members as a correction officer employed by the city of New York   as a uniformed employee in an institution under the jurisdiction of  the   department  of  corrections  and  community  supervision,  as a security   hospital assistant under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  office  of  mental   health,  or as a correction officer in any county in which he or she was   eligible to retire after twenty-five years of total creditable service.* NB There are 2 § 89-n's
NY Ret & SS L § 89-T-2 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 2 - New York State Employees' Retirement System Title 9 - Special Retirement Plans Applicable to Specified Classes of Members 89-T*2 - Alternative Retirement Benefits for Safety Officers.

* §  89-t.  Alternative  retirement  benefits  for safety officers. a.   Definitions. For purposes of this section:1. "Qualifying member" shall mean any member who is in  service  as  a   safety  officer under the jurisdiction of the office of mental health or   the office for people with developmental disabilities, an  institutional   safety  officer,  or a special police officer designated by the director   of a state hospital.2. "Qualifying  creditable  service"  shall  mean  creditable  service   rendered while a member is a qualifying member.b.  Eligibility. 1. Any qualifying member, as defined in subdivision a   of this section, shall be eligible to retire pursuant to the  provisions   of  this  section.  Such  eligibility  shall  be  an  alternative to the   eligibility provisions available under any other plan of this article to   which such member is subject. The comptroller may request certifications   from  agency  officials,  as  appropriate,  to  identify  such  eligible   members.2.  Any  such  qualifying member shall be entitled to retire after the   completion of twenty-five years  of  qualifying  creditable  service  by   filing  an  application therefor in a manner similar to that provided in   section seventy of this article; provided, however, no such member shall   be eligible to retire until he or she has a  minimum  of  ten  years  of   qualifying creditable service.c.  Retirement  allowance.  A  member retiring under the provisions of   this section shall  receive  a  retirement  allowance  consisting  of  a   pension  equal  to  one-fiftieth  of his or her final average salary for   each year of qualifying creditable service.  This  retirement  allowance   shall not exceed fifty percent of such member's final average salary.d.  Computation  of  service.  In  computing  the twenty-five years of   completed service of a qualifying member for purposes of  this  section,   full  credit shall be given and full allowance shall be made for service   of such member in war after World  War  I,  as  defined  in  subdivision   thirty  of section two of this chapter, provided such member at the time   of his or her entrance into the armed forces was in state service.e. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent a member, who does not   retire pursuant to  the  provisions  of  this  section,  from  utilizing   service  which  is creditable service pursuant to the provisions of this   section for the service credit  pursuant  to  any  other  plan  of  this   article to which such member is subject.f.  The  increased  costs of the benefits provided for in this section   shall be paid from additional contributions made by the employer.g. The provisions in this section shall be controlling notwithstanding   any other provision in this article to the contrary.* NB There are 2 § 89-t's
NY Ret & SS L § 89-U (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 2 - New York State Employees' Retirement System Title 9 - Special Retirement Plans Applicable to Specified Classes of Members 89-U - Retirement of County Sheriffs, Undersheriffs, Deputy Sheriffs, State and County Correction Officers; Portability of Service Credit Between the State

§ 89-u. Retirement of county sheriffs, undersheriffs, deputy sheriffs,   state  and  county  correction  officers;  portability of service credit   between the state and county special twenty-five year retirement  plans.   For  the  purpose  of  any  of the twenty-five year retirement plans for   state and county correction officers, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs,  and/or   undersheriffs  provided pursuant to this chapter, service which has been   credited under such a plan  for  the  state  and  any  county  shall  be   creditable  under  any  other such twenty-five year plan provided by the   state and any other county.
NY Ret & SS L § 89-V (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 2 - New York State Employees' Retirement System Title 9 - Special Retirement Plans Applicable to Specified Classes of Members 89-V - Retirement of Deputy Sheriffs-Civil in Rockland County.

* § 89-v. Retirement of deputy sheriffs-civil in Rockland county. a. A   member  employed in Rockland county shall be eligible to retire pursuant   to the provisions of section eighty-nine-p of this article if the county   of  Rockland  elects  to  make  the   benefits   provided   in   section   eighty-nine-p  of  this article available to the sheriff, undersheriffs,   deputy sheriffs and correction officers of such county and if he or  she   is  a  deputy sheriff-civil of such county. Such eligibility shall be an   alternative to the eligibility provisions available under any other plan   of this article to which such member is subject.b. The term "creditable service" shall include any  and  all  services   performed  as  a  deputy  sheriff-civil  of  Rockland  county  and other   creditable service as  defined  in  subdivisions  d  and  e  of  section   eighty-nine-p of this article.c.  Rockland  county  is authorized to adopt a resolution on or before   December thirty-first, two thousand one to extend the provisions of this   section to those members defined in subdivision a  of  this  section.  A   certified copy of such resolution must be filed with the comptroller and   may contain an election that any past service cost be paid over either a   five-year  or  ten-year  period. Such resolution shall be accompanied by   the affidavit of the chief executive officer of Rockland county that the   county has received an estimate from the retirement system of  the  cost   of the benefit provided by this section.d.  The  sheriff shall certify to the comptroller, periodically and at   such intervals of time as may be required of him  or  her  and  in  such   fashion  as may be prescribed, the identity of the deputy sheriffs-civil   of Rockland county.e. Unless otherwise indicated  in  this  section,  the  provisions  of   section eighty-nine-p of this article shall be controlling.* NB There are 3 § 89-v's
NY Ret & SS L § 100 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 2 - New York State Employees' Retirement System Title 11 - Provisions Relating to Retired Members 100 - Payment of Retirement Allowances.

§  100. Payment of retirement allowances.  Retirement allowances shall   be payable on the first day of each and every  month  beginning  on  the   first  day of the month following the effective date of retirement. Upon   the death of a retired member, however, the retirement allowance due for   that part of the month prior to his death shall be paid forthwith.
NY Ret & SS L § 109 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 2 - New York State Employees' Retirement System Title 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Saving and Construction Clauses 109 - Abandonment of Unclaimed Contributions; Payment to the Pension Accumulation Fund.

§  109. Abandonment of unclaimed contributions; payment to the pension   accumulation fund.  a. After at least five years have elapsed since  the   separation  from  service  of a member who has not vested, for any cause   other than death or retirement, the comptroller shall send  a  statement   to such person at his last known address setting forth the amount of the   accumulated  contributions standing to his credit in the annuity savings   fund and give notice to said person that unless he  demands  payment  of   said  amount  prior to a date at least one year from the date the notice   is given,  said  accumulated  contributions  remaining  in  the  annuity   savings  fund  will  be  deemed abandoned and will be transferred to the   pension accumulation fund.b. After the expiration of at least one year from the date the  notice   is  given,  the  comptroller  shall publish in the state bulletin a list   setting forth the  names  of  persons  who  have  unclaimed  accumulated   contributions  in the retirement system. At the expiration of six months   from  the  date  of  the  publication  of  such  list  the   accumulated   contributions  of  the  persons  so listed shall be deemed abandoned and   shall be placed in the pension accumulation fund  to  be  used  for  the   purposes of said fund.c.  Any  accumulated contributions so deemed abandoned and transferred   to the pension accumulation fund may be claimed by the person  who  made   such  accumulated  contributions,  or  in  the event of his death by his   estate or by such person or  persons  as  he  shall  have  nominated  to   receive  such  accumulated  contributions,  by  filing  a claim with the   comptroller in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed by  the   comptroller,   seeking   the   return   of  such  abandoned  accumulated   contributions. In the event such claim is properly made the  comptroller   shall  pay over to the person or persons or estate making such claim the   amount of such accumulated contributions without interest.  The  payment   shall be made from the pension accumulation fund.
NY Ret & SS L § 109-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 2 - New York State Employees' Retirement System Title 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Saving and Construction Clauses 109-A - Abandonment of Amounts Payable to Beneficiaries; Payment to the Pension Accumulation Fund.

§  109-a.  Abandonment of amounts payable to beneficiaries; payment to   the pension accumulation fund. a. After at least one  year  has  elapsed   since  a  benefit  has  become payable to the beneficiary or estate of a   retiree or member and such beneficiary or estate has failed to apply for   and receive such benefit, the comptroller shall send a statement to  the   executor or administrator of the estate or to the designated beneficiary   at  his  last known address setting forth the benefit payable and giving   notice to such person or persons that unless demand for payment of  such   benefit  is  made prior to a date at least eighteen months from the date   the notice is given, said benefit will be deemed abandoned and  will  be   transferred to the pension accumulation fund.b.  After the expiration of at least one year from the date the notice   is given, the comptroller shall publish in the  state  bulletin  a  list   setting  forth the names of estates or beneficiaries having an unclaimed   amount in the retirement system. At the expiration of  six  months  from   the  date  of  publication  of  such  list  the amounts so listed unless   previously paid to claimant shall  be  deemed  abandoned  and  shall  be   placed  in  the  pension accumulation fund to be used for the purpose of   said fund.c. Any amounts so deemed abandoned  and  transferred  to  the  pension   accumulation fund may be claimed by the executor or administrator of the   estate  or  beneficiaries designated to receive such amount, by filing a   claim with the comptroller on  such  form  and  in  such  manner  as  be   prescribed by the comptroller.  In the event such claim is properly made   the comptroller shall pay over to the estate or to the person or persons   making such claim the amount without interest. The payment shall be made   from the pension accumulation fund.
NY Ret & SS L § 110 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 2 - New York State Employees' Retirement System Title 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Saving and Construction Clauses 110 - Exemption From Taxes and Legal Process.

§  110.  Exemption from taxes and legal process. The right of a person   to  a  pension,  a   pension-providing-for-increased-take-home-pay,   an   annuity  or  a retirement allowance, to the return of contributions, the   pension, the pension-providing-for-increased-take-home-pay, annuity,  or   retirement allowance itself, any optional benefit, including any benefit   or  monies  accruing  under  an  optional retirement program pursuant to   article eight-B or one hundred twenty-five-A of the education  law,  any   other  right  accrued  or accruing to any person under the provisions of   this chapter and the monies in the various funds  continued  under  this   chapter:1.  Are  hereby  exempt  from  any  state or municipal tax, except the   estate tax, and2. Shall not be subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, or  any   other process whatsoever, and3.  Shall  be  unassignable,  except  as  in this chapter specifically   provided.
NY Ret & SS L § 110-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 2 - New York State Employees' Retirement System Title 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions; Saving and Construction Clauses 110-A - Deduction of Group Plan Insurance or Medicare Premiums From Benefits.

§  110-a.  Deduction of group plan insurance or medicare premiums from   benefits.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in section   one hundred ten of this act, the comptroller  is  hereby  authorized  to   deduct  from the retirement allowance of any retired member, such amount   as the retired member may specify in writing filed with the  comptroller   for  the  payment  of  any insurance premiums written on the group plan,   covering only such insurance in which the employer as defined in section   two of this act contributes, and to transmit the sums so deducted to the   company carrying such insurance or  its  authorized  represenative.  The   comptroller   is  further  authorized  to  deduct  from  the  retirement   allowance of any retired member such amount as the  retired  member  may   specify  in  writing  filed  with the comptroller for the payment of any   insurance premiums due  for  medicare,  and  to  transmit  the  sums  so   deducted  to  the  agency  for  the  federal  government  authorized  to   administer the medicare program. Any such written authorization  may  be   withdrawn  by such retired member at any time upon filing notice of such   withdrawal with the comptroller.