2023 New York Laws › STF - State Finance › Article 14 - Salaries and Employee Benefits › 201 - Deductions From Salaries.

§  201.  Deductions  from salaries. 1. The comptroller of the state is
  hereby authorized to deduct from the salary of any employee of the state
  such amount as such employee may  specify  in  writing  filed  with  the
  comptroller  within  the  minimum  and maximum amounts prescribed by the
  comptroller for the purchase for such employee of  United  States  bonds
  and  for  contribution  to  federated  community  campaigns  for health,
  welfare and recreational purposes on behalf of such employee and to  the
  account  of  such  employee  with such federated community campaign. The
  comptroller is hereby authorized to  make  such  rules  and  regulations
  governing  the  purchase  of  said  bonds and contributions to federated
  community campaigns as he deems necessary, such rules and regulations to
  be incorporated in  the  employee's  written  authorization  of  payroll
  deduction  filed  in  a  manner  determined by the comptroller. Any such
  written authorization may be withdrawn by such employee at any time upon
  filing written notice of such withdrawal in a manner determined  by  the
  comptroller.  As  used  in  this section, "federated community campaign"
  means a charitable non-profit  organization  which  solicits  funds  for
  distribution   among  a  substantial  number  of  charitable  non-profit
  organizations, which has been approved as such by  the  commissioner  of
  general  services. The commissioner of general services shall approve no
  more than one federated community campaign within a county or  group  of
  counties  in  which  such  campaign is operating. He shall not approve a
  federated community campaign in any county or group of  counties  where,
  in  his  opinion  and  judgment,  the  number  of  state employees to be
  solicited  by  such  campaign  is  too  small  to  make  deductions   or
  contributions   by   the   comptroller   practicable  or  feasible.  The
  commissioner  of  general  services  shall  have  power  to  make   such
  reasonable  rules  and regulations not inconsistent with the law, as may
  be necessary for the exercise of his authority under this section.
2. The comptroller is hereby authorized to deduct from the  salary  of
  any  employee  of  the state such amount as such employee may specify in
  writing filed in a manner determined by the comptroller for the  payment
  of  membership  dues  in a duly organized association or organization of
  civil service employees or faculty members of the state  university  and
  to   transmit   the   sums  so  deducted  to  the  said  association  or
  organization. Any such written authorization shall remain in  effect  in
  accordance  with  subdivision  one  of  section two hundred eight of the
  civil service law. The foregoing notwithstanding,  and  subject  to  the
  provisions of article fourteen of the civil service law, such deductions
  and transmittals shall be terminated as to one or more such associations
  or  organizations  in  accordance  with  the  written  directions of the
  director of employee relations, not more than thirty days after  receipt
  by  the  comptroller of such directions. The deductions and transmittals
  which were the subject  of  such  directions  shall  not  thereafter  be
  resumed without the written approval of such director.
3.  The  comptroller is hereby authorized to deduct from the salary of
  any employee of the state in the  executive  branch  whose  position  is
  designated  managerial  or  confidential pursuant to article fourteen of
  the civil service law, employees covered  by  section  nineteen  of  the
  correction  law,  employees  in  the  professional  service in the state
  university which are designated, stipulated or excluded from negotiating
  units as managerial or  confidential  as  defined  pursuant  to  article
  fourteen of the civil service law, employees covered by paragraph (a) of
  subdivision  one  of section two hundred fifteen of the executive law or
  in  the  division  of  military  and  naval  affairs  of  the  executive
  department or excluded from representation rights under article fourteen
  of  the civil service law pursuant to rules or regulations of the public
  employment relations board, judges and justices  of  the  unified  court

  system  and  nonjudicial employees thereof not in collective negotiating
  units, such amount as such employee may specify in writing  filed  in  a
  manner  determined  by  the  comptroller  for  the  payment of insurance
  premiums  for  a  group  insurance  plan,  or  a wholesale, franchise or
  similar  mass-marketed  insurance  policy  or   program   and   transmit
  deductions  so withheld to the insurance or other company, organization,
  or agency  issuing  or  administering  said  policy.  Any  such  written
  authorization  may  be withdrawn by the employee at any time upon filing
  written notice  of  such  withdrawal  in  a  manner  determined  by  the
  comptroller,  or  such  deduction  may  be  terminated  on notice to the
  comptroller by the insurance or other company, organization or agency in
  accordance with the terms of the policy.
4. The comptroller is hereby authorized to deduct from the  salary  of
  any  employee  of  the state such amount as such employee may specify in
  writing to be filed with the payroll officer of  the  employee's  agency
  within  the minimum and maximum amounts specified by the comptroller for
  the repayment of defaulted higher education  guaranteed  student  loans,
  national  defense  or  national  direct  student  loans  owed  to higher
  education services corporation or to the state by the  employee  or  for
  the  payment of fees, fines, penalties and other obligations owed to the
  state by the employee, including recurring parking permit fees, and  for
  payment  to credit unions in payment for shares, repayment of loans and,
  subject to regulations of the comptroller,  other  purposes  within  the
  powers  of  a  credit union except for payment for any form of insurance
  policy other than life insurance ancillary to a loan and to transmit the
  sums so deducted to such credit unions or to the state agency designated
  by the employee. Any such written authorization may be withdrawn by such
  employee at any time upon filing written notice of such withdrawal  with
  the  payroll  officer of the employee's agency and with the state agency
  designated to receive the amounts deducted. The  comptroller  is  hereby
  authorized  to  make  such  rules and regulations as may be necessary to
  provide for credit union and other deductions which may include but need
  not be limited to requirements  insuring  that  computations  and  other
  appropriate  clerical  work  shall  be  performed by the credit union or
  state agency, limiting the frequency of changes in the amount of payroll
  deductions, indemnifying the state and establishing  minimum  membership
  standards  so  that  payroll deductions are practicable and feasible. As
  used in  this  subdivision,  the  term  "credit  union"  shall  mean  an
  organization  defined  by subdivision nine of section two of the banking
  law or a credit union chartered by the  United  States  and  having  its
  principal office in the state of New York.
5.  Where,  and to the extent that, an agreement between the state and
  an employee organization entered into pursuant to  article  fourteen  of
  the  civil  service  law  so provides, the comptroller, after receipt of
  written directions of the director of employee relations, is  authorized
  to  deduct  from  the salary of any employee of the state such amount as
  such employee may specify in writing filed in a manner determined by the
  comptroller for the payment of insurance premiums for a group  insurance
  plan,  or  a  wholesale,  franchise  or  similar mass-marketed insurance
  policy or program issued to or sponsored  by  an  association  of  civil
  service employees or an employee organization certified or recognized by
  the  state pursuant to said article, and transmit deductions so withheld
  to the insurance company issuing said policy  or  policies,  or  to  the
  employee  organization,  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  such
  agreement. Any such  written  authorization  may  be  withdrawn  by  the
  employee  at any time upon filing written notice of such withdrawal in a
  manner  determined  by  the  comptroller,  or  such  deduction  may   be

  terminated  on  notice  to  the comptroller by the insurance carrier, in
  accordance with the terms of the policy.
6.  Notwithstanding  any  other law to the contrary, where, and to the
  extent that, an agreement between the state and an employee organization
  pursuant to  article  fourteen  of  the  civil  service  law  authorizes
  participation  in  an  individual  retirement  account plan by employees
  covered by such agreement, the comptroller,  after  receipt  of  written
  directions  from the director of employee relations where such agreement
  covers employees in the executive branch or from the chief administrator
  of the courts where such agreement  covers  employees  in  the  judicial
  branch,  is authorized to deduct from the salary of any employee covered
  by such an agreement an amount that the employee may specify in  writing
  filed in a manner determined by the comptroller for contribution to such
  plan  in  accordance  with  the  Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 (P.L.
  97-34) and transmit deductions so withheld to the financial organization
  issuing such plan in accordance with the provisions of  such  agreement.
  For  the  purposes  of  this  subdivision,  subject  to  the  rules  and
  regulations  promulgated  by  the  comptroller,  the   term   "financial
  organization"  shall  mean  an organization authorized to do business in
  the state of New York and which is an authorized fiduciary to act  as  a
  trustee under an individual retirement account plan established pursuant
  to  the  provisions  of an act of congress entitled "Employee Retirement
  Income Security Act of 1974" as such provisions may be amended from time
  to time, and (i) is licensed or chartered by  the  state  department  of
  financial  services,  (ii)  is  chartered  by  an  agency of the federal
  government, (iii) is subject to the jurisdiction and regulation  of  the
  securities and exchange commission of the federal government, or (iv) is
  any  other entity otherwise authorized to act in this state as a trustee
  of an individual retirement account plan  established  pursuant  to  the
  provisions  of  an  act of congress entitled "Employee Retirement Income
  Security Act of 1974" as such provisions may be  amended  from  time  to
  time;  provided,  however,  that any contributions made pursuant to this
  section shall be made to a  financial  organization  whose  offices  are
  located  in  this state. Any such written authorization may be withdrawn
  by the  employee  at  any  time  upon  filing  written  notice  of  such
  withdrawal  in  a manner determined by the comptroller or such deduction
  may be  terminated  on  notice  to  the  comptroller  by  the  financial
  organization  in accordance with the terms of such plan. Notwithstanding
  this subdivision, an organization defined by subdivision nine of section
  two of the banking law or a credit union chartered by the United  States
  and  having  its  principal office in the state of New York and which is
  otherwise entitled under this section to receive payments deducted  from
  the  salary of a state employee shall have the right to, and continue to
  have the right to, receive such payments for the purpose  of  individual
  retirement account plans offered by such organizations.
7.  Notwithstanding  any  other law to the contrary, where, and to the
  extent that, an agreement between the state and an employee organization
  entered into pursuant to article fourteen of the civil  service  law  so
  provides  on  behalf  of  employees  in  the collective negotiating unit
  designated as the professional  services  negotiating  unit  established
  pursuant  to  article  fourteen  of  the  civil  service  law authorizes
  participation in an  annuity  contract  by  employees  covered  by  such
  agreement, the comptroller, after receipt of written directions from the
  director  of employee relations, is authorized to deduct from the salary
  of any employee covered by such an agreement an amount that the employee
  may specify in writing filed in a manner determined by  the  comptroller
  for  contribution  to such plan or plans in accordance with section four
  hundred three (b) of the Internal Revenue Code (26  USC  §  403(b))  and

  transmit  deductions  so  withheld  to  the  financial  organization  or
  organizations issuing such plan in accordance  with  the  provisions  of
  such  agreement.  For  the  purposes of this subdivision, subject to the
  rules   and   regulations  promulgated  by  the  comptroller,  the  term
  "financial organization" shall mean an  organization  authorized  to  do
  business in the state of New York and which (i) is licensed or chartered
  by  the  state department of financial services, (ii) is chartered by an
  agency  of  the  federal  government,  or  (iii)  is  subject   to   the
  jurisdiction and regulation of the securities and exchange commission of
  the  federal  government;  provided, however, that any contribution made
  pursuant to this section shall be made to a financial organization whose
  offices are located in this state. Any such written authorization may be
  withdrawn by the employee at any time upon filing written notice of such
  withdrawal in a manner determined by the comptroller or  such  deduction
  may  be  terminated  on  notice  to  the  comptroller  by  the financial
  organization in accordance with the terms of such plan.
8. Notwithstanding any other inconsistent provision of law, where  and
  to  the  extent  that  any  agreement  between the state and an employee
  organization entered into pursuant to  article  fourteen  of  the  civil
  service  law  so  provides  on  behalf  of  employees  in the collective
  negotiating unit designated as  the  professional  services  negotiating
  unit  established pursuant to article fourteen of the civil service law,
  the comptroller, after receipt of written directions of the director  of
  employee  relations, is authorized to deduct from the salary of any such
  employee, who (i) is enrolled in the state health insurance  program  or
  (ii)  is  enrolled  in  a  plan  for drug prescription coverage or other
  benefits sponsored by the employee benefit fund established pursuant  to
  section  two  hundred nine of this article, such amounts as specified by
  the director  of  employee  relations  and  to  transmit  deductions  so
  withheld to said employee benefit fund.
9.  The  comptroller is hereby authorized to deduct from the salary of
  any employee of the state such amount as such employee  may  specify  in
  writing  to  be  filed with the payroll officer of the employee's agency
  within the minimum and maximum amounts specified by the comptroller  for
  contributions  to campus-related foundations and to transmit the sums so
  deducted  to  such  campus-related   foundations.   Any   such   written
  authorization  may be withdrawn by such employee at any time upon filing
  written notice of such  withdrawal  with  the  payroll  officer  of  the
  employee's  agency.  The  comptroller  is hereby authorized to make such
  rules and regulations as may be necessary to provide for deductions  for
  campus-related  foundations.  As  used  in  this  subdivision,  the term
  "campus-related  foundation"  shall  mean   a   non-profit   corporation
  organized   and   existing   pursuant   to  the  education  law  or  the
  not-for-profit corporation law  for  the  benefit  of  a  state-operated
  campus  of  the  state  university  of  New York or for the benefit of a
  community college operating under the program of the state university of
  New York.
10. Notwithstanding any other inconsistent provision of law, where and
  to the extent that any agreement  between  the  state  and  an  employee
  organization  entered  into  pursuant  to  article fourteen of the civil
  service law so  provides  on  behalf  of  employees  in  the  collective
  negotiating  units  designated  as  the  security  services  unit or the
  security supervisors unit established pursuant to  article  fourteen  of
  the  civil  service  law,  the comptroller, after the receipt of written
  directions of the director  of  employee  relations,  is  authorized  to
  deduct from the salary of any such employee covered by such an agreement
  an  amount  which  the employee may specify in writing filed in a manner
  determined by the comptroller and transmit deductions so withheld  to  a

  bank  participating  in  a loan or investment program in accordance with
  the provisions of such agreement. Any such written authorization may  be
  withdrawn by the employee at any time upon filing written notice of such
  withdrawal  in a manner determined by the comptroller, or such deduction
  may be  terminated  on  notice  to  the  comptroller  by  the  bank,  in
  accordance  with the terms of the loan. As used in this subdivision, the
  term "bank" shall mean an organization defined by subdivision one or six
  of section two of the banking law.
11. Notwithstanding any  other  inconsistent  provision  of  law,  the
  comptroller,  after  receipt  of  written  directions of the director of
  employee relations, is authorized to  deduct  from  the  salary  of  any
  employee  of  the  state  in  the  executive  branch  whose  position is
  designated managerial or confidential pursuant to  article  fourteen  of
  the  civil  service  law,  employees  covered by section nineteen of the
  correction law, employees in  the  professional  service  in  the  state
  university which are designated, stipulated or excluded from negotiating
  units  as  managerial  or  confidential  as  defined pursuant to article
  fourteen of the civil service law, employees covered by paragraph (a) of
  subdivision one of section two hundred fifteen of the executive  law  or
  in  the  division  of  military  and  naval  affairs  of  the  executive
  department or excluded from representation rights under article fourteen
  of the civil service law pursuant to rules or regulations of the  public
  employment  relations  board,  employees  of the legislature, judges and
  justices of the unified court system and nonjudicial  employees  thereof
  not  in  collective  negotiating units, such amount as such employee may
  specify in writing filed with the payroll  officer  of  such  employee's
  agency  for  the  payment  of child care fees for services at child care
  centers designated by the director of employee  relations  and  transmit
  deductions  so  withheld  to such designated child care center providing
  such services. Any such written authorization may be  withdrawn  by  the
  employee  at any time upon filing written notice of such withdrawal with
  the payroll officer of such employee's agency, or such deduction may  be
  terminated on notice to the payroll officer of such employee's agency by
  the child care center.
12.  Notwithstanding  any  other inconsistent provision of law, where,
  and to the extent that, an agreement between the state and  an  employee
  organization  entered  into  pursuant  to  article fourteen of the civil
  service law so provides,  the  comptroller,  after  receipt  of  written
  directions  of  the  director  of  employee  relations, is authorized to
  deduct from the salary of any employee covered by such an agreement such
  amount as such employee may specify in writing filed  with  the  payroll
  officer of such employee's agency for the payment of child care fees for
  services  at  child  care centers designated by the director of employee
  relations and transmit deductions so withheld to such  designated  child
  care  center providing such services. Any such written authorization may
  be withdrawn by the employee at any time upon filing written  notice  of
  such  withdrawal  with the payroll officer of such employee's agency, or
  such deduction may be terminated on notice to  the  payroll  officer  of
  such employee's agency by the child care center.
* 13.  The  comptroller is hereby authorized to deduct from the salary
  of any state employee such  amount  as  such  employee  may  specify  in
  writing  to  be  filed with the payroll officer of the employee's agency
  for  the  purpose  of  making  payments  on  outstanding  Perkins  loans
  (formerly national direct student loans) owed to the state university of
  New  York  or the city university of New York and to transmit deductions
  so withheld to the appropriate collecting agent of the state  university
  of  New  York  or  the  city  university  of  New York. Any such written
  authorization may be withdrawn by such employee at any time upon  filing

  written  notice of such withdrawal with the comptroller. The comptroller
  is hereby authorized to make  such  rules  and  regulations  as  may  be
  necessary to provide for deductions for this purpose.
* NB There are 2 sb 13's
* 13.  The  comptroller is authorized to deduct from the salary of any
  employee of the state in the legislative branch and any employee in  the
  executive  or judicial branch whose position is designated managerial or
  confidential pursuant to article fourteen of the civil service law,  any
  employee covered by section nineteen of the correction law, employees in
  the  professional  service in the state university which are designated,
  stipulated  or  excluded  from  negotiating  units  as   managerial   or
  confidential  as  defined  pursuant  to  article  fourteen  of the civil
  service law, employees covered by paragraph (a) of  subdivision  one  of
  section  two  hundred fifteen of the executive law or in the division of
  military and naval affairs of the executive department or excluded  from
  representation  rights  under  article fourteen of the civil service law
  pursuant to rules or regulations  of  the  public  employment  relations
  board or any employee represented by an employee organization who elects
  pursuant to an agreement entered into between the state and the employee
  organization   to   participate  in  such  state  authorized  individual
  retirement plan such amount as such  employee  may  specify  in  writing
  filed  in  a manner determined by the comptroller for contribution to an
  authorized individual retirement plan as determined pursuant to  section
  two hundred eight of this article and to transmit deductions so withheld
  to  the financial organization which operates such authorized individual
  retirement plan. Any such written authorization may be withdrawn by  the
  employee  at any time upon filing written notice of such withdrawal in a
  manner determined by the comptroller or such deduction may be terminated
  on notice to the comptroller by the financial organization in accordance
  with the terms of such plan.
* NB There are 2 sb 13's
14. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary,
  where, and to the extent that, an agreement between  the  state  and  an
  employee  organization  entered into pursuant to article fourteen of the
  civil service law provides, the  comptroller,  after  receiving  written
  direction  from  the  director  of  employee relations, is authorized to
  deduct from the salary of any employee  such  amount  as  such  employee
  covered  by  such  agreement  may  specify  in writing filed in a manner
  determined by the comptroller for contribution  to  a  political  action
  committee  designated  by  such  employee organization and transmit such
  deduction so withheld to the  political  action  committee  or  to  such
  employee  organization,  as  appropriate. Any such written authorization
  may be withdrawn by the employee at any time upon filing written  notice
  of  such  withdrawal  in  a manner determined by the comptroller or such
  deduction may be  terminated  on  notice  to  the  comptroller  by  such
  employee organization.
15.  The comptroller is hereby authorized to deduct from the salary of
  any employee of the  division  of  state  police  such  amount  as  such
  employee  may specify in writing, to be filed with the payroll office of
  the division of state police, for the purpose  of  contributing  to  the
  Trooper  Foundation  -  State of New York, Inc., and/or NYS Troopers PBA
  Signal  30  Fund  Inc.,  and/or  New  York  State  Police  Investigators
  Association   Emergency   Assistance   Fund,   Inc.   Any  such  written
  authorization may be withdrawn by an employee at any  time  upon  filing
  written  notice  of  such  withdrawal  with  the  payroll  office of the
  division of state police. The comptroller is hereby authorized  to  make
  such rules and regulations as may be necessary to provide for deductions
  for this purpose.
16.  The comptroller is hereby authorized to deduct from the salary of
  any state employee such amount as such employee may specify  in  writing
  to  be  filed  with the payroll officer of the employee's agency for the
  purpose of making payments on outstanding education loans made  pursuant
  to  part  V  of  article  fourteen  of the education law and to transmit
  deductions so withheld to the appropriate collecting agent designated by
  the higher education services corporation for receipt thereof. Any  such
  written authorization may be withdrawn by such employee at any time upon
  filing  written  notice  of  such  withdrawal  with the comptroller. The
  comptroller is hereby authorized to make such rules and  regulations  as
  may be necessary to provide for deductions for this purpose.
17. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, where,
  and  to  the  extent  that an agreement entered into pursuant to article
  fourteen of the civil service law between the  state  and  the  employee
  organization  representing the collective negotiating unit consisting of
  troopers in the division of state police and the collective  negotiating
  unit  consisting  of  commissioned  and non-commissioned officers in the
  division of state police so provides, the comptroller, after receipt  of
  written   directions   from  the  director  of  employee  relations,  is
  authorized to deduct, for the purposes of making restitution for  damage
  or loss of equipment, from the salary of any employee covered by such an
  agreement  such  amount  as  determined  by  the  employer  to cover the
  restitution for such damaged or lost equipment.