N.Y. Civil Service Law § 157: Deductions from retirement allowances

§ 157. Deductions from retirement allowances. A person who (1) retired

from employment with the state, (2) is receiving a retirement allowance

from a state retirement system, and (3) at the time of his retirement

had group life insurance premiums and employee organization dues

deducted from his salary, may elect to have deductions for such purposes

made from his retirement allowance by providing notification in writing

to the head of the retirement system from which he retired. Such life

insurance deduction shall be transmitted to the insurance carrier. Such

dues deduction shall be transmitted to the employee organization. Any

such written authorization may be withdrawn by such retired employee at

any time upon written notice of such withdrawal to the head of the

retirement system from which he retired.