N.Y. Education Law § 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.