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N.Y. Education Law § 6202: Definitions

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  1. Education Law
  2. Title 7. State and City Colleges and Institutions--cornell University
  3. Article 125. City University of New York

§ 6202. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms

shall have the following meanings unless the context shall otherwise

require.

1. The term "board of trustees" means the board of trustees of the

city university of New York.

2. The term "city university" shall mean the city university of New

York, including each senior college and each community college.

3. The terms "center", "center of instruction", "college", "college

unit", "educational unit" and "unit" shall each mean either a senior

college or a community college or both.

4. The term "community college" shall mean an institution of higher

education in the city of New York, which is governed and administered as

such, by the board of trustees on July first, nineteen hundred

seventy-nine, whose primary purpose is providing certificate and

associate degree post secondary programs in general and technical

educational subjects, and is receiving financial assistance from the

state as a community college. Article one hundred twenty-six of this

chapter shall continue to apply to such institutions but they shall

hereafter be governed by the board of trustees in accordance with the

provisions of this article.

5. The term "senior college" shall mean an institution of higher

education in the city of New York, which is governed and administered by

the board of trustees, including, but not limited to, a professional or

graduate institution, an institution for research, an administrative

institution, and, except as otherwise provided, Medgar Evers college,

New York city college of technology (formerly known as "New York city

technical college" and "New York city community college"), and the

college of Staten Island, but not including a community college.

6. The term "the mayor" shall mean the mayor of the city of New York.

7. The term "revised unfunded accrued liability payment" and the term

"revised unfunded accrued liability contribution," when used in relation

to the New York city employees' retirement system, shall mean a payment

of contribution which is required by the provisions of item (iii) of

subparagraph (a) of paragraph one of subdivision b of section 13-127 of

the administrative code of the city of New York to be made to such

retirement system with respect to any fiscal year of the city preceding

July first, nineteen hundred ninety. Either such term, when used in

relation to the New York city teachers' retirement system, shall mean a

payment or contribution which is required by the provisions of

subparagraph (c) of paragraph one of subdivision a of section 13-527 of

such code to be made to such retirement system with respect to any

fiscal year of the city preceding July first, nineteen hundred ninety.

8. The term "nineteen hundred eighty unfunded accrued liability

adjustment," when used in relation to the New York city employees'

retirement system, shall mean the total amount which is determined

pursuant to the provisions of items (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of

subparagraph (c) of paragraph (3) of subdivision b of section 13-127 of

the administrative code of the city of New York to be the amount to be

paid as a charge or applied as a credit, as the case may be, pursuant to

the provisions of subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) of such subdivision

b, with respect to employer contributions to such retirement system for

any fiscal year of the city preceding July first, nineteen hundred

ninety. Such term, when used in relation to the New York city teachers'

retirement system, shall mean the total amount which is determined

pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6),

(7) and (8) of subdivision e of section 13-527 of such code to be the

amount to be paid as a charge or applied as a credit, as the case may

be, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of subdivision a of such

section, with respect to employer contributions to such retirement

system for any fiscal year of the city preceding July first, nineteen

hundred ninety.

8-a. The term "nineteen hundred eighty-two unfunded accrued liability

adjustment," when used in relation to the New York city employees'

retirement system, shall mean the total amount which is determined

pursuant to the provisions of item (vi) of subparagraph (c) of paragraph

three of subdivision b of section 13-127 of the administrative code of

the city of New York to be the amount to be applied as a credit pursuant

to the provisions of subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) of such

subdivision b, with respect to employer contributions to such retirement

system for any fiscal year of the city preceding July first, nineteen

hundred ninety. Such term, when used in relation to the New York city

teachers' retirement system, shall mean the total amount which is

determined pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (9) of subdivision e

of section 13-527 of such code to be the amount to be applied as a

credit pursuant to the provisions of paragraph two of subdivision a of

such section, with respect to employer contributions to such retirement

system for any fiscal year of the city preceding July first, nineteen

hundred ninety.

8-b. The term "NYCERS nineteen hundred eighty-five unfunded accrued

liability adjustment attributable to the senior colleges" shall mean the

total amount which is determined pursuant to the provisions of sub-items

(H), (I), (J) and (J-1) of item (vii) of subparagraph (c) of paragraph

three of subdivision b of section 13-127 of the administrative code of

the city of New York to be the amount to be applied as a credit in favor

of the city of New York and the state of New York with respect to their

required contributions to the contingent reserve fund of the New York

city employees' retirement system for any fiscal year of the city

preceding July first, nineteen hundred ninety.

8-c. The term "NYCTRS nineteen hundred eighty-five unfunded accrued

liability adjustment" shall mean the total amount which is determined

pursuant to the provisions of paragraph ten of subdivision e of section

13-527 of the administrative code of the city of New York to be the

amount to be applied as a credit, pursuant to the provisions of

subparagraph c-1 of paragraph two of subdivision a of such section

13-527, with respect to employer contributions to the New York city

teachers' retirement system for fiscal years of the city preceding July

first, nineteen hundred ninety.

8-d. The term "NYCTRS nineteen hundred eighty-six unfunded accrued

liability adjustment" shall mean the total amount which is determined

pursuant to the provisions of paragraph eleven of subdivision e of

section 13-527 of the administrative code of the city of New York to be

the amount to be applied as a credit, pursuant to the provisions of

subparagraph c-2 of paragraph two of subdivision a of such section

13-527, with respect to employer contributions to the New York city

teachers' retirement system for fiscal years of the city preceding July

first, nineteen hundred ninety.

8-e. The term "New York city employees' retirement system nineteen

hundred eighty-eight unfunded accrued liability adjustment attributable

to the senior colleges" shall mean the amount which is determined

pursuant to the provision of subdivisions j, k, l and m of section

13-638.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York to be the

amount to be paid as a charge by, or applied as credit in favor of (as

the case may be), the city of New York and the state of New York,

pursuant to the provisions of subdivisions r and s of such section, with

respect to their required contributions to the contingent reserve fund

of the New York city employees' retirement system for any fiscal year of

the city preceding July first, nineteen hundred ninety.

8-f. The term "New York city teachers' retirement system nineteen

hundred eighty-eight unfunded accrued liability adjustment attributable

to the senior colleges" shall mean the amount which is determined

pursuant to the provisions of subdivisions n, o, p and q of section

13-638.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York to be the

amount to be paid as a charge by, or applied as a credit in favor of (as

the case may be), the city of New York and the state of New York,

pursuant to the provisions of subdivisions r and s of such section, with

respect to their required contributions to the contingent reserve fund

of the New York city teachers' retirement system for fiscal years of the

city preceding July first, nineteen hundred ninety.

8-g. The term "NYCERS post-June thirtieth, nineteen hundred ninety

unfunded accrued liability adjustment attributable to the senior

colleges" shall mean any amount which, pursuant to subdivision k of

section 13-638.2 of the administrative code of the city of New York, is

required to be paid as a charge by, or applied as a credit in favor of

(as the case may be) the city of New York and the state of New York with

respect to their required contributions, for fiscal years of the city

succeeding June thirtieth, nineteen hundred ninety, to the contingent

reserve fund of the New York city employees' retirement system in

relation to the senior colleges.

8-h. The term "NYCTRS post-June thirtieth, nineteen hundred ninety

unfunded accrued liability adjustment attributable to the senior

colleges" shall mean any amount which, pursuant to subdivision k of

section 13-638.2 of the administrative code of the city of New York, is

required to be paid as a charge by, or applied as a credit in favor of

(as the case may be) the city of New York and the state of New York with

respect to their required contributions, for fiscal years of the city

succeeding June thirtieth, nineteen hundred ninety, to the contingent

reserve fund of the New York city teachers' retirement system in

relation to the senior colleges.

8-i. The term "NYCERS phase-in installment of nineteen hundred ninety

consolidated UAL contribution attributable to the senior colleges" shall

mean any phase-in installment defined in paragraph thirty of subdivision

a of section 13-638.2 of the administrative code of the city of New

York.

8-j. The term "NYCERS regular installment of nineteen hundred ninety

consolidated UAL contribution attributable to the senior colleges" shall

mean any regular installment defined in paragraph forty of subdivision a

of section 13-638.2 of the administrative code of the city of New York.

8-k. The term "NYCTRS phase-in installment of nineteen hundred ninety

consolidated UAL contribution attributable to the senior colleges" shall

mean any phase-in installment defined in paragraph thirty-two of

subdivision a of section 13-638.2 of the administrative code of the city

of New York.

8-l. The term "NYCTRS regular installment of nineteen hundred ninety

consolidated UAL contribution attributable to the senior colleges" shall

mean any regular installment defined in paragraph forty-one of

subdivision a of section 13-638.2 of the administrative code of the city

of New York.

8-m. The term "NYCERS installment of nineteen hundred ninety BSL

contribution attributable to the senior colleges" shall mean any

installment defined in paragraph forty-six of subdivision a of section

13-638.2 of the administrative code of the city of New York.

8-n. The term "NYCTRS installment of nineteen hundred ninety BSL

contribution attributable to the senior colleges" shall mean any

installment defined in paragraph forty-eight of subdivision a of section

13-638.2 of the administrative code of the city of New York.

8-o. The term "contributions for twenty-year amortization of nineteen

hundred ninety senior college consolidated UAL and senior college

remainder of BSL" shall mean all of the installments of contribution and

contributions referred to in subdivisions 8-i to 8-n, inclusive, of this

section which are required to be paid by the city and the state during

the applicable twenty-year amortization period pursuant to section

sixty-two hundred thirty-one of this article and the applicable

provisions of subdivision bb of section 13-638.2 of the administrative

code of the city of New York.

9. The term "balance sheet liability contribution", when used in

relation to the New York city employees' retirement system, shall mean a

payment of contribution which is required by the provisions of item (iv)

of subparagraph (a) of paragraph one of subdivision b of section 13-127

of the administrative code of the city of New York to be made to such

retirement system with respect to any fiscal year of the city preceding

July first, nineteen hundred ninety. Such term, when used in relation to

the New York city teachers' retirement system, shall mean a payment of

contribution which is required by the provisions of subparagraph (d) of

paragraph one of subdivision a of section 13-527 of such code to be made

to such retirement system with respect to any fiscal year of such city

preceding July first, nineteen hundred ninety.

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