N.Y. Education Law § 6257: Deductions from benefits of certain retired members

§ 6257. Deductions from benefits of certain retired members. 1.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member who is retired from

the board of higher education optional retirement program shall have the

right, at any time after such member's retirement, to execute and file a

deduction authorization card with the designated insurer or insurers

upon audit and warrant of the comptroller authorizing the deduction from

such member's retirement allowance of membership dues and such member's

share of the cost for employee organization-sponsored benefit plans and

the payment thereof to a retiree organization of which the member 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

member was a part prior to his or her retirement or with an employee

organization with which such employee organization is then affiliated.

The designated insurer or insurers upon audit and warrant of the

comptroller shall thereafter deduct from the retirement allowance of

such member the amount of membership dues and such amounts required to

be paid by such member 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 member. 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 designated insurer or

insurers upon audit and warrant of the comptroller 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

designated insurer or insurers upon audit and warrant of the comptroller

shall determine the cost of administering deductions for voluntary

contributions to the political committee and the cost incurred for

administering such contributions shall be paid from the funds of the

political committee.