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How the Program Works – Contribution Stabilization Program
… annual contribution according to its usual procedures. The CSP does not change these procedures or the method for … For purposes of the CSP, the normal annual contribution is the employer’s total invoice, excluding payments for group … established by the law enacting the CSP. NYSLRS determines what an employer’s contribution would be using the graded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/how-program-worksHow is an audit scheduled?
… Most of our audits of local governments are the result of a risk assessment process that takes into … and consider items that come to our attention such as the results of an analysis of financial and demographic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/how-audit-scheduledHow Contribution Rates Are Determined – What Every Employer Should Know
… pay benefits as they become due using demographic (rates of employee mortality, disability, turnover and retirement) … all current and future benefits (actuarial liabilities). Some of the factors used to determine the value of future … salary and service amounts Probabilities of disability, withdrawal and retirement Life expectancies Inflation for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/partnership/how-contribution-rates-are-determinedHow to Report Days Worked – Legacy Reporting
… worked you report for your employees has a direct impact on their retirement benefits. We use days worked to determine service credit, which is the basis for benefit eligibility and, in most cases, used in the calculation of benefits. Rev. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/how-report-days-workedHow to Make a Vendor Responsibility Determination
… must address the four categories below before you can make a determination. Category Factors to be considered … a list of non-responsible vendors Our office doesn’t make available a list of non-responsible vendors for State … Addressing potentially negative information Before you make a determination, you should contact the vendor to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-make-vendor-responsibility-determinationHow to Conduct a Vendor Responsibility Review
… Responsibility Review Process Documentation Requirements How to Make a Responsibility Determination … Before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-conduct-vendor-responsibility-reviewHow Divorce Can Affect NYSLRS Benefits – Divorce and Your Benefits
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/how-divorce-can-affect-nyslrs-benefitsCost-Saving Ideas: How to Reduce Energy Costs
… You can realize significant savings for your school district or local government by paying less for energy and consuming less energy. Reducing energy … computers and lights at the end of the day. Install light timers or motion sensors in low-traffic areas. Replace …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-how-reduce-energy-costsLife Changes: How Do I Prepare to Retire?
Essential information to help NYSLRS members understand their options as they plan for financial security in retirement.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/publications/pdf/1709-prepare-to-retire.pdfHow to Use the Audit Search Tool
How to Use the Audit Search Tool
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/auditsearchtoolinstructions.pdfHow to Create a Report of Unclaimed Funds
How to Create a Report of Unclaimed Funds
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/complete-report-handbook.pdfDiNapoli: Technology Changing How Local Governments Serve Residents
… by 60 percent – a net savings of almost $1 million per year – and reduce the city’s carbon footprint by more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-technology-changing-how-local-governments-serve-residentsFinancial Data: How can we submit a data request?
… Requesters can either phone the Local Government and School Accountability (LGSA) Help Line at 1-866-321-8503 or 518-408-4934 or e-mail requests to the LGSA’s Service Request mail box . When possible, it is … is needed. As necessary, LGSA staff will contact customers to discuss requests. … Financial Data How can we submit a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/financial-data-how-can-we-submit-data-requestProperty Tax Cap How to Calculate Retirement Exclusions
Learn How to Calculate Retirement Exclusions From Example
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/property-tax-cap/pdf/exclusion_example.pdfHow to Parse .txt pipe-delimited files using Microsoft Excel
This job aid shows you (a participating organization) how to successfully parse a pipe-delimited .txt file using Microsoft Excel so you can easily interpret NYSLRS outbound files.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/third-party-organizations/pdf/vcdp-parse-outbound-files.pdfAdjustments – Enhanced Reporting
… Learn how to file adjustments to earnings and days worked and how to make adjustments for certain retroactive service credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/adjustmentsState Agencies Bulletin No. 601
… Purpose To explain how the OSC e-Government and payroll application (PayServ and Control-D) warnings and time-outs … different times, resulting in different messages/options for users and affecting application availability. To make the best possible use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/601-managing-osc-e-government-sessionsDays Worked Calculator – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… Officials Paid Per Payroll Period Use this calculator to convert the ROA result (average number of days … Worked . Officials Paid Per Call or Meeting Use this calculator to determine the average number of hours per task. Use this calculator to convert the average number of hours per task …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/days-worked-calculatorGraded Rates – Contribution Stabilization Program
… The increase or decrease in the Retirement System graded rates depends on the gap between the System average rate and … rate will increase/decrease by 1 percent in the direction of the System average rate. If the gap is less than 1 … rate will be set to the System average rate. Note: Graded rates are calculated based on a System average rate that does …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/graded-rates