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Ending Your Membership – Career Plan
… Once you join, there are five ways your membership can end: If you do not have at least five years of credited service and seven …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/ending-your-membershipChallenging a Determination – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… established by law. If you believe that your benefit has been incorrectly denied or improperly calculated, you may request a hearing and redetermination to be held before an independent hearing officer. Your … Bureau within four months of the determination. We will send you an acknowledgment letter with an explanation of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/challenging-determinationVested Retirement Benefit – Career Plan
… provisions of the retirement plan that you were covered by in your last public employment determine the vested benefit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/vested-retirement-benefitTier Status – New Career Plan
… through January 8, 2010 and did not elect to be covered by Article 22 (i.e., did not opt into Tier 5), can be covered by Article 11 or Article 14 benefits, depending on their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/tier-statusAvailable Options – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… Single Life Allowance (Option 0) This is the basic retirement benefit. It provides … be paid to any beneficiary. Cash Refund — Contributions (Option ½) (Available only to members with annuity savings contributions on deposit)This option will provide you with a reduced monthly benefit for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/available-optionsThe Big Picture – What Every Employer Should Know
… establishes the overall methodology used to make sure we have assets available to pay for those benefits. Sources … the contribution rates each year, which must be approved by the Comptroller. 1 Updated 7/23 Rev. 2/23 … What every employer should know about NYSLRS what it means to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/partnership/big-pictureBecoming a Participating Employer – What Every Employer Should Know
… as well as death and disability retirement benefits. The process of becoming a participating employer … System (PFRS). NYSLRS staff will help you get started with what you need to know to work with NYSLRS, including … fiscal year (April 1 – March 31), an initial valuation is performed. This valuation determines any deficiency in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/partnership/becoming-participating-employerMandatory vs. Optional Membership
… Otherwise, membership prior to July 27, 1976, was optional for jobs with: Exempt¹ or labor² classification; or … hours per week, or less than the standard number of hours for full-time employment as established by your employer for this position; Your employment duration is for less than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/mandatory-vs-optional-membershipMember Contributions – Legacy Reporting
… For information about how much your NYSLRS employees contribute (both … by the participating employer. If you have any questions about Section 414(h) contributions or reporting, email our … 2/20 1 Updated 3/25 … NYSLRS employers report information about employees through Retirement Online including their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/member-contributionsRetiree Annual Statement
… or print your Statement: Sign in to Retirement Online . Look under My Account Summary . Click View My Retiree Annual … Statement button. If Retirement System is blank, click Look Up icon and select ERS or PFRS from dialog box. Click Look Up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/retiree-annual-statementLife Changes: What If I Leave Public Employment?
… Thomas P. DiNapoli At one time or another, almost all of us have changed jobs. The new job usually brings great … of New York; One of its political subdivisions (county, city, town, village); A school district or Boards of Cooperative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-what-if-i-leave-public-employmentState Agencies Bulletin No. 601
… 10/26/04. Warnings and Time-outs in OSC e-Government Web Site, PayServ, PS Query and Control-D There are several … when using these applications: OSC e-Government Web Site – Authentication System The OSC e-Government … After 20 minutes of inactivity in the OSC e-Government Web site, the following screen will appear that allows users to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/601-managing-osc-e-government-sessionsComptroller DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney: Former Croton-On-Hudson Village Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty in Theft of Fire Department Funds
… use; and that he had used the Fire Department’s debit card as if it were his own. Further investigation and … of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-westchester-county-district-attorney-former-croton-hudson-village-fireDiNapoli: Audit Finds OMH Needs To Improve Oversight of Supportive Housing Providers To Ensure Safety and Well-Being of Vulnerable New Yorkers
… New York’s Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) has not been … significant deficiencies in the New York State Office of Mental Health’s (OMH) oversight of ESSHI, which was launched … in-person visits from March 2020 to May 2023 when telehealth was in use. Audit Office of Mental Health: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-audit-finds-omh-needs-improve-oversight-supportive-housing-providers-ensure-safety-and-wellImproper Medicaid Managed Care Payments for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies on Behalf of Recipients in Nursing Homes (Follow-Up)
… medical use such as gauze and wipes. Medicaid nursing home reimbursement rates generally include the cost of most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/improper-medicaid-managed-care-payments-durable-medical-equipment-prosthetics-orthotics-andHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Community Development Block Grant & HOME Investment Partnerships Programs
… audit covers the period from April 2017 through June 2022. About the Program HCR is the State’s affordable housing … CDBG funds to HCR, for grant years 2017 through 2021, and about $127 million in additional funding from CDBG COVID-19 … the CARES Act. During the same period, HUD allocated about $120 million in HOME funds to HCR, as well as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/16/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of Former West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company Treasurer for Allegedly Embezzling Fire Company Money
… According to the Indictment and papers filed in court today, Cesternino is alleged to have used her position … by Deputy Chief Antoine Karam and Chief Dominick Zarrella. Legal Analyst Sara Pogorzelski worked on the matter as well. … is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-former-west-ghent-volunteer-fire-companyComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Felony Guilty Plea of Former City of Rensselaer DPW Commissioner for Stealing Scrap Metal Proceeds
… Justice Kelly Donovan. The investigation was handled by Investigator Dennis Tomasone, with support from Deputy Chief Investigator Antoine Karam and Chief Investigator Dominick Zarrella of the Attorney General's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-felony-guilty-plea-former-city-rensselaer-dpwMedicaid Program – Oversight of Localities' Efforts to Coordinate Veterans' Health Care Benefits Under Medicaid and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
… that significant cost savings could be realized by assisting veterans and coordinating their health care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/19/medicaid-program-oversight-localities-efforts-coordinate-veterans-health-care-benefitsMotor Vehicle Financial Security and Safety Responsibility Acts Statement of Assessable Expenses for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2011
… to compensate those persons they might injure, or whose property they might damage, as a result of an accident, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/03/25/motor-vehicle-financial-security-and-safety-responsibility-acts-statement-assessable