§ 440 Application
§ 441 Eligibility for retirement
§ 442 Minimum age for retirement
§ 443 Final average salary
§ 444 Maximum retirement benefits
§ 445 Service retirement benefit
§ 445-A Optional twenty-year improved benefit retirement program for New York city correction members below the rank of captain
§ 445-B Optional twenty-year improved benefit retirement program for New York city sanitation members
§ 445-C Optional twenty-year improved benefit retirement program for New York city correction members of the rank of captain or above
§ 445-D Optional age fifty-five improved benefit retirement program for certain New York city members
§ 445-D*2 Optional twenty-year/age fifty improved benefit retirement program for Triborough bridge and tunnel members
§ 445-E Optional twenty-five year improved benefit retirement program for dispatcher members
§ 445-E*2 Optional twenty-five year improved benefit retirement program for EMT members
§ 445-F Optional twenty-five year improved benefit retirement program for deputy sheriff members
§ 445-F*2 Optional twenty-five year/age fifty improved benefit retirement program for senior automotive service workers, automotive service workers…
§ 445-F*3 Optional twenty-five year improved benefit retirement program for special officer, parking control specialist, school safety agent, campu…
§ 445-G Optional twenty-five year/age fifty improved benefit retirement program for automotive members
§ 445-H Optional twenty-five year improved benefit retirement program for police communications members
§ 445-I Optional age fifty-five retirement program for New York city teachers and certain other members
§ 446 Credit for service
§ 447 Options
§ 448 Death benefits
§ 448-A Death benefit for vested members who die prior to retirement
§ 450 Definitions
§ 451 Duration

Terms Used In New York Laws > Retirement and Social Security > Article 11 - Limitations Applicable to New Entrants

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
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  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.