- Overview
- Highlights of ERS Retirement Benefits
- Highlights of PFRS Retirement Benefits
- Key Tier 5 Benefits Compared to Current Benefits
- State Correction Officers and SHTAs in the Office of Mental Health
- Tier 5 and the State Police Retirement Plan
- Frequently Asked Questions for Members
- Frequently Asked Questions for Employers
- Comparison of PFRS Benefits
- Membership Tiers
- Contact Us
Overview
- ERS Members Who Join on or after January 1, 2010
- PFRS Members Who Join on or after January 9, 2010
On December 10, 2009, the Governor signed a bill that amended Articles 14, 15 and 19 and created Article 22 of the Retirement and Social Security Law (RSSL). This resulted in significant changes to the New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and the New York State Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) benefits. ERS members joining on or after January 1, 2010 and PFRS members joining on or after January 9, 2010 may be affected by these changes and may be in Tier 5.
- Registration numbers for ERS Tier 5 members will begin with 5xx.
- PFRS Tier 5 registration numbers will begin with 0B5. (Registration numbers of PFRS members who joined July 1, 2009 – January 8, 2010 begin with 0B2.)
Current Retirement System members (ERS Tiers 1, 2, 3 and 4; PFRS Tier 1 and PFRS Tier 2 members who joined prior to July 1, 2009) will not be affected by this legislation.
