(C) PART-TIME EMPLOYEES:
IF YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER OF A NYS RETIREMENT SYSTEM, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING.
PART-TIME EMPLOYEES' ARE ELIGIBLE TO JOIN EITHER NYS TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
OR NYS EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (DEPENDING ON YOUR JOB TITLE).
IF YOU CHOOSE TO JOIN A RETIREMENT SYSTEM, A PERCENTAGE OF YOUR GROSS SALARY
WILL BE DEDUCTED AS YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
**IMPORTANT**
THE FOLLOWING ACKNOWLEDGMENT MUST BE READ AND COMPLETED.
I HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY
COLLEGE (EMPLOYER), AND THAT AS AN EMPLOYEE NOT CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF NYS
TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR NYS EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
AND WHO IS OR WILL BE RENDERING LESS THAN FULL-TIME SERVICE, I MAY, AS A MATTER OF
RIGHT, JOIN EITHER NYS TEACHERS' OR EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (DEPENDING ON JOB
TITLE).
I FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I UNDERSTAND UNDER PRESENT LAW, IF I ELECT TO JOIN A
RETIREMENT SYSTEM, I MUST COMPLETE A MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION WHICH WILL BE FILED
WITH THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM IN ORDER TO BE EFFECTIVE.
AS A RESULT OF JOINING THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, I WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE,
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 15 OF THE RSSL, A PERCENTAGE OF MY SALARY TO SAID RETIREMENT
SYSTEM.
IF I JOIN A RETIREMENT SYSTEM, MY BENEFICIARY WILL BE PROTECTED BY A DEATH BENEFIT
SHOULD I DIE IN SERVICE AFTER I HAVE BEEN CREDITED BY THE SYSTEM WITH ONE YEAR OF
SERVICE. UPON MEETING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, I WILL BE ENTITLED TO A LIFETIME
PENSION AT AGE 55 OR A DISABILITY PENSION AT AN EARLIER AGE IF I BECOME PERMANENTLY
AND TOTALLY DISABLED FROM GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT.
I ALSO UNDERSTAND IF I DO NOT ELECT TO JOIN, I MAY BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN CREDIT AT A
LATER DATE FOR SERVICE RENDERED DURING THE PERIOD I WAS NOT A MEMBER.
I DO WISH TO JOIN:
TEACHERS' RETIREMENT EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT
AND REQUEST THAT YOU SEND ME AN APPLICATION FORM.
DATE
SIGNATURE
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DO NOT WISH TO JOIN I
DATE
SIGNATURE
PRINT NAME
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