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N.Y. RSS Law § 191

This is the official text of N.Y. RSS Law § 191, part of New York’s RSS Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "RSS Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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§ 191. Definitions. As used in this act:\n a. The term "state retired employee" shall mean a person sixty-two\nyears of age or older who is retired, or any person retired for\ndisability regardless of age, and receives, as a result of such\nretirement, a retirement allowance or pension from any state\nadministered and operated retirement or pension plan or system.\n b. The term "local retired employee" shall mean a person sixty-two\nyears of age or older who is retired, or any person retired for\ndisability regardless of age, and receives, as a result of such\nretirement, a retirement allowance or pension from any retirement or\npension system or plan of a municipality.\n c. The term "state retired teacher" shall mean a person sixty-two\nyears of age or older who is retired, or any person retired for\ndisability regardless of age, and receives, as a result of such\nretirement, a retirement allowance from the New York state teachers\nretirement system.\n d. The term "local retired teacher" shall mean a person sixty-two\nyears of age or older who is retired, or any person retired for\ndisability regardless of age, and receives, as a result of such\nretirement, a retirement allowance from any teachers' retirement system\nadministered and operated by a municipality or a school district located\ntherein.\n e. The term "municipality" shall mean a county, city, town or village.\n f. The term "comptroller" shall mean the state comptroller.\n

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