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N.Y. RSS Law § 89-N

This is the official text of N.Y. RSS Law § 89-N, 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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Computation of twenty-five years of service; correction officers

Official statutory text

* § 89-n. Computation of twenty-five years of service; correction\nofficers. a. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, in\ncomputing twenty-five years of completed service by correction officers\nin all counties, full credit shall be given and full allowance shall be\nmade for service of such member as a correction officer employed by the\ncity of New York, as a uniformed employee in an institution under the\njurisdiction of the department of corrections and community supervision,\nas a security hospital assistant under the jurisdiction of the office of\nmental health, or as a correction officer in any county in which he or\nshe was eligible to retire after twenty-five years of total creditable\nservice.\n b. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, in computing\ntwenty-five years of completed service by state correction officers,\nfull credit shall be given and full allowance shall be made for service\nof such members as a correction officer employed by the city of New York\nas a uniformed employee in an institution under the jurisdiction of the\ndepartment of corrections and community supervision, as a security\nhospital assistant under the jurisdiction of the office of mental\nhealth, or as a correction officer in any county in which he or she was\neligible to retire after twenty-five years of total creditable service.\n * NB There are 2 § 89-n's\n

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