Purpose

The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of a modification to Deduction Code 302.

Affected Employees

Employees in Bargaining Units 07, 17, and 18, represented by the Police Benevolent Association of the New York State Troopers, Inc. and employees in Bargaining Unit 62, represented by the New York State Police Investigators Association are affected.

Effective Dates

Effective in paychecks dated August 4, 2021 (Administration).

Background

At the request of the Police Benevolent Association of the New York State Troopers, Inc., the calculation routine for Deduction Code 302 will change from .685 to .658 percent of the enrollee’s gross earnings. The biweekly cap of $52.69 and the annual cap of $1,370.00 remains unchanged.

OSC Actions

OSC will decrease the calculation routine to .658 percent of participants’ total gross biweekly earnings.

Agency Actions

Agencies must notify affected employees.

Questions

Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Deduction mailbox.