New York § 16-B - 16-BComputation of pensions in certain retirement funds
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 16-B — 16-BComputation of pensions in certain retirement funds, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-B. 16-BComputation of pensions in certain retirement funds
§ 16-b. Computation of pensions in certain retirement funds. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, general or special, the members of every teachers' retirement system in all cities of the state shall, when retired pursuant to the law governing such system, receive a pension, if lawfully entitled thereto, based on the average annual compensation earnable as a teacher during the five years immediately preceding the date of his retirement, or the average annual compensation earnable as a teacher during any ten consecutive years of state service, said ten years to be selected by the member prior to date of retirement.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-B ("16-BComputation of pensions in certain retirement funds") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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