Dental Plans
PBANYS, M/C, PEF:
EmblemHealth (GHI) Dental 716-852-7711
| EmblemHealth (GHI) Dental Form
CSEA: Employee Benefit Fund
1-800-323-2732
UUP:
Delta Dental 1-800-471-7093 |
Delta Dental Form
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Union Benefit Funds:
CSEA |
UUP
Vision Care Plans
UUP,
M/C, PEF, PBANYS, NYSCOPBA:
Davis Vision 1-888-588-4823
CSEA: 1-800-323-2732
Union Benefit Funds:
CSEA |
UUP
Effective January 1, 2012, the New York State Vision Plan for M/C, PEF,
ALESU (PBANYS), NYSCOPBA, and SEHP employees will be administered by Davis
Vision. Enrollees were mailed a Davis Vision Welcome Kit, which included two
ID cards, information describing vision benefits, and information on how to
access the custom Davis Vision website for the NYS Vision Plan. The website
allows registered users to locate an extensive network of eye care
providers, review benefits and eligibility status, order replacement ID
cards, and more.
For additional information and the link to the custom Davis Vision website
for the NYS Vision Plan, visit
NYSHIP Online or call the Customer Service
Center at (888) 588-4823.
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Tuition Assistance
& Savings Programs
New York's 529 College Savings Program
NYS & CSEA Partnership for Education and Training Tuition Benefits Program
SUNY B-140W Tuition Assistance
Guidelines (50% waiver)
UUP Tuition Assistance (100%
waiver) Program —
For Buffalo State courses, contact
Cynthia Fasla
in the
Registrar's Office, Moot Hall 210, 878-4907.
For SUNY Buffalo
courses, contact
Sharon Milliken
at 645-4486 and visit their web
site for information and an
application.
U.S. Savings Bonds
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Retirement & Tax Deferred Plans
Retirement Benefits
NYS Work-Life Retirement Planning
NYS Deferred Compensation Plan
NYS
Employees' Retirement System |
ERS
Application 1-866-805-0990
Representatives of the NYS Employees'
Retirement System conduct consultations by appointment only at the Walter J. Mahoney State Office Building, 65 Court
Street, room 500. Call 1-866-805-0990 to schedule an
appointment.
NYS Teachers' Retirement System
| TRS
Application 1-800-348-7298
Moving from TRS to
ERS
Optional Retirement Programs:
VALIC,
ING,
MetLife,
TIAA-CREF
SUNY and TIAA-CREF
SUNY Voluntary Savings Plan and
Salary Reduction Agreement Form
Retirement Loans
The SUNY Board of Trustees has adopted a resolution permitting loans
from the Optional Retirement Program. TIAA-CREF, VALIC, ING, and MetLife are
now able to process loans. Employees will be permitted to take one
loan per carrier per 12-month period. The total borrowed from any one
carrier may not exceed 50 percent of the accumulated value of the
employee's contracts. Individual carriers may have additional
restrictions on loan amounts.
All loans are subject to IRS regulations, which currently set the
maximum combined loan balance at $50,000. It is the employee's
responsibility to ensure that he or she does not exceed this limit.
Employees should be aware of the consequences of loan default:
Defaults are taxable as ordinary income in the year in which they occur;
employees younger than 59½ may be subject to an additional 10 percent
federal tax penalty; loan defaults reduce the retirement income an
employee will receive.
Employees wishing to take a loan should
contact their carrier
directly.
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