Tier 3

The New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS) is pleased to present the Tier 3 – CO-25, CO-20, CC-20 and CF-20 Summary Plan Description (SPD) booklet.

This Fact Sheet provides Age and Service requirements for various Tier 3 retirement plans at a glance.

Fact Sheet #720
This fact sheet provides answers to frequently asked questions about the obligations and benefits of the 22-Year Plan.

Fact Sheet #728
This fact sheet describes the benefits and obligations of the Uniformed Sanitation Force 22-Year Enhanced Disability Benefit Retirement Plan (SA-22E Plan).

Fact Sheet #731
This fact sheet describes the benefits and obligations of the Enhanced Disability Benefit program (EDB)(CF22E Plan) available to participants in the Uniformed Correction Force 22-Year Plan (CF-22 Plan).

Brochure #994
This brochure describes the obligations and benefits of the Uniformed Correction Force 22-Year Plan (CF-22). This plan allows participants to retire for service after rendering at least 22 years of Credited Service, regardless of age.

Brochure #995
This brochure describes the obligations and benefits of the Uniformed Sanitation Force 22-Year Plan (SA-22). This plan allows participants to retire for service after rendering at least 22 years of Credited Service, regardless of age.

Brochure #996
This brochure describes the obligations and benefits of the District Attorney Investigators Tier 3 22-Year Plan (DA-22). This plan allows participants to retire for service after rendering at least 22 years of Credited Service, regardless of age.

Brochure #917
This brochure describes the benefits of the Correction Force Member 20-Year Retirement Plan (CF-20 Plan). The CF-20 Plan is available only to NYCERS members employed by the NYC Department of Correction in a series of Correction Force Titles (CFTs).

Brochure #918
This brochure describes the benefits of the Correction Officer 20-Year Retirement Plan (CO-20 Plan). The CO-20 Plan is available only to NYCERS members employed by the NYC Department of Correction in a Correction Officer Title below the rank of Captain (COT) for the first time prior to October 19, 2004.

Brochure #919
This brochure describes the benefits of the 20-Year Retirement Plan for Correction Officers of the rank of Captain or above (CC-20 Plan). The CC-20 Plan is available only to NYCERS members of the rank of Captain or above who became employed by the NYC Department of Correction in a Correction Officer Title (COT) for the first time prior to October 19, 2004.

Brochure #920
This brochure describes the benefits of the Correction Officer 25-Year Retirement Plan (CO-25 Plan). The CO-25 Plan is available only to members of the uniformed force of the NYC Department of Correction who became Tier 3 NYCERS members before December 19, 1990 (the start date of the Correction Officer 20-Year Plan).