Special Plan Election

Form #170
For Tier 1 and Tier 4 members who wish to participate in the 25-Year Retirement Program for EMT members, and for Tier 2 members who wish to participate in the Optional 25-Year Improved Retirement Program. In order to participate in this program, you must be an EMT member at the time of filing this application.

Form #165
For Tier 2 or Tier 3 Correction members below the rank of Captain who wish to participate in the 20-Year Retirement Program (CO-20).

Form #175
For Tier 2 and Tier 4 Sanitation members who wish to participate in the 20-Year Sanitation Retirement Program. In order to participate in this retirement plan, you must be in active service at the time of filing.

Form #166
For Tier 2 or Tier 3 Correction members of the rank of Captain or above who wish to participate in the Correction Captains 20-Year Retirement Plan (CC-20). In order to participate in this plan, you must be a Correction member of the rank of Captain or above in active service at the time of filing.

Form #219
For Tier 1 and Tier 2 members who wish to participate in the Transit 20-Year Non-Contributory Retirement Program with payability at, or after, age 50. If you entered into a Transit Operating Position, on or after July 1, 1970, you must file this application within 30 days of appointment.

Form #193
For Investigator Members who wish to participate in the 25-Year Retirement Program (IDA-25).

Form #192
For Investigator Members who wish to participate in the 20-Year Retirement Program (IDA-20).

Form #162
For Tier 1 or Tier 2 members in active City service who are enrolled in the Career Pension Plan (CPP) or the 55-Year Increase-Service-Fraction Plan (ISF) and wish to change from one plan to another.

Form #189
For Tier 2 and Tier 4 members employed in Police Communications titles who wish to elect the 25-Year Retirement Plan for 911 Communications Operators.
Members in a Police Communications title are defined as: employed by the New York City Police Department as a Police Communications Technician, Supervising Police Communications Technician, or Principal Police Communications Technician.

Form #184
For Tier 2 and Tier 4 Deputy Sheriff members who wish to elect the 25-Year Retirement Plan.
A Deputy Sheriff member is defined as a member of NYCERS employed by the City of New York as: a deputy city sheriff level one, deputy city sheriff level two, supervising deputy sheriff, or administrative sheriff.

Form #185
For Tier 1, 2 and 4 members employed in Special Officer titles who wish to elect the 25-Year Retirement Plan for Special Officers.
Members in a Special Officer title are defined as: employed by the City of New York as a Special Officer, Parking Control Specialist, School Safety Agent, Campus Peace Officer, Taxi & Limousine Inspector, Urban Park Ranger, or Associate Urban Park Ranger.

Form #183
For Tier 2 and Tier 4 members employed in Automotive Service titles who wish to elect the 25-Year/Age 50 Retirement Plan for Tier 2 or Tier 4 Automotive Service titles.

Form #169
For Tier 1 or Tier 4 members who wish to participate in the Optional 25-Year Retirement Program for Dispatcher Members, and for Tier 2 members who wish to participate in the 25-Year Improved Benefit Program. In order to participate in this program, you must be a Dispatcher Member at the time of filing this application.

Form #161
For Tier 3 Correction members of the rank of Captain or Above who were promoted to such position on or after October 19, 2004 and wish to participate in the Correction Captains 20-Year Retirement Program.

Brochure #951
This brochure describes the obligations and benefits of the Fire Protection Inspector 25-Year Plan for Tier 6 members (6FP-25 Plan). This plan allows participants to retire after rendering at least 25 years of Allowable Service, regardless of age. The 6FP-25 Plan is available only to Fire Protection Inspector (FPI) Members. An FPI Member is a NYCERS member employed by the City of New York or the New York City Fire Department in a title whose duties are those of an FPI, Associate FPI, or a supervisor of those employees.

Brochure #950
This brochure describes the benefits of the Fire Protection Inspector 25-Year Plan (FPI-25 Plan). The FPI-25 Plan is available ONLY to FPI Members. An FPI Member is a NYCERS member employed by the City of New York or the New York City Fire Department in a title whose duties are those of an FPI, Associate FPI, or a supervisor of those employees.

Brochure #941
This brochure describes the obligations and benefits of the Police Communications Technician 25-Year Retirement Plan (PCT-25 Plan). The Police Communications Technician 25-Year Retirement Plan (PCT-25) is available only to members employed by the New York City Police Department as police communications technicians, supervising police communications technicians, or principal police communications technicians. Collectively these titles define a Police Communications Member.

Brochure #940
The 911 Communications Operators/25 Year Plan is available only to members employed by the New York City Police Department as police communications technicians, supervising police communications technicians, or principal police communications technicians. Collectively these titles define a Police Communications Member.

Brochure #991
This brochure describes the obligations and benefits of the Automotive Member 25-Year and Age 50 Retirement Plan for Tier 6 members (6AU-25). The 6AU-25 Plan allows participants to retire with 25 years of Credited Service at age 50 or older and is available only to members employed in a series of titles performing automotive service work (Automotive Member Titles [AMTs]).

Brochure #932
This brochure describes the benefits of the Automotive Member 25-Year and Age 50 Retirement Plan (AUT 25/50 Plan). The AUT 25/50 Plan is available only to members employed in a series of titles performing automotive service work (Automotive Member Titles [AMTs]).

Brochure #914
The Automotive Service Worker 25-Year and Age 50 Retirement Program (AUT-I) is available only to members employed by the City of New York as auto body workers, auto electricians, auto machinists, auto mechanics, auto mechanics (diesel), automotive service workers, senior automotive service workers, machinists, machinist helpers, marine maintenance mechanics, oil burner specialists, stationary engineers, senior stationary engineers, or supervisor of mechanics (mechanical equipment).

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).

Brochure #942
This brochure describes the benefits of the D.A. Investigators 20 Year Plan. It is available only to members employed as Investigators by District Attorney’s offices; current District Attorney investigators (those investigators that did not elect to participate in the existing 25- Year DA Investigator Plan); any Participant in the 25IDA Plan and any NYCERS member hired as a District Attorney investigator after November 16, 2004 but prior to April 1, 2012.

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 #943
This brochure describes the benefits of the D.A. Investigators 25-Year Plan which is available only to members employed in District Attorney’s Offices and joined NYCERS in an Investigator title between July 1, 1973 and March 31, 2012.

Brochure #989
This brochure describes the obligations and benefits of the Deputy Sheriff 25-Year Plan for Tier 6 members (6DS-25). This plan allows participants to retire with 25 years of Credited Service (all service) regardless of age and is available only to Deputy Sheriff Members.

Brochure #933
This brochure describes the benefits of the Deputy Sheriff 25-Year Plan (DSH-25 Plan). The DSH-25 Plan is available only to members employed by the City of New York as Deputy Sheriff level one, Deputy City Sheriff level two, Supervising Deputy Sheriff, or Administrative Sheriff.

Brochure #937
This brochure describes the obligations and benefits of the Dispatcher 25-Year Retirement Plan (DIS-25). This plan allows participants to retire with 25 years of Allowable Service, regardless of age, and is available only to Dispatcher Members. A Dispatcher Member is a NYCERS member employed by the City of New York in the titles of Fire Alarm Dispatcher, Supervising Fire Alarm Dispatcher Levels 1 and 2, Director of Dispatch Operations, and Deputy Director of Dispatch Operations.

Brochure #988
This brochure describes the obligations and benefits of the Dispatcher 25-Year Retirement Plan for Tier 6 members (6DI-25). This plan allows participants to retire with 25 years of Allowable Service regardless of age and is available only to Dispatcher Members. A Dispatcher Member is a NYCERS member employed by the City of New York in the titles of Fire Alarm Dispatcher, Supervising Fire Alarm Dispatcher Levels 1 and 2, Director of Dispatch Operations, and Deputy Director of Dispatch Operations.

Brochure #987
This brochure describes the obligations and benefits of the Emergency Medical Technician 25-Year Plan for Tier 6 members (6EM-25). This plan allows participants to retire after rendering at least 25 years of Allowable Service, regardless of age. The 6EM-25 Plan is available only to EMT Members. An EMT Member is a NYCERS member employed by the City of New York or the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation in a title whose duties are those of an EMT, Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT), or a supervisor of those employees.

Brochure #936
This brochure describes the obligations and benefits of the Emergency Medical Technician 25-Year Plan (EMT-25 Plan). This plan allows participants to retire after rendering at least 25 years of Allowable Service, regardless of age. The EMT-25 Plan is available only to EMT Members. An EMT Member is a NYCERS member employed by the City of New York or the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation in a title whose duties are those of an EMT, Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT), or a supervisor of those employees.

Brochure #992
This brochure describes the obligations and benefits of the Police Communications Technician 25-Year Retirement Plan for Tier 6 members (6PC-25). This plan allows participants to retire with 25 years of Credited Service (all service) regardless of age. The 6PC-25 Plan is available only to Police Communications Members. A Police Communications member is a NYCERS member employed by the New York City Police Department as a Police Communications Technician, Supervising Police Communications Technician, or Principal Police Communications Technician. These are the only titles eligible for the 6PC-25 Plan.

Brochure #935
This brochure describes the benefits of the Sanitation 20-Year Retirement Plan (SA-20) which is available only to employees in the uniformed-force of the NYC Department of Sanitation.

Brochure #916
This brochure describes the benefits of the Special Officer 25-Year Retirement Plan which is available only to members employed as Special Officers by a mayoral agency of the City of New York, the Health & Hospitals Corporation (HHC), or the NYC Housing Authority; Parking Control Specialists employed by NYC DOT; School Safety Agents (any rank) employed by the NYPD or Board of Education; Campus Peace Officers (any rank) employed by the City University of New York; Taxi & Limousine Inspector employed by the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission; Urban Park Rangers and Associate Urban Park Rangers.

Brochure #990
This brochure describes the benefits of the Special Peace Officer 25-Year Retirement Plan for Tier 6 members (6SO-25). The 6SO-25 Plan allows participants to retire after 25 years of Allowable Service without regard to age and is available only to members employed in a series of Special Peace Officer (SPO) titles.

Brochure #934
This brochure describes the benefits of the Special Peace Officer 25-Year Retirement Plan (SPO-25 Plan). The SPO-25 Plan is available only to members employed in a series of Special Peace Officer (SPO) titles.

Brochure #910
This brochure outlines the benefits of the Transit 25-Year/Age 55 Retirement Plan (T25/55 Plan). The T25/55 Plan is available only to those employed in a Transit Operating Force (TOF) position.

Brochure #986
This brochure outlines the obligations and benefits of the Transit 25-Year/Age 55 Retirement Plan for Tier 6 members (6TR-25). The 6TR-25 Plan allows participants to retire with 25 years of Allowable Service at age 55 and is available only to those employed in a Transit Operating Force (TOF) position.

Brochure #985
This brochure describes the obligations and benefits of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) 20-Year Retirement Plan for Tier 6 members (6TB-20). This plan allows participants to retire with 20 years of Credited Service (all service). The 6TB-20 plan is available only to those employed in a TBTA Eligible Position.

Brochure #938
This brochure describes the benefits of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) Retirement Plan (4TB-20 Plan), also known as MTA Bridges and Tunnels 20-Year Retirement Plan (4TB-20 Plan) which is available only to those employed in a TBTA Eligible Position.

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 #930
How the Service Retirement Benefit is calculated for Tier 4 members in the Transit 25-Year/Age 55 Plan.

Fact Sheet #719
An overview of the Tier 6 Special plans for Emergency Medical Technicians, Dispatchers, Deputy Sheriffs, Special Peace Officers, Automotive Workers, Police Communications Technicians, as well as employees of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, and Transit Authority.

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).