New York Laws
Article 11 - State Teachers' Retirement System for Public School Teachers
511 - Disability Retirement.

(i) no death benefit shall be payable pursuant to section five hundred
twelve of this article or section four hundred forty-eight, five hundred
eight or six hundred six of the retirement and social security law, as
applicable in the event of the member's subsequent death, and
(ii) unless such member shall have rendered five years of credited
service since last becoming a member of the system, any retirement
benefit to which such member may thereafter become entitled shall be
reduced by the actuarial value of the benefit paid pursuant to paragraph
a of this subdivision (less the actuarial value of any applicable
post-retirement death benefit which would have been available, but for
this paragraph).
e. The retirement board is authorized to adopt such rules and
regulations as it may deem necessary to implement the provisions of this
subdivision.

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