§ 536. Deductions from benefits of certain retired members. 1.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pensioner who is retired
from the retirement system shall have the right, at any time after such
pensioner's retirement, to execute and file a deduction authorization
card with the retirement board authorizing the deduction from such
pensioner's retirement allowance of membership dues and such pensioner's
share of the cost for employee organization-sponsored benefit plans and
the payment thereof to a retiree organization of which the pensioner is
then a member and which is then affiliated with either an employee
organization certified or recognized as the collective bargaining
representative of all employees in the negotiating unit of which the
pensioner was a part prior to his or her retirement or with an employee
organization with which such employee organization is then affiliated.
The retirement board shall thereafter deduct from the retirement
allowance of such pensioner the amount of membership dues and such
amounts required to be paid by such pensioner for such authorized
employee organization-sponsored benefit plans, and shall transmit the
sum so deducted to said retiree organization. Such authorization shall
continue in effect until revoked in writing by such pensioner. For
purposes of this section, the term "employee organization-sponsored
benefit plans" shall include any and all insurance plans and/or other
benefit plans sponsored by such retiree organization whether provided by
(a) a not-for-profit corporation licensed under article forty-three of
the insurance law; (b) any insurance company authorized to do business
in this state; (c) a health maintenance organization issued a
certificate of authority pursuant to article forty-four of the public
health law; or (d) a self-insurance arrangement, welfare fund or benefit
fund.

2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a retired member shall
have the right, at any time after his or her retirement, to execute and
file a deduction authorization card with the retirement board
authorizing the payment of voluntary contributions to the political
committee, as defined in subdivision one of section 14-100 of the
election law, of such member's employee organization, provided such
organization is certified or recognized pursuant to article fourteen of
the civil service law as the representative of all employees in the
negotiating unit in which such retired member was then employed. Such
authorization shall continue in effect until revoked in writing by such
member. The board shall determine the cost of administering deductions
for voluntary contributions to the political committee and the cost
incurred by the retirement system in administering such contributions
shall be paid from the funds of the political committee.