§ 6257. Deductions from benefits of certain retired members. 1.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member who is retired from
the board of higher education optional retirement program shall have the
right, at any time after such member's retirement, to execute and file a
deduction authorization card with the designated insurer or insurers
upon audit and warrant of the comptroller authorizing the deduction from
such member's retirement allowance of membership dues and such member's
share of the cost for employee organization-sponsored benefit plans and
the payment thereof to a retiree organization of which the member 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
member was a part prior to his or her retirement or with an employee
organization with which such employee organization is then affiliated.
The designated insurer or insurers upon audit and warrant of the
comptroller shall thereafter deduct from the retirement allowance of
such member the amount of membership dues and such amounts required to
be paid by such member 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 member. 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 designated insurer or
insurers upon audit and warrant of the comptroller 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
designated insurer or insurers upon audit and warrant of the comptroller
shall determine the cost of administering deductions for voluntary
contributions to the political committee and the cost incurred for
administering such contributions shall be paid from the funds of the
political committee.