§ 110-D — Deductions for federated community campaigns

§ 110-d. Deductions for federated community campaigns. Notwithstanding\nany other provision of law, the comptroller is hereby authorized to\ndeduct from the retirement allowance of any retired member of the state\nsuch amount as such retired member may specify in writing filed with the\ncomptroller within the minimum and maximum amounts prescribed by the\ncomptroller for contribution to federated community campaigns for\nhealth, welfare, and recreational purposes on behalf of such retired\nmember and to the account of such retired member with such federated\ncommunity campaign. The comptroller is hereby authorized to make such\nrules and regulations to be incorporated in the retired members written\nauthorization filed in a manner determined by the comptroller. Any such\nwritten authorization may be withdrawn by such retired member at any\ntime upon filing written notice of such withdrawal in a manner\ndetermined by the comptroller. As used in this section, "federated\ncommunity campaign" means a charitable non-profit organization which\nsolicits funds for distribution among a substantial number of charitable\nnon-profit organizations, which has been approved as such by the\ncommissioner of general services. The commissioner of general services\nshall approve no more than one federated community campaign within a\ncounty or group of counties in which such campaign is operating. He or\nshe shall not approve a federated community campaign in any county or\ngroup of counties where, in his or her opinion and judgement, the number\nof state employees or retired members to be solicited by such campaign\nis too small to make deductions or contributions by the comptroller\npracticable or feasible. The commissioner of general services shall have\npower to make such reasonable rules and regulations not inconsistent\nwith the law, as may be necessary for the exercise of his or her\nauthority under this section.\n