Serving New York Educators Since 1921

Benefit Enhancement Credit (Article 19)

The following chart shows Tier 1 and 2 members how much additional service credit they will receive under Benefit Enhancement (Article 19) legislation adopted in 2000. If eligible, a member would receive one-twelfth of a year in enhancement credit for each year of their service credit at retirement, up to a maximum of two years of enhancement credit. It is not necessary to purchase this additional credit or file a special form; it is granted automatically. Remember: Article 19 service is not credited until retirement.

Years-Months		Years-Months	Years-Months
Benefit Enhancement (Article 19) Credit
If your existing service credit is:			Then your Article 19 credit is:
2 - 0	thru	2 - 6	0 - 2
2 - 7	thru	4 - 0	0 - 3
4 - 1	thru	5 - 3	0 - 4
5 - 4	thru	6 - 6	0 - 5
6 - 7	thru	8 - 0	0 - 6
8 - 1	thru	9 - 3	0 - 7
9 - 4	thru	10 - 6	0 - 8
10 - 7	thru	12 - 0	1 - 0
12 - 1	thru	13 - 3	1 - 1
13 - 4	thru	14 - 6	1 - 2
14 - 7	thru	16 - 0	1 - 3
16 - 1	thru	17 - 3	1 - 4
17 - 4	thru	18 - 6	1 - 5
18 - 7	thru	20 - 0	1 - 6
20 - 1	thru	21 - 3	1 - 7
21 - 4	thru	22 - 6	1 - 8
22 - 7	thru	24 - 0	2 - 0

To be eligible, you must:

Have a date of membership prior to July 27, 1976; and,
Have been in active service for at least 20 days in any one school year on or after July 1, 1992.

The additional credit may make you eligible for a benefit sooner and is used in the calculation of that benefit.

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