The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has released Payroll Bulletin 2204 providing information about the payment of the 2023 $400 dental stipend secured by the 2023-2026 PEF/State Agreement. A side letter in the contract provides for a $400 payment each fiscal year to eligible PS&T members until the State enters into a new dental services contract.
Payments will be in checks dated as follows:
Administration Payroll: Effective July 28, 2023, check dated March 13, 2024.
Institution Payroll: Effective July 28, 2023, check dated March 21, 2024.
To be eligible, employees must have been in the PS&T unit and enrolled in the NYSHIP Dental Plan having completed the applicable waiting period on July 28, 2023. (This is the ratification date for the 2023-2026 PEF/State Agreement.)
Please note that this $400 is the dental stipend for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. The payment for the 2024-2025 fiscal year will be based on those enrolled in the NYSHIP Dental Plan and having completed the applicable waiting period on April 1, 2024.
Please direct any questions about this payment to your PEF Field Representative.