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1
New York State – Legislative Session
New York State – Legislative Session
May 1 all-day
Tickets
January 4, 2023 – Legislative Session convenes February 1, 2023 – Final Day for Submission of Executive Budget April 1, 2023 – Beginning of new Fiscal Year
2
New York State – Legislative Session
New York State – Legislative Session
May 2 all-day
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January 4, 2023 – Legislative Session convenes February 1, 2023 – Final Day for Submission of Executive Budget April 1, 2023 – Beginning of new Fiscal Year
3
New York State – Legislative Session
New York State – Legislative Session
May 3 all-day
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January 4, 2023 – Legislative Session convenes February 1, 2023 – Final Day for Submission of Executive Budget April 1, 2023 – Beginning of new Fiscal Year
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5
May Friendship Day (P)
May Friendship Day (P)
May 5 all-day
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May Friendship Day (P)
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8
New York State – Legislative Session
New York State – Legislative Session
May 8 all-day
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January 4, 2023 – Legislative Session convenes February 1, 2023 – Final Day for Submission of Executive Budget April 1, 2023 – Beginning of new Fiscal Year
9
Lag Ba Omer (OJ, CJ, RJ)
Lag Ba Omer (OJ, CJ, RJ)
May 9 all-day
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Lag Ba Omer (OJ, CJ, RJ)
New York State – Legislative Session
New York State – Legislative Session
May 9 all-day
Tickets
January 4, 2023 – Legislative Session convenes February 1, 2023 – Final Day for Submission of Executive Budget April 1, 2023 – Beginning of new Fiscal Year
10
New York State – Legislative Session
New York State – Legislative Session
May 10 all-day
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January 4, 2023 – Legislative Session convenes February 1, 2023 – Final Day for Submission of Executive Budget April 1, 2023 – Beginning of new Fiscal Year
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New York State – Legislative Session
New York State – Legislative Session
May 15 all-day
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January 4, 2023 – Legislative Session convenes February 1, 2023 – Final Day for Submission of Executive Budget April 1, 2023 – Beginning of new Fiscal Year
16
New York State – Legislative Session
New York State – Legislative Session
May 16 all-day
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January 4, 2023 – Legislative Session convenes February 1, 2023 – Final Day for Submission of Executive Budget April 1, 2023 – Beginning of new Fiscal Year
17
New York State – Legislative Session
New York State – Legislative Session
May 17 all-day
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January 4, 2023 – Legislative Session convenes February 1, 2023 – Final Day for Submission of Executive Budget April 1, 2023 – Beginning of new Fiscal Year
18
Ascension Thursday (RC*) (P) (EO*)
Ascension Thursday (RC*) (P) (EO*)
May 18 all-day
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Ascension Thursday (RC*) (P) (EO*)
New York State – Legislative Session
New York State – Legislative Session
May 18 all-day
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January 4, 2023 – Legislative Session convenes February 1, 2023 – Final Day for Submission of Executive Budget April 1, 2023 – Beginning of new Fiscal Year
19
Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day)
Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day)
May 19 all-day
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Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day)
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21
The Feast of Sts. Constantine and Helen (EO)
The Feast of Sts. Constantine and Helen (EO)
May 21 all-day
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The Feast of Sts. Constantine and Helen (EO)
22
New York State – Legislative Session
New York State – Legislative Session
May 22 all-day
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January 4, 2023 – Legislative Session convenes February 1, 2023 – Final Day for Submission of Executive Budget April 1, 2023 – Beginning of new Fiscal Year
23
New York State – Legislative Session
New York State – Legislative Session
May 23 all-day
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January 4, 2023 – Legislative Session convenes February 1, 2023 – Final Day for Submission of Executive Budget April 1, 2023 – Beginning of new Fiscal Year
24
New York State – Legislative Session
New York State – Legislative Session
May 24 all-day
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January 4, 2023 – Legislative Session convenes February 1, 2023 – Final Day for Submission of Executive Budget April 1, 2023 – Beginning of new Fiscal Year
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Shavuot (OJ*, CJ*, RJ*)
Shavuot (OJ*, CJ*, RJ*)
May 26 – May 27 all-day
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Shavuot (OJ*, CJ*, RJ*)
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Pentecost (RC) (P)
Pentecost (RC) (P)
May 28 all-day
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Pentecost (RC) (P)
29
Memorial Day
Memorial Day
May 29 all-day
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Memorial Day
30
New York State – Legislative Session
New York State – Legislative Session
May 30 all-day
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January 4, 2023 – Legislative Session convenes February 1, 2023 – Final Day for Submission of Executive Budget April 1, 2023 – Beginning of new Fiscal Year
31
New York State – Legislative Session
New York State – Legislative Session
May 31 all-day
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January 4, 2023 – Legislative Session convenes February 1, 2023 – Final Day for Submission of Executive Budget April 1, 2023 – Beginning of new Fiscal Year
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  • Upcoming Empire Plan changes don’t apply to PEF members

    You may have heard discussion of Empire Plan benefit changes effective July 1, 2023, and an associated special option transfer period in June 2023. These changes and option transfer period do NOT impact active PEF members since we are still in negotiations with the state.  The changes are a result of collectively bargained modifications to...

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    On the first anniversary of the May 14, 2022, massacre in Buffalo, PEF joins in solidarity with the Western New York Area Labor Federation, whose president shared this message with members: Brothers, Sisters, and Siblings, On the anniversary of the racist, white supremacist massacre that occurred at Tops on Buffalo’s East Side, I wanted to...

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