What Tier am I?

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Your Tier is generally determined by your title and the date you joined NYCERS, as follows:

Tier 1 – Members who joined NYCERS prior to July 1, 1973.

Tier 2 – Members who joined NYCERS between July 1, 1973 and July 26, 1976, and DA Investigators who joined NYCERS between July 1, 1973 and March 31, 2012.

Tier 3 – Correction Officers who joined NYCERS between July 27, 1976 and March 31, 2012; Uniformed Correction Force members, Uniformed Sanitation Force members, and DA Investigators who become employed in one of these titles on or after April 1, 2012 and become a member of NYCERS. In addition, anyone with a current NYCERS membership who becomes employed in one of these titles on or after April 1, 2012 will be a Tier 3 member in a 22-Year Plan.

Tier 4 – Members who joined NYCERS between July 27, 1976 and March 31, 2012 except Correction Officers and DA Investigators.

Tier 6 – Members who joined NYCERS on or after April 1, 2012 except Correction Force and certain Sanitation Force and DA Investigators.

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