Purpose
To inform agencies of the new Additional Pay Earnings codes and to provide instructions to pay the Mentoring Premium.
Affected Employees
PEF represented employees in Agencies 11260 and 11270 who take part as mentors in the Mentoring Program
Effective Date(s)
Payments may be made beginning in Pay Period 20L, paychecks dated January 14, 2010
Background
Pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding between the NYS Education Department and PEF, certain PEF represented employees of the Schools for the Deaf and Blind who take part as mentors in the mentoring program are eligible for a $1,000.00 Premium. The Program is effective beginning on September 1, 2009.
Payment information
Each active mentor will receive a mentoring premium of one thousand dollars ($1,000) annually. This premium shall be paid on a bi-weekly basis each school year during which the mentor is actively involved in a mentoring relationship.
Agencies should refer to the MOU for eligibility information.
The Mentoring Premium is pensionable and included in the calculation of overtime.
OSC Actions
OSC has created new Additional Pay earnings codes to be used to pay the Mentoring Premium to eligible employees:
| MSB | (Mentoring Premium Deaf and Blind) must be used to report the annual amount |
| AMB | (Adjust Blind and Deaf Mentoring) must be used to report adjustments to the Licensure Premium |
Agency Actions
Beginning in Pay Period 20L, agencies must use the following procedure when reporting the Mentoring Program payment on the Additional Pay page:
| Earnings Code: | MSB |
| Effective Date: | 9/1/09 or date the employee becomes eligible for the payment |
| Annual Additional Earnings: | $1,000 |
Questions
Questions about payment processing may be directed to the Payroll Audit mailbox.