<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"><font face="georgia, serif">As of July 1, 2026, eligible State employees will be able to
take advantage of an optional payroll advance program upon hire.  The Optional Payment Election Program provides
an employee with a tax-free advance of two weeks of basic annual salary. </font></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"><font face="georgia, serif">The purpose of this program is to provide eligible employees
with access to an advance on their earnings upon hire to help bridge the
approximate one-month (two pay period) interval before receiving their first
regular paycheck.</font></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"><font face="georgia, serif">Employees who submit a timely application will receive the
payroll advance on or around the completion of their first full payroll period
worked.  The advance will be repaid
through payroll deductions over the employee's first fourteen (14) pay periods.</font></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"><font face="georgia, serif">For a full description of the program and to access the
enrollment form, please visit the <a href="https://oer.ny.gov/optional-payment-election-program" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Optional Payment
Election Program</a> website<span class="gmail_default" style="">.  Questions can be referred to</span> Human Resource and Payroll Services at <a href="mailto:hrs@plattsburgh.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">hrs@plattsburgh.edu</a>.  </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Cambria,serif"><br></span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b>HUMAN RESOURCE & PAYROLL SERVICES</b></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" style="font-size:small">912 Kehoe Building</font><p style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=101+Broad+Street+Plattsburgh,+NY+12901&entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">101 Broad Street</a></font></span></p><p style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=101+Broad+Street+Plattsburgh,+NY+12901&entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Plattsburgh, NY 12901</a></font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2">(o) 518-564-5062</font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2">(f) 518-564-5060</font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><b><font size="2"><a href="http://plattsburgh.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">plattsburgh.edu</a></font></b></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><b><br></b></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><img src="https://web.plattsburgh.edu/files/914/images/SUNY-Plattsburgh-Email-Logo-2018.jpg"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><br></p><div><br></div><div><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial"><font size="2"><a href="http://plattsburgh.edu/hr" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Human Resource & Payroll Services webpage - plattsburgh.edu/hr</a></font></b><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>