Sec. 315.1. Background

Sections 34 and 334 of the Retirement and Social Security Law, as added by chapter 510 of the Laws of 1974, require that the Comptroller adopt rules and regulations, which shall have the force and effect of law, for the reporting of service, salary and deduction information for all employees of employers which participate in the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System and the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System. Said statutes further provide that the chief fiscal officer of the participating employer, or other officer exercising similar duties, shall file the required report in such form and at such times as may be prescribed in the said rules and regulations. Sections 34 and 334 make the refusal or willful neglect to file the required report a violation which shall subject the officer so refusing or neglecting to a penalty of $5 per day for each day's delay beyond seven days. Sections 11 and 311 of the Retirement and Social Security Law establish the Comptroller as the administrative head of the retirement system and authorize him to adopt and amend rules and regulations for the administration and transaction of the business of the retirement system. In accordance with the requirements of sections 11, 34, 311 and 334, this Part is promulgated.