Chupka v. Board of Education

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Monserrate, J.), entered July 5, 1996 in Broome County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondent denying petitioner’s request for retroactive membership in the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System.

In 1961, petitioner became employed by respondent as a full-time teacher and joined the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System (hereinafter the Retirement System). Following a leave of absence from June 1969 to September 1971, petitioner resigned her position…