Bill Text: NY A10526 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Implements the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement binding the state of New York and the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, Inc. ("NYSCOPBA"), representing members of the collective negotiating unit designated as the Security Services Unit for the period covering April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2025.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-06-07 - substituted by s9819 [A10526 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A10526-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10526 IN ASSEMBLY June 2, 2024 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Pheffer Amato) -- (at request of the Governor) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the civil service law and the state finance law, in relation to compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees who are members of the security services collective negotiating unit; authorizing funding of joint labor-management committees; implementing an agreement between the state and an employee organization; making an appropri- ation therefor; and to repeal certain provisions of the civil service law relating thereto The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraphs f and g of subdivision 1 of section 130 of the 2 civil service law are REPEALED and a new paragraph f is added to read as 3 follows: 4 f. Effective on the dates indicated, salary grades for all positions 5 in the competitive, non-competitive, and labor classes of the classified 6 service of the state of New York in the collective negotiating unit 7 designated as the security services collective negotiating unit estab- 8 lished pursuant to article fourteen of this chapter shall be as follows: 9 (1) Effective April sixth, two thousand twenty-three for those offi- 10 cers and employees on the institution payroll and effective March thir- 11 tieth, two thousand twenty-three, for those officers and employees on 12 the administration payroll. 13 Perf. Perf. Perf. Perf. Perf. 14 Ad- Ad- Ad- Ad- Ad- 15 Hir- vance vance vance vance vance 16 ing Step Step Step Step Step Job Perf. 17 SG Rate 1 2 3 4 5 Rate Adv. 18 1 30679 31874 33069 34264 35459 36654 37849 1195 19 2 31717 32976 34235 35494 36753 38012 39271 1259 20 3 33167 34480 35793 37106 38419 39732 41045 1313 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. 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Perf. Perf. Perf. Perf. 4 Ad- Ad- Ad- Ad- Ad- 5 Hir- vance vance vance vance vance 6 ing Step Step Step Step Step Job Perf. 7 SG Rate 1 2 3 4 5 Rate Adv. 8 1 31599 32830 34061 35292 36523 37754 38985 1231 9 2 32669 33966 35263 36560 37857 39154 40451 1297 10 3 34162 35514 36866 38218 39570 40922 42274 1352 11 4 35595 37021 38447 39873 41299 42725 44151 1426 12 5 37172 38669 40166 41663 43160 44657 46154 1497 13 6 38999 40577 42155 43733 45311 46889 48467 1578 14 7 41077 42715 44353 45991 47629 49267 50905 1638 15 8 43265 44967 46669 48371 50073 51775 53477 1702 16 9 45554 47331 49108 50885 52662 54439 56216 1777 17 10 48014 49884 51754 53624 55494 57364 59234 1870 18 11 50716 52661 54606 56551 58496 60441 62386 1945 19 12 53410 55441 57472 59503 61534 63565 65596 2031 20 13 56465 58583 60701 62819 64937 67055 69173 2118 21 14 59578 61799 64020 66241 68462 70683 72904 2221 22 15 62876 65184 67492 69800 72108 74416 76724 2308 23 16 66296 68709 71122 73535 75948 78361 80774 2413 24 17 69887 72431 74975 77519 80063 82607 85151 2544 25 18 73733 76402 79071 81740 84409 87078 89747 2669 26 19 77631 80422 83213 86004 88795 91586 94377 2791 27 20 81496 84412 87328 90244 93160 96076 98992 2916 28 21 85754 88792 91830 94868 97906 100944 103982 3038 29 22 90214 93432 96650 99868 103086 106304 109522 3218 30 23 94971 98278 101585 104892 108199 111506 114813 3307 31 24 99980 103410 106840 110270 113700 117130 120560 3430 32 25 105426 109006 112586 116166 119746 123326 126906 3580 33 Max 34 10 Yr. 15 Yr. 20 Yr. 25 Yr. 35 Long Long Long Long 36 SG Step Step Step Step 37 1 41156 43067 46516 48969 38 2 42747 44769 48316 50878 39 3 44670 46776 50395 53045 40 4 46840 48889 52600 55188 41 5 48804 51136 54950 57826 42 6 51261 53715 57642 60640 43 7 53811 56362 60368 63460 44 8 56498 59147 63239 66439 45 9 59371 62139 66343 69659 46 10 62536 65444 69755 73204 47 11 65823 68852 73271 76840 48 12 69196 72361 76901 80605 49 13 72922 76218 80877 84711 50 14 76830 80286 85077 89072 51 15 80815 84412 89327 93467 52 16 85047 88810 93867 98168 53 17 89647 93606 98836 103334 54 18 94476 98639 104044 108745A. 10526 4 1 19 99314 103656 109218 114106 2 20 104156 108705 114442 119528 3 21 109367 114105 120009 125291 4 22 115216 120226 126367 131919 5 23 120679 125843 132113 137816 6 24 126639 131989 138428 144320 7 25 133245 138829 145462 151583 8 (3) Effective April third, two thousand twenty-five for those officers 9 and employees on the institution payroll and effective March twenty- 10 eighth, two thousand twenty-five, for those officers and employees on 11 the administration payroll. 12 Perf. Perf. Perf. Perf. Perf. 13 Ad- Ad- Ad- Ad- Ad- 14 Hir- vance vance vance vance vance 15 ing Step Step Step Step Step Job Perf. 16 SG Rate 1 2 3 4 5 Rate Adv. 17 1 32547 33815 35083 36351 37619 38887 40155 1268 18 2 33649 34985 36321 37657 38993 40329 41665 1336 19 3 35187 36580 37973 39366 40759 42152 43545 1393 20 4 36663 38132 39601 41070 42539 44008 45477 1469 21 5 38287 39829 41371 42913 44455 45997 47539 1542 22 6 40169 41794 43419 45044 46669 48294 49919 1625 23 7 42309 43996 45683 47370 49057 50744 52431 1687 24 8 44563 46316 48069 49822 51575 53328 55081 1753 25 9 46921 48751 50581 52411 54241 56071 57901 1830 26 10 49454 51380 53306 55232 57158 59084 61010 1926 27 11 52237 54241 56245 58249 60253 62257 64261 2004 28 12 55012 57104 59196 61288 63380 65472 67564 2092 29 13 58159 60341 62523 64705 66887 69069 71251 2182 30 14 61365 63653 65941 68229 70517 72805 75093 2288 31 15 64762 67139 69516 71893 74270 76647 79024 2377 32 16 68285 70770 73255 75740 78225 80710 83195 2485 33 17 71984 74604 77224 79844 82464 85084 87704 2620 34 18 75945 78694 81443 84192 86941 89690 92439 2749 35 19 79960 82835 85710 88585 91460 94335 97210 2875 36 20 83941 86945 89949 92953 95957 98961 101965 3004 37 21 88327 91456 94585 97714 100843 103972 107101 3129 38 22 92920 96235 99550 102865 106180 109495 112810 3315 39 23 97820 101226 104632 108038 111444 114850 118256 3406 40 24 102979 106512 110045 113578 117111 120644 124177 3533 41 25 108589 112276 115963 119650 123337 127024 130711 3687 42 Max 43 10 Yr. 15 Yr. 20 Yr. 25 Yr. 44 Long Long Long Long 45 SG Step Step Step Step 46 1 42391 44359 47912 50439 47 2 44030 46113 49766 52405 48 3 46013 48182 51910 54639 49 4 48247 50357 54179 56845 50 5 50269 52670 56599 59561 51 6 52797 55324 59369 62457 52 7 55424 58052 62178 65363 53 8 58193 60921 65136 68432A. 10526 5 1 9 61151 64002 68332 71747 2 10 64411 67406 71847 75399 3 11 67801 70921 75473 79149 4 12 71272 74532 79208 83023 5 13 75112 78507 83306 87255 6 14 79137 82696 87631 91746 7 15 83238 86943 92005 96269 8 16 87596 91472 96681 101111 9 17 92335 96413 101800 106432 10 18 97310 101598 107165 112007 11 19 102295 106767 112496 117531 12 20 107284 111969 117879 123117 13 21 112648 117528 123609 129049 14 22 118675 123835 130160 135879 15 23 124298 129617 136075 141949 16 24 130438 135949 142581 148650 17 25 137240 142992 149824 156128 18 § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 207-a of the state finance law, as 19 amended by section 3 of part C of chapter 24 of the laws of 2019, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 2. Where and to the extent that an agreement between the state and an 22 employee organization entered into pursuant to article fourteen of the 23 civil service law or an interest arbitration award issued pursuant to 24 subdivision four of section two hundred nine of the civil service law 25 between the state and an employee organization so provides on behalf of 26 employees in the collective negotiating unit designated as the security 27 services unit established pursuant to article fourteen of the civil 28 service law, and upon audit and warrant of the comptroller, the director 29 shall provide for the payment of moneys to such employee organization 30 for the establishment and maintenance of an employee benefit fund estab- 31 lished by the employee organization for the employees in the negotiating 32 unit covered by the controlling provision of such agreement or award 33 providing for such employee benefit fund, such amount to be determined 34 consistent with said agreement or award [on the basis of the number of35full-time annual salaried employees,] as determined [by the comptroller,36on the payroll on the last day of the payroll period in which March37first, two thousand sixteen, falls for payments to be made on April38first, two thousand sixteen, on the last day of the payroll period in39which March first, two thousand seventeen falls for payments to be made40on April first, two thousand seventeen, on the last day of the payroll41period in which March first, two thousand eighteen falls for payments to42be made on April first, two thousand eighteen, on the last day of the43payroll period in which March first, two thousand nineteen falls for44payments to be made on April first, two thousand nineteen, on the last45day of the payroll period in which March first, two thousand twenty46falls for payments to be made on April first, two thousand twenty, on47the last day of the payroll period in which March first, two thousand48twenty-one falls for payments to be made on April first, two thousand49twenty-one and, on the last day of the payroll period in which March50first, two thousand twenty-two falls for payments to be made on April51first, two thousand twenty-two] in accordance with the contractual meth- 52 odology for the following state fiscal years: fiscal year two thousand 53 twenty-three--two thousand twenty-four, fiscal year two thousand twen- 54 ty-four--two thousand twenty-five and fiscal year two thousand twenty- 55 five--two thousand twenty-six. The amount, which will be determinedA. 10526 6 1 pursuant to this section, for employees who are paid from special or 2 administrative funds, other than the general fund or the capital 3 projects fund of the state, will be paid from the appropriations as 4 provided by law, in which case the comptroller will establish procedures 5 to ensure repayment from said special or administrative funds. The 6 director may enter into an agreement with an employee organization which 7 sets forth the specific terms and conditions for the establishment and 8 administration of an employee benefit fund as a condition for the trans- 9 mittal of moneys pursuant to this section. 10 § 3. Compensation for certain members of the collective negotiating 11 unit designated as the security services collective negotiating unit 12 pursuant to an agreement between the state of New York and the employee 13 organization representing such individuals. 1. The provisions of this 14 section shall apply to full-time annual salaried officers and employees 15 in the collective negotiating unit designated as the security services 16 collective negotiating unit established pursuant to article 14 of the 17 civil service law (hereinafter "security services unit"). 18 2. Effective April 1, 2023, the basic annual salary of members of the 19 security services unit who are in full-time annual salaried employment 20 status on March 31, 2023, shall be increased by three percent. 21 3. Effective April 1, 2024, the basic annual salary of members of the 22 security services unit who are in full-time annual salaried employment 23 status on March 31, 2024, shall be increased by three percent. 24 4. Effective April 1, 2025, the basic annual salary of members of the 25 security services unit who are in full-time annual salaried employment 26 status on March 31, 2025, shall be increased by three percent. 27 5. Payments pursuant to the provisions of subdivision 6 of section 131 28 of the civil service law for annual-salaried members of the security 29 services unit who are entitled to such payments shall be payable pursu- 30 ant to the terms of an agreement between the state of New York and an 31 employee organization representing employees subject to the provisions 32 of this section entered into pursuant to article 14 of the civil service 33 law. 34 6. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement covering members of the 35 security services unit for such unit members who are on the institu- 36 tional or administrative payroll, the ten-year, the fifteen-year, the 37 twenty-year and the twenty-five-year longevity step payment for such 38 unit members to whom the provisions of this section apply shall be that 39 amount prescribed by paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section 130 of the 40 civil service law, as added by section one of this act. 41 7. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this section, if 42 the basic annual salary of such annual salaried unit members to whom the 43 provisions of this section apply is identical with the hiring rate, 44 performance advance step one, two, three, four, or five, the job rate, 45 the ten-year longevity step, the fifteen-year longevity step, the twen- 46 ty-year longevity step, or the twenty-five-year longevity step of the 47 salary grade of their position on the effective dates of the increases 48 provided by this section, respectively, for such unit members to whom 49 the provisions of this section apply on the institutional or administra- 50 tive payroll, such basic annual salary shall be increased to the hiring 51 rate, performance advance step one, two, three, four or five, the job 52 rate, the ten-year longevity step, the fifteen-year longevity step, the 53 twenty-year longevity step or the twenty-five-year longevity step of 54 such salary grade as contained in paragraph f of subdivision 1 of 55 section 130 of the civil service law, as added by section one of this 56 act, to take effect on the dates provided in paragraph f of subdivisionA. 10526 7 1 1 of section 130 of the civil service law, as added by section one of 2 this act. The increases in basic annual salary provided by this subdivi- 3 sion shall be in lieu of any increase in basic annual salary provided 4 for in subdivisions 2, 3 and 4 of this section. 5 8. If an unencumbered position is one, which if encumbered, would be 6 subject to the provisions of this section, the salary of such position 7 shall be increased by the salary increase amounts specified in this 8 section. If a position is created and is filled by the appointment of 9 such unit members to whom the provisions of this section apply, the 10 salary otherwise provided for such position shall be increased in the 11 same manner as though such position had been in existence but unencum- 12 bered. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the director of 13 the division of the budget may reduce the salary of any such position, 14 which is or becomes vacant. 15 9. The increases in salary payable pursuant to this section shall 16 apply on a prorated basis to officers and employees, otherwise eligible 17 to receive an increase in salary pursuant to this section, who are paid 18 on an hourly or per diem basis, who are employees serving on a part-time 19 or seasonal basis, or who are employees paid on any basis other than at 20 an annual salaried rate; except that the provisions of subdivisions 5, 6 21 and 7 of this section shall not apply to employees serving on an hourly, 22 per diem, or seasonal basis, except as determined by the director of the 23 budget. 24 10. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the 25 provisions of this section shall not apply to officers or employees paid 26 on a fee schedule basis. 27 11. In order to provide for the officers and employees to whom this 28 section applies who are not allocated to salary grades, performance 29 advancements and payments in proportion to those provided to persons to 30 whom this section applies who are allocated to salary grades, the direc- 31 tor of the budget is authorized to add appropriate adjustments to the 32 compensation which such officers and employees are otherwise entitled to 33 receive. The director of the budget shall issue certificates which shall 34 contain schedules of positions and the salaries thereof for which 35 adjustments are made pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision, and 36 a copy of each such certificate shall be filed with the state comp- 37 troller, the department of civil service, the chair of the senate 38 finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways and means commit- 39 tee. 40 12. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this section, 41 any increase in compensation may be withheld in whole or in part from 42 any such unit members to whom the provisions of this section apply when, 43 in the opinion of the director of the division of the budget and the 44 director of employee relations, such increase is not warranted or is not 45 appropriate for any reason. 46 § 4. Additional compensation for certain members of the security 47 services unit who are in full-time annual salaried employment status and 48 who are ineligible for interest arbitration, in recognition of pre-shift 49 briefing. 1. In recognition of the general requirement for full-time 50 employees of the state in the security services unit to assemble for 51 briefing prior to the commencement of duties, where and to the extent an 52 agreement so provides, each such employee except such an employee 53 receiving additional compensation pursuant to subdivision 5 of section 54 134 of the civil service law, shall receive additional compensation in 55 recognition of pre-shift briefing.A. 10526 8 1 2. Each such employee holding such a position in the security services 2 unit shall be compensated for pre-shift briefing in accordance with the 3 terms of the agreement covering certain members of the security services 4 unit. Pursuant to that agreement, effective April 1, 2023, each such 5 unit member to whom the provisions of this subdivision apply shall 6 continue to receive a minimum of six dollars for each day while in 7 payroll status when such pre-shift briefing time is not otherwise 8 compensated at a greater amount at the one and one-half times the hourly 9 rate of pay provided for by subdivision 1 of section 134 of the civil 10 service law and the rules and regulations of the director of the budget. 11 No payments authorized pursuant to this subdivision and such negotiated 12 agreement shall be made to an employee who is in non-pay status for that 13 day. 14 3. Any such additional compensation pursuant to this subdivision shall 15 be paid in addition to and shall not be a part of the employee's basic 16 annual salary and shall not be included as compensation for the purposes 17 of computation of overtime pay, provided, however, that such additional 18 compensation shall be included for retirement purposes. Notwithstanding 19 the foregoing provisions of this subdivision or of any other law, such 20 additional compensation shall be in lieu of the continuation of any 21 other additional compensation for such employees in recognition of pre- 22 shift briefing. 23 § 5. Additional compensation for annual salaried members of the secu- 24 rity services collective negotiating unit who are employed within the 25 state department of corrections and community supervision and who are 26 designated as peace officers, pursuant to section 2.10 of the criminal 27 procedure law, in recognition of pre-shift briefing. 1. In recognition 28 of the general requirement for these unit members to assemble for brief- 29 ing prior to the commencement of duties, where and to the extent an 30 agreement so provides on behalf of such unit members to whom the 31 provisions of this subdivision apply on behalf of each such employee 32 except such employee receiving additional compensation pursuant to 33 subdivision 5 of section 134 of the civil service law, such members 34 shall continue to receive additional compensation in recognition of 35 pre-shift briefing. 36 2. Each such unit member to whom the provisions of this subdivision 37 apply, shall continue to receive a minimum of eight dollars for each day 38 while in payroll status when such pre-shift briefing time is not other- 39 wise compensated at a greater amount at the one and one-half times the 40 hourly rate of pay provided for by subdivision 1 of section 134 of the 41 civil service law and the rules and regulations of the director of the 42 budget. Each such unit member to whom the provisions of this subdivision 43 apply, subject to the provisions of this subdivision, shall continue to 44 receive a minimum of $40 per week in addition to base pay. No payments 45 authorized pursuant to this subdivision shall be made to an employee who 46 is in non-pay status for that day. 47 3. Any such additional compensation pursuant to this subdivision, 48 shall be paid in addition to and shall not be a part of such employee's 49 basic annual salary and shall not be included as compensation for the 50 purposes of computation of overtime pay, provided, however, that such 51 additional compensation shall be included for retirement purposes. 52 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subdivision or of any 53 other law, such additional compensation as added by this subdivision 54 shall be in lieu of the continuation of any other additional compen- 55 sation for such unit members in recognition of pre-shift briefing.A. 10526 9 1 § 6. Location compensation for certain state officers and employees in 2 the collective negotiating unit designated as security services. 1. 3 Pursuant to the terms of an agreement covering certain members of the 4 security services unit who are ineligible for interest arbitration, and 5 notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, rule or regulation to 6 the contrary, all members of the security services unit who are ineligi- 7 ble for interest arbitration, and are full-time annual salaried employ- 8 ees and whose principal place of employment or, in the case of a field 9 employee, whose official station as determined in accordance with the 10 regulations of the state comptroller, is in the city of New York or in 11 the county of Orange, Putnam, Dutchess, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester or 12 Rockland, shall receive locational compensation according to the follow- 13 ing schedule: 14 Orange/Putnam/Dutchess NYC/Rock/Nassau/ 15 Suffolk/Westchester 16 April 1, 2023 $1,004 $1,882 17 April 1, 2024 $1,111 $2,195 18 April 1, 2025 $1,650 $3,400 19 2. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement covering certain members of 20 the security services unit who are ineligible for interest arbitration, 21 and notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, rule or regu- 22 lation to the contrary, effective April 1, 2016, all such members of the 23 security services unit who are full-time annual salaried employees and 24 whose principal place of employment or, in the case of a field employee, 25 whose official station as determined in accordance with the regulations 26 of the comptroller is located in the county of Monroe and who were 27 eligible to receive locational pay on May 23, 1985 shall receive loca- 28 tional pay at the rate of two hundred dollars per year provided they 29 continue to be otherwise eligible. 30 3. The locational compensation as set out in all subdivisions of this 31 section shall be equally divided over the 26 payroll periods in each 32 fiscal year and be in addition to and shall not be a part of an employ- 33 ee's basic annual salary, and shall not affect or impair any performance 34 advance or other rights or benefits to which an employee may be entitled 35 by law, provided, however, that locational pay shall be included as 36 compensation for the purposes of computation of overtime pay and for 37 retirement purposes. 38 § 7. Locational compensation for certain members of the security 39 services collective negotiating unit. 1. Pursuant to the terms of an 40 agreement covering certain members of the security services unit who are 41 eligible for interest arbitration, and notwithstanding any inconsistent 42 provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, all members of 43 this unit who are employed by the state department of corrections and 44 community supervision as peace officers pursuant to section 2.10 of the 45 criminal procedure law, and are annual salaried employees and whose 46 principal place of employment, or, in the case of a field employee, 47 whose official station as determined in accordance with the regulations 48 of the state comptroller, is located in the city of New York, or in the 49 county of Orange, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Westchester, Nassau, or 50 Suffolk, shall receive locational compensation according to the follow- 51 ing schedule: 52 Orange/Putnam/Dutchess NYC/Rock/Nassau/ 53 Suffolk/WestchesterA. 10526 10 1 April 1, 2023 $1,400 $3,758 2 April 1, 2024 $1,442 $3,871 3 April 1, 2025 $1,846 $4,623 4 2. The locational compensation as set out in subdivision 1 of this 5 section shall be in addition to and shall not be a part of an employee's 6 basic annual salary, and shall not affect or impair any performance 7 advance or other rights or benefits to which an employee may be entitled 8 by law, provided, however, that locational compensation shall be 9 included as compensation for the purposes of computation of overtime pay 10 and for retirement purposes. This payment will be equally divided over 11 the 26 payroll periods in each fiscal year. 12 § 8. Continuation of locational compensation for certain officers and 13 employees of the Hudson Valley developmental disabilities services 14 office. 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, 15 any officer or employee of the Hudson Valley developmental disabilities 16 services office represented in the security services unit who is ineli- 17 gible for interest arbitration and who is receiving locational pay 18 pursuant to section 5 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1993 shall continue 19 to receive such locational pay under the conditions and at the rates 20 specified by such section 5 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1993. 21 2. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any 22 officer or employee of the Hudson Valley developmental disabilities 23 services office represented in the security services unit who is ineli- 24 gible for interest arbitration and who is receiving locational pay 25 pursuant to subdivision 2 of section 11 of chapter 3 of the laws of 1996 26 shall continue to receive such locational pay under the conditions and 27 at the rates specified by such subdivision 2 of section 11 of chapter 3 28 of the laws of 1996. 29 3. Notwithstanding this section or any other law, rule or regulation 30 to the contrary, any officer or employee of the Hudson Valley develop- 31 mental disabilities services office represented in the security services 32 unit who is ineligible for interest arbitration and who is receiving 33 locational pay pursuant to this section shall continue to be eligible 34 for such locational pay if such officer's or employee's principal place 35 of employment is changed to a location outside of the county of Rockland 36 as the result of a reduction or redeployment of staff, provided, howev- 37 er, that such officer or employee is reassigned to or otherwise 38 appointed or promoted to a different position at another work location 39 within such Hudson Valley developmental disabilities services office 40 located outside of the county of Rockland. The rate of such continued 41 locational pay shall not exceed the rate such officer or employee is 42 receiving on the date of such reassignment, appointment, or promotion. 43 § 9. Inconvenience pay. 1. Pursuant to chapter 333 of the laws of 44 1969, as amended, and an agreement covering certain members of the secu- 45 rity services unit who are ineligible for interest arbitration, are 46 full-time annual salaried employees and, notwithstanding any inconsist- 47 ent provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, where and to 48 the extent that an agreement so provides, effective April 1, 2016, the 49 inconvenience pay provided to eligible employees shall continue to be 50 $626 per year for working 4 or more hours between the hours of 6:00 p.m. 51 and 6:00 a.m., except on an overtime basis. Effective April 1, 2025, the 52 amount shall be increased to $645. 53 2. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement covering certain members of 54 the security services unit who are eligible for interest arbitration and 55 who are employed by the state department of corrections and communityA. 10526 11 1 supervision and are designated as peace officers pursuant to section 2 2.10 of the criminal procedure law, effective April 1, 2016, the incon- 3 venience pay paid to annual salaried unit members to whom the provisions 4 of this section apply who work the evening shift as defined by the indi- 5 vidual facilities within the department of corrections and community 6 supervision, shall continue to be $2,006. Effective April 1, 2025, the 7 inconvenience pay paid to annual salaried unit members to whom the 8 provisions of this section apply who work the evening shift as defined 9 by the individual facilities within the department of corrections and 10 community supervision, shall increase to $2,066. Effective April 1, 11 2016, the inconvenience pay paid to annual salaried unit members to whom 12 the provisions of this section apply who work the night shift as defined 13 by the individual facilities within the department of corrections and 14 community supervision shall continue to be $1,003. Effective April 1, 15 2025, the inconvenience pay paid to annual salaried unit members to whom 16 the provisions of this section apply who work the night shift as defined 17 by the individual facilities within the department of corrections and 18 community supervision shall increase to $1,033. Such unit members to 19 whom the provisions of this section apply who are on paid leave for line 20 of duty injuries shall continue to receive inconvenience payments as 21 provided above. Any such additional compensation pursuant to this 22 section shall be included as compensation for retirement purposes. 23 § 10. Facility security pay. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement 24 covering certain members of the security services unit who are ineligi- 25 ble for interest arbitration, are full-time annual salaried employees 26 and, notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, rule, or regu- 27 lation to the contrary, where and to the extent that an agreement so 28 provides, effective April 1, 2016, such eligible members of the security 29 services unit shall continue to receive $750 annually. Effective April 30 1, 2024, the facility security pay paid to such eligible members of the 31 security services unit shall increase to $1,050 annually. Effective 32 April 1, 2025, the facility security pay paid to such eligible members 33 of the security services unit shall increase to $1,550 annually. This 34 payment will be equally divided over the 26 payroll periods in each 35 fiscal year and shall count as compensation for overtime and retirement 36 purposes. 37 § 11. Expanded duty pay. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement cover- 38 ing members of the security services unit who are employed within the 39 state department of corrections and community supervision and who are 40 designated as peace officers pursuant to section 2.10 of the criminal 41 procedure law and notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective 42 April 1, 2016, such annual salaried unit members to whom the provisions 43 of this section apply shall continue to be paid an expanded duty pay in 44 the amount of $2,600 per year. Effective April 1, 2024, such expanded 45 duty pay shall increase to $2,900 per year. Effective April 1, 2025, 46 such expanded duty pay shall increase to $3,400 per year. Payment for 47 such compensation shall be equally divided over the 26 payroll periods 48 of a fiscal year. Such compensation pursuant to this section shall be 49 included as compensation for overtime and retirement purposes. 50 § 12. Hazardous duty pay. 1. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement 51 covering certain members of the security services unit who are ineligi- 52 ble for interest arbitration, are full-time annual salaried employees, 53 have completed one year of service in the bargaining unit and, notwith- 54 standing any inconsistent provision of law, rule or regulation to the 55 contrary, where and to the extent that an agreement so provides. Effec- 56 tive April 1, 2023, this payment shall continue to be $200 annually.A. 10526 12 1 Effective April 1, 2024, this payment shall increase to $575 annually. 2 Effective April 1, 2025, this payment shall increase to $1,075 annually. 3 This payment will be equally divided over the 26 payroll periods in each 4 fiscal year and shall be included as compensation for overtime and 5 retirement purposes. 6 2. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement covering members of the secu- 7 rity services unit who are employed within the state department of 8 corrections and community supervision and who are designated as peace 9 officers pursuant to section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law, have 10 completed one year of service in the bargaining unit and notwithstanding 11 any other provision of law, effective April 1, 2023, this payment shall 12 continue to be $1,500. Effective April 1, 2024, this payment shall 13 increase to $1,875 annually. Effective April 1, 2025, this payment shall 14 increase to $2,375 annually. Payment for such compensation shall be 15 equally divided over the 26 payroll periods of a fiscal year and shall 16 be included as compensation for overtime and retirement purposes. 17 § 13. During the period April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2025, there 18 shall be a statewide joint labor-management committee continued and 19 administered pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between 20 the state and the employee organization representing employees in the 21 collective negotiating unit designated as the security services unit 22 established pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law which shall, 23 after April 1, 2023 with the amounts available therefor, study and make 24 recommendations concerning major issues of health benefits, employee 25 assistance, performance evaluation, education and training, quality of 26 work life, overtime, leave benefits, workers' compensation and backpay 27 and provide for the implementation of the terms of agreements of such 28 committees. There shall also be a joint labor-management committee 29 administered pursuant to the terms of the agreement to study the issue 30 of excessive use of force and make joint recommendations on that subject 31 and provide for employee training to be conducted by the state within 32 amounts appropriated therefor. 33 § 14. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to the 34 contrary, and where and to the extent an agreement negotiated between 35 the state and the employee organization representing employees in the 36 security services unit established pursuant to article 14 of the civil 37 service law so provides, the salaries of newly hired employees on or 38 after September 1, 1992 into state service in positions within negotiat- 39 ing units shall not be subject to the provisions of subdivision 2-a of 40 section 200 of the state finance law. 41 § 15. For employees in the security services unit, a one-time $3,000 42 retention bonus will be paid to all eligible members of the unit. This 43 signing bonus is not part of basic annual salary. Similarly, the signing 44 bonus is not subject to any salary increases and is not pensionable. The 45 bonus shall be pro-rated for those employees paid on any basis other 46 than an annual basis. Employees paid on a part-time, hourly or per diem 47 basis shall receive a signing bonus pro-rated on a basis reflecting the 48 actual hours worked between February 2, 2024 and May 29, 2024. To quali- 49 fy, employees must be in continuous service in the security services 50 unit between February 2, 2024 and May 29, 2024 as defined by paragraph 51 (c) of subdivision 3 of section 130 of the civil service law. Employees 52 who separate from state service between February 2, 2024 and May 29, 53 2024, are not eligible for this bonus unless they retire directly from 54 active state employment. This bonus shall be effective May 29, 2024. 55 § 16. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, pursuant 56 to the terms of the agreement negotiated between the state and theA. 10526 13 1 employee organization representing the security services unit, effective 2 December 1, 2025, all members of the unit who have completed 11 years of 3 service as of November 1, 2025, as defined by the agreement between the 4 parties, shall receive an annual payment of $750. Such payment shall be 5 a lump sum and paid in a check when payment is made for the payroll that 6 includes December 1. Such payment shall be in addition to, and shall not 7 be a part of, a member's annual basic salary, and shall not affect or 8 impair any increments or other rights or benefits to which the member 9 may be entitled; provided, however, that the payment shall be included 10 as compensation for purposes of computation of overtime pay and for 11 retirement purposes. 12 § 17. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any 13 employees of the state in the security services unit who are ineligible 14 for interest arbitration and who are eligible for additional compen- 15 sation pursuant to subdivision 5 of section 134 of the civil service law 16 shall be deemed ineligible for such additional compensation to the 17 extent, in the manner and under the circumstances provided for in a 18 negotiated agreement on behalf of such employees. 19 § 18. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the appro- 20 priations contained in this act shall be available to the state for the 21 payment and publication of grievance and arbitration settlements and 22 awards pursuant to articles 7 and 8 of the collective negotiating agree- 23 ment between the state and the employee organization representing the 24 collective negotiating unit designated as the security services unit 25 established pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law. 26 § 19. The salary increases, benefit modifications, and any other 27 modifications to terms and conditions of employment provided for by this 28 act for state employees in the collective negotiating unit designated as 29 the security services unit established pursuant to article 14 of the 30 civil service law shall not be implemented until the director of employ- 31 ee relations shall have delivered to the director of the budget and the 32 comptroller a letter certifying that there is in effect, with respect to 33 such negotiating unit, a collective negotiating agreement which provides 34 for such increases and modifications, and which is fully executed in 35 writing with the state pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law, 36 and ratified pursuant to the ratification procedure of the employee 37 organization certified pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law 38 to represent such collective negotiating unit. 39 § 20. Date of entitlement to salary increase. Notwithstanding the 40 provisions of this act or of any other provision of law to the contrary, 41 the increases in salary or compensation of any members of the security 42 services unit established pursuant to article 14 of the civil service 43 law provided by this act shall be added to the salary of such member at 44 the beginning of that payroll period the first day of which is nearest 45 to the effective date of such increase as provided in this act, or at 46 the beginning of the earlier of two payroll periods the first days of 47 which are nearest but equally near to the effective date of such 48 increase as provided in this act; provided, however, that for the 49 purposes of determining the salary of such unit members upon reclassi- 50 fication, reallocation, appointment, promotion, transfer, demotion, 51 reinstatement, or other change of status, such salary increase shall be 52 deemed to be effective on the date thereof as prescribed by this act, 53 with payment thereof pursuant to this section on a date prior thereto, 54 instead of on such effective date, and shall not operate to confer any 55 additional salary rights or benefits on such unit members. Payment ofA. 10526 14 1 such salary increase may be deferred pursuant to section twenty-one of 2 this act. 3 § 21. Deferred payment of salary increase. Notwithstanding the 4 provisions of any other section of this act, or of any other law to the 5 contrary, pending payment pursuant to this act of the basic annual sala- 6 ries and other compensation to incumbents of positions subject to this 7 act, such incumbents shall receive, as partial compensation for services 8 rendered, the rate of compensation otherwise payable in their respective 9 positions. An incumbent holding a position subject to this act at any 10 time during the period from April 1, 2023, until the time when basic 11 annual salaries and other compensation are first paid pursuant to this 12 act for such services in excess of the compensation actually received 13 therefor, shall be entitled to a lump sum payment for the difference 14 between the salary to which such incumbent is entitled for such services 15 and the compensation actually received therefor in accordance with the 16 terms of the agreement between the employee organization representing 17 such members and the state. The amounts paid under this act shall count 18 as compensation earned during the year or years for which it is calcu- 19 lated and not as compensation earned wholly in the year in which it is 20 paid. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule, or regulation to the 21 contrary, no member of the security services unit to whom the provisions 22 of this act apply shall be entitled to, or owed, any interest or other 23 penalty for any reason on any monies due to such member pursuant to the 24 terms of this act and the terms of the agreement covering employees in 25 the security services unit. 26 § 22. Use of appropriations. Notwithstanding any provision of the 27 state finance law or any other provision of law to the contrary, the 28 state comptroller is authorized to pay any amounts required during the 29 fiscal year commencing April 1, 2023, by the provisions of this act for 30 any state department or agency from any appropriation or other funds 31 available to such state department or agency for personal service or for 32 other related employee benefits during such fiscal year. To the extent 33 that such appropriations are insufficient in any fund to accomplish the 34 purposes herein set forth, the director of the budget is authorized to 35 allocate to the various departments and agencies, from any appropri- 36 ations available in any fund, the amounts necessary to pay such amounts. 37 The aforementioned appropriations shall be available for payment of any 38 liabilities or obligations incurred prior to April 1, 2024, in addition 39 to current liabilities. 40 § 23. Notwithstanding any provision of the state finance law or any 41 other provision of law to the contrary, the sum of $252,000,000 is here- 42 by appropriated in the general fund/state purposes account (10050) in 43 miscellaneous-all state departments and agencies solely for 44 apportionment/transfer by the director of the budget for use by any 45 state department or agency in any fund for the period April 1, 2023 46 through March 31, 2025 to supplement appropriations for personal 47 service, other than personal service and fringe benefits, and to carry 48 out the provisions of this act. No money shall be available for expendi- 49 ture from this appropriation until a certificate of approval has been 50 issued by the director of the budget and a copy of such certificate or 51 any amendment thereto has been filed with the state comptroller, the 52 chair of the senate finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways 53 and means committee. The monies hereby appropriated are available for 54 payment of any liabilities or obligations incurred prior to or during 55 the period April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2025. For this purpose, theA. 10526 15 1 monies appropriated shall remain in full force and effect for the 2 payment of liabilities incurred on or before March 31, 2025. 3 § 24. The several amounts as hereinafter set forth, or so much thereof 4 as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated from the fund so designated 5 for use by any state department or agency for the period April 1, 2023 6 through March 31, 2025 to supplement appropriations from each respective 7 fund available for other than personal service and fringe benefits, and 8 to carry out the provisions of this act. The monies hereby appropriated 9 are available for the payment of any liabilities or obligations incurred 10 prior to or during the period commencing April 1, 2023 through March 31, 11 2025. No money shall be available for expenditure from the monies appro- 12 priated until a certificate of approval has been issued by the director 13 of the budget and a copy of such certificate or any amendment thereto 14 has been filed with the state comptroller, the chair of the senate 15 finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways and means commit- 16 tee. 17 ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES 18 SPECIAL PAY BILLS 19 General Fund/State Operations 20 State Purposes Account - 003 21 NON-PERSONAL SERVICE 22 Labor Management Committees ..................... $700,000 23 Employee assistance program ..................... $500,000 24 Joint committee on health benefits .............. $413,300 25 Contract administration ......................... $200,000 26 Employee Benefit Fund ......................... $1,920,000 27 Employee Training and Development ............... $397,000 28 Organizational alcoholism program ............... $390,000 29 Labor Management Training ....................... $250,000 30 Family Benefits ............................... $2,100,000 31 § 25. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to 32 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2023. Appro- 33 priations made by this act shall remain in full force and effect for 34 liabilities incurred through March 31, 2025. REPEAL NOTE.-- Paragraphs f and g of subdivision 1 of section 130 of the civil service law, repealed by section one of this act, provided salary schedules for state employees in the particular titles in the security services unit employees who are ineligible for interest arbi- tration and who are employed by the state department of corrections and community supervision and are designated as peace officers pursuant to section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law, and are replaced and revised by salary schedules in a new paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section 130 of the civil service law, as added by section one of this act implementing an agreement between the state and the employee organ- ization representing such unit for all employees in the security services unit both eligible and ineligible for interest arbitration.
