Bill Text: NY S07646 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to the terms and conditions of employment for members of the collective negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state police and salary schedules for members of such unit; relates to the employee benefit fund for members of such unit; provides for the payment of overtime pursuant to the terms of any agreement (Part A); relates to the terms and conditions of employment for members of the collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned officers in the division of state police and salary schedules for members of such unit; relates to the employee benefit fund for members of such unit (Part B).
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2025-05-20 - SUBSTITUTED BY A7424 [S07646 Detail]
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7646 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- (at request of the Governor) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions AN ACT to amend the executive law and the civil service law, in relation to the terms and conditions of employment for members of the collec- tive negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state police and salary schedules for members of such unit; to amend the state finance law, in relation to the employee benefit fund for members of such unit; making an appropriation therefor; to repeal certain provisions of the executive law and the state finance law relating thereto; and provides for the payment of overtime pursuant to the terms of any agreement (Part A); to amend the executive law, in relation to the terms and conditions of employment for members of the collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commis- sioned officers in the division of state police and salary schedules for members of such unit; to amend the state finance law, in relation to the employee benefit fund for members of such unit; making an appropriation therefor; and to repeal certain provisions of the execu- tive law and the state finance law relating thereto (Part B) The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act enacts into law legislation necessary to implement 2 collective bargaining agreements and to implement changes to salary and 3 benefits for certain state officers and employees in the unit consisting 4 of troopers in the division of state police and in the unit consisting 5 of commissioned and non-commissioned officers in the division of state 6 police. Each component is wholly contained within a Part identified as 7 Parts A through B. The effective date for each particular provision 8 contained within such Part is set forth in the last section of such 9 Part. Any provision in any section contained within a Part, including 10 the effective date of the Part, which makes reference to a section "of EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD12001-01-5S. 7646 2 1 this act", when used in connection with that particular component, shall 2 be deemed to mean and refer to the corresponding section of the Part in 3 which it is found. Section two of this act sets forth the general sever- 4 ability clause applicable to this act. Section three of this act sets 5 forth the general effective date of this act. 6 PART A 7 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN 8 THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE POLICE BENEVOLENT 9 ASSOCIATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE TROOPERS, INC. 10 FOR 2023-2026 11 Section 1. Subparagraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of paragraph a of subdivi- 12 sion 2 of section 215 of the executive law are REPEALED and three new 13 subparagraphs 1, 2 and 3 are added to read as follows: 14 (1) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-three, members of the 15 collective negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of 16 state police shall receive a basic annual salary pursuant to the follow- 17 ing schedule: 18 Orange, City of New Nassau and All Other 19 Putnam and York, Rockland Suffolk Locations 20 Dutchess and Westchester Counties 21 Counties Counties 22 Trainee 1 N/A N/A N/A $61,400 23 Step 1 $87,101 $88,401 $88,471 $86,861 24 Step 2 $92,406 $93,705 $94,045 $92,162 25 Step 3 $95,583 $96,880 $97,221 $95,339 26 Step 4 $99,348 $100,644 $100,986 $99,105 27 Step 5 $103,531 $104,829 $105,171 $103,289 28 (2) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-four, members of the 29 collective negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of 30 state police shall receive the basic annual salary pursuant to the 31 following schedule: 32 Orange, City of New Nassau and All Other 33 Putnam and York, Rockland Suffolk Locations 34 Dutchess and Westchester Counties 35 Counties Counties 36 Trainee 1 N/A N/A N/A $63,242 37 Step 1 $89,714 $91,053 $91,403 $89,467 38 Step 2 $95,178 $96,516 $96,866 $94,927 39 Step 3 $98,450 $99,786 $100,138 $98,199 40 Step 4 $102,328 $103,663 $104,016 $102,078 41 Step 5 $106,637 $107,974 $108,326 $106,388 42 (3) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-five, members of the 43 collective negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of 44 state police shall receive a basic annual salary pursuant to the follow- 45 ing schedule: 46 Orange, City of New Nassau and All Other 47 Putnam and York, Rockland Suffolk Locations 48 Dutchess and Westchester Counties 49 Counties Counties 50 Trainee 1 N/A N/A N/A $65,139 51 Step 1 $92,405 $93,785 $94,145 $92,151S. 7646 3 1 Step 2 $98,033 $99,411 $99,772 $97,775 2 Step 3 $101,404 $102,780 $103,142 $101,145 3 Step 4 $105,398 $106,773 $107,136 $105,140 4 Step 5 $109,836 $111,213 $111,576 $109,580 5 § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 216-b of the executive 6 law is REPEALED and a new paragraph (a) is added to read as follows: 7 (a)(1) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-three, all members 8 in the position of trooper in the division of state police, which shall 9 not include those in the title of special trooper, who on their anniver- 10 sary date of employment with the division of state police have attained 11 six or more years of such satisfactory service in the division, shall be 12 paid a longevity award according to the following schedule for each year 13 of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years: 14 Years of Service Amount per year 15 6-10 $556 16 11-15 $608 17 16-25 $659 18 (2) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-four, all members in 19 the position of trooper in the division of state police, which shall not 20 include those in the title of special trooper, who on their anniversary 21 date of employment with the division of state police have attained six 22 or more years of such satisfactory service in the division, shall be 23 paid a longevity award according to the following schedule for each year 24 of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years: 25 Years of Service Amount per year 26 6-10 $573 27 11-15 $626 28 16-25 $679 29 (3) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-five, all members in 30 the position of trooper in the division of state police, which shall not 31 include those in the title of special trooper, who on their anniversary 32 date of employment with the division of state police have attained six 33 or more years of such satisfactory service in the division, shall be 34 paid a longevity award according to the following schedule for each year 35 of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years: 36 Years of Service Amount per year 37 6-10 $590 38 11-15 $645 39 16-25 $699 40 (4) Individuals with greater than twenty-five years of service shall 41 continue to receive a longevity award at the twenty-five year amount. 42 Such payment shall commence in the pay period following such anniversary 43 date and shall be annualized and paid over the year-long period between 44 anniversary dates. 45 § 3. Paragraph a-1 of subdivision 2 of section 207-b of the state 46 finance law is REPEALED and a new paragraph a-1 is added to read as 47 follows: 48 a-1. Where, and to the extent that, the agreement between the state 49 and an employee organization entered into pursuant to article fourteenS. 7646 4 1 of the civil service law so provides on behalf of employees in the 2 collective negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of 3 state police, established pursuant to article fourteen of the civil 4 service law, and upon audit and warrant of the state comptroller, the 5 director shall provide for the payment of monies to such employee organ- 6 ization for the establishment and maintenance of an employee benefit 7 fund established by the employee organization for the employees in the 8 negotiating unit covered by the controlling provisions of such agreement 9 providing for such employee benefit fund. Such amounts are to be deter- 10 mined consistent with said agreement, including any and all monies 11 agreed to be transferred in said agreement, and on the basis of the 12 number of full-time annual salaried employees, other than full-time 13 seasonal employees, on the payroll on March first, two thousand twenty- 14 three for payments to be made on April first, two thousand twenty-three, 15 the number of full-time annual salaried employees, other than full-time 16 seasonal employees, on the payroll on March first, two thousand twenty- 17 four for payments to be made on April first, two thousand twenty-four, 18 and the number of full-time annual salaried employees, other than full- 19 time seasonal employees, on the payroll on March first, two thousand 20 twenty-five for payments to be made on April first, two thousand twen- 21 ty-five. The amounts, which will be determined pursuant to this section, 22 for employees who are paid from special or administrative funds, other 23 than the general fund or the capital projects fund of the state, will be 24 paid from the appropriations as provided by law, in which case the state 25 comptroller will establish procedures to ensure repayment from said 26 special or administrative funds. The director shall enter into an agree- 27 ment with the employee organization that sets forth the specific terms 28 and conditions for the transmittal of monies pursuant to this section. 29 Payments made pursuant to this paragraph and paragraph a of this subdi- 30 vision shall be made to the same fund as set forth in the agreement 31 between the director and the employee organization that represents the 32 employees covered by the provisions of this paragraph and paragraph a of 33 this subdivision. 34 § 4. Subdivision 1 of section 134 of the civil service law, as amended 35 by chapter 165 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows: 36 1. For all state officers and employees, other than officers and 37 employees of the legislature and the judiciary and other than those who 38 shall be excluded pursuant to the rules and regulations hereafter 39 mentioned, the workweek for basic annual salary shall not be more than 40 forty-hours; and, notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of law, 41 and subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the director of 42 the budget, any such state officer and employee who is authorized or 43 required to work more than forty hours in any week in [his] their regu- 44 lar position or title or in a position the title of which is allocated 45 to the same salary grade as [his] their regular position, shall receive 46 overtime compensation for the hours worked in excess of forty in each 47 week at one and one-half times the hourly rate of pay received by such 48 employee in [his] their regular position; provided, however, that an 49 employee not subject to the overtime provisions of the federal "Fair 50 Labor Standards Act of 1938" as amended by the federal "Fair Labor Stan- 51 dards Amendments of 1966", being public law six hundred one of the 52 eighty-ninth congress, as approved September twenty-three, nineteen 53 hundred sixty-six, and all acts amendatory thereof and supplementary 54 thereto, may by written agreement with [his] their proper authority 55 exchange hours of work with other employees doing similar work in the 56 same state institution or other state governmental unit without overtimeS. 7646 5 1 compensation. Upon the approval of the director of the budget a member 2 of the state police may be considered to have worked, for the purpose of 3 determining overtime compensation pursuant to the provisions of this 4 section, a minimum of four hours each time [he is] they are recalled to 5 work overtime after completing [his] their scheduled work period and 6 leaving [his] their scheduled work station or may be considered to have 7 worked a minimum of two hours each time [he is] they are scheduled to 8 return and returns to duty to work overtime for the purpose of making an 9 appearance in court after completing [his] their regularly scheduled 10 work period and leaving [his] their regularly scheduled work station. 11 Upon the approval of the director of the budget an employee may be 12 considered to have worked, for the purpose of determining overtime 13 compensation pursuant to the provisions of this section, a minimum of 14 one-half day each time [he is] they are recalled to work overtime after 15 completing [his] their scheduled work period and leaving [his] their 16 scheduled work station; provided, however, that, subject to the terms of 17 an agreement negotiated between the state and an employee organization 18 pursuant to article fourteen of the civil service law, an employee 19 recalled to work may be considered to have worked less than a minimum of 20 one-half day and an employee recalled to work more than once during a 21 period of one-half day commencing with the onset of the initial recall 22 will not be entitled to more than one-half day of overtime credit unless 23 more than one-half day is actually worked. When an employee shall work 24 overtime in a position which has a title which is allocated to a lower 25 salary grade than the salary grade to which the title of [his] their 26 regular position is allocated, [he] they shall receive overtime compen- 27 sation at one and one-half times the hourly rate of pay of the maximum 28 salary of the grade of the position in which [he] they shall work over- 29 time, or such maximum salary plus the additional increment or incre- 30 ments, if [he] they would be entitled to such additional increment or 31 increments were [he] they then appointed to such position; provided, 32 however, that when such hourly rate exceeds the hourly rate of pay 33 received by [him] them in [his] their regular position, [he] they shall 34 receive one and one-half times the hourly rate of [his] their regular 35 position. When an employee works overtime in a position allocated to a 36 salary grade higher than the salary grade to which [his] their regular 37 position is allocated, [he] they shall receive overtime compensation at 38 one and one-half times the hourly rate of pay of the rate of compen- 39 sation to which he would be entitled if [he] they were permanently 40 promoted to the position in which such overtime work is performed. 41 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where an agreement between 42 the state and an employee organization entered into pursuant to article 43 fourteen of this chapter [on behalf of officers and employees serving in44positions in the institutional services unit] so provides that such 45 officers and employees covered by such agreement shall receive overtime 46 compensation at a rate of two times the hourly rate of pay received by 47 such employee in [his] their regular position for such hours of work 48 that qualify for such payment under the terms of such agreement. 49 § 5. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 8 of section 130 of the civil 50 service law, as amended by section 3 of part B of chapter 361 of the 51 laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows: 52 (b) [Officers and employees to whom the provisions of this subdivision53apply may receive lump sum merit awards in accordance with guidelines54issued by the director of the budget within the appropriations made55available therefor. Additionally, effective April first, nineteen56hundred eighty-eight, and each April first thereafter, such officers andS. 7646 6 1employees to whom the provisions of this subdivision apply whose basic2annual salary equals or exceeds the job rate of the salary grade of3their position who on their anniversary date have five or more years of4continuous service as defined by paragraph (c) of subdivision three of5this section at a basic annual salary rate equal to or in excess of the6job rate or maximum salary of their salary grade and whose basic annual7salary is less than eight hundred seventy-five dollars during fiscal8year two thousand seven-two thousand eight, one thousand dollars during9fiscal year two thousand eight-two thousand nine, and one thousand one10hundred twenty-five dollars during fiscal year two thousand nine-two11thousand ten in excess of the job rate of the salary grade of their12position shall on such anniversary date have their basic annual salary13as otherwise effective increased by a longevity payment in the amount of14eight hundred seventy-five dollars during fiscal year two thousand15seven-two thousand eight, one thousand dollars during fiscal year two16thousand eight-two thousand nine, and one thousand one hundred twenty-17five dollars during fiscal year two thousand nine-two thousand ten,18except that such officers and employees who on their anniversary date19have ten or more years of continuous service as defined by paragraph (c)20of subdivision three of this section at a basic annual salary rate equal21to or in excess of the job rate or maximum salary of the salary grade of22their position and whose basic annual salary is less than one thousand23seven hundred fifty dollars during fiscal year two thousand seven-two24thousand eight, two thousand dollars during fiscal year two thousand25eight-two thousand nine, and two thousand two hundred fifty dollars26during fiscal year two thousand nine-two thousand ten in excess of the27job rate of the salary grade of their position shall on such anniversary28date receive a longevity payment increasing their basic annual salary to29that of the job rate of the salary grade of their position increased by30one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars during fiscal year two thousand31seven-two thousand eight, two thousand dollars during fiscal year two32thousand eight-two thousand nine, and two thousand two hundred fifty33dollars during fiscal year two thousand nine-two thousand ten. Such34increases shall be effective at the beginning of the pay period follow-35ing the anniversary date upon which the required service is attained.36Effective April first, two thousand ten, however, such longevity37payments shall be made in the amount of one thousand two hundred fifty38dollars to officers and employees as defined herein who on their anni-39versary date have five or more years of continuous service as defined by40paragraph (c) of subdivision three of this section at a basic annual41salary rate equal to or in excess of the job rate or maximum salary of42their salary grade, and in the amount of two thousand five hundred43dollars to officers and employees as defined herein who on their anni-44versary date have ten or more years of continuous service as defined by45paragraph (c) of subdivision three of this section at a basic annual46salary rate equal to or in excess of the job rate or maximum salary of47their salary grade.] 48 Effective April first, two thousand nineteen[, however, such] longev- 49 ity payments shall be made in the amount of one thousand five hundred 50 dollars to officers and employees as defined herein who on their anni- 51 versary date have five or more years of continuous service as defined by 52 paragraph (c) of subdivision three of this section at a basic annual 53 salary rate equal to or in excess of the job rate or maximum salary of 54 their salary grade, and in the amount of three thousand dollars to offi- 55 cers and employees as defined herein who on their anniversary date have 56 ten or more years of continuous service as defined by paragraph (c) ofS. 7646 7 1 subdivision three of this section at a basic annual salary rate equal to 2 or in excess of the job rate or maximum salary of their salary grade. 3 Additionally, effective April first, two thousand twenty, such officers 4 and employees to whom the provisions of this subdivision apply whose 5 basic annual salary equals or exceeds the job rate of the salary grade 6 of their position who on their anniversary date have fifteen or more 7 years of continuous service as defined by paragraph (c) of subdivision 8 three of this section at a basic annual salary rate equal to or in 9 excess of the job rate or maximum salary of their salary grade shall on 10 such anniversary date receive a longevity payment in the amount of four 11 thousand five hundred dollars. Such payments shall be made in addition 12 to and shall not be considered part of basic annual salary and shall be 13 made by separate check as soon as practicable following the anniversary 14 date upon which the required service is attained. 15 Effective April first, two thousand twenty-five, officers and employ- 16 ees to whom paragraph (a) of this subdivision applies who, on or after 17 April first, two thousand twenty-five, on their anniversary date have 18 twelve or more years, but less than seventeen years, of continuous 19 service in the state, shall receive a lump sum payment in the amount of 20 one thousand five hundred dollars. Effective April first, two thousand 21 twenty-five, officers and employees to whom this subdivision applies 22 who, on or after April first, two thousand twenty-five, on their anni- 23 versary date have seventeen or more years but less than twenty-two years 24 of continuous service in the state shall receive a lump sum payment in 25 the amount of three thousand dollars. Effective April first, two thou- 26 sand twenty-five, officers and employees to whom paragraph (a) of this 27 subdivision applies who, on or after April first, two thousand twenty- 28 five, on their anniversary date have twenty-two or more years of contin- 29 uous service in the state shall receive a lump sum payment in the amount 30 of four thousand five hundred dollars. Such lump sum payment shall be in 31 addition to and not part of the employee's basic annual salary, provided 32 however that any amount payable shall be included as compensation for 33 overtime and retirement purposes. Such lump sum payment shall be paid as 34 authorized by the director of the budget. No employee shall receive more 35 than one longevity payment and, to the greatest extent possible, employ- 36 ees shall receive the longevity payment under the continuous years of 37 service in the state except that no employee shall lose a longevity 38 payment if they have previously received one by virtue of the years at 39 job rate service calculation. 40 § 6. Lump sum payment. Each eligible member of this unit shall receive 41 a lump sum bonus payment in the amount of $3,000.00. This bonus is not 42 part of basic annual salary. Similarly, the bonus is not subject to any 43 salary increases and is not pensionable. The bonus shall be pro-rated 44 for those employees paid on any basis other than an annual basis. 45 Employees paid on a part-time, hourly or per diem basis shall receive a 46 retention bonus pro-rated reflecting actual hours worked between October 47 3, 2024, and February 12, 2025. To qualify, employees must be in contin- 48 uous service in the Troopers unit between the period October 3, 2024, to 49 February 12, 2025. Employees who leave state service between October 3, 50 2024, and February 12, 2025, are not eligible for this bonus unless they 51 retire directly from active state employment. This bonus shall be effec- 52 tive February 12, 2025. 53 § 7. Location compensation. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 54 law to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated 55 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec- 56 tive negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of stateS. 7646 8 1 police, members in this collective negotiating unit whose principal 2 place of employment, or, in the case of a field employee, whose official 3 station as determined in accordance with the regulations of the state 4 comptroller, is located in the county of Monroe and who were on the 5 payroll on March 31, 1985, and who have received this location compen- 6 sation continually since then, shall continue to receive location pay at 7 the rate of $200 per year, provided the member continues to be otherwise 8 eligible. Such location pay shall continue to be annualized and paid 9 during the regular bi-weekly periods. Such location pay shall be in 10 addition to, and shall not be a part of, a member's annual basic salary, 11 and shall not affect or impair any increments or other rights or bene- 12 fits to which the member may be entitled; provided, however, that 13 location pay shall be included as compensation for purposes of computa- 14 tion of overtime pay and for retirement purposes. 15 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, pursu- 16 ant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between the state and the 17 employee organization representing the collective negotiating unit 18 consisting of troopers in the division of state police, members in this 19 collective negotiating unit whose principal place of employment, or, in 20 the case of a field employee, whose official station as determined in 21 accordance with the regulations of the state comptroller, is located in 22 the city of New York, or in the county of Rockland, Westchester, Nassau 23 or Suffolk shall receive location pay at the rate of $1,807 per year 24 effective April 1, 2023. Such rate shall be increased as follows: to 25 $1,861 effective April 1, 2024; and to $2,461 effective April 1, 2025. 26 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, pursu- 27 ant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between the state and the 28 employee organization representing the collective negotiating unit 29 consisting of troopers in the division of state police, members in this 30 collective negotiating unit whose principal place of employment, or, in 31 the case of a field employee, whose official station as determined in 32 accordance with the regulations of the state comptroller, is located in 33 the county of Orange, Putnam or Dutchess shall receive location pay at 34 the rate of $1,807 per year effective April 1, 2023. Such rate shall be 35 increased as follows: to $1,861 effective April 1, 2024; and to $2,211 36 effective April 1, 2025. 37 (d) Such location pay shall continue to be annualized and paid during 38 regular bi-weekly periods. Such location pay shall be in addition to, 39 and shall not be a part of, a member's annual basic salary, and shall 40 not affect or impair any increments or other rights or benefits to which 41 the member may be entitled; provided, however, that the location pay 42 shall be included as compensation for purposes of computation of over- 43 time pay and for retirement purposes. 44 § 8. Supplemental location compensation. (a) Notwithstanding any other 45 provision of law to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement 46 negotiated between the state and the employee organization representing 47 the collective negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division 48 of state police, members in this collective negotiating unit whose prin- 49 cipal place of employment, or, in the case of a field employee, whose 50 official station as determined in accordance with the regulations of the 51 state comptroller, is located in the city of New York, or in the county 52 of Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Rockland, Westchester, Nassau or Suffolk 53 shall continue to receive supplemental location pay as follows:S. 7646 9 1 Effective Date April 1, 2023 April 1, 2024 April 1, 2025 2 Orange/Putnam/ $1,372 $1,413 $1,413 3 Dutchess 4 NYC/Rockland/ $2,400 $2,472 $2,472 5 Westchester/ 6 Nassau/Suffolk 7 (b) Such supplemental location pay shall continue to be annualized and 8 paid during regular bi-weekly periods. Such supplemental location 9 compensation shall be in addition to, and shall not be a part of, a 10 member's annual basic salary, and shall not affect or impair any incre- 11 ments or other rights or benefits to which a member may be entitled; 12 provided, however, that such compensation shall be included as compen- 13 sation for purposes of computation of overtime pay and for retirement 14 purposes. 15 § 9. Expanded duty pay. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law 16 to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated 17 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec- 18 tive negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state 19 police, effective April 1, 2023, the annual payment for expanded duty 20 pay shall be increased to $9,512. Effective April 1, 2024, the annual 21 payment for expanded duty pay shall be increased to $9,797. Effective 22 April 1, 2025, the annual payment for expanded duty pay shall be 23 increased to $11,860. 24 (b) Pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between the 25 state and the employee organization representing the collective negoti- 26 ating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state police, 27 expanded duty pay shall continue to be annualized and paid during regu- 28 lar bi-weekly periods. Such additional compensation shall be in addi- 29 tion to, and shall not be part of, the member's annual basic salary, and 30 shall not affect or impair any rights or benefits to which the member 31 may be entitled; provided, however, that such additional compensation 32 shall be included as compensation for purposes of computation of over- 33 time pay and as compensation for retirement. 34 § 10. Hazardous duty pay. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 35 law to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated 36 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec- 37 tive negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state 38 police, the annual payment for hazardous duty pay for members of this 39 unit shall continue in the amount of $4,734 effective April 1, 2023. 40 Effective April 1, 2024, the annual payment for hazardous duty pay shall 41 be increased to $5,109. Effective April 1, 2025, the annual payment for 42 hazardous duty pay shall be increased to $5,609. 43 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, pursu- 44 ant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between the state and the 45 employee organization representing the collective negotiating unit 46 consisting of troopers in the division of state police, hazardous duty 47 pay shall be payable to members of this unit in December of each respec- 48 tive state fiscal year to which the payment is attributed, or as soon as 49 practicable thereafter. Such payment shall continue to be made as a lump 50 sum payment to members of this unit on the payroll on November first of 51 each year during the pay period that includes December first of each 52 year. Such payment shall be in addition to, and shall not be part of, 53 the member's annual basic salary, and shall not affect or impair any 54 rights or benefits to which the member may be entitled; provided, howev-S. 7646 10 1 er, that such payment shall be included as compensation for purposes of 2 computation of overtime pay and as compensation for retirement. 3 § 11. Health benefits committees. Pursuant to the terms of an agree- 4 ment negotiated between the state and the employee organization repres- 5 enting the collective negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the 6 division of state police, during the period April 1, 2023 through March 7 31, 2026, there shall continue to be a committee on health benefits 8 funded in the following amounts: $15,236 for the period April 1, 2023 9 through March 31, 2024; $15,693 for the period April 1, 2024 through 10 March 31, 2025; and $16,164 for the period April 1, 2025 through March 11 31, 2026. One-half of this amount in each year shall be made available 12 to the state and one-half of this amount shall be made available to the 13 employee organization representing such unit. 14 § 12. Professional development and training funds. Pursuant to the 15 terms of an agreement negotiated between the state and the employee 16 organization representing the collective negotiating unit consisting of 17 troopers in the division of state police, during the period April 1, 18 2023 through March 31, 2026, there shall continue to be a professional 19 development and quality of working life committee from which the tuition 20 reimbursement program, the master's program and the employee assistance 21 program shall be supported. Such committee shall be funded in the amount 22 of $109,347 for each year of the agreement. 23 § 13. Recognized degree pay. Notwithstanding any provision of law to 24 the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between 25 the state and the employee organization representing the collective 26 negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state police, 27 or the terms of the interest arbitration award made pursuant to subdivi- 28 sion 4 of section 209 of the civil service law binding the executive 29 branch of the state of New York and the employee organization represent- 30 ing such unit, effective March 31, 2003, the lump sum payments for 31 degrees, as contained in section 4 of chapter 244 of the laws of 2002, 32 shall continue. 33 § 14. Fifteen years of service pay. Notwithstanding any provision of 34 law to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated 35 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec- 36 tive negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state 37 police, effective April 1, 2019, all members of the unit who have 15 38 years of service, as defined by the agreement between the parties, shall 39 receive a payment of $1,200. Such payment shall be annualized and paid 40 during regular bi-weekly periods. Such payment shall be in addition to, 41 and shall not be a part of, a member's annual basic salary, and shall 42 not affect or impair any increments or other rights or benefits to which 43 the member may be entitled; provided, however, that the payment shall be 44 included as compensation for purposes of computation of overtime pay and 45 for retirement purposes. 46 § 15. Short swings. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 47 contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between the 48 state and the employee organization representing the collective negoti- 49 ating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state police, or 50 the terms of the interest arbitration award made pursuant to subdivision 51 4 of section 209 of the civil service law binding the executive branch 52 of the state of New York and the employee organization representing such 53 unit, effective March 31, 2003, members of this unit who are required to 54 work short swings shall continue to receive compensation of $30 for each 55 short swing they are required to work and actually work. There shall be 56 no short swing compensation where the short swing is worked at theS. 7646 11 1 request of, or for the convenience of the member, as determined by the 2 division of state police. The definition of short swing shall be a tour 3 of duty commencing between the hours of five a.m. and nine a.m. (B line) 4 followed by a tour of duty commencing between nine p.m. and one a.m. (A 5 line) on consecutive days, or, a tour of duty commencing between the 6 hours of one p.m. and five p.m. (C line) followed by a tour of duty 7 commencing between the hours of five a.m. and nine a.m. (B line) on 8 consecutive days. Such additional compensation shall not be payable if 9 such member's hours of work continue from the conclusion of the former 10 shift to the commencement of the latter shift without interruption. 11 (b) The additional compensation payable pursuant to this section shall 12 be in addition to, and shall not be a part of, the member's annual basic 13 salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights or benefits to which 14 the member may be entitled; provided, however, that any compensation 15 payable pursuant to this section shall be included as compensation for 16 the purposes of computation of overtime pay and for retirement purposes. 17 The director of the budget may adopt such regulations as may be deemed 18 necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. 19 § 16. Member in charge of satellite station compensation. Members of 20 the collective negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division 21 of state police who are designated "members in charge" of a satellite 22 station shall continue to receive $435 per year. Such payment for the 23 "member in charge" designation shall commence upon such designation and 24 shall be prorated based upon the duration of the designation. 25 § 17. Unused sick leave at retirement. Effective March 31, 2003, the 26 lump sum payment for unused sick leave at retirement as provided in 27 section 9 of chapter 9 of the laws of 2001 shall continue. 28 § 18. Overtime meal allowance. Notwithstanding any other provision of 29 law to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated 30 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec- 31 tive negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state 32 police, or the terms of the interest arbitration award made pursuant to 33 subdivision 4 of section 209 of the civil service law binding the execu- 34 tive branch of the state of New York and the employee organization 35 representing such unit, the overtime meal allowance for unit members 36 shall continue at the rates in effect as of March 31, 2007. 37 § 19. Certified letter. The salary increases and benefit modifications 38 provided for by this act for state employees in the collective negotiat- 39 ing unit consisting of troopers in the division of state police estab- 40 lished pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law shall not be 41 implemented until the director of employee relations shall have deliv- 42 ered to the director of the budget and the comptroller a letter certify- 43 ing that there is in effect with respect to such negotiating unit a 44 collective negotiating agreement which provides for such increases and 45 modifications and which is fully executed in writing with the state 46 pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law, and ratified pursuant 47 to the ratification procedure of the employee organization certified 48 pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law to represent each such 49 collective negotiating unit. 50 § 20. Payment and publication of grievance arbitration settlements and 51 awards. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 52 appropriations contained in this act shall be available to the state for 53 the payment and publication of grievance arbitration settlements and 54 awards pursuant to article 15 of the collective negotiating agreement 55 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec-S. 7646 12 1 tive negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state 2 police. 3 § 21. Date of entitlement to salary increase. Notwithstanding the 4 provisions of this act or of any other provision of law to the contrary, 5 the increase in salary or compensation of any member of the collective 6 negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state police 7 provided by this act shall be added to the salary or compensation of 8 such member at the beginning of that payroll period the first day of 9 which is nearest to the effective date of such increase as provided in 10 this act, or at the beginning of the earlier of two payroll periods the 11 first days of which are nearest but equally near to the effective date 12 of such increase as provided in this act; provided, however, that, for 13 the purposes of determining the salary of such officer or employee upon 14 reclassification, reallocation, appointment, promotion, transfer, 15 demotion, reinstatement, or other change of status, such salary increase 16 shall be deemed to be effective on the date thereof as prescribed by 17 this act, with payment thereof pursuant to this section on a date prior 18 thereto, instead of on such effective date, and shall not operate to 19 confer any additional salary rights or benefits on such officer or 20 employee. Payment of such salary increase may be deferred pursuant to 21 section twenty-two of this act. 22 § 22. Deferred payment of salary increase. Notwithstanding the 23 provisions of any other section of this act or of any other provision of 24 law to the contrary, pending payment pursuant to this act of the basic 25 annual salaries of incumbents of positions subject to this act, such 26 incumbents shall receive, as partial compensation for services rendered, 27 the rate of compensation otherwise payable in their respective posi- 28 tions. An incumbent holding a position subject to this act at any time 29 during the period from the effective dates of the salary increases 30 provided for in this act until the time when basic annual salaries are 31 first paid pursuant to this act for such services in excess of the 32 compensation actually received therefor, shall be entitled to a lump sum 33 payment for the difference between the salary to which such incumbent is 34 entitled for such service and the compensation actually received there- 35 for. Such lump sum payment shall be made as soon as practicable. Any 36 amount payable in such lump sum paid represents compensation earned in 37 each of the year or years for which it is calculated pursuant to this 38 act and not as compensation earned wholly in the year during which the 39 lump sum is paid. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the 40 contrary, no member of the unit consisting of troopers to whom the 41 provisions of this act apply shall be entitled to, or owed, any interest 42 or other penalty for any reason on any monies due to such member pursu- 43 ant to the terms of the agreement covering employees in the unit 44 consisting of troopers. 45 § 23. Use of appropriations. Notwithstanding any provision of the 46 state finance law or any other provision of law to the contrary, the 47 state comptroller is authorized to pay any amounts required during the 48 fiscal year commencing April 1, 2023, April 1, 2024 or April 1, 2025, by 49 the provisions of this act for any state department or agency from any 50 appropriation or other funds available to such state department or agen- 51 cy for personal service or for other related employee benefits during 52 such fiscal year. To the extent that such appropriations are insuffi- 53 cient in any fund to accomplish the purposes herein set forth, the 54 director of the budget is authorized to allocate to the various depart- 55 ments and agencies, from any appropriations available in any fund, the 56 amounts necessary to pay such amounts. The aforementioned appropri-S. 7646 13 1 ations shall be available for payment of any liabilities or obligations 2 incurred prior to April 1, 2025, in addition to current liabilities. 3 § 24. Notwithstanding any provision of the state finance law or any 4 other provision of law to the contrary, the sum of $92,500,000 is hereby 5 appropriated in the general fund/state purposes account (10050) in 6 miscellaneous-all state departments and agencies solely for 7 apportionment/transfer by the director of the budget for use by any 8 state department or agency in any fund for the period April 1, 2023 9 through March 31, 2026 to supplement appropriations for personal 10 service, other than personal service and fringe benefits, and to carry 11 out the provisions of this act. No money shall be available for expendi- 12 ture from this appropriation until a certificate of approval has been 13 issued by the director of the budget and a copy of such certificate or 14 any amendment thereto has been filed with the state comptroller, the 15 chair of the senate finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways 16 and means committee. The monies hereby appropriated are available for 17 payment of any liabilities or obligations incurred prior to or during 18 the period April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026. For this purpose, the 19 monies appropriated shall remain in full force and effect for the 20 payment of liabilities incurred on or before March 31, 2026. 21 § 25. The several amounts as hereinafter set forth, or so much thereof 22 as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated from the fund so designated 23 for use by any state department or agency for the period April 1, 2023 24 through March 31, 2026 to supplement appropriations from each respective 25 fund available for other than personal service and fringe benefits, and 26 to carry out the provisions of this act. The monies hereby appropriated 27 are available for the payment of any liabilities or obligations incurred 28 prior to or during the period commencing April 1, 2023 through March 31, 29 2026. No money shall be available for expenditure from the monies appro- 30 priated until a certificate of approval has been issued by the director 31 of the budget and a copy of such certificate or any amendment thereto 32 has been filed with the state comptroller, the chair of the senate 33 finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways and means commit- 34 tee. 35 ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES 36 SPECIAL PAY BILLS 37 General Fund/State Operations 38 State Purposes Account - 003 39 NON-PERSONAL SERVICE 40 Employee Benefit Fund ............................ 544,817 41 Health Benefits Committee ......................... 47,093 42 Professional Development Fund .................... 328,041 43 Contract Administration ........................... 50,000 44 § 26. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have 45 been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2023. Appropriations 46 made by this act shall remain in full force and effect for liabilities 47 incurred through March 31, 2026. 48 PART BS. 7646 14 1 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN 2 THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE POLICE BENEVOLENT 3 ASSOCIATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE TROOPERS, INC. 4 FOR 2023-2026 5 Section 1. Subparagraphs 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of paragraph a of subdivi- 6 sion 2 of section 215 of the executive law are REPEALED and three new 7 subparagraphs 4, 5 and 6 are added to read as follows: 8 (4) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-three, members of the 9 collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commis- 10 sioned officers in the division of state police shall receive a basic 11 annual salary pursuant to the following schedule: 12 O/P/Du NYC/R/W Nass/Suff All Others 13 Sergeant and 14 Technical 15 Sergeant $121,949 $123,248 $123,589 $121,706 16 Station 17 Commander $125,889 $127,189 $127,528 $125,650 18 Zone 19 Sergeant $127,898 $129,193 $129,534 $127,657 20 First, Staff 21 and Chief 22 T/Sgt $134,479 $135,775 $136,116 $134,235 23 Lieutenant and 24 Technical 25 Lieutenant $145,735 $147,031 $147,371 $145,495 26 Lieutenant 27 BCI $148,590 $149,887 $150,228 $148,346 28 Captain $155,422 $156,719 $157,063 $155,180 29 Captain BCI $158,319 $159,614 $159,955 $158,074 30 Major $165,609 $166,904 $167,244 $165,363 31 (5) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-four, members of the 32 collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commis- 33 sioned officers in the division of state police shall receive a basic 34 annual salary pursuant to the following schedule: 35 O/P/Du NYC/R/W Nass/Suff All Others 36 Sergeant and 37 Technical 38 Sergeant $125,607 $126,945 $127,297 $125,357 39 Station 40 Commander $129,666 $131,005 $131,354 $129,420 41 Zone 42 Sergeant $131,735 $133,069 $133,420 $131,487 43 First, Staff 44 and Chief 45 T/Sgt $138,513 $139,848 $140,199 $138,262 46 Lieutenant and 47 Technical 48 Lieutenant $150,107 $151,442 $151,792 $149,860 49 Lieutenant 50 BCI $153,048 $154,384 $154,735 $152,796 51 Captain $160,085 $161,421 $161,775 $159,835S. 7646 15 1 Captain BCI $163,069 $164,402 $164,754 $162,816 2 Major $170,577 $171,911 $172,261 $170,324 3 (6) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-five, members of the 4 collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commis- 5 sioned officers in the division of state police shall receive a basic 6 annual salary pursuant to the following schedule: 7 O/P/Du NYC/R/W Nass/Suff All Others 8 Sergeant and 9 Technical 10 Sergeant $129,375 $130,753 $131,116 $129,118 11 Station 12 Commander $133,556 $134,935 $135,295 $133,303 13 Zone 14 Sergeant $135,687 $137,061 $137,423 $135,432 15 First, Staff 16 and Chief 17 T/Sgt $142,668 $144,043 $144,405 $142,410 18 Lieutenant and 19 Technical 20 Lieutenant $154,610 $155,985 $156,346 $154,356 21 Lieutenant 22 BCI $157,639 $159,016 $159,377 $157,380 23 Captain $164,888 $166,264 $166,628 $164,630 24 Captain BCI $167,961 $169,334 $169,697 $167,700 25 Major $175,694 $177,068 $177,429 $175,434 26 § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 216-b of the executive 27 law is REPEALED and a new paragraph (a) is added to read as follows: 28 (a)(1) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-three, all members 29 in the collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non- 30 commissioned officers in the division of state police, who on their 31 anniversary date of employment with the division of state police have 32 attained six or more years of such satisfactory service in the division, 33 shall be paid a longevity award according to the following schedule for 34 each year of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years: 35 Years of Service Amount per year 36 6-10 $556 37 11-15 $608 38 16-25 $659 39 (2) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-four, all members in 40 the collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-com- 41 missioned officers in the division of state police, who on their anni- 42 versary date of employment with the division of state police have 43 attained six or more years of such satisfactory service in the division, 44 shall be paid a longevity award according to the following schedule for 45 each year of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years: 46 Years of Service Amount per year 47 6-10 $573 48 11-15 $626 49 16-25 $679 50 (3) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-five, all members in 51 the collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-com- 52 missioned officers in the division of state police, who on their anni- 53 versary date of employment with the division of state police have 54 attained six or more years of such satisfactory service in the division,S. 7646 16 1 shall be paid a longevity award according to the following schedule for 2 each year of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years: 3 Years of Service Amount per year 4 6-10 $590 5 11-15 $645 6 16-25 $699 7 (4) Individuals with greater than twenty-five years of service shall 8 continue to receive a longevity award at the twenty-five year amount. 9 Such payment shall commence in the pay period following such anniversary 10 date and shall be annualized and paid over the year-long period between 11 anniversary dates. 12 § 3. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 207-b of the state 13 finance law is REPEALED and a new paragraph a is added to read as 14 follows: 15 a. Where, and to the extent that, the agreement between the state and 16 an employee organization entered into pursuant to article fourteen of 17 the civil service law so provides on behalf of the employees in the 18 collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commis- 19 sioned officers in the division of state police, established pursuant to 20 article fourteen of the civil service law, and upon audit and warrant of 21 the state comptroller, the director shall provide for the payment of 22 monies to such employee organization for the establishment and mainte- 23 nance of an employee benefit fund established by the employee organiza- 24 tion for the employees in the negotiating unit covered by the control- 25 ling provisions of such agreement providing for such employee benefit 26 fund. Such amounts are to be determined consistent with said agreement, 27 including any and all monies agreed to be transferred in said agreement, 28 and on the basis of the number of full-time annual salaried employees, 29 other than full-time seasonal employees, on the payroll on March first, 30 two thousand twenty-three for payments to be made on April first, two 31 thousand twenty-three, the number of full-time annual salaried employ- 32 ees, other than full-time seasonal employees, on the payroll on March 33 first, two thousand twenty-four for payments to be made on April first, 34 two thousand twenty-four, and the number of full-time annual salaried 35 employees, other than full-time seasonal employees, on the payroll on 36 March first, two thousand twenty-five for payments to be made on April 37 first, two thousand twenty-five. The amounts, which will be determined 38 pursuant to this section, for employees who are paid from special or 39 administrative funds, other than the general fund or the capital 40 projects fund of the state, will be paid from the appropriations as 41 provided by law, in which case the state comptroller will establish 42 procedures to ensure repayment from said special or administrative 43 funds. The director shall enter into an agreement with the employee 44 organization that sets forth the specific terms and conditions for the 45 transmittal of monies pursuant to this section. Payments made pursuant 46 to this paragraph and paragraph a-1 of this subdivision shall be made to 47 the same fund as set forth in the agreement between the director and the 48 employee organization that represents the employees covered by the 49 provisions of this paragraph and paragraph a-1 of this subdivision. 50 § 4. Lump sum payment. Each eligible member of this unit shall receive 51 a lump sum bonus payment in the amount of $3,000. This bonus is not part 52 of basic annual salary. Similarly, the bonus is not subject to any sala- 53 ry increases and is not pensionable. The bonus shall be pro-rated for 54 those employees paid on any basis other than an annual basis. Employees 55 paid on a part-time, hourly or per diem basis shall receive a retention 56 bonus pro-rated reflecting actual hours worked between October 3, 2024,S. 7646 17 1 and February 12, 2025. To qualify, employees must be in continuous 2 service in the commissioned and non-commissioned officers unit between 3 the period October 3, 2024, to February 12, 2025. Employees who leave 4 state service between October 3, 2024, and February 12, 2025, are not 5 eligible for this bonus unless they retire directly from active state 6 employment. This bonus shall be effective February 12, 2025. 7 § 5. Location compensation. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 8 law to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated 9 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec- 10 tive negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned 11 officers in the division of state police, members in this collective 12 negotiating unit whose principal place of employment, or, in the case of 13 a field employee, whose official station as determined in accordance 14 with the regulations of the state comptroller, is located in the county 15 of Monroe and who were on the payroll on March 31, 1985, and who have 16 received this location compensation continually since then, shall 17 continue to receive location pay at the rate of $200 per year, provided 18 the member continues to be otherwise eligible. Such location pay shall 19 continue to be annualized and paid during the regular bi-weekly periods. 20 Such location pay shall be in addition to, and shall not be a part of, a 21 member's annual basic salary, and shall not affect or impair any incre- 22 ments or other rights or benefits to which the member may be entitled; 23 provided, however, that location pay shall be included as compensation 24 for purposes of computation of overtime pay and for retirement purposes. 25 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, pursu- 26 ant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between the state and the 27 employee organization representing the collective negotiating unit 28 consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned officers in the division 29 of state police, members in this collective negotiating unit whose prin- 30 cipal place of employment, or, in the case of a field employee, whose 31 official station as determined in accordance with the regulations of the 32 state comptroller, is located in the city of New York, or in the county 33 of Rockland, Westchester, Nassau or Suffolk shall receive location pay 34 at the rate of $1,807 per year effective April 1, 2023. Such rate shall 35 be increased as follows: to $1,861 effective April 1, 2024; and to 36 $2,461 effective April 1, 2025. 37 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, pursu- 38 ant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between the state and the 39 employee organization representing the collective negotiating unit 40 consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned officers in the division 41 of state police, members in this collective negotiating unit whose prin- 42 cipal place of employment, or, in the case of a field employee, whose 43 official station as determined in accordance with the regulations of the 44 state comptroller, is located in the county of Orange, Putnam or Dutch- 45 ess shall receive location pay at the rate of $1,807 per year effective 46 April 1, 2023. Such rate shall be increased as follows: to $1,861 effec- 47 tive April 1, 2024; and to $2,211 effective April 1, 2025. 48 (d) Such location pay shall continue to be annualized and paid during 49 regular bi-weekly periods. Such location pay shall be in addition to, 50 and shall not be a part of, a member's annual basic salary, and shall 51 not affect or impair any increments or other rights or benefits to which 52 the member may be entitled; provided, however, that the location pay 53 shall be included as compensation for purposes of computation of over- 54 time pay and for retirement purposes. 55 § 6. Supplemental location compensation. (a) Notwithstanding any other 56 provision of law to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreementS. 7646 18 1 negotiated between the state and the employee organization representing 2 the collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non- 3 commissioned officers in the division of state police, members in this 4 collective negotiating unit whose principal place of employment, or, in 5 the case of a field employee, whose official station as determined in 6 accordance with the regulations of the state comptroller, is located in 7 the city of New York, or in the county of Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, 8 Rockland, Westchester, Nassau or Suffolk shall continue to receive 9 supplemental location pay as follows: 10 Effective Date April 1, 2023 April 1, 2024 April 1, 2025 11 Orange/Putnam/ 12 Dutchess $1,372 $1,413 $1,413 13 NYC/Rockland/ 14 Westchester/ 15 Nassau/Suffolk $2,400 $2,472 $2,472 16 (b) Such supplemental location pay shall continue to be annualized and 17 paid during regular bi-weekly periods. Such supplemental location 18 compensation shall be in addition to, and shall not be a part of, a 19 member's annual basic salary, and shall not affect or impair any incre- 20 ments or other rights or benefits to which the member may be entitled; 21 provided, however, that such compensation shall be included as compen- 22 sation for purposes of computation of overtime pay and for retirement 23 purposes. 24 § 7. Expanded duty pay. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law 25 to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated 26 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec- 27 tive negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned 28 officers in the division of state police, effective April 1, 2023, the 29 annual payment for expanded duty pay shall be increased to $9,512. 30 Effective April 1, 2024, the annual payment for expanded duty pay shall 31 be increased to $9,797. Effective April 1, 2025, the annual payment for 32 expanded duty pay shall be increased to $11,860. 33 (b) Pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between the 34 state and the employee organization representing the collective negoti- 35 ating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned officers in 36 the division of state police, expanded duty pay shall continue to be 37 annualized and paid during regular bi-weekly periods. Such additional 38 compensation shall be in addition to, and shall not be part of, the 39 member's annual basic salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights 40 or benefits to which the member may be entitled; provided, however, that 41 such additional compensation shall be included as compensation for 42 purposes of computation of overtime pay and as compensation for retire- 43 ment. 44 § 8. Hazardous duty pay. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 45 law to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated 46 between the state and employee organization representing the collective 47 negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned offi- 48 cers in the division of state police, annual payment for hazardous duty 49 pay for members of this unit shall continue in the amount of $4,734 50 effective April 1, 2023. Effective April 1, 2024, the annual payment for 51 hazardous duty pay shall be increased to $5,109. Effective April 1, 52 2025, the annual payment for hazardous duty pay shall be increased to 53 $5,609. 54 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, pursu- 55 ant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between the state and the 56 employee organization representing the collective negotiating unitS. 7646 19 1 consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned officers in the division 2 of state police, hazardous duty pay shall be payable to members of this 3 unit in December of each respective state fiscal year to which the 4 payment is attributed, or as soon as practicable thereafter. Such 5 payment shall continue to be made as a lump sum payment to members of 6 this unit on the payroll on the first of November each year during the 7 pay period that includes the first of December each year. Such payment 8 shall be in addition to, and shall not be part of, the member's annual 9 basic salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights or benefits to 10 which the member may be entitled; provided, however, that such payment 11 shall be included as compensation for purposes of computation of over- 12 time pay and as compensation for retirement. 13 § 9. Command pay. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 14 contrary, pursuant to the terms of an agreement negotiated between the 15 state and the employee organization representing the collective negoti- 16 ating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned officers in 17 the division of state police, in recognition that commissioned and non- 18 commissioned officers in the division of state police assume higher 19 level responsibilities, such commissioned and non-commissioned officers 20 shall continue to receive command pay in the amount of $1,519 effective 21 April 1, 2023. 22 (b) Such payment shall be annualized and paid during the regular 23 bi-weekly periods and shall be in addition to, and not part of, the 24 member's annual basic salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights 25 or benefits to which the member may be entitled; provided, however, such 26 payments shall be included as compensation for retirement purposes. 27 Command pay shall be included for overtime calculations for non-commis- 28 sioned officers. 29 § 10. Health benefits committees. Pursuant to the terms of an agree- 30 ment negotiated between the state and the employee organization repres- 31 enting the collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and 32 non-commissioned officers in the division of state police, during the 33 period April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026, there shall continue to be 34 a committee on health benefits funded in the following amounts: $5,975 35 for the period April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024; $6,154 for the 36 period April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025; and $6,339 for the period 37 April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026. One-half of this amount in each 38 year shall be made available to the state and one-half of this amount 39 shall be made available to the employee organization representing such 40 unit. 41 § 11. Professional development and training funds. Pursuant to the 42 terms of an agreement negotiated between the state and the employee 43 organization representing the collective negotiating unit consisting of 44 commissioned and non-commissioned officers in the division of state 45 police, during the period April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026, there 46 shall continue to be a professional development and quality of working 47 life committee from which the tuition reimbursement program, the 48 master's program and the employee assistance program shall be supported. 49 Such committee shall be funded in the amount of $109,347 for each year 50 of the agreement. 51 § 12. Recognized degree pay. Notwithstanding any provision of law to 52 the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between 53 the state and the employee organization representing the collective 54 negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned offi- 55 cers in the division of state police, or the terms of the interest arbi- 56 tration award made pursuant to subdivision 4 of section 209 of the civilS. 7646 20 1 service law binding the executive branch of the state of New York and 2 the employee organization representing such unit, effective March 31, 3 2003, the lump sum payments for degrees, as contained in section 5 of 4 chapter 244 of the laws of 2002, shall continue. 5 § 13. Short swings. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 6 contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between the 7 state and the employee organization representing the collective negoti- 8 ating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned officers in 9 the division of state police, or the terms of the interest arbitration 10 award made pursuant to subdivision 4 of section 209 of the civil service 11 law binding the executive branch of the state of New York and the 12 employee organization representing such unit, effective March 31, 2003, 13 members of this unit who are required to work short swings shall contin- 14 ue to receive compensation of $30 for each short swing they are required 15 to work and actually work. There shall be no short swing compensation 16 where the short swing is worked at the request of, or for the conven- 17 ience of the member, as determined by the division of state police. The 18 definition of short swing shall be a tour of duty commencing between the 19 hours of five a.m. and nine a.m. (B line) followed by a tour of duty 20 commencing between nine p.m. and one a.m. (A line) on consecutive days, 21 or, a tour of duty commencing between the hours of one p.m. and five 22 p.m. (C line) followed by a tour of duty commencing between the hours of 23 five a.m. and nine a.m. (B line) on consecutive days. Such additional 24 compensation shall not be payable if such member's hours of work contin- 25 ue from the conclusion of the former shift to the commencement of the 26 latter shift without interruption. 27 (b) The additional compensation payable pursuant to this section shall 28 be in addition to, and shall not be a part of, the member's annual basic 29 salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights or benefits to which 30 the member may be entitled; provided, however, that any compensation 31 payable pursuant to this section shall be included as compensation for 32 the purposes of computation of overtime pay and for retirement purposes. 33 The director of the budget may adopt such regulations as may be deemed 34 necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. 35 § 14. Unused sick leave at retirement. Effective March 31, 2003, the 36 lump sum payment for unused sick leave at retirement as provided in 37 section 9 of chapter 10 of the laws of 2001 shall continue. 38 § 15. Overtime meal allowance. Notwithstanding any other provision of 39 law to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated 40 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec- 41 tive negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned 42 officers in the division of state police, or the terms of the interest 43 arbitration award made pursuant to subdivision 4 of section 209 of the 44 civil service law binding the executive branch of the state of New York 45 and the employee organization representing such unit, the overtime meal 46 allowance for unit members shall continue at the rates in effect as of 47 March 31, 2007. 48 § 16. Certifying letter. The salary increases and benefit modifica- 49 tions provided for by this act for state employees in the collective 50 negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned offi- 51 cers in the division of state police established pursuant to article 14 52 of the civil service law shall not be implemented until the director of 53 employee relations shall have delivered to the director of the budget 54 and the comptroller a letter certifying that there is in effect with 55 respect to such negotiating unit a collective negotiating agreement 56 which provides for such increases and modifications and which is fullyS. 7646 21 1 executed in writing with the state pursuant to article 14 of the civil 2 service law, and ratified pursuant to the ratification procedure of the 3 employee organization certified pursuant to article 14 of the civil 4 service law to represent each such collective negotiating unit. 5 § 17. Payment and publication of grievance arbitration settlements and 6 awards. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 7 appropriations contained in this act shall be available to the state for 8 the payment and publication of grievance arbitration settlements and 9 awards pursuant to article 15 of the collective negotiating agreement 10 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec- 11 tive negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned 12 officers in the division of state police. 13 § 18. Date of entitlement to salary increase. Notwithstanding the 14 provisions of this act or of any other provision of law to the contrary, 15 the increase in salary or compensation of any member of the collective 16 negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned offi- 17 cers in the division of state police provided by this act shall be added 18 to the salary of such member at the beginning of that payroll period the 19 first day of which is nearest to the effective date of such increase as 20 provided in this act, or at the beginning of the earlier of two payroll 21 periods the first days of which are nearest but equally near to the 22 effective date of such increase as provided in this act; provided, 23 however, that, for the purposes of determining the salary of such offi- 24 cer or employee upon reclassification, reallocation, appointment, 25 promotion, transfer, demotion, reinstatement, or other change of status, 26 such salary increase shall be deemed to be effective on the date thereof 27 as prescribed by this act, with payment thereof pursuant to this section 28 on a date prior thereto, instead of on such effective date, and shall 29 not operate to confer any additional salary rights or benefits on such 30 officer or employee. Payment of such salary increase may be deferred 31 pursuant to section nineteen of this act. 32 § 19. Deferred payment of salary increase. Notwithstanding the 33 provisions of any other section of this act or of any other provision of 34 law to the contrary, pending payment pursuant to this act of the basic 35 annual salaries of incumbents of positions subject to this act, such 36 incumbents shall receive, as partial compensation for services rendered, 37 the rate of compensation otherwise payable in their respective posi- 38 tions. An incumbent holding a position subject to this act at any time 39 during the period from the effective dates of the salary increases 40 provided for in this act until the time when basic annual salaries are 41 first paid pursuant to this act for such services in excess of the 42 compensation actually received therefor, shall be entitled to a lump sum 43 payment for the difference between the salary to which such incumbent is 44 entitled for such service and the compensation actually received there- 45 for. Such lump sum payment shall be made as soon as practicable. Any 46 amount payable in such lump sum paid represents compensation earned in 47 each of the year or years for which it is calculated pursuant to this 48 act and not as compensation earned wholly in the year during which the 49 lump sum is paid. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the 50 contrary, no member of the unit consisting of commissioned and non-com- 51 missioned officers to whom the provisions of this act apply shall be 52 entitled to, or owed, any interest or other penalty for any reason on 53 any monies due to such member pursuant to the terms of the agreement 54 covering employees in the unit consisting of commissioned and non- 55 commissioned officers.S. 7646 22 1 § 20. Use of appropriations. Notwithstanding any provision of the 2 state finance law or any other provision of law to the contrary, the 3 state comptroller is authorized to pay any amounts required during the 4 fiscal year commencing April 1, 2023, April 1, 2024 or April 1, 2025, by 5 the provisions of this act for any state department or agency from any 6 appropriation or other funds available to such state department or agen- 7 cy for personal service or for other related employee benefits during 8 such fiscal year. To the extent that such appropriations are insuffi- 9 cient in any fund to accomplish the purposes herein set forth, the 10 director of the budget is authorized to allocate to the various depart- 11 ments and agencies, from any appropriations available in any fund, the 12 amounts necessary to pay such amounts. The aforementioned appropri- 13 ations shall be available for payment of any liabilities or obligations 14 incurred prior to April 1, 2025, in addition to current liabilities. 15 § 21. Notwithstanding any provision of the state finance law or any 16 other provision of law to the contrary, the sum of $32,000,000 is hereby 17 appropriated in the general fund/state purposes account (10050) in 18 miscellaneous-all state departments and agencies solely for 19 apportionment/transfer by the director of the budget for use by any 20 state department or agency in any fund for the period April 1, 2023 to 21 March 31, 2026 to supplement appropriations for personal service, other 22 than personal service and fringe benefits, and to carry out the 23 provisions of this act. No money shall be available for expenditure from 24 this appropriation until a certificate of approval has been issued by 25 the director of the budget and a copy of such certificate or any amend- 26 ment thereto has been filed with the state comptroller, the chair of the 27 senate finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways and means 28 committee. The monies hereby appropriated are available for payment of 29 any liabilities or obligations incurred prior to or during the period 30 April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026. For this purpose, the monies 31 appropriated shall remain in full force and effect for the payment of 32 liabilities incurred on or before March 31, 2026. 33 § 22. The several amounts as hereinafter set forth, or so much thereof 34 as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated from the fund so designated 35 for use by any state department or agency for the period commencing 36 April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026 to supplement appropriations from 37 each respective fund available for other than personal service and 38 fringe benefits, and to carry out the provisions of this act. The monies 39 hereby appropriated are available for payment of any liabilities or 40 obligations incurred prior to or during the period commencing April 1, 41 2023 through March 31, 2026. No money shall be available for expendi- 42 ture from the monies appropriated until a certificate of approval has 43 been issued by the director of the budget and a copy of such certificate 44 or any amendment thereto has been filed with the state comptroller, the 45 chair of the senate finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways 46 and means committee. 47 ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES 48 SPECIAL PAY BILLS 49 General Fund/State Operations 50 State Purposes Account - 003S. 7646 23 1 NON-PERSONAL SERVICE 2 Employee Benefit Fund ............................ 150,112 3 Health Benefits Committee ......................... 18,468 4 Professional Development Fund .................... 328,041 5 § 23. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to 6 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2023. Appropri- 7 ations made by this act shall remain in full force and effect for 8 liabilities incurred through March 31, 2026. 9 § 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi- 10 sion, section of part contained in any part of this act shall be 11 adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such 12 judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, 13 but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, para- 14 graph, subdivision, section or part contained in any part thereof 15 directly involved in the controversy which such judgment shall have been 16 rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the legislature that 17 this act would have been enacted even if such invalid provisions had not 18 been included therein. 19 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that 20 the applicable effective dates of Parts A and B of this act shall be as 21 specifically set forth in the last section of such Part.
