Bill Text: NY S08092 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to the terms and conditions of employment for members of the collective negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investigative specialists in the division of state police; implements an agreement covering such members of such unit; amends salary schedules for such members of such unit; relates to the employee benefit fund for members of such unit; makes an appropriation therefor; and repeals certain provisions of such laws relating thereto.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-07-21 - SIGNED CHAP.234 [S08092 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S08092-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8092 IN SENATE June 12, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- (at request of the Governor) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to terms and conditions of employment for members of the collective negotiating unit consist- ing of investigators, senior investigators, and investigative special- ists in the division of state police; to amend the state finance law, in relation to terms and conditions of employment for members of the collective negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior inves- tigators, and investigative specialists in the division of state police; to amend the executive law, in relation to salary schedules for such members of such unit; in relation to implementing an agree- ment covering such members of such unit and in relation to the employ- ee benefit fund for members of such unit; making an appropriation therefor; and to repeal certain provisions of such laws relating ther- eto The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 216 of the execu- 2 tive law is REPEALED and a new paragraph a is added to read as follows: 3 a. Salary schedules for investigators, senior investigators, and 4 investigative specialists in the division of state police. 5 (1) Effective April first, two thousand fourteen, members assigned to 6 the bureau of criminal investigation and investigative specialists 7 appointed to the bureau by the superintendent, shall receive a basic 8 annual salary pursuant to the following schedule: 9 Senior 10 Investigator Investigator 11 Nassau and Suffolk $108,280 $97,796 12 New York City, Rockland, 13 Westchester $107,996 $97,511 14 Orange, Putnam, Dutchess $106,909 $96,425 15 All other locations $106,707 $96,222 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD12071-01-6S. 8092 2 1 (2) Effective April first, two thousand fifteen, members assigned to 2 the bureau of criminal investigation and investigative specialists 3 appointed to the bureau by the superintendent, shall receive a basic 4 annual salary pursuant to the following schedule: 5 Senior 6 Investigator Investigator 7 Nassau and Suffolk $110,446 $99,752 8 New York City, Rockland, 9 Westchester $110,156 $99,461 10 Orange, Putnam, Dutchess $109,047 $98,354 11 All other locations $108,841 $98,146 12 (3) Effective April first, two thousand sixteen, members assigned to 13 the bureau of criminal investigation and investigative specialists 14 appointed to the bureau by the superintendent, shall receive a basic 15 annual salary pursuant to the following schedule: 16 Senior 17 Investigator Investigator 18 Nassau and Suffolk $112,103 $101,248 19 New York City, Rockland, 20 Westchester $111,808 $100,953 21 Orange, Putnam, Dutchess $110,683 $99,829 22 All other locations $110,474 $99,618 23 (4) Effective April first, two thousand seventeen, members assigned to 24 the bureau of criminal investigation and investigative specialists 25 appointed to the bureau by the superintendent, shall receive a basic 26 annual salary pursuant to the following schedule: 27 Senior 28 Investigator Investigator 29 Nassau and Suffolk $113,785 $102,767 30 New York City, Rockland, 31 Westchester $113,485 $102,467 32 Orange, Putnam, Dutchess $112,343 $101,326 33 All other locations $112,131 $101,112 34 § 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 207-b of the state 35 finance law is REPEALED and a new paragraph b is added to read as 36 follows: 37 b. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement negotiated between the execu- 38 tive branch of the state of New York and the employee organization 39 representing the collective negotiating unit consisting of investi- 40 gators, senior investigators, and investigative specialists in the divi- 41 sion of state police, and upon audit and warrant of the state comp- 42 troller, the director shall provide for the payment of monies to such 43 employee organization for the establishment and maintenance of an 44 employee benefit fund established by the employee organization for the 45 employees in the collective negotiating unit covered by the controlling 46 provisions of such agreement providing for such employee benefit fund, 47 such amount to be determined consistent with said agreement, including 48 any and all monies agreed to be transferred in said agreement, and on 49 the basis of the number of full-time annual salaried employees, other 50 than full-time seasonal employees, on the payroll on March first, two 51 thousand eleven, for payments to be made on April first, two thousand 52 eleven, and on the payroll on March first, two thousand twelve, for 53 payments to be made on April first, two thousand twelve and on the 54 payroll on March first, two thousand thirteen, for payments to be made 55 on April first, two thousand thirteen and on the payroll on March first, 56 two thousand fourteen, for payments to be made on April first, two thou-S. 8092 3 1 sand fourteen and on the payroll on March first, two thousand fifteen, 2 for payments to be made on April first, two thousand fifteen and on the 3 payroll on March first, two thousand sixteen for payments to be made on 4 April first, two thousand sixteen and on the payroll on March first, two 5 thousand seventeen for payments to be made on April first, two thousand 6 seventeen. The amount, which will be determined pursuant to this 7 section, for employees who are paid from special or administrative 8 funds, other than the general fund or the capital projects fund of the 9 state, will be paid from the appropriations as provided by law, in which 10 case the state comptroller shall establish procedures to ensure repay- 11 ment from said special or administrative funds. The director shall enter 12 into an agreement with an employee organization, which sets forth the 13 specific terms and conditions for the transmittal of monies pursuant to 14 this section. 15 § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 216-c of the executive law is REPEALED 16 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read as follows: 17 2. In addition to the compensation provided in subdivision one of this 18 section, members of the collective negotiating unit consisting of inves- 19 tigators, senior investigators and investigative specialists in the 20 division of state police, on the payroll on November first of each year, 21 shall continue to receive holiday compensation, effective April first, 22 two thousand ten, in the amount of fifteen hundred thirty-six dollars. 23 Effective April first, two thousand fourteen, such amount shall be 24 increased to fifteen hundred sixty-seven dollars. Effective April 25 first, two thousand fifteen, such amount shall be increased to fifteen 26 hundred ninety-eight dollars. Effective April first, two thousand 27 sixteen, such amount shall be increased to sixteen hundred twenty-two 28 dollars. Effective April first, two thousand seventeen, such amount 29 shall be increased to sixteen hundred forty-six dollars. Such payments 30 shall be in addition to, and shall not be part of, the member's annual 31 basic salary, except for the purpose of retirement, and shall be made in 32 a separate check during the payroll period which includes December first 33 each year. 34 § 4. Health benefits committee. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement 35 negotiated between the executive branch of the state of New York and the 36 employee organization representing the collective negotiating unit 37 consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investigative 38 specialists in the division of state police, during the period April 1, 39 2011 through March 31, 2018, there shall continue to be a committee on 40 health benefits funded in the following amounts: $5,100 for the period 41 April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015; $5,202 for the period April 1, 2015 to 42 March 31, 2016; $5,280 for the period April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017; 43 and $5,359 for the period April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018. One-half of 44 this amount in each year shall be made available to the state and one- 45 half shall be made available to the employee organization representing 46 such unit. 47 § 5. Maintenance allowance. (a) Pursuant to the terms of an agreement 48 negotiated between the executive branch of the state of New York and the 49 employee organization representing the collective negotiating unit 50 consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investigative 51 specialists in the division of state police, effective April 1, 2014, 52 each member of such unit shall receive three thousand two hundred twen- 53 ty-five dollars ($3,225) as a maintenance allowance. Effective April 1, 54 2015, such amount shall be increased to three thousand two hundred nine- 55 ty dollars ($3,290). Effective April 1, 2016, such amount shall be 56 increased to three thousand three hundred thirty-nine dollars ($3,339).S. 8092 4 1 Effective April 1, 2017, such amount shall be increased to three thou- 2 sand three hundred eighty-nine dollars ($3,389). 3 (b) Such maintenance allowance shall be paid on an annualized basis in 4 regular bi-weekly paychecks. Such additional compensation, as provided 5 in this section, shall be in addition to, and shall not be part of, the 6 member's basic annual salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights 7 or benefits to which the member may be entitled; provided, however, that 8 such additional compensation shall be included as compensation for 9 purposes of computation of overtime pay and retirement. 10 § 6. Expertise pay. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to 11 the contrary, pursuant to the terms of an agreement negotiated between 12 the executive branch of the state of New York and the employee organiza- 13 tion representing the collective negotiating unit consisting of investi- 14 gators, senior investigators, and investigative specialists in the divi- 15 sion of state police, during the period April 1, 2010 through March 31, 16 2014, members in such collective negotiating unit shall continue to 17 receive expertise pay in the amount of twelve hundred dollars ($1,200) 18 annually. Effective April 1, 2014, the annual payment for expertise pay 19 shall be two thousand four hundred fifty dollars ($2,450). There shall 20 be no retroactive payment of the increases to expertise pay for the 21 period April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2014 under any circumstances. Pursuant 22 to the agreement the entire increase of one thousand two hundred fifty 23 dollars ($1,250) covering the period April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2014 is 24 only payable on a prospective basis commencing with the scheduled Decem- 25 ber 2014 payment. 26 (b) Such expertise pay shall be payable to those unit members on the 27 payroll on November 1 of each year during the pay period that includes 28 December 1. Such additional compensation as provided in this section 29 shall be in addition to, and shall not be part of, the member's basic 30 annual salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights or benefits to 31 which the member may be entitled; provided, however, that such addi- 32 tional compensation shall be included as compensation for purposes of 33 computation of overtime pay and as compensation for retirement. 34 § 7. Professional development and training funds. Pursuant to the 35 terms of an agreement negotiated between the executive branch of the 36 state of New York and the employee organization representing the collec- 37 tive negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, 38 and investigative specialists in the division of state police, during 39 the period April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2018, there shall continue to 40 be a professional development and quality of working life committee 41 funded in the following amounts: $83,538 for the period April 1, 2014 to 42 March 31, 2015; $85,209 for the period April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016; 43 $86,487 for the period April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017; $87,784 for the 44 period April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 from which the tuition reimburse- 45 ment program, the master's program, and the employee assistance program 46 shall be supported. 47 § 8. Expanded duty pay. (a) Pursuant to the terms of an agreement 48 negotiated between the executive branch of the state of New York and the 49 employee organization representing the collective negotiating unit 50 consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investigative 51 specialists in the division of state police, during the period April 1, 52 2010 through March 31, 2014, the annual payment for expanded duty pay 53 shall continue to be seven thousand four hundred fifty-two dollars 54 ($7,452). Such expanded duty pay is in recognition of such members 55 expanded duties, including those related to counterterrorism and other 56 post-September 11, 2001 initiatives, computer crimes, and law enforce-S. 8092 5 1 ment activities involving gambling regulation. Effective April 1, 2014, 2 the annual payment for expanded duty pay shall be eight thousand seven 3 hundred two dollars ($8,702). There shall be no retroactive payment of 4 the increases to expanded duty pay for the period April 1, 2011 to March 5 31, 2014 under any circumstances. Pursuant to the agreement, the entire 6 increase of one thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($1,250) covering the 7 period April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2014 is only payable on a prospective 8 basis commencing April 1, 2014. 9 (b) Such expanded duty pay shall be annualized and paid during regular 10 bi-weekly periods. Such additional compensation as provided in this 11 section shall be in addition to, and shall not be part of, the member's 12 basic annual salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights or bene- 13 fits to which the member may be entitled; provided, however, that such 14 additional compensation shall be included as compensation for purposes 15 of computation of overtime pay and as compensation for retirement. 16 § 9. Supervisory responsibility pay. (a) Pursuant to the terms of an 17 agreement negotiated between the executive branch of the state of New 18 York and the employee organization representing the collective negotiat- 19 ing unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investi- 20 gative specialists in the division of state police, effective March 31, 21 2005, certain members shall continue to receive additional compensation, 22 as prescribed in the interest arbitration award dated February 4, 2005 23 as modified by such agreement, when designated by the division of state 24 police to work as a "unit coordinator", "acting senior investigator", or 25 "acting administrative senior investigator". 26 (b) Such additional compensation as provided in this section shall be 27 in addition to, and shall not be part of, the member's basic annual 28 salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights or benefits to which 29 the member may be entitled; provided, however, that such additional 30 compensation shall be included as compensation for the purposes of 31 computation of overtime pay and retirement. 32 § 10. Location compensation. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 33 of law to the contrary, members in the collective negotiating unit 34 consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investigative 35 specialists in the division of state police whose principal place of 36 employment or, in the case of a field employee, whose official station, 37 as determined in accordance with the regulations of the state comp- 38 troller, is located in the county of Monroe, who were on the payroll on 39 March 31, 1985, and who have received this location compensation contin- 40 ually since then, shall continue to receive location pay at the rate of 41 $200 per year; provided that each such member continues to be otherwise 42 eligible. 43 (b) Pursuant to the terms of an agreement negotiated between the exec- 44 utive branch of the state of New York and the employee organization 45 representing the collective negotiating unit consisting of investi- 46 gators, senior investigators, and investigative specialists in the divi- 47 sion of state police, members of such unit whose principal place of 48 employment or, in the case of a field employee, whose official station, 49 as determined in accordance with the regulations of the state comp- 50 troller, is located in the city of New York or in the counties of Rock- 51 land, Westchester, Nassau, or Suffolk shall continue to receive location 52 pay effective April 1, 2010 in the amount of $1,536. 53 (c) Such location pay as provided in this section shall be annualized 54 and paid during the regular bi-weekly periods. Such compensation shall 55 be in addition to and shall not be part of the member's basic annual 56 salary and shall not affect or impair any rights or benefits to whichS. 8092 6 1 the member may be entitled; provided, however, that location pay shall 2 be included as compensation for the purposes of computation of overtime 3 pay and retirement. 4 § 11. Supplemental location pay. (a) Pursuant to the terms of an 5 agreement negotiated between the executive branch of the state of New 6 York and the employee organization representing the collective negotiat- 7 ing unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investi- 8 gative specialists in the division of state police, members of such unit 9 whose principal place of employment, or, in the case of a field employ- 10 ee, whose official station, as determined in accordance with the regu- 11 lations of the state comptroller, is located in the city of New York or 12 in the county of Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Rockland, Westchester, 13 Nassau, or Suffolk shall continue to receive supplemental location pay, 14 in addition to the location pay provided in section ten of this act, 15 effective April 1, 2010 as follows: 16 Orange, Putnam or Dutchess County $1,280 17 Rockland or Westchester County 18 or city of New York $1,918 19 Nassau or Suffolk County $2,239 20 (b) Such supplemental location pay shall be annualized and paid during 21 the regular bi-weekly periods. Such compensation shall be in addition to 22 and shall not be part of the member's basic annual salary and shall not 23 affect or impair any rights or benefits to which the member may be enti- 24 tled; provided, however, that supplemental location pay shall be 25 included as compensation for the purposes of computation of overtime pay 26 and retirement. 27 § 12. Unused sick leave at retirement. Pursuant to the terms of an 28 agreement negotiated between the executive branch of the state of New 29 York and the employee organization representing the collective negotiat- 30 ing unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investi- 31 gative specialists in the division of state police, members of such unit 32 shall continue to receive a lump sum cash payment for accumulated and 33 unused sick leave credits standing to the employee's credit at the time 34 of separation from service by retirement. The amount of such payment 35 shall be determined in the following manner: 36 (a) Effective April 1, 1998, the number of days of such accumulated 37 and unused sick leave, not to exceed 300 days, less 165 days, shall be 38 multiplied by the member's daily rate of pay in effect at the time of 39 separation from service by retirement. 40 (b) The lump sum payment shall be one-fifth of such amount provided 41 for in subdivision (a) of this section. 42 (c) Such additional compensation shall be in addition to and shall not 43 be part of the member's basic annual salary, and shall not affect or 44 impair any rights or benefits to which the member may be entitled; 45 provided, however, that such additional compensation shall be included 46 as compensation for retirement purposes. 47 § 13. Physical fitness program. (a) Pursuant to the terms of an agree- 48 ment negotiated between the executive branch of the state of New York 49 and the employee organization representing the collective negotiating 50 unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investi- 51 gative specialists in the division of state police, effective April 1, 52 1999, a joint labor management committee shall be continued for the 53 purpose of evaluating the assessment, study, and testing for the fitness 54 of members of the employee organization. The division of state policeS. 8092 7 1 shall administer such program through the provision of an annual appro- 2 priation. Members in the employee organization shall receive an annual 3 fitness bonus if they satisfy the fitness requirements developed by the 4 division of state police during a fiscal year. The amount of such 5 fitness bonus shall be determined by the committee within the amount 6 appropriated therefor. Such awards shall be paid on or about December 7 first of each fiscal year. 8 (b) Any amounts received pursuant to this section shall be in addition 9 to, and shall not be a part of, the member's basic annual salary, and 10 shall not affect or impair, any increments or other rights or benefits 11 to which the member may be entitled; provided, however, that any amounts 12 received shall be included as compensation for retirement purposes. 13 (c) The division of state police and the employee organization repres- 14 enting such unit may agree to expend the funds appropriated on an annual 15 basis for the physical fitness program for a mutually agreeable alter- 16 nate purpose. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the parties agree 17 that the amount appropriated for this fund for fiscal year 2015-2016 18 shall be transferred to the employee benefit fund established pursuant 19 to paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 207-b of the state finance 20 law and the amounts appropriated for this fund for fiscal years 21 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 shall remain with the division of state police. 22 Effective April 1, 2018, the annual appropriation for this fund shall be 23 transferred to the employee benefit fund established pursuant to para- 24 graph b of subdivision 2 of section 207-b of the state finance law each 25 year unless the parties agree to expend such funds for a mutually agree- 26 able alternate purpose. 27 § 14. Recognized degree pay. (a) Pursuant to the terms of an agreement 28 negotiated between the executive branch of the state of New York and the 29 employee organization representing the collective negotiating unit 30 consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investigative 31 specialists in the division of state police, members of such unit who 32 possess or obtain a recognized degree from an accredited and recognized 33 college or university on or after April 1, 2001, shall continue to 34 receive a lump sum payment of $250 for an associate degree, $500 for a 35 bachelor's degree, and $750 for a graduate degree. Payment for such 36 degree shall occur annually in June of each year, and shall be for one 37 degree only. When such degree is obtained in a fiscal year, such 38 payment shall be made as soon as practicable after conferral of the 39 degree. 40 (b) Such additional compensation as provided in this section shall be 41 in addition to, and shall not be part of, the member's basic annual 42 salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights or benefits to which 43 the member may be entitled; provided, however, that such additional 44 compensation shall be included as compensation for retirement purposes. 45 § 15. Short swings. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 46 contrary, pursuant to the terms of an agreement negotiated between the 47 executive branch of the state of New York and the employee organization 48 representing the collective negotiating unit consisting of investi- 49 gators, senior investigators, and investigative specialists in the divi- 50 sion of state police, effective September 1, 2016, members of this unit 51 who are required to work short swings shall receive compensation of 52 thirty dollars ($30) for each short swing they are required to work and 53 actually work. There shall be no short swing compensation where the 54 short swing is worked at the request of, or for the convenience of the 55 member, as determined by the division of state police. The definition of 56 short swing shall be when there are eight hours or less between theS. 8092 8 1 scheduled end time of a Member's tour of duty and the start time of the 2 next scheduled tour of duty. Such compensation shall not be payable if 3 such member's hours of work continue from the end time of the Member's 4 tour of duty to the commencement of the start time of the next scheduled 5 tour of duty without interruption. 6 § 16. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, pursuant 7 to the terms of an agreement negotiated between the executive branch of 8 the state of New York and the employee organization representing the 9 collective negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior investi- 10 gators, and investigative specialists in the division of state police, 11 members of such unit shall receive recall overtime only in accordance 12 with the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. 13 § 17. Payment and publication of grievance arbitration settlements and 14 awards. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 15 appropriations contained in this act shall be available to the state for 16 the payment and publication of grievance arbitration settlements and 17 awards pursuant to article 15 of the collective negotiating agreement 18 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec- 19 tive negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, 20 and investigative specialists in the division of state police, such 21 provisions being in effect pursuant to paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of 22 section 209-a of the civil service law. 23 § 18. The compensation and benefit modifications provided for by this 24 act for state employees in the collective negotiating unit consisting of 25 investigators, senior investigators, and investigative specialists in 26 the division of state police pursuant to article 14 of the civil service 27 law shall not be implemented until the director of employee relations 28 shall have delivered to the director of the budget and the comptroller a 29 letter certifying that there is in effect with respect to such negotiat- 30 ing unit a collective bargaining agreement which provides for such 31 compensation and benefit modifications and which is fully executed in 32 writing with the state pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law, 33 and ratified pursuant to the ratification procedure of the employee 34 organization certified pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law 35 to represent such collective negotiating unit. 36 § 19. Date of entitlement to salary increase. Notwithstanding the 37 provisions of this act or of any other provision of law to the contrary, 38 the increase of salary or compensation of any member of the collective 39 negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and 40 investigative specialists in the division of state police provided by 41 this act shall be added to the salary of such member at the beginning of 42 that payroll period the first day of which is nearest to the effective 43 date of such increase as provided in this act, or at the beginning of 44 the earlier of two payroll periods the first days of which are nearest 45 but equally near to the effective date of such increase as provided in 46 this act; provided, however, that, for the purposes of determining the 47 salary of such officer or employee upon reclassification, reallocation, 48 appointment, promotion, transfer, demotion, reinstatement, or other 49 change of status, such salary increase shall be deemed to be effective 50 on the date thereof as prescribed by this act, with payment thereof 51 pursuant to this section on a date prior thereto, instead of on such 52 effective date, and shall not operate to confer any additional salary 53 rights or benefits on such officer or employee. Payment of such salary 54 increase may be deferred pursuant to section twenty of this act. 55 § 20. Deferred payment of salary increase. Notwithstanding the 56 provisions of any other section of this act or of any provision of lawS. 8092 9 1 to the contrary, pending payment pursuant to this act of the basic annu- 2 al salaries of incumbents of positions subject to this act, such incum- 3 bents shall receive, as partial compensation for services rendered, the 4 rate of compensation otherwise payable in their respective positions. An 5 incumbent holding a position subject to this act at any time during the 6 period from April 1, 2011 until the time when basic annual salaries are 7 first paid pursuant to this act for such services in excess of the 8 compensation actually received therefor, shall be entitled to a lump sum 9 payment for the difference between the salary to which such incumbent is 10 entitled for such service and the compensation actually received there- 11 for. Such lump sum payment shall be made as soon as practicable. The 12 amounts paid under this act shall count as compensation earned during 13 the year or years for which it is calculated and not as compensation 14 earned wholly in the year in which the lump sum is paid. 15 § 21. Use of appropriations. Notwithstanding any provision of the 16 state finance law or any other provision of law to the contrary, the 17 state comptroller is authorized to pay any amounts required by the fore- 18 going provisions of this act. To the extent that existing appropriations 19 available to any state department or agency in any fund are insufficient 20 to accomplish the purposes set forth in this section, the director of 21 the budget is authorized to allocate to the various departments and 22 agencies, from any appropriations available in any fund, the amounts 23 necessary to make such payments. Any appropriations or other funds 24 available to any state department or agency for personal service or for 25 other related employee benefits during the fiscal year commencing April 26 1, 2011 shall be available for the payment of any liabilities or obli- 27 gations incurred pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this act, 28 whether prior to or during the state fiscal year commencing April 1, 29 2016. 30 § 22. Appropriations. Notwithstanding any provision of the state 31 finance law or any other provision of law to the contrary, the several 32 amounts as hereinafter set forth in this section are hereby appropriated 33 from the funds so designated solely for apportionment/transfer by the 34 director of the budget for use by any state department or agency in any 35 fund for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2016 to supplement appropri- 36 ations for personal service, other than personal service and fringe 37 benefits, and to carry out the provisions of this act. The monies hereby 38 appropriated are available for payment of any liabilities or obligations 39 incurred prior to or during the state fiscal year commencing April 1, 40 2011 in addition to liabilities or obligations associated with the state 41 fiscal year commencing April 1, 2016. For this purpose, these appropri- 42 ations shall remain in full force and effect for the payment of liabil- 43 ities incurred on or before March 31, 2017. 44 MISCELLANEOUS -- ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES 45 STATE OPERATIONS 2016-17 46 Special Pay Bills 47 General Fund / State Operations 48 State Purposes Account - 10050 49 PERSONAL SERVICE 50 Personal Service .............................. 22,257,000S. 8092 10 1 NONPERSONAL SERVICE 2 Fringe benefits ................................ 5,343,000 3 Health Benefits Committee ......................... 16,000 4 Professional Development Fund .................... 256,000 5 Employee Benefit Fund ............................ 340,000 6 Physical Fitness Pay ............................. 454,000 7 Contract Administration ........................... 50,000 8 § 23. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the direc- 9 tor of employee relations certifies that there is in effect with respect 10 to the negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior investi- 11 gators, and investigative specialists in the division of state police a 12 collective bargaining agreement which provides for the compensation and 13 benefit modifications in this act, and shall be deemed to have been in 14 full force and effect on and after April 1, 2011. REPEAL NOTE.-- Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 216 of the executive law, repealed by section one of this act, provided salary schedules for state employees in particular titles in the collective negotiating unit consisting of investigators and senior investigators in the division of state police and is replaced by revised salary schedules in a new para- graph a of such subdivision 2 implementing an agreement pursuant to Article 14 of the civil service law. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 207-b of the state finance law, repealed by section two of this act, provided for payments to an employee benefit fund for state employees in the particular titles in the collective negotiating unit consisting of investigators and senior investigators in the division of state police and is replaced by revised schedule of payments to be made to such fund in a new paragraph b of such subdivision 2 implementing an agreement pursuant to Article 14 of the civil service law. Subdivision 2 of section 216-c of the executive law, repealed by section three of this act, provided for holiday compensation payments based on four days pay to eligible members of the collective negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators and investigative specialists in the division of state police and is replaced by a revised payment amount in a new subdivision 2 of such section implementing an agreement pursuant to Article 14 of the civil service law.
