A 7424: 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).

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7424 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY March 26, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- (at request of the Governor) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the 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 11 this act", when used in connection with that particular component, shall EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD12001-01-5 
 A. 7424 2 1 be deemed to mean and refer to the corresponding section of the Part in 2 which it is found. Section two of this act sets forth the general sever- 3 ability clause applicable to this act. Section three of this act sets 4 forth the general effective date of this act. 5 PART A 6 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN 7 THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE POLICE BENEVOLENT 8 ASSOCIATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE TROOPERS, INC. 9 FOR 2023-2026 10 Section 1. Subparagraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of paragraph a of subdivi- 11 sion 2 of section 215 of the executive law are REPEALED and three new 12 subparagraphs 1, 2 and 3 are added to read as follows: 13 (1) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-three, members of the 14 collective negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of 15 state police shall receive a basic annual salary pursuant to the follow- 16 ing schedule: 17 Orange, City of New Nassau and All Other 18 Putnam and York, Rockland Suffolk Locations 19 Dutchess and Westchester Counties 20 Counties Counties 21 Trainee 1 N/A N/A N/A $61,400 22 Step 1 $87,101 $88,401 $88,471 $86,861 23 Step 2 $92,406 $93,705  $94,045 $92,162 24 Step 3 $95,583 $96,880  $97,221 $95,339 25 Step 4 $99,348 $100,644  $100,986 $99,105 26 Step 5 $103,531 $104,829  $105,171 $103,289 27 (2) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-four, members of the 28 collective negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of 29 state police shall receive the basic annual salary pursuant to the 30 following schedule: 31 Orange, City of New  Nassau and All Other 32 Putnam and  York, Rockland  Suffolk Locations 33 Dutchess and Westchester  Counties 34 Counties Counties 35 Trainee 1 N/A  N/A N/A $63,242 36 Step 1 $89,714 $91,053 $91,403 $89,467 37 Step 2 $95,178 $96,516 $96,866 $94,927 38 Step 3 $98,450 $99,786 $100,138 $98,199 39 Step 4 $102,328 $103,663  $104,016 $102,078 40 Step 5 $106,637 $107,974 $108,326 $106,388 41 (3) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-five, members of the 42 collective negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of 43 state police shall receive a basic annual salary pursuant to the follow- 44 ing schedule: 45 Orange, City of New Nassau and All Other 46 Putnam and  York, Rockland  Suffolk Locations 47 Dutchess  and Westchester  Counties 48 Counties  Counties 49 Trainee 1 N/A N/A N/A $65,139 50 Step 1 $92,405 $93,785 $94,145 $92,151 51 Step 2 $98,033 $99,411 $99,772 $97,775 
 A. 7424 3 1 Step 3 $101,404 $102,780 $103,142 $101,145 2 Step 4 $105,398 $106,773 $107,136 $105,140 3 Step 5 $109,836 $111,213 $111,576 $109,580 4 § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 216-b of the executive 5 law is REPEALED and a new paragraph (a) is added to read as follows: 6 (a)(1) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-three, all members 7 in the position of trooper in the division of state police, which shall 8 not include those in the title of special trooper, who on their anniver- 9 sary date of employment with the division of state police have attained 10 six or more years of such satisfactory service in the division, shall be 11 paid a longevity award according to the following schedule for each year 12 of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years: 13 Years of Service Amount per year 14 6-10 $556 15 11-15 $608 16 16-25 $659 17 (2) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-four, all members in 18 the position of trooper in the division of state police, which shall not 19 include those in the title of special trooper, who on their anniversary 20 date of employment with the division of state police have attained six 21 or more years of such satisfactory service in the division, shall be 22 paid a longevity award according to the following schedule for each year 23 of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years: 24 Years of Service Amount per year 25 6-10 $573 26 11-15 $626 27 16-25 $679 28 (3) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-five, all members in 29 the position of trooper in the division of state police, which shall not 30 include those in the title of special trooper, who on their anniversary 31 date of employment with the division of state police have attained six 32 or more years of such satisfactory service in the division, shall be 33 paid a longevity award according to the following schedule for each year 34 of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years: 35 Years of Service Amount per year 36 6-10 $590 37 11-15 $645 38 16-25 $699 39 (4) Individuals with greater than twenty-five years of service shall 40 continue to receive a longevity award at the twenty-five year amount. 41 Such payment shall commence in the pay period following such anniversary 42 date and shall be annualized and paid over the year-long period between 43 anniversary dates. 44 § 3. Paragraph a-1 of subdivision 2 of section 207-b of the state 45 finance law is REPEALED and a new paragraph a-1 is added to read as 46 follows: 47 a-1. Where, and to the extent that, the agreement between the state 48 and an employee organization entered into pursuant to article fourteen 49 of the civil service law so provides on behalf of employees in the 
 A. 7424 4 1 collective negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of 2 state police, established pursuant to article fourteen of the civil 3 service law, and upon audit and warrant of the state comptroller, the 4 director shall provide for the payment of monies to such employee organ- 5 ization for the establishment and maintenance of an employee benefit 6 fund established by the employee organization for the employees in the 7 negotiating unit covered by the controlling provisions of such agreement 8 providing for such employee benefit fund. Such amounts are to be deter- 9 mined consistent with said agreement, including any and all monies 10 agreed to be transferred in said agreement, and on the basis of the 11 number of full-time annual salaried employees, other than full-time 12 seasonal employees, on the payroll on March first, two thousand twenty- 13 three for payments to be made on April first, two thousand twenty-three, 14 the number of full-time annual salaried employees, other than full-time 15 seasonal employees, on the payroll on March first, two thousand twenty- 16 four for payments to be made on April first, two thousand twenty-four, 17 and the number of full-time annual salaried employees, other than full- 18 time seasonal employees, on the payroll on March first, two thousand 19 twenty-five for payments to be made on April first, two thousand twen- 20 ty-five. The amounts, which will be determined pursuant to this section, 21 for employees who are paid from special or administrative funds, other 22 than the general fund or the capital projects fund of the state, will be 23 paid from the appropriations as provided by law, in which case the state 24 comptroller will establish procedures to ensure repayment from said 25 special or administrative funds. The director shall enter into an agree- 26 ment with the employee organization that sets forth the specific terms 27 and conditions for the transmittal of monies pursuant to this section. 28 Payments made pursuant to this paragraph and paragraph a of this subdi- 29 vision shall be made to the same fund as set forth in the agreement 30 between the director and the employee organization that represents the 31 employees covered by the provisions of this paragraph and paragraph a of 32 this subdivision. 33 § 4. Subdivision 1 of section 134 of the civil service law, as amended 34 by chapter 165 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows: 35 1. For all state officers and employees, other than officers and 36 employees of the legislature and the judiciary and other than those who 37 shall be excluded pursuant to the rules and regulations hereafter 38 mentioned, the workweek for basic annual salary shall not be more than 39 forty-hours; and, notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of law, 40 and subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the director of 41 the budget, any such state officer and employee who is authorized or 42 required to work more than forty hours in any week in [his] their regu- 43 lar position or title or in a position the title of which is allocated 44 to the same salary grade as [his] their regular position, shall receive 45 overtime compensation for the hours worked in excess of forty in each 46 week at one and one-half times the hourly rate of pay received by such 47 employee in [his] their regular position; provided, however, that an 48 employee not subject to the overtime provisions of the federal "Fair 49 Labor Standards Act of 1938" as amended by the federal "Fair Labor Stan- 50 dards Amendments of 1966", being public law six hundred one of the 51 eighty-ninth congress, as approved September twenty-three, nineteen 52 hundred sixty-six, and all acts amendatory thereof and supplementary 53 thereto, may by written agreement with [his] their proper authority 54 exchange hours of work with other employees doing similar work in the 55 same state institution or other state governmental unit without overtime 56 compensation. Upon the approval of the director of the budget a member 
 A. 7424 5 1 of the state police may be considered to have worked, for the purpose of 2 determining overtime compensation pursuant to the provisions of this 3 section, a minimum of four hours each time [he is] they are recalled to 4 work overtime after completing [his] their scheduled work period and 5 leaving [his] their scheduled work station or may be considered to have 6 worked a minimum of two hours each time [he is] they are scheduled to 7 return and returns to duty to work overtime for the purpose of making an 8 appearance in court after completing [his] their regularly scheduled 9 work period and leaving [his] their regularly scheduled work station. 10 Upon the approval of the director of the budget an employee may be 11 considered to have worked, for the purpose of determining overtime 12 compensation pursuant to the provisions of this section, a minimum of 13 one-half day each time [he is] they are recalled to work overtime after 14 completing [his] their scheduled work period and leaving [his] their 15 scheduled work station; provided, however, that, subject to the terms of 16 an agreement negotiated between the state and an employee organization 17 pursuant to article fourteen of the civil service law, an employee 18 recalled to work may be considered to have worked less than a minimum of 19 one-half day and an employee recalled to work more than once during a 20 period of one-half day commencing with the onset of the initial recall 21 will not be entitled to more than one-half day of overtime credit unless 22 more than one-half day is actually worked. When an employee shall work 23 overtime in a position which has a title which is allocated to a lower 24 salary grade than the salary grade to which the title of [his] their 25 regular position is allocated, [he] they shall receive overtime compen- 26 sation at one and one-half times the hourly rate of pay of the maximum 27 salary of the grade of the position in which [he] they shall work over- 28 time, or such maximum salary plus the additional increment or incre- 29 ments, if [he] they would be entitled to such additional increment or 30 increments were [he] they then appointed to such position; provided, 31 however, that when such hourly rate exceeds the hourly rate of pay 32 received by [him] them in [his] their regular position, [he] they shall 33 receive one and one-half times the hourly rate of [his] their regular 34 position. When an employee works overtime in a position allocated to a 35 salary grade higher than the salary grade to which [his] their regular 36 position is allocated, [he] they shall receive overtime compensation at 37 one and one-half times the hourly rate of pay of the rate of compen- 38 sation to which he would be entitled if [he] they were permanently 39 promoted to the position in which such overtime work is performed. 40 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where an agreement between 41 the state and an employee organization entered into pursuant to article 42 fourteen of this chapter [on behalf of officers and employees serving in 43 positions in the institutional services unit] so provides that such 44 officers and employees covered by such agreement shall receive overtime 45 compensation at a rate of two times the hourly rate of pay received by 46 such employee in [his] their regular position for such hours of work 47 that qualify for such payment under the terms of such agreement. 48 § 5. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 8 of section 130 of the civil 49 service law, as amended by section 3 of part B of chapter 361 of the 50 laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows: 51 (b) [Officers and employees to whom the provisions of this subdivision 52 apply may receive lump sum merit awards in accordance with guidelines 53 issued by the director of the budget within the appropriations made 54 available therefor. Additionally, effective April first, nineteen 55 hundred eighty-eight, and each April first thereafter, such officers and 56 employees to whom the provisions of this subdivision apply whose basic 
 A. 7424 6 1 annual salary equals or exceeds the job rate of the salary grade of 2 their position who on their anniversary date have five or more years of 3 continuous service as defined by paragraph (c) of subdivision three of 4 this section at a basic annual salary rate equal to or in excess of the 5 job rate or maximum salary of their salary grade and whose basic annual 6 salary is less than eight hundred seventy-five dollars during fiscal 7 year two thousand seven-two thousand eight, one thousand dollars during 8 fiscal year two thousand eight-two thousand nine, and one thousand one 9 hundred twenty-five dollars during fiscal year two thousand nine-two 10 thousand ten in excess of the job rate of the salary grade of their 11 position shall on such anniversary date have their basic annual salary 12 as otherwise effective increased by a longevity payment in the amount of 13 eight hundred seventy-five dollars during fiscal year two thousand 14 seven-two thousand eight, one thousand dollars during fiscal year two 15 thousand eight-two thousand nine, and one thousand one hundred twenty- 16 five dollars during fiscal year two thousand nine-two thousand ten, 17 except that such officers and employees who on their anniversary date 18 have ten or more years of continuous service as defined by paragraph (c) 19 of subdivision three of this section at a basic annual salary rate equal 20 to or in excess of the job rate or maximum salary of the salary grade of 21 their position and whose basic annual salary is less than one thousand 22 seven hundred fifty dollars during fiscal year two thousand seven-two 23 thousand eight, two thousand dollars during fiscal year two thousand 24 eight-two thousand nine, and two thousand two hundred fifty dollars 25 during fiscal year two thousand nine-two thousand ten in excess of the 26 job rate of the salary grade of their position shall on such anniversary 27 date receive a longevity payment increasing their basic annual salary to 28 that of the job rate of the salary grade of their position increased by 29 one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars during fiscal year two thousand 30 seven-two thousand eight, two thousand dollars during fiscal year two 31 thousand eight-two thousand nine, and two thousand two hundred fifty 32 dollars during fiscal year two thousand nine-two thousand ten. Such 33 increases shall be effective at the beginning of the pay period follow- 34 ing the anniversary date upon which the required service is attained. 35 Effective April first, two thousand ten, however, such longevity 36 payments shall be made in the amount of one thousand two hundred fifty 37 dollars to officers and employees as defined herein who on their anni- 38 versary date have five or more years of continuous service as defined by 39 paragraph (c) of subdivision three of this section at a basic annual 40 salary rate equal to or in excess of the job rate or maximum salary of 41 their salary grade, and in the amount of two thousand five hundred 42 dollars to officers and employees as defined herein who on their anni- 43 versary date have ten or more years of continuous service as defined by 44 paragraph (c) of subdivision three of this section at a basic annual 45 salary rate equal to or in excess of the job rate or maximum salary of 46 their salary grade.] 47 Effective April first, two thousand nineteen[, however, such] longev- 48 ity payments shall be made in the amount of one thousand five hundred 49 dollars to officers and employees as defined herein who on their anni- 50 versary date have five or more years of continuous service as defined by 51 paragraph (c) of subdivision three of this section at a basic annual 52 salary rate equal to or in excess of the job rate or maximum salary of 53 their salary grade, and in the amount of three thousand dollars to offi- 54 cers and employees as defined herein who on their anniversary date have 55 ten or more years of continuous service as defined by paragraph (c) of 56 subdivision three of this section at a basic annual salary rate equal to 
 A. 7424 7 1 or in excess of the job rate or maximum salary of their salary grade. 2 Additionally, effective April first, two thousand twenty, such officers 3 and employees to whom the provisions of this subdivision apply whose 4 basic annual salary equals or exceeds the job rate of the salary grade 5 of their position who on their anniversary date have fifteen or more 6 years of continuous service as defined by paragraph (c) of subdivision 7 three of this section at a basic annual salary rate equal to or in 8 excess of the job rate or maximum salary of their salary grade shall on 9 such anniversary date receive a longevity payment in the amount of four 10 thousand five hundred dollars. Such payments shall be made in addition 11 to and shall not be considered part of basic annual salary and shall be 12 made by separate check as soon as practicable following the anniversary 13 date upon which the required service is attained. 14 Effective April first, two thousand twenty-five, officers and employ- 15 ees to whom paragraph (a) of this subdivision applies who, on or after 16 April first, two thousand twenty-five, on their anniversary date have 17 twelve or more years, but less than seventeen years, of continuous 18 service in the state, shall receive a lump sum payment in the amount of 19 one thousand five hundred dollars. Effective April first, two thousand 20 twenty-five, officers and employees to whom this subdivision applies 21 who, on or after April first, two thousand twenty-five, on their anni- 22 versary date have seventeen or more years but less than twenty-two years 23 of continuous service in the state shall receive a lump sum payment in 24 the amount of three thousand dollars. Effective April first, two thou- 25 sand twenty-five, officers and employees to whom paragraph (a) of this 26 subdivision applies who, on or after April first, two thousand twenty- 27 five, on their anniversary date have twenty-two or more years of contin- 28 uous service in the state shall receive a lump sum payment in the amount 29 of four thousand five hundred dollars. Such lump sum payment shall be in 30 addition to and not part of the employee's basic annual salary, provided 31 however that any amount payable shall be included as compensation for 32 overtime and retirement purposes. Such lump sum payment shall be paid as 33 authorized by the director of the budget. No employee shall receive more 34 than one longevity payment and, to the greatest extent possible, employ- 35 ees shall receive the longevity payment under the continuous years of 36 service in the state except that no employee shall lose a longevity 37 payment if they have previously received one by virtue of the years at 38 job rate service calculation. 39 § 6. Lump sum payment. Each eligible member of this unit shall receive 40 a lump sum bonus payment in the amount of $3,000.00. This bonus is not 41 part of basic annual salary. Similarly, the bonus is not subject to any 42 salary increases and is not pensionable. The bonus shall be pro-rated 43 for those employees paid on any basis other than an annual basis. 44 Employees paid on a part-time, hourly or per diem basis shall receive a 45 retention bonus pro-rated reflecting actual hours worked between October 46 3, 2024, and February 12, 2025. To qualify, employees must be in contin- 47 uous service in the Troopers unit between the period October 3, 2024, to 48 February 12, 2025. Employees who leave state service between October 3, 49 2024, and February 12, 2025, are not eligible for this bonus unless they 50 retire directly from active state employment. This bonus shall be effec- 51 tive February 12, 2025. 52 § 7. Location compensation. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 53 law to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated 54 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec- 55 tive negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state 56 police, members in this collective negotiating unit whose principal 
 A. 7424 8 1 place of employment, or, in the case of a field employee, whose official 2 station as determined in accordance with the regulations of the state 3 comptroller, is located in the county of Monroe and who were on the 4 payroll on March 31, 1985, and who have received this location compen- 5 sation continually since then, shall continue to receive location pay at 6 the rate of $200 per year, provided the member continues to be otherwise 7 eligible. Such location pay shall continue to be annualized and paid 8 during the regular bi-weekly periods. Such location pay shall be in 9 addition to, and shall not be a part of, a member's annual basic salary, 10 and shall not affect or impair any increments or other rights or bene- 11 fits to which the member may be entitled; provided, however, that 12 location pay shall be included as compensation for purposes of computa- 13 tion of overtime pay and for retirement purposes. 14 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, pursu- 15 ant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between the state and the 16 employee organization representing the collective negotiating unit 17 consisting of troopers in the division of state police, members in this 18 collective negotiating unit whose principal place of employment, or, in 19 the case of a field employee, whose official station as determined in 20 accordance with the regulations of the state comptroller, is located in 21 the city of New York, or in the county of Rockland, Westchester, Nassau 22 or Suffolk shall receive location pay at the rate of $1,807 per year 23 effective April 1, 2023. Such rate shall be increased as follows: to 24 $1,861 effective April 1, 2024; and to $2,461 effective April 1, 2025. 25 (c) 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 troopers in the division of state police, members in this 29 collective negotiating unit whose principal place of employment, or, in 30 the case of a field employee, whose official station as determined in 31 accordance with the regulations of the state comptroller, is located in 32 the county of Orange, Putnam or Dutchess shall receive location pay at 33 the rate of $1,807 per year effective April 1, 2023. Such rate shall be 34 increased as follows: to $1,861 effective April 1, 2024; and to $2,211 35 effective April 1, 2025. 36 (d) Such location pay shall continue to be annualized and paid during 37 regular bi-weekly periods. Such location pay shall be in addition to, 38 and shall not be a part of, a member's annual basic salary, and shall 39 not affect or impair any increments or other rights or benefits to which 40 the member may be entitled; provided, however, that the location pay 41 shall be included as compensation for purposes of computation of over- 42 time pay and for retirement purposes. 43 § 8. Supplemental location compensation. (a) Notwithstanding any other 44 provision of law to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement 45 negotiated between the state and the employee organization representing 46 the collective negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division 47 of state police, members in this collective negotiating unit whose prin- 48 cipal place of employment, or, in the case of a field employee, whose 49 official station as determined in accordance with the regulations of the 50 state comptroller, is located in the city of New York, or in the county 51 of Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Rockland, Westchester, Nassau or Suffolk 52 shall continue to receive supplemental location pay as follows: 53 Effective Date April 1, 2023 April 1, 2024 April 1, 2025 54 Orange/Putnam/ $1,372 $1,413 $1,413 55 Dutchess 
 A. 7424 9 1 NYC/Rockland/ $2,400 $2,472 $2,472 2 Westchester/ 3 Nassau/Suffolk 4 (b) Such supplemental location pay shall continue to be annualized and 5 paid during regular bi-weekly periods. Such supplemental location 6 compensation shall be in addition to, and shall not be a part of, a 7 member's annual basic salary, and shall not affect or impair any incre- 8 ments or other rights or benefits to which a member may be entitled; 9 provided, however, that such compensation shall be included as compen- 10 sation for purposes of computation of overtime pay and for retirement 11 purposes. 12 § 9. Expanded duty pay. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law 13 to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated 14 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec- 15 tive negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state 16 police, effective April 1, 2023, the annual payment for expanded duty 17 pay shall be increased to $9,512. Effective April 1, 2024, the annual 18 payment for expanded duty pay shall be increased to $9,797. Effective 19 April 1, 2025, the annual payment for expanded duty pay shall be 20 increased to $11,860. 21 (b) Pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between the 22 state and the employee organization representing the collective negoti- 23 ating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state police, 24 expanded duty pay shall continue to be annualized and paid during regu- 25 lar bi-weekly periods. Such additional compensation shall be in addi- 26 tion to, and shall not be part of, the member's annual basic salary, and 27 shall not affect or impair any rights or benefits to which the member 28 may be entitled; provided, however, that such additional compensation 29 shall be included as compensation for purposes of computation of over- 30 time pay and as compensation for retirement. 31 § 10. Hazardous duty pay. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 32 law to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated 33 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec- 34 tive negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state 35 police, the annual payment for hazardous duty pay for members of this 36 unit shall continue in the amount of $4,734 effective April 1, 2023. 37 Effective April 1, 2024, the annual payment for hazardous duty pay shall 38 be increased to $5,109. Effective April 1, 2025, the annual payment for 39 hazardous duty pay shall be increased to $5,609. 40 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, pursu- 41 ant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between the state and the 42 employee organization representing the collective negotiating unit 43 consisting of troopers in the division of state police, hazardous duty 44 pay shall be payable to members of this unit in December of each respec- 45 tive state fiscal year to which the payment is attributed, or as soon as 46 practicable thereafter. Such payment shall continue to be made as a lump 47 sum payment to members of this unit on the payroll on November first of 48 each year during the pay period that includes December first of each 49 year. Such payment shall be in addition to, and shall not be part of, 50 the member's annual basic salary, and shall not affect or impair any 51 rights or benefits to which the member may be entitled; provided, howev- 52 er, that such payment shall be included as compensation for purposes of 53 computation of overtime pay and as compensation for retirement. 54 § 11. Health benefits committees. Pursuant to the terms of an agree- 55 ment negotiated between the state and the employee organization repres- 
 A. 7424 10 1 enting the collective negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the 2 division of state police, during the period April 1, 2023 through March 3 31, 2026, there shall continue to be a committee on health benefits 4 funded in the following amounts: $15,236 for the period April 1, 2023 5 through March 31, 2024; $15,693 for the period April 1, 2024 through 6 March 31, 2025; and $16,164 for the period April 1, 2025 through March 7 31, 2026. One-half of this amount in each year shall be made available 8 to the state and one-half of this amount shall be made available to the 9 employee organization representing such unit. 10 § 12. Professional development and training funds. Pursuant to the 11 terms of an agreement negotiated between the state and the employee 12 organization representing the collective negotiating unit consisting of 13 troopers in the division of state police, during the period April 1, 14 2023 through March 31, 2026, there shall continue to be a professional 15 development and quality of working life committee from which the tuition 16 reimbursement program, the master's program and the employee assistance 17 program shall be supported. Such committee shall be funded in the amount 18 of $109,347 for each year of the agreement. 19 § 13. Recognized degree pay. Notwithstanding any provision of law to 20 the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between 21 the state and the employee organization representing the collective 22 negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state police, 23 or the terms of the interest arbitration award made pursuant to subdivi- 24 sion 4 of section 209 of the civil service law binding the executive 25 branch of the state of New York and the employee organization represent- 26 ing such unit, effective March 31, 2003, the lump sum payments for 27 degrees, as contained in section 4 of chapter 244 of the laws of 2002, 28 shall continue. 29 § 14. Fifteen years of service pay. Notwithstanding any provision of 30 law to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated 31 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec- 32 tive negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state 33 police, effective April 1, 2019, all members of the unit who have 15 34 years of service, as defined by the agreement between the parties, shall 35 receive a payment of $1,200. Such payment shall be annualized and paid 36 during regular bi-weekly periods. Such payment shall be in addition to, 37 and shall not be a part of, a member's annual basic salary, and shall 38 not affect or impair any increments or other rights or benefits to which 39 the member may be entitled; provided, however, that the payment shall be 40 included as compensation for purposes of computation of overtime pay and 41 for retirement purposes. 42 § 15. Short swings. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 43 contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between the 44 state and the employee organization representing the collective negoti- 45 ating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state police, or 46 the terms of the interest arbitration award made pursuant to subdivision 47 4 of section 209 of the civil service law binding the executive branch 48 of the state of New York and the employee organization representing such 49 unit, effective March 31, 2003, members of this unit who are required to 50 work short swings shall continue to receive compensation of $30 for each 51 short swing they are required to work and actually work. There shall be 52 no short swing compensation where the short swing is worked at the 53 request of, or for the convenience of the member, as determined by the 54 division of state police. The definition of short swing shall be a tour 55 of duty commencing between the hours of five a.m. and nine a.m. (B line) 56 followed by a tour of duty commencing between nine p.m. and one a.m. (A 
 A. 7424 11 1 line) on consecutive days, or, a tour of duty commencing between the 2 hours of one p.m. and five p.m. (C line) followed by a tour of duty 3 commencing between the hours of five a.m. and nine a.m. (B line) on 4 consecutive days. Such additional compensation shall not be payable if 5 such member's hours of work continue from the conclusion of the former 6 shift to the commencement of the latter shift without interruption. 7 (b) The additional compensation payable pursuant to this section shall 8 be in addition to, and shall not be a part of, the member's annual basic 9 salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights or benefits to which 10 the member may be entitled; provided, however, that any compensation 11 payable pursuant to this section shall be included as compensation for 12 the purposes of computation of overtime pay and for retirement purposes. 13 The director of the budget may adopt such regulations as may be deemed 14 necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. 15 § 16. Member in charge of satellite station compensation. Members of 16 the collective negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division 17 of state police who are designated "members in charge" of a satellite 18 station shall continue to receive $435 per year. Such payment for the 19 "member in charge" designation shall commence upon such designation and 20 shall be prorated based upon the duration of the designation. 21 § 17. Unused sick leave at retirement. Effective March 31, 2003, the 22 lump sum payment for unused sick leave at retirement as provided in 23 section 9 of chapter 9 of the laws of 2001 shall continue. 24 § 18. Overtime meal allowance. Notwithstanding any other provision of 25 law 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 troopers in the division of state 28 police, or the terms of the interest arbitration award made pursuant to 29 subdivision 4 of section 209 of the civil service law binding the execu- 30 tive branch of the state of New York and the employee organization 31 representing such unit, the overtime meal allowance for unit members 32 shall continue at the rates in effect as of March 31, 2007. 33 § 19. Certified letter. The salary increases and benefit modifications 34 provided for by this act for state employees in the collective negotiat- 35 ing unit consisting of troopers in the division of state police estab- 36 lished pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law shall not be 37 implemented until the director of employee relations shall have deliv- 38 ered to the director of the budget and the comptroller a letter certify- 39 ing that there is in effect with respect to such negotiating unit a 40 collective negotiating agreement which provides for such increases and 41 modifications and which is fully executed in writing with the state 42 pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law, and ratified pursuant 43 to the ratification procedure of the employee organization certified 44 pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law to represent each such 45 collective negotiating unit. 46 § 20. Payment and publication of grievance arbitration settlements and 47 awards. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 48 appropriations contained in this act shall be available to the state for 49 the payment and publication of grievance arbitration settlements and 50 awards pursuant to article 15 of the collective negotiating agreement 51 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec- 52 tive negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state 53 police. 54 § 21. Date of entitlement to salary increase. Notwithstanding the 55 provisions of this act or of any other provision of law to the contrary, 56 the increase in salary or compensation of any member of the collective 
 A. 7424 12 1 negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state police 2 provided by this act shall be added to the salary or compensation of 3 such member at the beginning of that payroll period the first day of 4 which is nearest to the effective date of such increase as provided in 5 this act, or at the beginning of the earlier of two payroll periods the 6 first days of which are nearest but equally near to the effective date 7 of such increase as provided in this act; provided, however, that, for 8 the purposes of determining the salary of such officer or employee upon 9 reclassification, reallocation, appointment, promotion, transfer, 10 demotion, reinstatement, or other change of status, such salary increase 11 shall be deemed to be effective on the date thereof as prescribed by 12 this act, with payment thereof pursuant to this section on a date prior 13 thereto, instead of on such effective date, and shall not operate to 14 confer any additional salary rights or benefits on such officer or 15 employee. Payment of such salary increase may be deferred pursuant to 16 section twenty-two of this act. 17 § 22. Deferred payment of salary increase. Notwithstanding the 18 provisions of any other section of this act or of any other provision of 19 law to the contrary, pending payment pursuant to this act of the basic 20 annual salaries of incumbents of positions subject to this act, such 21 incumbents shall receive, as partial compensation for services rendered, 22 the rate of compensation otherwise payable in their respective posi- 23 tions. An incumbent holding a position subject to this act at any time 24 during the period from the effective dates of the salary increases 25 provided for in this act until the time when basic annual salaries are 26 first paid pursuant to this act for such services in excess of the 27 compensation actually received therefor, shall be entitled to a lump sum 28 payment for the difference between the salary to which such incumbent is 29 entitled for such service and the compensation actually received there- 30 for. Such lump sum payment shall be made as soon as practicable. Any 31 amount payable in such lump sum paid represents compensation earned in 32 each of the year or years for which it is calculated pursuant to this 33 act and not as compensation earned wholly in the year during which the 34 lump sum is paid. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the 35 contrary, no member of the unit consisting of troopers to whom the 36 provisions of this act apply shall be entitled to, or owed, any interest 37 or other penalty for any reason on any monies due to such member pursu- 38 ant to the terms of the agreement covering employees in the unit 39 consisting of troopers. 40 § 23. Use of appropriations. Notwithstanding any provision of the 41 state finance law or any other provision of law to the contrary, the 42 state comptroller is authorized to pay any amounts required during the 43 fiscal year commencing April 1, 2023, April 1, 2024 or April 1, 2025, by 44 the provisions of this act for any state department or agency from any 45 appropriation or other funds available to such state department or agen- 46 cy for personal service or for other related employee benefits during 47 such fiscal year. To the extent that such appropriations are insuffi- 48 cient in any fund to accomplish the purposes herein set forth, the 49 director of the budget is authorized to allocate to the various depart- 50 ments and agencies, from any appropriations available in any fund, the 51 amounts necessary to pay such amounts. The aforementioned appropri- 52 ations shall be available for payment of any liabilities or obligations 53 incurred prior to April 1, 2025, in addition to current liabilities. 54 § 24. Notwithstanding any provision of the state finance law or any 55 other provision of law to the contrary, the sum of $92,500,000 is hereby 56 appropriated in the general fund/state purposes account (10050) in 
 A. 7424 13 1 miscellaneous-all state departments and agencies solely for 2 apportionment/transfer by the director of the budget for use by any 3 state department or agency in any fund for the period April 1, 2023 4 through March 31, 2026 to supplement appropriations for personal 5 service, other than personal service and fringe benefits, and to carry 6 out the provisions of this act. No money shall be available for expendi- 7 ture from this appropriation until a certificate of approval has been 8 issued by the director of the budget and a copy of such certificate or 9 any amendment thereto has been filed with the state comptroller, the 10 chair of the senate finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways 11 and means committee. The monies hereby appropriated are available for 12 payment of any liabilities or obligations incurred prior to or during 13 the period April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026. For this purpose, the 14 monies appropriated shall remain in full force and effect for the 15 payment of liabilities incurred on or before March 31, 2026. 16 § 25. The several amounts as hereinafter set forth, or so much thereof 17 as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated from the fund so designated 18 for use by any state department or agency for the period April 1, 2023 19 through March 31, 2026 to supplement appropriations from each respective 20 fund available for other than personal service and fringe benefits, and 21 to carry out the provisions of this act. The monies hereby appropriated 22 are available for the payment of any liabilities or obligations incurred 23 prior to or during the period commencing April 1, 2023 through March 31, 24 2026. No money shall be available for expenditure from the monies appro- 25 priated until a certificate of approval has been issued by the director 26 of the budget and a copy of such certificate or any amendment thereto 27 has been filed with the state comptroller, the chair of the senate 28 finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways and means commit- 29 tee. 30 ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES 31 SPECIAL PAY BILLS 32 General Fund/State Operations 33 State Purposes Account - 003 34 NON-PERSONAL SERVICE 35 Employee Benefit Fund ............................ 544,817 36 Health Benefits Committee ......................... 47,093 37 Professional Development Fund .................... 328,041 38 Contract Administration ........................... 50,000 39 § 26. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have 40 been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2023. Appropriations 41 made by this act shall remain in full force and effect for liabilities 42 incurred through March 31, 2026. 43 PART B 44 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN 45 THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE POLICE BENEVOLENT 46 ASSOCIATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE TROOPERS, INC. 47 FOR 2023-2026 
 A. 7424 14 1 Section 1. Subparagraphs 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of paragraph a of subdivi- 2 sion 2 of section 215 of the executive law are REPEALED and three new 3 subparagraphs 4, 5 and 6 are added to read as follows: 4 (4) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-three, members of the 5 collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commis- 6 sioned officers in the division of state police shall receive a basic 7 annual salary pursuant to the following schedule: 8 O/P/Du NYC/R/W Nass/Suff All Others 9 Sergeant and 10 Technical 11 Sergeant $121,949 $123,248 $123,589 $121,706 12 Station 13 Commander $125,889  $127,189  $127,528  $125,650 14 Zone 15 Sergeant $127,898 $129,193 $129,534 $127,657 16 First, Staff 17 and Chief 18 T/Sgt $134,479 $135,775 $136,116 $134,235 19 Lieutenant and 20 Technical 21 Lieutenant $145,735 $147,031 $147,371 $145,495 22 Lieutenant 23 BCI $148,590 $149,887 $150,228 $148,346 24 Captain $155,422 $156,719 $157,063 $155,180 25 Captain BCI $158,319 $159,614 $159,955 $158,074 26 Major $165,609 $166,904 $167,244 $165,363 27 (5) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-four, members of the 28 collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commis- 29 sioned officers in the division of state police shall receive a basic 30 annual salary pursuant to the following schedule: 31 O/P/Du NYC/R/W Nass/Suff All Others 32 Sergeant and 33 Technical 34 Sergeant  $125,607  $126,945  $127,297 $125,357 35 Station 36 Commander $129,666 $131,005 $131,354 $129,420 37 Zone 38 Sergeant $131,735 $133,069 $133,420 $131,487 39 First, Staff 40 and Chief 41 T/Sgt $138,513 $139,848 $140,199 $138,262 42 Lieutenant and 43 Technical 44 Lieutenant $150,107 $151,442 $151,792 $149,860 45 Lieutenant 46 BCI $153,048 $154,384 $154,735 $152,796 47 Captain $160,085 $161,421 $161,775 $159,835 48 Captain BCI $163,069 $164,402 $164,754 $162,816 49 Major $170,577 $171,911 $172,261 $170,324 50 (6) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-five, members of the 51 collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commis- 
 A. 7424 15 1 sioned officers in the division of state police shall receive a basic 2 annual salary pursuant to the following schedule: 3 O/P/Du NYC/R/W Nass/Suff All Others 4 Sergeant and 5 Technical 6 Sergeant $129,375 $130,753 $131,116 $129,118 7 Station 8 Commander $133,556 $134,935 $135,295 $133,303 9 Zone 10 Sergeant $135,687 $137,061 $137,423 $135,432 11 First, Staff 12 and Chief 13 T/Sgt $142,668 $144,043 $144,405 $142,410 14 Lieutenant and 15 Technical 16 Lieutenant $154,610 $155,985 $156,346 $154,356 17 Lieutenant 18 BCI $157,639 $159,016 $159,377 $157,380 19 Captain $164,888 $166,264 $166,628 $164,630 20 Captain BCI $167,961 $169,334 $169,697 $167,700 21 Major $175,694 $177,068 $177,429 $175,434 22 § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 216-b of the executive 23 law is REPEALED and a new paragraph (a) is added to read as follows: 24 (a)(1) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-three, all members 25 in the collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non- 26 commissioned officers in the division of state police, who on their 27 anniversary date of employment with the division of state police have 28 attained six or more years of such satisfactory service in the division, 29 shall be paid a longevity award according to the following schedule for 30 each year of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years: 31 Years of Service Amount per year 32 6-10 $556 33 11-15 $608 34 16-25 $659 35 (2) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-four, all members in 36 the collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-com- 37 missioned officers in the division of state police, who on their anni- 38 versary date of employment with the division of state police have 39 attained six or more years of such satisfactory service in the division, 40 shall be paid a longevity award according to the following schedule for 41 each year of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years: 42 Years of Service  Amount per year 43 6-10 $573 44 11-15 $626 45 16-25 $679 46 (3) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-five, all members in 47 the collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-com- 48 missioned officers in the division of state police, who on their anni- 49 versary date of employment with the division of state police have 50 attained six or more years of such satisfactory service in the division, 51 shall be paid a longevity award according to the following schedule for 52 each year of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years: 53 Years of Service  Amount per year 54 6-10 $590 55 11-15 $645 56 16-25 $699 
 A. 7424 16 1 (4) Individuals with greater than twenty-five years of service shall 2 continue to receive a longevity award at the twenty-five year amount. 3 Such payment shall commence in the pay period following such anniversary 4 date and shall be annualized and paid over the year-long period between 5 anniversary dates. 6 § 3. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 207-b of the state 7 finance law is REPEALED and a new paragraph a is added to read as 8 follows: 9 a. Where, and to the extent that, the agreement between the state and 10 an employee organization entered into pursuant to article fourteen of 11 the civil service law so provides on behalf of the employees in the 12 collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commis- 13 sioned officers in the division of state police, established pursuant to 14 article fourteen of the civil service law, and upon audit and warrant of 15 the state comptroller, the director shall provide for the payment of 16 monies to such employee organization for the establishment and mainte- 17 nance of an employee benefit fund established by the employee organiza- 18 tion for the employees in the negotiating unit covered by the control- 19 ling provisions of such agreement providing for such employee benefit 20 fund. Such amounts are to be determined consistent with said agreement, 21 including any and all monies agreed to be transferred in said agreement, 22 and on the basis of the number of full-time annual salaried employees, 23 other than full-time seasonal employees, on the payroll on March first, 24 two thousand twenty-three for payments to be made on April first, two 25 thousand twenty-three, the number of full-time annual salaried employ- 26 ees, other than full-time seasonal employees, on the payroll on March 27 first, two thousand twenty-four for payments to be made on April first, 28 two thousand twenty-four, and the number of full-time annual salaried 29 employees, other than full-time seasonal employees, on the payroll on 30 March first, two thousand twenty-five for payments to be made on April 31 first, two thousand twenty-five. The amounts, which will be determined 32 pursuant to this section, for employees who are paid from special or 33 administrative funds, other than the general fund or the capital 34 projects fund of the state, will be paid from the appropriations as 35 provided by law, in which case the state comptroller will establish 36 procedures to ensure repayment from said special or administrative 37 funds. The director shall enter into an agreement with the employee 38 organization that sets forth the specific terms and conditions for the 39 transmittal of monies pursuant to this section. Payments made pursuant 40 to this paragraph and paragraph a-1 of this subdivision shall be made to 41 the same fund as set forth in the agreement between the director and the 42 employee organization that represents the employees covered by the 43 provisions of this paragraph and paragraph a-1 of this subdivision. 44 § 4. Lump sum payment. Each eligible member of this unit shall receive 45 a lump sum bonus payment in the amount of $3,000. This bonus is not part 46 of basic annual salary. Similarly, the bonus is not subject to any sala- 47 ry increases and is not pensionable. The bonus shall be pro-rated for 48 those employees paid on any basis other than an annual basis. Employees 49 paid on a part-time, hourly or per diem basis shall receive a retention 50 bonus pro-rated reflecting actual hours worked between October 3, 2024, 51 and February 12, 2025. To qualify, employees must be in continuous 52 service in the commissioned and non-commissioned officers unit between 53 the period October 3, 2024, to February 12, 2025. Employees who leave 54 state service between October 3, 2024, and February 12, 2025, are not 55 eligible for this bonus unless they retire directly from active state 56 employment. This bonus shall be effective February 12, 2025. 
 A. 7424 17 1 § 5. Location compensation. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 2 law to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated 3 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec- 4 tive negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned 5 officers in the division of state police, members in this collective 6 negotiating unit whose principal place of employment, or, in the case of 7 a field employee, whose official station as determined in accordance 8 with the regulations of the state comptroller, is located in the county 9 of Monroe and who were on the payroll on March 31, 1985, and who have 10 received this location compensation continually since then, shall 11 continue to receive location pay at the rate of $200 per year, provided 12 the member continues to be otherwise eligible. Such location pay shall 13 continue to be annualized and paid during the regular bi-weekly periods. 14 Such location pay shall be in addition to, and shall not be a part of, a 15 member's annual basic salary, and shall not affect or impair any incre- 16 ments or other rights or benefits to which the member may be entitled; 17 provided, however, that location pay shall be included as compensation 18 for purposes of computation of overtime pay and for retirement purposes. 19 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, pursu- 20 ant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between the state and the 21 employee organization representing the collective negotiating unit 22 consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned officers in the division 23 of state police, members in this collective negotiating unit whose prin- 24 cipal place of employment, or, in the case of a field employee, whose 25 official station as determined in accordance with the regulations of the 26 state comptroller, is located in the city of New York, or in the county 27 of Rockland, Westchester, Nassau or Suffolk shall receive location pay 28 at the rate of $1,807 per year effective April 1, 2023. Such rate shall 29 be increased as follows: to $1,861 effective April 1, 2024; and to 30 $2,461 effective April 1, 2025. 31 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, pursu- 32 ant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between the state and the 33 employee organization representing the collective negotiating unit 34 consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned officers in the division 35 of state police, members in this collective negotiating unit whose prin- 36 cipal place of employment, or, in the case of a field employee, whose 37 official station as determined in accordance with the regulations of the 38 state comptroller, is located in the county of Orange, Putnam or Dutch- 39 ess shall receive location pay at the rate of $1,807 per year effective 40 April 1, 2023. Such rate shall be increased as follows: to $1,861 effec- 41 tive April 1, 2024; and to $2,211 effective April 1, 2025. 42 (d) Such location pay shall continue to be annualized and paid during 43 regular bi-weekly periods. Such location pay shall be in addition to, 44 and shall not be a part of, a member's annual basic salary, and shall 45 not affect or impair any increments or other rights or benefits to which 46 the member may be entitled; provided, however, that the location pay 47 shall be included as compensation for purposes of computation of over- 48 time pay and for retirement purposes. 49 § 6. Supplemental location compensation. (a) Notwithstanding any other 50 provision of law to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement 51 negotiated between the state and the employee organization representing 52 the collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non- 53 commissioned officers in the division of state police, members in this 54 collective negotiating unit whose principal place of employment, or, in 55 the case of a field employee, whose official station as determined in 56 accordance with the regulations of the state comptroller, is located in 
 A. 7424 18 1 the city of New York, or in the county of Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, 2 Rockland, Westchester, Nassau or Suffolk shall continue to receive 3 supplemental location pay as follows: 4 Effective Date April 1, 2023 April 1, 2024 April 1, 2025 5 Orange/Putnam/ 6 Dutchess $1,372 $1,413 $1,413 7 NYC/Rockland/ 8 Westchester/ 9 Nassau/Suffolk $2,400 $2,472 $2,472 10 (b) Such supplemental location pay shall continue to be annualized and 11 paid during regular bi-weekly periods. Such supplemental location 12 compensation shall be in addition to, and shall not be a part of, a 13 member's annual basic salary, and shall not affect or impair any incre- 14 ments or other rights or benefits to which the member may be entitled; 15 provided, however, that such compensation shall be included as compen- 16 sation for purposes of computation of overtime pay and for retirement 17 purposes. 18 § 7. Expanded duty pay. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law 19 to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated 20 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec- 21 tive negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned 22 officers in the division of state police, effective April 1, 2023, the 23 annual payment for expanded duty pay shall be increased to $9,512. 24 Effective April 1, 2024, the annual payment for expanded duty pay shall 25 be increased to $9,797. Effective April 1, 2025, the annual payment for 26 expanded duty pay shall be increased to $11,860. 27 (b) Pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between the 28 state and the employee organization representing the collective negoti- 29 ating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned officers in 30 the division of state police, expanded duty pay shall continue to be 31 annualized and paid during regular bi-weekly periods. Such additional 32 compensation shall be in addition to, and shall not be part of, the 33 member's annual basic salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights 34 or benefits to which the member may be entitled; provided, however, that 35 such additional compensation shall be included as compensation for 36 purposes of computation of overtime pay and as compensation for retire- 37 ment. 38 § 8. Hazardous duty pay. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 39 law to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated 40 between the state and employee organization representing the collective 41 negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned offi- 42 cers in the division of state police, annual payment for hazardous duty 43 pay for members of this unit shall continue in the amount of $4,734 44 effective April 1, 2023. Effective April 1, 2024, the annual payment for 45 hazardous duty pay shall be increased to $5,109. Effective April 1, 46 2025, the annual payment for hazardous duty pay shall be increased to 47 $5,609. 48 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, pursu- 49 ant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between the state and the 50 employee organization representing the collective negotiating unit 51 consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned officers in the division 52 of state police, hazardous duty pay shall be payable to members of this 53 unit in December of each respective state fiscal year to which the 54 payment is attributed, or as soon as practicable thereafter. Such 55 payment shall continue to be made as a lump sum payment to members of 56 this unit on the payroll on the first of November each year during the 
 A. 7424 19 1 pay period that includes the first of December each year. Such payment 2 shall be in addition to, and shall not be part of, the member's annual 3 basic salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights or benefits to 4 which the member may be entitled; provided, however, that such payment 5 shall be included as compensation for purposes of computation of over- 6 time pay and as compensation for retirement. 7 § 9. Command pay. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 8 contrary, pursuant to the terms of an agreement negotiated between the 9 state and the employee organization representing the collective negoti- 10 ating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned officers in 11 the division of state police, in recognition that commissioned and non- 12 commissioned officers in the division of state police assume higher 13 level responsibilities, such commissioned and non-commissioned officers 14 shall continue to receive command pay in the amount of $1,519 effective 15 April 1, 2023. 16 (b) Such payment shall be annualized and paid during the regular 17 bi-weekly periods and shall be in addition to, and not part of, the 18 member's annual basic salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights 19 or benefits to which the member may be entitled; provided, however, such 20 payments shall be included as compensation for retirement purposes. 21 Command pay shall be included for overtime calculations for non-commis- 22 sioned officers. 23 § 10. Health benefits committees. Pursuant to the terms of an agree- 24 ment negotiated between the state and the employee organization repres- 25 enting the collective negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and 26 non-commissioned officers in the division of state police, during the 27 period April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026, there shall continue to be 28 a committee on health benefits funded in the following amounts: $5,975 29 for the period April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024; $6,154 for the 30 period April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025; and $6,339 for the period 31 April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026. One-half of this amount in each 32 year shall be made available to the state and one-half of this amount 33 shall be made available to the employee organization representing such 34 unit. 35 § 11. Professional development and training funds. Pursuant to the 36 terms of an agreement negotiated between the state and the employee 37 organization representing the collective negotiating unit consisting of 38 commissioned and non-commissioned officers in the division of state 39 police, during the period April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026, there 40 shall continue to be a professional development and quality of working 41 life committee from which the tuition reimbursement program, the 42 master's program and the employee assistance program shall be supported. 43 Such committee shall be funded in the amount of $109,347 for each year 44 of the agreement. 45 § 12. Recognized degree pay. Notwithstanding any provision of law to 46 the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between 47 the state and the employee organization representing the collective 48 negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned offi- 49 cers in the division of state police, or the terms of the interest arbi- 50 tration award made pursuant to subdivision 4 of section 209 of the civil 51 service law binding the executive branch of the state of New York and 52 the employee organization representing such unit, effective March 31, 53 2003, the lump sum payments for degrees, as contained in section 5 of 54 chapter 244 of the laws of 2002, shall continue. 55 § 13. Short swings. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 56 contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated between the 
 A. 7424 20 1 state and the employee organization representing the collective negoti- 2 ating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned officers in 3 the division of state police, or the terms of the interest arbitration 4 award made pursuant to subdivision 4 of section 209 of the civil service 5 law binding the executive branch of the state of New York and the 6 employee organization representing such unit, effective March 31, 2003, 7 members of this unit who are required to work short swings shall contin- 8 ue to receive compensation of $30 for each short swing they are required 9 to work and actually work. There shall be no short swing compensation 10 where the short swing is worked at the request of, or for the conven- 11 ience of the member, as determined by the division of state police. The 12 definition of short swing shall be a tour of duty commencing between the 13 hours of five a.m. and nine a.m. (B line) followed by a tour of duty 14 commencing between nine p.m. and one a.m. (A line) on consecutive days, 15 or, a tour of duty commencing between the hours of one p.m. and five 16 p.m. (C line) followed by a tour of duty commencing between the hours of 17 five a.m. and nine a.m. (B line) on consecutive days. Such additional 18 compensation shall not be payable if such member's hours of work contin- 19 ue from the conclusion of the former shift to the commencement of the 20 latter shift without interruption. 21 (b) The additional compensation payable pursuant to this section shall 22 be in addition to, and shall not be a part of, the member's annual basic 23 salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights or benefits to which 24 the member may be entitled; provided, however, that any compensation 25 payable pursuant to this section shall be included as compensation for 26 the purposes of computation of overtime pay and for retirement purposes. 27 The director of the budget may adopt such regulations as may be deemed 28 necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. 29 § 14. Unused sick leave at retirement. Effective March 31, 2003, the 30 lump sum payment for unused sick leave at retirement as provided in 31 section 9 of chapter 10 of the laws of 2001 shall continue. 32 § 15. Overtime meal allowance. Notwithstanding any other provision of 33 law to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement negotiated 34 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec- 35 tive negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned 36 officers in the division of state police, or the terms of the interest 37 arbitration award made pursuant to subdivision 4 of section 209 of the 38 civil service law binding the executive branch of the state of New York 39 and the employee organization representing such unit, the overtime meal 40 allowance for unit members shall continue at the rates in effect as of 41 March 31, 2007. 42 § 16. Certifying letter. The salary increases and benefit modifica- 43 tions provided for by this act for state employees in the collective 44 negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned offi- 45 cers in the division of state police established pursuant to article 14 46 of the civil service law shall not be implemented until the director of 47 employee relations shall have delivered to the director of the budget 48 and the comptroller a letter certifying that there is in effect with 49 respect to such negotiating unit a collective negotiating agreement 50 which provides for such increases and modifications and which is fully 51 executed in writing with the state pursuant to article 14 of the civil 52 service law, and ratified pursuant to the ratification procedure of the 53 employee organization certified pursuant to article 14 of the civil 54 service law to represent each such collective negotiating unit. 55 § 17. Payment and publication of grievance arbitration settlements and 56 awards. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 
 A. 7424 21 1 appropriations contained in this act shall be available to the state for 2 the payment and publication of grievance arbitration settlements and 3 awards pursuant to article 15 of the collective negotiating agreement 4 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec- 5 tive negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned 6 officers in the division of state police. 7 § 18. Date of entitlement to salary increase. Notwithstanding the 8 provisions of this act or of any other provision of law to the contrary, 9 the increase in salary or compensation of any member of the collective 10 negotiating unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned offi- 11 cers in the division of state police provided by this act shall be added 12 to the salary of such member at the beginning of that payroll period the 13 first day of which is nearest to the effective date of such increase as 14 provided in this act, or at the beginning of the earlier of two payroll 15 periods the first days of which are nearest but equally near to the 16 effective date of such increase as provided in this act; provided, 17 however, that, for the purposes of determining the salary of such offi- 18 cer or employee upon reclassification, reallocation, appointment, 19 promotion, transfer, demotion, reinstatement, or other change of status, 20 such salary increase shall be deemed to be effective on the date thereof 21 as prescribed by this act, with payment thereof pursuant to this section 22 on a date prior thereto, instead of on such effective date, and shall 23 not operate to confer any additional salary rights or benefits on such 24 officer or employee. Payment of such salary increase may be deferred 25 pursuant to section nineteen of this act. 26 § 19. Deferred payment of salary increase. Notwithstanding the 27 provisions of any other section of this act or of any other provision of 28 law to the contrary, pending payment pursuant to this act of the basic 29 annual salaries of incumbents of positions subject to this act, such 30 incumbents shall receive, as partial compensation for services rendered, 31 the rate of compensation otherwise payable in their respective posi- 32 tions. An incumbent holding a position subject to this act at any time 33 during the period from the effective dates of the salary increases 34 provided for in this act until the time when basic annual salaries are 35 first paid pursuant to this act for such services in excess of the 36 compensation actually received therefor, shall be entitled to a lump sum 37 payment for the difference between the salary to which such incumbent is 38 entitled for such service and the compensation actually received there- 39 for. Such lump sum payment shall be made as soon as practicable. Any 40 amount payable in such lump sum paid represents compensation earned in 41 each of the year or years for which it is calculated pursuant to this 42 act and not as compensation earned wholly in the year during which the 43 lump sum is paid. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the 44 contrary, no member of the unit consisting of commissioned and non-com- 45 missioned officers to whom the provisions of this act apply shall be 46 entitled to, or owed, any interest or other penalty for any reason on 47 any monies due to such member pursuant to the terms of the agreement 48 covering employees in the unit consisting of commissioned and non- 49 commissioned officers. 50 § 20. Use of appropriations. Notwithstanding any provision of the 51 state finance law or any other provision of law to the contrary, the 52 state comptroller is authorized to pay any amounts required during the 53 fiscal year commencing April 1, 2023, April 1, 2024 or April 1, 2025, by 54 the provisions of this act for any state department or agency from any 55 appropriation or other funds available to such state department or agen- 56 cy for personal service or for other related employee benefits during 
 A. 7424 22 1 such fiscal year. To the extent that such appropriations are insuffi- 2 cient in any fund to accomplish the purposes herein set forth, the 3 director of the budget is authorized to allocate to the various depart- 4 ments and agencies, from any appropriations available in any fund, the 5 amounts necessary to pay such amounts. The aforementioned appropri- 6 ations shall be available for payment of any liabilities or obligations 7 incurred prior to April 1, 2025, in addition to current liabilities. 8 § 21. Notwithstanding any provision of the state finance law or any 9 other provision of law to the contrary, the sum of $32,000,000 is hereby 10 appropriated in the general fund/state purposes account (10050) in 11 miscellaneous-all state departments and agencies solely for 12 apportionment/transfer by the director of the budget for use by any 13 state department or agency in any fund for the period April 1, 2023 to 14 March 31, 2026 to supplement appropriations for personal service, other 15 than personal service and fringe benefits, and to carry out the 16 provisions of this act. No money shall be available for expenditure from 17 this appropriation until a certificate of approval has been issued by 18 the director of the budget and a copy of such certificate or any amend- 19 ment thereto has been filed with the state comptroller, the chair of the 20 senate finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways and means 21 committee. The monies hereby appropriated are available for payment of 22 any liabilities or obligations incurred prior to or during the period 23 April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026. For this purpose, the monies 24 appropriated shall remain in full force and effect for the payment of 25 liabilities incurred on or before March 31, 2026. 26 § 22. The several amounts as hereinafter set forth, or so much thereof 27 as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated from the fund so designated 28 for use by any state department or agency for the period commencing 29 April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026 to supplement appropriations from 30 each respective fund available for other than personal service and 31 fringe benefits, and to carry out the provisions of this act. The monies 32 hereby appropriated are available for payment of any liabilities or 33 obligations incurred prior to or during the period commencing April 1, 34 2023 through March 31, 2026. No money shall be available for expendi- 35 ture from the monies appropriated until a certificate of approval has 36 been issued by the director of the budget and a copy of such certificate 37 or any amendment thereto has been filed with the state comptroller, the 38 chair of the senate finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways 39 and means committee. 40 ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES 41 SPECIAL PAY BILLS 42 General Fund/State Operations 43 State Purposes Account - 003 44 NON-PERSONAL SERVICE 45 Employee Benefit Fund ............................ 150,112 46 Health Benefits Committee ......................... 18,468 47 Professional Development Fund .................... 328,041 48 § 23. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to 49 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2023. Appropri- 50 ations made by this act shall remain in full force and effect for 51 liabilities incurred through March 31, 2026. 
 A. 7424 23 1 § 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi- 2 sion, section of part contained in any part of this act shall be 3 adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such 4 judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, 5 but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, para- 6 graph, subdivision, section or part contained in any part thereof 7 directly involved in the controversy which such judgment shall have been 8 rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the legislature that 9 this act would have been enacted even if such invalid provisions had not 10 been included therein. 11 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that 12 the applicable effective dates of Parts A and B of this act shall be as 13 specifically set forth in the last section of such Part.