A 8800: Relates to 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; relates to the employee benefit fund for members of such unit; makes an appropriation therefor; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8800 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY June 6, 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, 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 the employee benefit fund for members of such unit; to repeal certain provisions of the executive law and the state finance law relating thereto; and making an appropriation therefor The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN 2 THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE INVESTIGATORS 3 ASSOCIATION 4 FOR 2023-2026 5 Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 216 of the execu- 6 tive law is REPEALED and a new paragraph a is added to read as follows: 7 a. Salary schedules for investigators, senior investigators, and 8 investigative specialists in the division of state police. 9 (1) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-three, members assigned 10 to the bureau of criminal investigation as investigators and investi- 11 gative specialists appointed to the bureau by the superintendent, shall 12 receive a basic annual salary pursuant to the following schedule: 13 Orange New York City 14 Putnam Rockland Nassau 15 YOS All Other Dutchess Westchester Suffolk 16 0-1 $109,305 $109,305 $109,305 $109,305 17 1-2 $112,519 $112,519 $112,519 $112,519 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD12016-01-5 
 A. 8800 2 1 2-3 $114,985 $115,229 $116,525 $116,866 2 3-4 $114,985 $115,229 $116,525 $116,866 3 4-5 $114,985 $115,229 $116,525 $116,866 4 5-6 $114,985 $115,229 $116,525 $116,866 5 6+ $116,092 $116,334 $117,633 $117,974 6 (2) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-four, members assigned 7 to the bureau of criminal investigation as investigators and investi- 8 gative specialists appointed to the bureau by the superintendent, shall 9 receive a basic annual salary pursuant to the following schedule: 10 Orange New York City 11 Putnam Rockland Nassau 12 YOS All Other Dutchess Westchester Suffolk 13 0-1 $112,584 $112,584 $112,584 $112,584 14 1-2 $115,895 $115,895 $115,895 $115,895 15 2-3 $118,435 $118,686 $120,021 $120,372 16 3-4 $118,435 $118,686 $120,021 $120,372 17 4-5 $118,435 $118,686 $120,021 $120,372 18 5-6 $118,435 $118,686 $120,021 $120,372 19 6+ $119,575 $119,824 $121,162 $121,513 20 (3) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-five, members assigned 21 to the bureau of criminal investigation as investigators and investi- 22 gative specialists appointed to the bureau by the superintendent, shall 23 receive a basic annual salary pursuant to the following schedule: 24 Orange New York City 25 Putnam Rockland Nassau 26 YOS All Other Dutchess Westchester Suffolk 27 0-1 $119,372 $119,372 $119,372 $119,372 28 1-2 $119,372 $119,372 $119,372 $119,372 29 2-3 $121,988 $122,247 $123,622 $123,983 30 3-4 $121,988 $122,247 $123,622 $123,983 31 4-5 $121,988 $122,247 $123,622 $123,983 32 5-6 $121,988 $122,247 $123,622 $123,983 33 6+ $123,162 $123,419 $124,797 $125,158 34 (4) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-three, members assigned 35 to the bureau of criminal investigation as senior investigators 36 appointed to the bureau by the superintendent, shall receive a basic 37 annual salary pursuant to the following schedule: 38 Orange New York City 39 Putnam Rockland Nassau 40 YOS All Other Dutchess Westchester Suffolk 41 0-1 $127,515 $127,757 $129,056 $129,397 42 1-2 $127,515 $127,757 $129,056 $129,397 43 2-3 $127,515 $127,757 $129,056 $129,397 44 3-4 $127,515 $127,757 $129,056 $129,397 45 4-5 $127,515 $127,757 $129,056 $129,397 46 5-6 $127,515 $127,757 $129,056 $129,397 47 6+ $128,622 $128,864 $130,160 $130,502 48 (5) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-four, members assigned 49 to the bureau of criminal investigation as senior investigators 
 A. 8800 3 1 appointed to the bureau by the superintendent, shall receive a basic 2 annual salary pursuant to the following schedule: 3 Orange New York City 4 Putnam Rockland Nassau 5 YOS All Other Dutchess Westchester Suffolk 6 0-1 $131,340 $131,590 $132,928 $133,279 7 1-2 $131,340 $131,590 $132,928 $133,279 8 2-3 $131,340 $131,590 $132,928 $133,279 9 3-4 $131,340 $131,590 $132,928 $133,279 10 4-5 $131,340 $131,590 $132,928 $133,279 11 5-6 $131,340 $131,590 $132,928 $133,279 12 6+ $132,481 $132,730 $134,065 $134,417 13 (6) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-five, members assigned 14 to the bureau of criminal investigation as senior investigators 15 appointed to the bureau by the superintendent, shall receive a basic 16 annual salary pursuant to the following schedule: 17 Orange New York City 18 Putnam Rockland Nassau 19 YOS All Other Dutchess Westchester Suffolk 20 0-1 $135,280 $135,538 $136,916 $137,277 21 1-2 $135,280 $135,538 $136,916 $137,277 22 2-3 $135,280 $135,538 $136,916 $137,277 23 3-4 $135,280 $135,538 $136,916 $137,277 24 4-5 $135,280 $135,538 $136,916 $137,277 25 5-6 $135,280 $135,538 $136,916 $137,277 26 6+ $136,455 $136,712 $138,087 $138,450 27 (7) With respect to subparagraphs one, two, three, four, five and six 28 of this paragraph, members assigned to the bureau of criminal investi- 29 gation as investigators, investigative specialists and senior investi- 30 gators appointed to the bureau by the superintendent shall be paid a 31 basic annual salary consistent with their years of service in the bureau 32 and their principal place of employment, or, in the case of a field 33 employee, whose official station, as determined in accordance with the 34 regulations of the state comptroller, is located in the city of New York 35 or in the counties of Orange, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Westchester, 36 Nassau, or Suffolk as depicted on the schedules contained in subpara- 37 graphs one, two, three, four, five and six of this paragraph. 38 (8) When any member assigned to the bureau of criminal investigation 39 completes a year of service entitling them to move to a higher salary, 40 they shall be paid the higher salary at the start of the pay period 41 immediately following their completion of the required years of service 42 in the bureau that move them to the next higher salary. 43 § 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 207-b of the state 44 finance law is REPEALED and a new paragraph b is added to read as 45 follows: 46 b. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement negotiated between the execu- 47 tive 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, and upon audit and warrant of the state comp- 51 troller, the director shall provide for the payment of monies to such 52 employee organization for the establishment and maintenance of an 
 A. 8800 4 1 employee benefit fund established by the employee organization for the 2 employees in the collective negotiating unit covered by the controlling 3 provisions of such agreement providing for such employee benefit fund, 4 such amount to be determined consistent with said agreement, including 5 any and all monies agreed to be transferred in said agreement, and on 6 the basis of the number of full-time annual salaried employees, other 7 than full-time seasonal employees, on the payroll for the payroll period 8 that includes March first, two thousand twenty-three, for payments to be 9 made on April first, two thousand twenty-three, and on the payroll for 10 the payroll period that includes March first, two thousand twenty-four, 11 for payments to be made on April first, two thousand twenty-four, and on 12 the payroll for the payroll period that includes March first, two thou- 13 sand twenty-five, for payments to be made on April first, two thousand 14 twenty-five. The amount, which will be determined pursuant to this 15 section, for employees who are paid from special or administrative 16 funds, other than the general fund or the capital projects fund of the 17 state, will be paid from the appropriations as provided by law, in which 18 case the state comptroller shall establish procedures to ensure repay- 19 ment from said special or administrative funds. The director shall enter 20 into an agreement with an employee organization, which sets forth the 21 specific terms and conditions for the transmittal of monies pursuant to 22 this section. 23 § 3. Subdivision 5 of section 216-b of the executive law is REPEALED 24 and a new subdivision 5 is added to read as follows: 25 5. (a) (1) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-three, all 26 members of the collective negotiating unit consisting of investigators, 27 senior investigators and investigative specialists in the division of 28 state police, who on their anniversary date of employment with the divi- 29 sion of state police have attained six or more years of such satisfac- 30 tory service in the division, shall be paid a longevity award according 31 to the following schedule for each year of such satisfactory service up 32 to twenty-five years: 33 Years of Service Amount per year 34 6-10 $556 35 11-15 $608 36 16-25 $659 37 (2) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-four, all members of 38 the collective negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior 39 investigators and investigative specialists in the division of state 40 police, who on their anniversary date of employment with the division of 41 state police have attained six or more years of such satisfactory 42 service in the division, shall be paid a longevity award according to 43 the following schedule for each year of such satisfactory service up to 44 twenty-five years: 45 Years of Service Amount per year 46 6-10 $573 47 11-15 $626 48 16-25 $679 49 (3) Effective April first, two thousand twenty-five, all members of 50 the collective negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior 51 investigators and investigative specialists in the division of state 52 police, who on their anniversary date of employment with the division of 
 A. 8800 5 1 state police have attained six or more years of such satisfactory 2 service in the division, shall be paid a longevity award according to 3 the following schedule for each year of such satisfactory service up to 4 twenty-five years: 5 Years of Service Amount per year 6 6-10 $590 7 11-15 $645 8 16-25 $699 9 (4) Individuals with greater than twenty-five years of service shall 10 continue to receive a longevity award at the twenty-five-year amount. 11 Such payment shall commence in the pay period following such anniversary 12 date and shall be annualized and paid over the year-long period between 13 anniversary dates. 14 (b) The longevity amounts provided by this subdivision shall be in 15 addition to, and shall not be a part of, a member's annual basic salary, 16 and shall not impair any increments or other rights or benefits to which 17 a member may be entitled; provided, however, that longevity awards shall 18 be included as compensation for purposes of computation of overtime pay 19 and for retirement purposes. 20 § 4. Subdivision 2 of section 216-c of the executive law is REPEALED 21 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read as follows: 22 2. In addition to the compensation provided in subdivision one of this 23 section, members of the collective negotiating unit consisting of inves- 24 tigators, senior investigators and investigative specialists in the 25 division of state police, on the payroll on November first of each year, 26 shall receive holiday compensation as follows: 27 April 1, 2023 $1,835 28 April 1, 2024 $1,890 29 April 1, 2025 $1,947 30 Such payments shall be in addition to, and shall not be part of, the 31 member's annual basic salary, except for the purpose of retirement and, 32 effective May eighth, two thousand twenty-five, overtime, and shall be 33 made in a separate check during the payroll period which includes Decem- 34 ber first each year. 35 § 5. Health benefits committee. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement 36 negotiated between the executive branch of the state of New York and the 37 employee organization representing the collective negotiating unit 38 consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investigative 39 specialists in the division of state police, during the period April 1, 40 2023 through March 31, 2026, there shall continue to be a committee on 41 health benefits funded in the following amounts: 42 April 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024 $6,095 43 April 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025 $6,278 44 April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026 and beyond $6,466 45 One-half of this amount in each year shall be made available to the 46 state and one-half shall be made available to the employee organization 47 representing such unit. 48 § 6. Maintenance allowance. (a) Pursuant to the terms of an agreement 49 negotiated between the executive branch of the state of New York and the 50 employee organization representing the collective negotiating unit 
 A. 8800 6 1 consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investigative 2 specialists in the division of state police, each member of such unit 3 shall receive a maintenance allowance as follows: 4 April 1, 2023 $3,779 5 April 1, 2024 $3,892 6 April 1, 2025 $4,009 7 (b) Such maintenance allowance shall be paid on an annualized basis in 8 regular bi-weekly paychecks. Such additional compensation, as provided 9 in this section, shall be in addition to, and shall not be part of, the 10 member's basic annual salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights 11 or benefits to which the member may be entitled; provided, however, that 12 such additional compensation shall be included as compensation for 13 purposes of computation of overtime pay and retirement. 14 § 7. Expertise pay. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to 15 the contrary, pursuant to the terms of an agreement negotiated between 16 the executive branch of the state of New York and the employee organiza- 17 tion representing the collective negotiating unit consisting of investi- 18 gators, senior investigators, and investigative specialists in the divi- 19 sion of state police, members in such collective negotiating unit shall 20 receive expertise pay as follows: 21 April 1, 2023 $4,734 22 April 1, 2024 $5,109 23 April 1, 2025 $5,609 24 (b) Such expertise pay shall be payable to those unit members on the 25 payroll on November 1 of each year during the pay period that includes 26 December 1. Such additional compensation as provided in this section 27 shall be in addition to, and shall not be part of, the member's basic 28 annual salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights or benefits to 29 which the member may be entitled; provided, however, that such addi- 30 tional compensation shall be included as compensation for purposes of 31 computation of overtime pay and as compensation for retirement. 32 § 8. Professional development and training funds. Pursuant to the 33 terms of an agreement negotiated between the executive branch of the 34 state of New York and the employee organization representing the collec- 35 tive negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, 36 and investigative specialists in the division of state police, during 37 the period April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026, there shall continue to 38 be a professional development and quality of working life committee 39 funded in the following amounts from which the tuition reimbursement 40 program, the master's program, the employee assistance program and other 41 activities as outlined in the collective bargaining agreement shall be 42 supported: 43 April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024 $99,829 44 April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025 $102,824 45 April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 and beyond $105,909 46 § 9. Expanded duty pay. (a) Pursuant to the terms of an agreement 47 negotiated between the executive branch of the state of New York and the 48 employee organization representing the collective negotiating unit 49 consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investigative 50 specialists in the division of state police, the annual payment for 
 A. 8800 7 1 expanded duty pay shall continue to be $9,235. Effective April 1, 2023, 2 this amount shall be $9,512. Effective April 1, 2024, the amount shall 3 be $9,797. Effective April 1, 2025, this amount shall be $11,860. 4 (b) Such expanded duty pay shall be annualized and paid during regular 5 bi-weekly periods. Such additional compensation as provided in this 6 section shall be in addition to, and shall not be part of, the member's 7 basic annual salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights or bene- 8 fits to which the member may be entitled; provided, however, that such 9 additional compensation shall be included as compensation for purposes 10 of computation of overtime pay and as compensation for retirement. 11 § 10. Supervisory responsibility pay. (a) Pursuant to the terms of an 12 agreement negotiated between the executive branch of the state of New 13 York and the employee organization representing the collective negotiat- 14 ing unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investi- 15 gative specialists in the division of state police, effective March 31, 16 2005, certain members shall continue to receive additional compensation, 17 as prescribed in the interest arbitration award dated February 4, 2005 18 as modified by and contained within such agreement, when designated by 19 the division of state police to work as a "unit coordinator", "acting 20 senior investigator", or "acting administrative senior investigator". 21 (b) Such additional compensation as provided in this section shall be 22 in addition to, and shall not be part of, the member's basic annual 23 salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights or benefits to which 24 the member may be entitled; provided, however, that such additional 25 compensation shall be included as compensation for the purposes of 26 computation of overtime pay and retirement. 27 § 11. Location compensation. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 28 of law to the contrary, members in the collective negotiating unit 29 consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investigative 30 specialists in the division of state police whose principal place of 31 employment or, in the case of a field employee, whose official station, 32 as determined in accordance with the regulations of the state comp- 33 troller, is located in the county of Monroe, who were on the payroll on 34 March 31, 1985, and who have received this location compensation contin- 35 ually since then, shall continue to receive location pay at the rate of 36 $200 per year; provided that each such member continues to be otherwise 37 eligible. 38 (b) Pursuant to the terms of an agreement negotiated between the exec- 39 utive branch of the state of New York and the employee organization 40 representing the collective negotiating unit consisting of investi- 41 gators, senior investigators, and investigative specialists in the divi- 42 sion of state police, members of such unit whose principal place of 43 employment or, in the case of a field employee, whose official station, 44 as determined in accordance with the regulations of the state comp- 45 troller, is located in the city of New York or in the counties of Rock- 46 land, Westchester, Nassau, or Suffolk shall receive location pay effec- 47 tive April 1, 2023 in the amount of $1,807; $1,861 effective April 1, 48 2024 and $2,461 effective April 1, 2025. Notwithstanding any other 49 provision of law to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the agreement 50 negotiated between the state and the employee organization representing 51 the collective negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior 52 investigators, and investigative specialists in the division of state 53 police, members in this collective negotiating unit whose principal 54 place of employment, or, in the case of a field employee, whose official 55 station as determined in accordance with the regulations of the state 56 comptroller, is located in the county of Orange, Putnam or Dutchess 
 A. 8800 8 1 shall receive location pay at the rate of $1,807 effective April 1, 2 2023; $1,861 effective April 1, 2024 and $2,211 effective April 1, 2025. 3 (c) Such location pay as provided in this section shall be annualized 4 and paid during the regular bi-weekly periods. Such compensation shall 5 be in addition to and shall not be part of the member's basic annual 6 salary and shall not affect or impair any rights or benefits to which 7 the member may be entitled; provided, however, that location pay shall 8 be included as compensation for the purposes of computation of overtime 9 pay and retirement. 10 § 12. Supplemental location pay. (a) Pursuant to the terms of an 11 agreement negotiated between the executive branch of the state of New 12 York and the employee organization representing the collective negotiat- 13 ing unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investi- 14 gative specialists in the division of state police, members of such unit 15 whose principal place of employment, or, in the case of a field employ- 16 ee, whose official station, as determined in accordance with the regu- 17 lations of the state comptroller, is located in the city of New York or 18 in the county of Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Rockland, Westchester, 19 Nassau, or Suffolk shall continue to receive supplemental location pay, 20 in addition to the location pay provided in section eleven of this act, 21 as follows: 22 Effective Date April 1, 2023 April 1, 2024 April 1, 2025 23 Orange/Putnam/ 24 Dutchess $1,372 $1,413 $1,413 25 NYC/Rockland/ 26 Westchester $2,400 $2,472 $2,472 27 Nassau/Suffolk $2,400 $2,472 $2,472 28 (b) Such supplemental location pay shall be annualized and paid during 29 the regular bi-weekly periods. Such compensation shall be in addition to 30 and shall not be part of the member's basic annual salary and shall not 31 affect or impair any rights or benefits to which the member may be enti- 32 tled; provided, however, that supplemental location pay shall be 33 included as compensation for the purposes of computation of overtime pay 34 and retirement. 35 § 13. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 36 pursuant to the terms of an agreement negotiated between the executive 37 branch of the state of New York and the employee organization represent- 38 ing the collective negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior 39 investigators, and investigative specialists in the division of state 40 police, members in such collective negotiating unit shall, upon reaching 41 eight years of service in the division, continue to receive seniority 42 pay as of April 1, 2023 at the rate of $1519. However, effective May 8, 43 2025, unit members shall receive seniority pay when such individual 44 reaches eight or more years with the New York state police, holds the 45 rank of sergeant, or takes the sergeant's exam and is placed on the 46 sergeant's list for promotion. 47 (b) Such seniority pay shall be annualized and paid during the regular 48 bi-weekly periods. Such compensation shall be in addition to and shall 49 not be part of the member's basic annual salary and shall not affect or 50 impair any rights or benefits to which the member may be entitled; 51 provided, however, that seniority pay shall be included as compensation 52 for the purposes of computation of overtime pay and retirement. 53 § 14. Unused sick leave at retirement. Pursuant to the terms of an 54 agreement negotiated between the executive branch of the state of New 
 A. 8800 9 1 York and the employee organization representing the collective negotiat- 2 ing unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investi- 3 gative specialists in the division of state police, members of such unit 4 shall continue to receive a lump sum cash payment for accumulated and 5 unused sick leave credits standing to the employee's credit at the time 6 of separation from service by retirement. The amount of such payment 7 shall be determined in the following manner: 8 (a) Effective April 1, 1998, the number of days of such accumulated 9 and unused sick leave, not to exceed 300 days, less 165 days, shall be 10 multiplied by the member's daily rate of pay in effect at the time of 11 separation from service by retirement. 12 (b) The lump sum payment shall be one-fifth of such amount provided 13 for in subdivision (a) of this section. 14 (c) Such additional compensation shall be in addition to and shall not 15 be part of the member's basic annual salary and shall not affect or 16 impair any rights or benefits to which the member may be entitled; 17 provided, however, that such additional compensation shall be included 18 as compensation for retirement purposes. 19 § 15. Lump sum payment. Each eligible member of this unit shall 20 receive a one-time lump sum payment in the amount of $3,000. This 21 payment is not part of basic annual salary, is not subject to any salary 22 increases and is not pensionable. The one-time lump sum payment shall be 23 pro-rated for those employees paid on any basis other than an annual 24 basis. To qualify, employees must be in continuous service in the unit 25 between the period September 26, 2024 through July 25, 2025. Employees 26 who leave state service between September 26, 2024 through July 25, 27 2025, are not eligible for this bonus unless they retire directly from 28 active state employment. This bonus shall be effective July 25, 2025. If 29 a member received a lump sum payment as a member of another state 30 bargaining unit, they shall not receive a second lump sum payment. 31 § 16. Recognized degree pay. (a) Pursuant to the terms of an agreement 32 negotiated between the executive branch of the state of New York and the 33 employee organization representing the collective negotiating unit 34 consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investigative 35 specialists in the division of state police, members of such unit who 36 possess or obtain a recognized degree from an accredited and recognized 37 college or university on or after April 1, 2001, shall continue to 38 receive a lump sum payment of $250 for an associate degree, $500 for a 39 bachelor's degree, and $750 for a graduate degree. Payment for such 40 degree shall occur annually in June of each year and shall be for one 41 degree only. When such degree is obtained in a fiscal year, such 42 payment shall be made as soon as practicable after conferral of the 43 degree. 44 (b) Such additional compensation as provided in this section shall be 45 in addition to, and shall not be part of, the member's basic annual 46 salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights or benefits to which 47 the member may be entitled; provided, however, that such additional 48 compensation shall be included as compensation for retirement purposes. 49 § 17. Short swings. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 50 contrary, pursuant to the terms of an agreement negotiated between the 51 executive branch of the state of New York and the employee organization 52 representing the collective negotiating unit consisting of investi- 53 gators, senior investigators, and investigative specialists in the divi- 54 sion of state police, effective September 1, 2016, members of this unit 55 who are required to work short swings shall receive compensation of 56 thirty dollars ($30) for each short swing they are required to work and 
 A. 8800 10 1 actually work. There shall be no short swing compensation where the 2 short swing is worked at the request of, or for the convenience of the 3 member, as determined by the division of state police. The definition 4 of short swing shall be when there are eight hours or less between the 5 scheduled end time of a member's tour of duty and the start time of the 6 next scheduled tour of duty. Such compensation shall not be payable if 7 such member's hours of work continue from the end time of the member's 8 tour of duty to the commencement of the start time of the next scheduled 9 tour of duty without interruption. 10 § 18. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, pursuant 11 to the terms of an agreement negotiated between the executive branch of 12 the state of New York and the employee organization representing the 13 collective negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior investi- 14 gators, and investigative specialists in the division of state police, 15 members of such unit shall receive recall overtime only in accordance 16 with the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. 17 § 19. Payment and publication of grievance arbitration settlements and 18 awards. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 19 appropriations contained in this act shall be available to the state for 20 the payment and publication of grievance arbitration settlements and 21 awards pursuant to article 15 of the collective negotiating agreement 22 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec- 23 tive negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, 24 and investigative specialists in the division of state police, such 25 provisions being in effect pursuant to paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of 26 section 209-a of the civil service law. 27 § 20. The compensation and benefit modifications provided for by this 28 act for state employees in the collective negotiating unit consisting of 29 investigators, senior investigators, and investigative specialists in 30 the division of state police pursuant to article 14 of the civil service 31 law shall not be implemented until the director of employee relations 32 shall have delivered to the director of the budget and the comptroller a 33 letter certifying that there is in effect with respect to such negotiat- 34 ing unit a collective bargaining agreement which provides for such 35 compensation and benefit modifications and which is fully executed in 36 writing with the state pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law, 37 and ratified pursuant to the ratification procedure of the employee 38 organization certified pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law 39 to represent such collective negotiating unit. 40 § 21. Date of entitlement to salary increase. Notwithstanding the 41 provisions of this act or of any other provision of law to the contrary, 42 the increase of salary or compensation of any member of the collective 43 negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and 44 investigative specialists in the division of state police provided by 45 this act shall be added to the salary of such member at the beginning of 46 that payroll period the first day of which is nearest to the effective 47 date of such increase as provided in this act, or at the beginning of 48 the earlier of two payroll periods the first days of which are nearest 49 but equally near to the effective date of such increase as provided in 50 this act; provided, however, that, for the purposes of determining the 51 salary of such officer or employee upon reclassification, reallocation, 52 appointment, promotion, transfer, demotion, reinstatement, or other 53 change of status, such salary increase shall be deemed to be effective 54 on the date thereof as prescribed by this act, with payment thereof 55 pursuant to this section on a date prior thereto, instead of on such 56 effective date, and shall not operate to confer any additional salary 
 A. 8800 11 1 rights or benefits on such officer or employee. Payment of such salary 2 increase may be deferred pursuant to section twenty-two of this act. 3 § 22. Deferred payment of salary increase. Notwithstanding the 4 provisions of any other section of this act or of any other provision of 5 law to the contrary, pending payment pursuant to this act of the basic 6 annual salaries of incumbents of positions subject to this act, such 7 incumbents shall receive, as partial compensation for services rendered, 8 the rate of compensation otherwise payable in their respective posi- 9 tions. An incumbent holding a position subject to this act at any time 10 during the period from the effective dates of the salary increases 11 provided for in this act until the time when basic annual salaries are 12 first paid pursuant to this act for such services in excess of the 13 compensation actually received therefor, shall be entitled to a lump sum 14 payment for the difference between the salary to which such incumbent is 15 entitled for such service and the compensation actually received there- 16 for. Such lump sum payment shall be made as soon as practicable. Any 17 amount payable in such lump sum paid represents compensation earned in 18 each of the year or years for which it is calculated pursuant to this 19 act and not as compensation earned wholly in the year during which the 20 lump sum is paid. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the 21 contrary, no member of the unit consisting of investigators, senior 22 investigators, and investigative specialists in the division of state 23 police to whom the provisions of this act apply shall be entitled to, or 24 owed, any interest or other penalty for any reason on any monies due to 25 such member pursuant to the terms of the agreement covering employees in 26 the unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investi- 27 gative specialists in the division of state police. 28 § 23. Use of appropriations. Notwithstanding any provision of the 29 state finance law or any other provision of law to the contrary, 30 commencing April 1, 2025, the state comptroller is authorized to pay any 31 amounts required by the provisions of this act to any state department 32 or agency from any appropriation or other funds available to such state 33 department or agency for personal service, other than personal service 34 and fringe benefits. To the extent that such appropriations are insuffi- 35 cient in any fund to accomplish the purposes herein set forth, the 36 director of the budget is authorized to allocate to the various depart- 37 ments and agencies, from any appropriations available in any fund, the 38 amounts necessary to pay such amounts. The aforementioned appropriations 39 shall be available for payment of any liabilities or obligations 40 incurred during the period April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2026. 41 § 24. Notwithstanding any provision of the state finance law or any 42 other provision of law to the contrary, the sum of $43,700,000 is hereby 43 appropriated in the general fund/state purposes account (10050) in 44 miscellaneous-all state departments and agencies solely for 45 apportionment/transfer by the director of the budget for use by any 46 state department or agency in any fund during the period April 1, 2023 47 through March 31, 2026 to supplement appropriations for personal 48 service, other than personal service and fringe benefits, and to carry 49 out the provisions of this act. No money shall be available for expendi- 50 ture from this appropriation until a certificate of approval has been 51 issued by the director of the budget and a copy of such certificate or 52 any amendment thereto has been filed with the state comptroller, the 53 chair of the senate finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways 54 and means committee. The monies hereby appropriated are available for 55 payment of any liabilities or obligations incurred during the period 56 April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026. For this purpose, the monies 
 A. 8800 12 1 appropriated shall remain in full force and effect for the payment of 2 liabilities incurred on or before March 31, 2026. 3 § 25. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 4 several amounts as hereinafter set forth, or so much thereof as may be 5 necessary, are hereby appropriated from the fund so designated for use 6 by any state department or agency during the period April 1, 2023 7 through March 31, 2026 to supplement appropriations from each respective 8 fund available for other than personal service and fringe benefits, and 9 to carry out the provisions of this act. The monies hereby appropriated 10 are available for the payment of any liabilities or obligations incurred 11 during the period April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026. No money shall 12 be available for expenditure from the monies appropriated until a 13 certificate of approval has been issued by the director of the budget 14 and a copy of such certificate or any amendment thereto has been filed 15 with the state comptroller, the chair of the senate finance committee 16 and the chair of the assembly ways and means committee. 17 MISCELLANEOUS -- ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES 18 SPECIAL PAY BILLS 19 General Fund / State Operations 20 State Purposes Account - 10050 21 NONPERSONAL SERVICE 22 Health Benefits Committee ........................ $19,000 23 Professional Development Fund ................... $309,000 24 Employee Benefit Fund ........................... $210,000 25 Contract Administration .......................... $50,000 26 § 26. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the direc- 27 tor of employee relations certifies that there is in effect with respect 28 to the negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior investi- 29 gators, and investigative specialists in the division of state police a 30 collective bargaining agreement which provides for the compensation and 31 benefit modifications in this act and shall be deemed to have been in 32 full force and effect on and after April 1, 2023; provided that the 33 secretary of state shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission 34 upon the occurrence of the certification by the director of employee 35 relations that such collective bargaining agreement is in effect in 36 order that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective 37 data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in 38 furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the legisla- 39 tive law and section 70-b of the public officers law. Appropriations 40 made by this act shall remain in full force and effect for liabilities 41 incurred through March 31, 2026. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ REPEAL NOTE. -- Paragraph a of subdivision 3 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, senior investigators, investigative specialists in the division of state police and is replaced by revised salary schedules in a new paragraph a of such subdi- 
 A. 8800 13 vision 3 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, senior investigators and investigative specialists 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 5 of section 216-b of the executive law, repealed by section three of this act, provided for longevity payments 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 revised longevity payment amounts in a new subdivision 5 of such section 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 four of this act, provided for holiday compensation payments based on four days' pay to eligible members of the collective negotiat- ing unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators and investi- gative specialists in the division of state police and is replaced by a revised payment amount in a new subdivision 2 of such section implement- ing an agreement pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law.