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A11576 Summary:

BILL NOA11576
 
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A11576 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          11576
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      June 4, 2026
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Conrad) --
          (at request of the Governor) -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
          tee on Ways and Means
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  civil service law, in relation to compensation,
          benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state
          officers and employees; and in  relation  to  implementing  agreements
          between  the  state  and  an  employee organization; to repeal certain
          provisions of the civil service law relating thereto;  and  making  an
          appropriation  for  the  purpose  of  effectuating  certain provisions
          therefor
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subparagraphs 1, 2 and 3 of paragraph c of subdivision 1 of
     2  section  130 of the civil service law are REPEALED and five new subpara-
     3  graphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are added to read as follows:
     4    (1) Effective March twenty-sixth, two thousand twenty-six for officers
     5  and employees on the administrative payroll and effective April  second,
     6  two  thousand twenty-six for officers and employees on the institutional
     7  payroll:

     8                            PS&T SALARY SCHEDULE
     9                      EFFECTIVE March 26, 2026 (ADMIN)
    10                       EFFECTIVE April 2, 2026 (INST)
 
    11                 HIRING         JOB         ADVANCE       JOB RATE
    12  SG             RATE           RATE        AMOUNT        ADVANCE
 
    13   1             $28,815        $37,177     $1,196        $1,186
    14   2             $29,908        $38,689     $1,254        $1,257
    15   3             $31,372        $40,571     $1,315        $1,309
    16   4             $32,780        $42,466     $1,379        $1,412
    17   5             $34,333        $44,480     $1,452        $1,435
    18   6             $36,173        $46,843     $1,523        $1,532
    19   7             $38,204        $49,364     $1,585        $1,650
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD12049-01-6

        A. 11576                            2

     1   8             $40,307        $51,981     $1,642        $1,822
     2   9             $42,552        $54,773     $1,701        $2,015
     3  10             $44,965        $57,813     $1,777        $2,186
     4  11             $47,541        $61,076     $1,892        $2,183
     5  12             $50,209        $64,321     $1,957        $2,370
     6  13             $53,132        $67,990     $2,035        $2,648
     7  14             $56,183        $71,719     $2,174        $2,492
     8  15             $59,363        $75,686     $2,254        $2,799
     9  16             $62,694        $79,795     $2,341        $3,055
    10  17             $66,212        $84,286     $2,452        $3,362
    11  18             $69,964        $88,970     $2,403        $4,588
    12  19             $73,755        $93,682     $2,502        $4,915
    13  20             $77,532        $98,354     $2,607        $5,180
    14  21             $81,642        $103,513    $2,721        $5,545
    15  22             $86,031        $108,921    $2,835        $5,880
    16  23             $90,582        $114,585    $2,953        $6,285
    17  24             $95,406        $120,439    $3,066        $6,637
    18  25             $100,671       $126,875    $3,197        $7,022
    19  26             $105,973       $130,626    $3,327        $4,691
    20  27             $111,708       $137,590    $3,503        $4,864
    21  28             $117,592       $144,422    $3,638        $5,002
    22  29             $123,754       $151,566    $3,778        $5,144
    23  30             $130,222       $159,005    $3,918        $5,275
    24  31             $137,163       $166,974    $4,064        $5,427
    25  32             $144,455       $175,226    $4,201        $5,565
    26  33             $152,313       $184,049    $4,340        $5,696
    27  34             $160,426       $193,216    $4,490        $5,850
    28  35             $168,742       $202,545    $4,634        $5,999
    29  36             $177,224       $212,141    $4,794        $6,153
    30  37             $186,525       $222,485    $4,943        $6,302
    31  38             $174,020
 
    32    (2)  Effective March twenty-fifth, two thousand twenty-seven for offi-
    33  cers and employees on the administrative  payroll  and  effective  April
    34  first,  two  thousand  twenty-seven  for  officers  and employees on the
    35  institutional payroll:
 
    36                            PS&T SALARY SCHEDULE
    37                      EFFECTIVE March 25, 2027 (ADMIN)
    38                       EFFECTIVE April 1, 2027 (INST)

    39                 HIRING         JOB         ADVANCE       JOB RATE
    40  SG             RATE           RATE        AMOUNT        ADVANCE
 
    41   1             $29,968        $38,667     $1,244        $1,235
    42   2             $31,104        $40,239     $1,304        $1,311
    43   3             $32,627        $42,197     $1,368        $1,362
    44   4             $34,091        $44,164     $1,434        $1,469
    45   5             $35,706        $46,257     $1,510        $1,491
    46   6             $37,620        $48,714     $1,584        $1,590
    47   7             $39,732        $51,340     $1,649        $1,714
    48   8             $41,919        $54,061     $1,707        $1,900
    49   9             $44,254        $56,961     $1,769        $2,093
    50  10             $46,764        $60,124     $1,848        $2,272
    51  11             $49,443        $63,518     $1,968        $2,267
    52  12             $52,217        $66,891     $2,035        $2,464

        A. 11576                            3
 
     1  13             $55,257        $70,713     $2,116        $2,760
     2  14             $58,430        $74,585     $2,261        $2,589
     3  15             $61,738        $78,710     $2,345        $2,902
     4  16             $65,202        $82,987     $2,434        $3,181
     5  17             $68,860        $87,655     $2,550        $3,495
     6  18             $72,763        $92,528     $2,499        $4,771
     7  19             $76,705        $97,426     $2,602        $5,109
     8  20             $80,633        $102,288    $2,711        $5,389
     9  21             $84,908        $107,657    $2,830        $5,769
    10  22             $89,472        $113,278    $2,949        $6,112
    11  23             $94,205        $119,171    $3,071        $6,540
    12  24             $99,222        $125,254    $3,189        $6,898
    13  25             $104,698       $131,948    $3,325        $7,300
    14  26             $110,212       $135,851    $3,460        $4,879
    15  27             $116,176       $143,094    $3,643        $5,060
    16  28             $122,296       $150,199    $3,784        $5,199
    17  29             $128,704       $157,629    $3,930        $5,345
    18  30             $135,431       $165,365    $4,075        $5,484
    19  31             $142,650       $173,653    $4,227        $5,641
    20  32             $150,233       $182,235    $4,369        $5,788
    21  33             $158,406       $191,411    $4,513        $5,927
    22  34             $166,843       $200,945    $4,669        $6,088
    23  35             $175,492       $210,647    $4,820        $6,235
    24  36             $184,313       $220,627    $4,986        $6,398
    25  37             $193,986       $231,384    $5,141        $6,552
    26  38             $180,981
 
    27    (3)  Effective April sixth, two thousand twenty-eight for officers and
    28  employees on the administrative payroll and effective  March  thirtieth,
    29  two  thousand  twenty-eight  for  officers and employees on the institu-
    30  tional payroll:
 
    31                            PS&T SALARY SCHEDULE
    32                       EFFECTIVE April 6, 2028 (ADMIN)
    33                       EFFECTIVE March 30, 2028 (INST)
 
    34                 HIRING         JOB         ADVANCE       JOB RATE
    35  SG             RATE           RATE        AMOUNT        ADVANCE
 
    36   1             $31,017        $40,021     $1,288        $1,276
    37   2             $32,193        $41,649     $1,349        $1,362
    38   3             $33,769        $43,677     $1,416        $1,412
    39   4             $35,284        $45,711     $1,485        $1,517
    40   5             $36,956        $47,877     $1,562        $1,549
    41   6             $38,937        $50,421     $1,639        $1,650
    42   7             $41,123        $53,137     $1,706        $1,778
    43   8             $43,386        $55,954     $1,767        $1,966
    44   9             $45,803        $58,954     $1,831        $2,165
    45  10             $48,401        $62,231     $1,912        $2,358
    46  11             $51,174        $65,738     $2,037        $2,342
    47  12             $54,045        $69,229     $2,106        $2,548
    48  13             $57,191        $73,186     $2,190        $2,855
    49  14             $60,475        $77,196     $2,341        $2,675
    50  15             $63,899        $81,467     $2,427        $3,006
    51  16             $67,484        $85,893     $2,520        $3,289
    52  17             $71,270        $90,724     $2,640        $3,614

        A. 11576                            4
 
     1  18             $75,310        $95,764     $2,586        $4,938
     2  19             $79,390        $100,834    $2,693        $5,286
     3  20             $83,455        $105,865    $2,806        $5,574
     4  21             $87,880        $111,428    $2,929        $5,974
     5  22             $92,604        $117,245    $3,052        $6,329
     6  23             $97,502        $123,343    $3,178        $6,773
     7  24             $102,695       $129,636    $3,301        $7,135
     8  25             $108,362       $136,568    $3,442        $7,554
     9  26             $114,069       $140,606    $3,581        $5,051
    10  27             $120,242       $148,102    $3,770        $5,240
    11  28             $126,576       $155,456    $3,916        $5,384
    12  29             $133,209       $163,146    $4,067        $5,535
    13  30             $140,171       $171,153    $4,217        $5,680
    14  31             $147,643       $179,731    $4,375        $5,838
    15  32             $155,491       $188,613    $4,522        $5,990
    16  33             $163,950       $198,110    $4,671        $6,134
    17  34             $172,683       $207,978    $4,833        $6,297
    18  35             $181,634       $218,020    $4,988        $6,458
    19  36             $190,764       $228,349    $5,160        $6,625
    20  37             $200,776       $239,482    $5,321        $6,780
    21  38             $187,315
 
    22    (4)  Effective  April fifth, two thousand twenty-nine for officers and
    23  employees on the administrative  payroll  and  effective  March  twenty-
    24  ninth, two thousand twenty-nine for officers and employees on the insti-
    25  tutional payroll:
 
    26                            PS&T SALARY SCHEDULE
    27                       EFFECTIVE April 5, 2029 (ADMIN)
    28                       EFFECTIVE March 29, 2029 (INST)
 
    29                 HIRING         JOB         ADVANCE       JOB RATE
    30  SG             RATE           RATE        AMOUNT        ADVANCE
 
    31   1             $31,948        $41,223     $1,326        $1,319
    32   2             $33,159        $42,895     $1,390        $1,396
    33   3             $34,782        $44,988     $1,458        $1,458
    34   4             $36,343        $47,082     $1,529        $1,565
    35   5             $38,065        $49,315     $1,609        $1,596
    36   6             $40,105        $51,931     $1,688        $1,698
    37   7             $42,357        $54,728     $1,757        $1,829
    38   8             $44,688        $57,632     $1,820        $2,024
    39   9             $47,177        $60,722     $1,886        $2,229
    40  10             $49,853        $64,095     $1,970        $2,422
    41  11             $52,709        $67,711     $2,098        $2,414
    42  12             $55,666        $71,309     $2,170        $2,623
    43  13             $58,907        $75,380     $2,256        $2,937
    44  14             $62,289        $79,509     $2,411        $2,754
    45  15             $65,816        $83,912     $2,499        $3,102
    46  16             $69,509        $88,472     $2,595        $3,393
    47  17             $73,408        $93,443     $2,719        $3,721
    48  18             $77,569        $98,634     $2,664        $5,081
    49  19             $81,772        $103,860    $2,774        $5,444
    50  20             $85,959        $109,043    $2,890        $5,744
    51  21             $90,516        $114,769    $3,017        $6,151
    52  22             $95,382        $120,763    $3,143        $6,523

        A. 11576                            5
 
     1  23             $100,427       $127,045    $3,273        $6,980
     2  24             $105,776       $133,527    $3,400        $7,351
     3  25             $111,613       $140,667    $3,545        $7,784
     4  26             $117,491       $144,824    $3,689        $5,199
     5  27             $123,849       $152,545    $3,883        $5,398
     6  28             $130,373       $160,120    $4,034        $5,543
     7  29             $137,205       $168,040    $4,189        $5,701
     8  30             $144,376       $176,288    $4,344        $5,848
     9  31             $152,072       $185,123    $4,506        $6,015
    10  32             $160,156       $194,271    $4,658        $6,167
    11  33             $168,869       $204,053    $4,811        $6,318
    12  34             $177,863       $214,217    $4,978        $6,486
    13  35             $187,083       $224,561    $5,138        $6,650
    14  36             $196,487       $235,199    $5,315        $6,822
    15  37             $206,799       $246,666    $5,480        $6,987
    16  38             $192,934
 
    17    (5)  Effective  April  fourth,  two  thousand  thirty for officers and
    18  employees on the administrative  payroll  and  effective  March  twenty-
    19  eighth,  two  thousand thirty for officers and employees on the institu-
    20  tional payroll:

    21                            PS&T SALARY SCHEDULE
    22                       EFFECTIVE April 4, 2030 (ADMIN)
    23                       EFFECTIVE March 28, 2030 (INST)
 
    24                 HIRING         JOB         ADVANCE       JOB RATE
    25  SG             RATE           RATE        AMOUNT        ADVANCE
 
    26   1             $32,906        $42,461     $1,366        $1,359
    27   2             $34,154        $44,179     $1,431        $1,439
    28   3             $35,825        $46,338     $1,502        $1,501
    29   4             $37,433        $48,493     $1,575        $1,610
    30   5             $39,207        $50,795     $1,658        $1,640
    31   6             $41,308        $53,491     $1,739        $1,749
    32   7             $43,628        $56,372     $1,810        $1,884
    33   8             $46,029        $59,358     $1,875        $2,079
    34   9             $48,592        $62,547     $1,943        $2,297
    35  10             $51,349        $66,019     $2,029        $2,496
    36  11             $54,290        $69,740     $2,161        $2,484
    37  12             $57,336        $73,447     $2,235        $2,701
    38  13             $60,674        $77,643     $2,324        $3,025
    39  14             $64,158        $81,893     $2,483        $2,837
    40  15             $67,790        $86,431     $2,574        $3,197
    41  16             $71,594        $91,128     $2,673        $3,496
    42  17             $75,610        $96,244     $2,800        $3,834
    43  18             $79,896        $101,590    $2,743        $5,236
    44  19             $84,225        $106,975    $2,857        $5,608
    45  20             $88,538        $112,314    $2,977        $5,914
    46  21             $93,231        $118,214    $3,108        $6,335
    47  22             $98,243        $124,383    $3,238        $6,712
    48  23             $103,440       $130,854    $3,372        $7,182
    49  24             $108,949       $137,530    $3,502        $7,569
    50  25             $114,961       $144,890    $3,651        $8,023
    51  26             $121,016       $149,169    $3,799        $5,359
    52  27             $127,564       $157,121    $4,000        $5,557

        A. 11576                            6
 
     1  28             $134,284       $164,924    $4,155        $5,710
     2  29             $141,321       $173,081    $4,315        $5,870
     3  30             $148,707       $181,577    $4,474        $6,026
     4  31             $156,634       $190,677    $4,641        $6,197
     5  32             $164,961       $200,099    $4,797        $6,356
     6  33             $173,935       $210,175    $4,955        $6,510
     7  34             $183,199       $220,644    $5,127        $6,683
     8  35             $192,695       $231,298    $5,292        $6,851
     9  36             $202,382       $242,255    $5,474        $7,029
    10  37             $213,003       $254,066    $5,645        $7,193
    11  38             $198,722
 
    12    §  2. Compensation for certain state officers and employees in collec-
    13  tive negotiating units. 1. The provisions of this section shall apply to
    14  annual-salaried officers and employees  in  the  collective  negotiating
    15  unit  designated  as the professional, scientific and technical services
    16  unit established pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law.
    17    2. Effective March 26, 2026 for officers and employees on the adminis-
    18  trative payroll and effective April 2, 2026 for officers  and  employees
    19  on  the  institutional  payroll, the basic annual salary of officers and
    20  employees in full-time employment status on the day before such  payroll
    21  period  shall  be increased by four and one-half percent adjusted to the
    22  nearest whole dollar amount.
    23    3. Effective March 25, 2027 for officers and employees on the adminis-
    24  trative payroll and effective April 1, 2027 for officers  and  employees
    25  on  the  institutional  payroll, the basic annual salary of officers and
    26  employees in full-time employment status on the day before such  payroll
    27  period  shall be increased by four percent adjusted to the nearest whole
    28  dollar amount.
    29    4. Effective April 6, 2028 for officers and employees on the  adminis-
    30  trative  payroll and effective March 30, 2028 for officers and employees
    31  on the institutional payroll, the basic annual salary  of  officers  and
    32  employees  in full-time employment status on the day before such payroll
    33  period shall be increased by three and one-half percent adjusted to  the
    34  nearest whole dollar amount.
    35    5.  Effective April 5, 2029 for officers and employees on the adminis-
    36  trative payroll and effective March 29, 2029 for officers and  employees
    37  on  the  institutional  payroll, the basic annual salary of officers and
    38  employees in full-time employment status on the day before such  payroll
    39  period shall be increased by three percent adjusted to the nearest whole
    40  dollar amount.
    41    6.  Effective April 4, 2030 for officers and employees on the adminis-
    42  trative payroll and effective March 28, 2030 for officers and  employees
    43  on  the  institutional  payroll, the basic annual salary of officers and
    44  employees in full-time employment status on the day before such  payroll
    45  period shall be increased by three percent adjusted to the nearest whole
    46  dollar amount.
    47    7.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of subdivisions two, three, four,
    48  five and six of this section, if the basic annual salary of  an  officer
    49  or  employee  to  whom the provisions of this section apply is identical
    50  with the hiring rate or the job rate of the salary grade of their  posi-
    51  tion  on the effective dates of the increases provided in these subdivi-
    52  sions, such basic annual salary shall be increased to the hiring rate or
    53  job rate, respectively, of such salary grade as contained in the  appro-
    54  priate salary schedules in subparagraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of paragraph c
    55  of  subdivision  1  of section 130 of the civil service law, as added by

        A. 11576                            7
 
     1  section one of this act, to take effect on the dates  provided  in  such
     2  subparagraphs.  Except as herein provided to the contrary, the increases
     3  in basic annual salary provided by this subdivision shall be in lieu  of
     4  any  increase  in  basic annual salary provided for in subdivisions two,
     5  three, four, five and six of this section.
     6    8. Payments pursuant to the provisions of subdivision 6 of section 131
     7  of the civil service law for  annual  salaried  officers  and  employees
     8  entitled  to  such payments to whom the provisions of this section apply
     9  shall be payable in accordance with the terms of  an  agreement  reached
    10  pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law between the state and an
    11  employee  organization  representing employees subject to the provisions
    12  of this section.
    13    9. If an unencumbered position is one which if  encumbered,  would  be
    14  subject  to  the provisions of this section, the salary of such position
    15  shall be increased by the salary  increase  amounts  specified  in  this
    16  section.  If  a position is created, and filled by the appointment of an
    17  officer or employee who is subject to the provisions  of  this  section,
    18  the  salary  otherwise  provided for such position shall be increased in
    19  the same manner as though such position had been in existence but  unen-
    20  cumbered.   Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the director
    21  of the budget may reduce the salary of any such  position  which  is  or
    22  becomes vacant.
    23    10. The increases in salary provided in subdivisions two, three, four,
    24  five  and  six of this section shall apply on a pro-rated basis to offi-
    25  cers and employees, otherwise eligible to receive an increase in salary,
    26  who are paid on an hourly or per diem  basis,  employees  serving  on  a
    27  part-time  or seasonal basis, and employees paid on any basis other than
    28  at an annual salary rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the  provisions
    29  of subdivisions seven, eight and fifteen of this section shall not apply
    30  to  employees  serving on a per diem or seasonal basis, except as deter-
    31  mined by the director of the budget.
    32    11. In order to provide for the officers and employees  to  whom  this
    33  section  applies but are not allocated to salary grades, but are paid on
    34  an annual basis, increases and payments pursuant to  subdivisions  eight
    35  and  fifteen  of this section in proportion to those provided to persons
    36  to whom this section applies who are allocated  to  salary  grades,  the
    37  director  of  the  budget  is  authorized to add appropriate adjustments
    38  and/or payments to the compensation which such  officers  and  employees
    39  are  otherwise  entitled  to  receive.  The director of the budget shall
    40  issue certificates which shall contain schedules of  positions  and  the
    41  salaries  and/or  payments thereof for which adjustments and/or payments
    42  are made pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision, and a  copy  of
    43  each  such  certificate  shall  be filed with the state comptroller, the
    44  department of civil service, the chair of the senate  finance  committee
    45  and the chair of the assembly ways and means committee.
    46    12.   Notwithstanding   any  other  provision  of  this  section,  the
    47  provisions of this section shall not apply to officers or employees paid
    48  on a fee schedule basis, provided however, that the increases  in  basic
    49  annual  salary  provided  for in subdivisions two, three, four, five and
    50  six of this section shall apply to fire instructors paid on a fee sched-
    51  ule basis employed by the division of homeland  security  and  emergency
    52  services.
    53    13. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, except subdi-
    54  vision one of this section, any increase in compensation for any officer
    55  or  employee  appointed  to  a lower graded position from a redeployment
    56  list pursuant to subdivision 1 of section 79 of the  civil  service  law

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     1  who  continues  to receive their former salary pursuant to such subdivi-
     2  sion shall be determined on the basis  of  such  lower  graded  position
     3  provided,  however, that the increase in salary provided in this section
     4  shall  not  cause  such officer's or employee's salary to exceed the job
     5  rate of such lower graded position.
     6    14. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any law  to
     7  the  contrary,  any increase in compensation may be withheld in whole or
     8  in part from any employee to whom the provisions  of  this  section  are
     9  applicable  when,  in  the opinion of the director of the budget and the
    10  director of employee relations, such increase is not warranted or is not
    11  appropriate for any reason.
    12    15. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, offi-
    13  cers and employees to whom the provisions of this  section  apply  shall
    14  receive performance awards in accordance with the terms of a collective-
    15  ly  negotiated agreement between the state and the employee organization
    16  representing such employees entered into pursuant to article 14  of  the
    17  civil service law, effective for the period commencing April 2, 2026, in
    18  accordance  with the rules and regulations issued by the director of the
    19  budget to implement payment of such negotiated performance awards.
    20    § 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when, in the  profes-
    21  sional, scientific and technical services unit, a determination has been
    22  implemented to increase the hiring rate of a position in accordance with
    23  subdivision  4  of  section  130 of the civil service law, incumbents of
    24  such positions who are employed in any state department, state  institu-
    25  tion  or other state agency, in the particular area or areas or location
    26  or locations affected, who did not receive the benefit of the new hiring
    27  salary or have their salaries brought up to such new hiring  salary  may
    28  receive increased compensation as determined by an agreement between the
    29  office  of employee relations and the employee organization representing
    30  such unit.
    31    § 4. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, where an agreement
    32  between the state and the employee organization that represents  employ-
    33  ees  in  the  professional,  scientific  and  technical services unit so
    34  provides, there shall be paid a higher education differential consistent
    35  with the terms of such agreement.
    36    § 5. Location compensation for certain state officers  and  employees.
    37  1.    Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provisions of law, officers and
    38  employees, including seasonal officers and employees who shall  continue
    39  to  receive  the compensation provided for pursuant to this section on a
    40  pro-rated basis except part-time officers and employees, in the  collec-
    41  tive  negotiating  unit  designated  as the professional, scientific and
    42  technical services unit established pursuant to article 14 of the  civil
    43  service  law,  whose  principal place of employment or, in the case of a
    44  field employee, whose official station as determined in accordance  with
    45  the  regulations  of the state comptroller, is located: in the county of
    46  Monroe and who were eligible to receive location pay on March 31,  1985,
    47  shall  receive  location  pay at the rate of $200 per year provided they
    48  continue to be otherwise eligible; or in the city of New York, or in the
    49  county of Rockland, Westchester, Nassau or  Suffolk  shall  continue  to
    50  receive  a  downstate  adjustment at the annual rate of $4,000 effective
    51  April 1, 2025, which shall increase to $4,150 effective April  2,  2026,
    52  to $5,150 effective April 1, 2027, to $6,150 effective April 1, 2028, to
    53  $6,400  effective  April 1, 2029, and to $6,650 effective April 1, 2030;
    54  or in the county of Dutchess, Putnam or Orange shall continue to receive
    55  a mid-Hudson adjustment at the annual rate of $2,000 effective April  1,
    56  2025,  adding Ulster County as of April 1, 2026 and which shall increase

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     1  to $2,150 effective April 2, 2026, to $2,400 effective April 1, 2027, to
     2  $2,650 effective April 1, 2028, to $2,800 effective April 1, 2029 and to
     3  $2,950 effective April 1, 2030. Such location payments shall be in addi-
     4  tion  to  and  shall  not  be a part of an officer's or employee's basic
     5  annual salary and shall not affect or impair  any  performance  advance-
     6  ments or other rights or benefits to which an officer or employee may be
     7  entitled  by  law,  provided,  however,  that location payments shall be
     8  included as compensation for purposes of computation of overtime pay and
     9  for retirement purposes. For the sole purpose of continuing  eligibility
    10  for  location  pay  in  Monroe county, an officer or employee previously
    11  eligible to receive location pay on March 31, 1985 who is on an approved
    12  leave of absence or participates in an employer  program  to  reduce  to
    13  part-time service during summer months shall continue to be eligible for
    14  said location pay upon return to full-time state service in Monroe coun-
    15  ty.
    16    2. These location compensation amounts as set forth in subdivision one
    17  of  this  section  may  be  extended  to other bargaining units of state
    18  employees pursuant to an agreement with the applicable  employee  organ-
    19  ization,  or  unrepresented employees, at the discretion of the director
    20  of the office of employee relations.
    21    § 6. Continuation of location compensation for  certain  officers  and
    22  employees  of  the  Hudson  Valley  developmental  disabilities services
    23  office. 1.  Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary,
    24  any officer or employee of the Hudson Valley developmental  disabilities
    25  services  office  represented  in the collective negotiating unit desig-
    26  nated as the professional, scientific and technical services  unit,  who
    27  is  receiving  location  pay pursuant to section 5 of chapter 174 of the
    28  laws of 1993 shall continue to  receive  such  location  pay  under  the
    29  conditions and at the rate specified by such section.
    30    2.  Notwithstanding  any  law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any
    31  officer or employee of  the  Hudson  Valley  developmental  disabilities
    32  services  office  represented  in the collective negotiating unit desig-
    33  nated as the professional, scientific and technical services  unit,  who
    34  is  receiving  location  pay  pursuant  to subdivision 2 of section 9 of
    35  chapter 315 of the laws of 1995 shall continue to receive such  location
    36  pay under the conditions and at the rates specified by such subdivision.
    37    3.  Notwithstanding section five of this act or any other law, rule or
    38  regulation to the contrary, any officer or employee of the Hudson Valley
    39  developmental disabilities services office represented in the collective
    40  negotiating unit designated as the professional, scientific and  techni-
    41  cal  services  unit,  who  is receiving location pay pursuant to section
    42  five of this act shall continue to be eligible for such location pay  if
    43  as  the  result of a reduction or redeployment of staff, such officer or
    44  employee is reassigned to  or  otherwise  appointed  or  promoted  to  a
    45  different  position  at  another  work location within the Hudson Valley
    46  developmental disabilities services office. The rate of  such  continued
    47  location  pay  shall  not  exceed  the  rate such officer or employee is
    48  receiving on the date of such reassignment, appointment or promotion.
    49    § 7. Special assignment to duty pay. Notwithstanding any  inconsistent
    50  provisions  of  law,  effective  April  2, 2026, where and to the extent
    51  that, an agreement  between  the  state  and  an  employee  organization
    52  entered  into  pursuant  to  article  14  of  the  civil  service law so
    53  provides, a special assignment to duty lump sum shall be paid each  year
    54  to  an  employee who is serving in a particular assignment deemed quali-
    55  fied pursuant to such agreement.   Such payment shall be  in  an  amount
    56  negotiated  for  those employees assigned to qualifying work assignments

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     1  and who work such assignments for the minimum periods of time in a  year
     2  provided  in  the negotiated agreement. Assignment to duty pay shall not
     3  be paid in any year an employee does not meet the minimum period of time
     4  in  such  qualifying assignment required by the agreement or upon cessa-
     5  tion of the assignment to duty program on April 1, 2031 unless an exten-
     6  sion is negotiated by the parties. Such lump  sum  shall  be  considered
     7  salary only for final average salary retirement purposes.
     8    §  8.  Long  term seasonal employees. Notwithstanding any inconsistent
     9  provisions of law, effective April 2, 2026,  where  and  to  the  extent
    10  that,  an  agreement  between  the  state  and  an employee organization
    11  entered into pursuant  to  article  14  of  the  civil  service  law  so
    12  provides, a lump sum shall be paid each year to an employee who is serv-
    13  ing  in  a qualifying long term seasonal position. Such payment shall be
    14  in an amount negotiated and pursuant to negotiated  qualifying  criteria
    15  and  shall be considered salary only for final average salary retirement
    16  purposes. Such benefit shall be available until March 31, 2031.
    17    § 9. Facility-based hazardous duty pay. Notwithstanding any inconsist-
    18  ent provision of law, where and to the extent that an agreement  between
    19  the  state and an employee organization entered into pursuant to article
    20  14 of the civil service law so provides on behalf of  employees  in  the
    21  collective  negotiating  unit designated as the professional, scientific
    22  and technical services unit established pursuant to article  14  of  the
    23  civil  service  law,  effective  April  1, 2027, and consistent with the
    24  terms of the agreement, there shall be paid the amount  of  $300  on  an
    25  annual  basis  to  eligible  full-time annual employees of the office of
    26  mental health, the office for people  with  developmental  disabilities,
    27  the  office  of  children  and  family  services  and  the department of
    28  corrections and community supervision in recognition of the  hazards  of
    29  their jobs.  This payment is not a part of basic annual salary. Similar-
    30  ly,  it  is  not  subject to any salary increases. This payment shall be
    31  pro-rated for less than full-time employees consistent with the terms of
    32  the agreement.
    33    § 10. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of law, where and to
    34  the extent that an agreement between the state and an employee organiza-
    35  tion entered into pursuant to article 14 of the  civil  service  law  so
    36  provides  on  behalf  of  employees  in  the collective negotiating unit
    37  designated as the professional, scientific and technical  services  unit
    38  established  pursuant  to article 14 of the civil service law, the state
    39  shall contribute an amount designated in  such  agreement  and  for  the
    40  period  covered  by  such  agreement  to  the accounts of such employees
    41  enrolled for dependent care deductions  pursuant  to  subdivision  7  of
    42  section 201-a of the state finance law. Such amounts shall be from funds
    43  appropriated  in  this  act and shall not be part of basic annual salary
    44  for overtime or retirement purposes.
    45    § 11. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the appro-
    46  priations contained in this act shall be available to the state for  the
    47  payment  and  publication  of  grievance and arbitration settlements and
    48  awards pursuant to articles 33 and  34  of  the  collective  negotiating
    49  agreement  between  the state and the employee organization representing
    50  the collective negotiating unit designated as the  professional,  scien-
    51  tific  and technical services unit established pursuant to article 14 of
    52  the civil service law.
    53    § 12. During the period April 2, 2026 through  April  1,  2031,  there
    54  shall  be  a statewide labor-management committee continued and adminis-
    55  tered pursuant to the terms of  the  agreement  negotiated  between  the
    56  state and an employee organization representing employees in the collec-

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     1  tive  negotiating  unit  designated  as the professional, scientific and
     2  technical services unit established pursuant to article 14 of the  civil
     3  service  law which shall after April 2, 2026, have the responsibility of
     4  studying,  making recommendations concerning the major issues of produc-
     5  tivity, the  quality  of  work  life  and  implementing  the  agreements
     6  reached.
     7    §  13.  Inconvenience pay program. Pursuant to chapter 333 of the laws
     8  of 1969, as amended, and an agreement negotiated between the  state  and
     9  an  employee  organization  representing  employees in the professional,
    10  scientific and technical services unit established pursuant  to  article
    11  14  of  the civil service law, an eligible employee shall continue to be
    12  paid $575 per year for working four or more hours between the  hours  of
    13  6:00  p.m.  and  6:00  a.m.  effective April 2, 2011. Effective April 2,
    14  2026, such amount shall be increased to $825 per year,  consistent  with
    15  the terms of the agreement.
    16    §  14. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, effective
    17  April 2, 2026, where and to the extent that  an  agreement  between  the
    18  state  and an employee organization so provides for a program concerning
    19  a firearms training and safety  incentive  for  peace  officers  in  the
    20  professional,  scientific and technical services bargaining unit, a lump
    21  sum payment for such incentive shall be  paid  for  each  year  of  such
    22  program  to any employee who is deemed qualified pursuant to such agree-
    23  ment. Such payment shall be in an amount negotiated for those  employees
    24  who meet criteria established by such program.  Such payment shall occur
    25  at  the time prescribed by such program or as soon as practicable there-
    26  after. Such lump sum payment shall not be paid in any year  an  employee
    27  does not meet the qualifications and criteria of such program. Such lump
    28  sum payment shall be considered salary for overtime purposes.
    29    §  15. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, effective
    30  April 2, 2026, where and to the extent that  an  agreement  between  the
    31  state  and  an employee organization entered into pursuant to article 14
    32  of the civil service law so provides on behalf of certain  employees  in
    33  the  collective  negotiating unit designated as the professional, scien-
    34  tific and technical services unit,  and  where  there  exists  a  policy
    35  requiring  employees  in  the fire protection specialist title series at
    36  the office of fire prevention and control to wear uniforms, a  lump  sum
    37  uniform  allowance shall be paid to covered employees in accordance with
    38  the terms of such agreement and policy. Such payments  shall  be  in  an
    39  amount  negotiated  for  covered  employees and shall not be paid in any
    40  year where a policy does not exist requiring uniforms in accordance with
    41  the terms of the agreement or where an employee is not required to  wear
    42  a  uniform or receives a regular uniform service. Such uniform allowance
    43  will cease to exist on April 1, 2031, unless an extension is  negotiated
    44  by  the parties. Such lump sum shall be considered salary only for final
    45  average salary purposes.
    46    § 16. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,  employees
    47  in eligible titles who fall under the pilot workers compensation program
    48  that  was collectively negotiated by the state and an employee organiza-
    49  tion shall be paid in accordance with the  terms  of  that  agreed  upon
    50  program.
    51    §  17.  The salary increases and benefit modifications provided for by
    52  this act for state employees in the collective negotiating  unit  desig-
    53  nated as the professional, scientific and technical services unit estab-
    54  lished  pursuant  to  article  14  of the civil service law shall not be
    55  implemented until the director of employee relations shall  have  deliv-
    56  ered  to  the  director of the budget and the state comptroller a letter

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     1  certifying that there is in effect with respect to such negotiating unit
     2  a collectively negotiated agreement, ratified by the  membership,  which
     3  provides  for  such  increases  and  modifications  and  which are fully
     4  executed  in  writing with the state pursuant to article 14 of the civil
     5  service law.
     6    § 18. Date of entitlement to  salary  increases.  Notwithstanding  the
     7  provisions of this act or of any other provision of law to the contrary,
     8  the  increases  in  salary or compensation to employees provided by this
     9  act shall be added to the salary of such employee at  the  beginning  of
    10  that  payroll period, the first day of which is nearest to the effective
    11  dates of such increases as provided in this act, or at the beginning  of
    12  the  earlier of two payroll periods, the first days of which are nearest
    13  but equally near to the effective dates of such increases as provided in
    14  this act; provided, however, that, for the purposes of  determining  the
    15  salary   of  such  unit  members  upon  reclassification,  reallocation,
    16  appointment, promotion,  transfer,  demotion,  reinstatement,  or  other
    17  change  of status, such salary increases shall be deemed to be effective
    18  on the dates thereof as prescribed by this  act,  with  payment  thereof
    19  pursuant  to  this  section  on a date prior thereto, instead of on such
    20  effective dates, and shall not operate to confer any  additional  salary
    21  rights  or  benefits  on  such  unit  members.  Payment  of  such salary
    22  increases may be deferred pursuant to section nineteen of this act.
    23    §  19.  Deferred  payment  of  salary  increase.  Notwithstanding  the
    24  provisions  of  any  other section of this act or any other provision of
    25  law to the contrary, pending payment pursuant to this act of  the  basic
    26  annual  salaries  of  incumbents  of positions subject to this act, such
    27  incumbents shall receive, as partial compensation for services rendered,
    28  the rate of salary and other compensation  otherwise  payable  in  their
    29  respective  positions.  An  incumbent holding a position subject to this
    30  act at any time during the period from April 1,  2026,  until  the  time
    31  when  basic  annual  salaries  and other compensation due are first paid
    32  pursuant to this act for such services in excess of the salary and other
    33  compensation actually received therefor, shall be entitled to a lump sum
    34  payment for the difference between the salary and other compensation  to
    35  which  such  incumbent  is entitled for such services and the salary and
    36  other compensation actually received pursuant to the terms of an  agree-
    37  ment  between  the  state and the employee organization representing the
    38  employees covered by this act.
    39    § 20. Use of appropriations.  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of  the
    40  state  finance  law  or  any other provision of law to the contrary, the
    41  state comptroller is authorized to pay any amounts required  during  the
    42  fiscal  year  commencing April 1, 2026 by the provisions of this act for
    43  any state department or agency from any  appropriation  or  other  funds
    44  available to such state department or agency for personal service or for
    45  other  related  employee benefits during such fiscal year. To the extent
    46  that such appropriations are insufficient in any fund to accomplish  the
    47  purposes  herein  set forth, the director of the budget is authorized to
    48  allocate to the various departments and  agencies,  from  any  appropri-
    49  ations available in any fund, the amounts necessary to pay such amounts.
    50  The  aforementioned appropriations shall be available for payment of any
    51  liabilities or obligations incurred prior to April 1, 2026  in  addition
    52  to current liabilities.
    53    §  21.  Effect of participation in special annuity program. No officer
    54  or employee participating in a special annuity program pursuant  to  the
    55  provisions  of  article  8-C of the education law shall, by reason of an
    56  increase in compensation pursuant to this act, suffer any  reduction  of

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     1  the  salary  adjustment  to  which  they  would otherwise be entitled by
     2  reason of participation in such  program,  and  such  salary  adjustment
     3  shall  be  based  upon  the  salary  of such officer or employee without
     4  regard to the reduction authorized by such article.
     5    §  22.  Notwithstanding  any provision of the state finance law or any
     6  other provision of law to the contrary, the sum of $332,000,000 is here-
     7  by appropriated in the general fund/state purposes  account  (10050)  in
     8  miscellaneous-all    state   departments   and   agencies   solely   for
     9  apportionment/transfer by the director of the  budget  for  use  by  any
    10  state  department  or  agency  in  any fund for the period April 1, 2026
    11  through  March  31,  2027  to  supplement  appropriations  for  personal
    12  service,  other  than personal service and fringe benefits, and to carry
    13  out the provisions of this act. No money shall be available for expendi-
    14  ture from this appropriation until a certificate of  approval  has  been
    15  issued  by  the director of the budget and a copy of such certificate or
    16  any amendment thereto has been filed with  the  state  comptroller,  the
    17  chair of the senate finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways
    18  and  means  committee.  The monies hereby appropriated are available for
    19  payment of any liabilities or obligations incurred prior  to  or  during
    20  the  period  April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. For this purpose, the
    21  monies appropriated shall remain  in  full  force  and  effect  for  the
    22  payment of liabilities incurred on or before March 31, 2027.
    23    § 23. The several amounts as hereinafter set forth, or so much thereof
    24  as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated from the fund so designated
    25  for  use  by  any  state  department or agency for the period commencing
    26  April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027 to supplement  appropriations  from
    27  each  respective  fund  available  for  other  than personal service and
    28  fringe benefits, and to carry out the provisions of this act. The monies
    29  hereby appropriated are available for  payment  of  any  liabilities  or
    30  obligations  incurred  prior to or during the period commencing April 1,
    31  2026 through March 31, 2027. No money shall be available for expenditure
    32  from the monies appropriated until a certificate of  approval  has  been
    33  issued  by  the director of the budget and a copy of such certificate or
    34  any amendment thereto has been filed with  the  state  comptroller,  the
    35  chair of the senate finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways
    36  and means committee.
 
    37    MISCELLANEOUS -- ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES LABOR MANAGEMENT
    38                                 COMMITTEES
 
    39        General Fund/State Operations State Purposes Account - 10050
 
    40            Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Unit
 
    41  Professional   development  and  quality  of
    42    working life committee .......................... 31,146
    43  Health and Safety ................................. 40,431
    44  PSTP Program ..................................... 281,633
    45  Joint Funded Programs ............................ 106,793
    46  Multi-Funded Programs ............................. 56,386
    47  Professional Development for Nurses ............... 29,383
    48  Property Damage ................................... 27,695
    49  Work-Life Services ............................... 135,785
    50  Joint Committee on Health Benefits ................ 29,383
    51  Contract Administration ........................... 50,000

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     1    § 24. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  be  deemed  to
     2  have been in full force and effect on and after April 2, 2026. Appropri-
     3  ations  made  by  this  act  shall  remain  in full force and effect for
     4  liabilities incurred through March 31, 2027.
 
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        REPEAL  NOTE.--Subparagraphs  1, 2 and 3 of paragraph c of subdivision 1
        of section 130 of the civil service law, repealed by section one of this
        act, provided a salary schedule for state employees in the professional,
        scientific and technical services unit and is replaced by revised salary
        schedules in new subparagraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
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