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                                  2930

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
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Introduced  by  M. of A. KOON, PEOPLES, ROBINSON, LAVINE, COOK -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, GREENE, LIFTON, McENENY, TOWNS -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to placing a limit on the
  annual salary and benefits package of  the  chancellor  of  the  state
  university

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 169 of the executive law, as added
by chapter 263 of the laws of 1987, is amended and a new  subdivision  4
is added to read as follows:
  3.  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of this section or any other
provision of law, the boards of trustees of the state university of  New
York and the city university of New York shall each establish and imple-
ment  salary  plans for the chancellors, presidents and senior staffs of
such state and city universities, respectively; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THAT
NO  SUCH  SALARY PLAN FOR THE CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE OR CITY UNIVERSITY
OF NEW YORK SHALL INCLUDE A SALARY AND BENEFITS  PACKAGE  EXCEEDING  TWO
HUNDRED  FIFTY  THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000) ALLOCATED FROM PUBLIC FUNDS.
The board of regents shall establish and  implement  a  separate  salary
plan  for  the  president  of  the  university of the state of New York,
setting forth the compensation to  be  received  by  the  president  for
performing  the  duties  of  that  office  assigned  by the rules of the
regents or statute, which shall  be  in  addition  to  the  compensation
received  by  such person pursuant to the provisions of subdivisions one
and two of this section.   Such salary plans shall  be  developed  after
consultation  with  the  governor's office of employee relations and the
division of the budget.  Any increase in compensation for the  positions
set  forth  in this subdivision, not otherwise funded from any appropri-
ation, shall be funded from reallocations of funds within the  appropri-
ations  specifically identified by the aforementioned boards. Each board

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02327-01-9
              

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of trustees and the board of regents shall file a proposed  salary  plan
report  with the chairs of the senate finance committee and the assembly
ways and means committee and the director of the budget at  least  sixty
days  prior  to the effective date of such salary plan. Each salary plan
report shall set forth the salary schedule, the dollar  value  of  addi-
tional public compensation and other employment benefits that such posi-
tions  would  receive, the specific sources of funding to be reallocated
for salary increases, the amount of increase  to  be  provided  to  each
position,  the  comparison  salary  data on which the plan is based, and
such other information as the  boards  of  trustees  and  the  board  of
regents deem appropriate.
  4.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION OR PROVISION OF LAW
TO THE CONTRARY, NO STATE ENTITY SHALL INCREASE THE SALARY  OF  A  STATE
OFFICER,  OR INCREASE A STATE OFFICERS' EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, IF THE ANNUAL
SALARY OF THAT STATE OFFICER AT THE TIME EQUALS OR EXCEEDS, OR WITH  THE
INCREASE WOULD EQUAL OR EXCEED, THE ANNUAL SALARY OF THE GOVERNOR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.