Assembly Bill A9760

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the compensation of state-paid judges, NYC housing judges, and establishes special commissions; appropriation; repealer

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2009-A9760 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:: Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:: Rpld §§221, 221-a, 221-b, 221-bb, 221-c - 221-i & 223, add §221, Judy L; amd §110, NYC Civ Ct Act

2009-A9760 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the compensation of state-paid judges, NYC housing judges, and establishes specials commissions on compensation increases.

2009-A9760 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:A9760

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the
compensation of state-paid judges and justices of the unified court
system; to amend the New York city civil court act, in relation to the
compensation paid to New York city housing judges; to establish special
commissions on compensation, and providing for their powers and duties;
making an appropriation for compensation increases to state-paid judges
and justices of the unified court system and New York city housing judg-
es; and to repeal certain provisions of the judiciary law relating to
the compensation of state-paid judges and justices of the unified court
system

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill increases the salary of
justices of the Supreme Court and sets the salaries of all other State-
paid judges at a certain percentage above or below the salary of Supreme
Court Justices in a uniform manner. This bill also provides a mechanism
for automatic increases thereafter.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill sets the salary of
Justices of the Supreme Court at $165,200 beginning July 1, 2010 and
sets the salaries of all other State-paid judges at a certain percentage
above or below the salary of justices of the Supreme Court in a uniform
manner. Beginning April 1, 2011, the salary of Supreme Court justices
would increase by the same percentage as any annual salary increase
afforded to a judge of the United States District Court.

Section 2 of the bill relates to the compensation of New York City Hous-
ing Judges.

Section 3 of the bill establishes a 13-member special commission on
judges and justices of the Unified Court System to study and make recom-
mendations regarding their compensation, salary adjustments and non-sa-
lary benefits. The commission is required to issue a report on its find-
ings and recommendations to the Governor, Legislature and Chief Judge of
the State no longer than September 1, 2010. The levels of compensation
recommended by the commission is to take effect on January 1, 2011 and
each recommendation of the commission is to have the force of law.

Section 4 of the bill establishes a 13-member commission on judicial
compensation that is to meet every fourth year beginning on April 1,
2013 to study and make recommendations regarding the adequacy of compen-
sation and non-salary benefits of State-paid judges and justices. The
commission is required to issue a report of its findings and recommenda-
tions, if any, within 120 days of its establishment. Each recommendation
of the commission is to have the force of law.

Section 5 of this bill provides for the date of entitlement to salary
increases.

Section 6 of this bill specifies that adjusted annual salaries are to be
rounded up to the nearest multiple of $100.

Section 7 of the bill appropriates the sum of $48.2 million to pay for
the salary increases pursuant to sections 1 and 2 of this bill.

Section 8 of the bill provides the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION: Salaries for State-paid judges and justices were last
increased pursuant to Chapter 630 of the Laws of 1998. According to a
study performed by the National Center for State Courts in May 2007, New
York's judges have gone the longest of any in the country without a
salary adjustment. New York's judicial pay have been significantly
eroded by inflation. Moreover, Federal District Court Judges, with whom
State Supreme Court justices enjoyed pay parity in 1999, are now earning
over $30,000 more annually. And even within New York State, Judges are
paid considerably less than thousands of public sector employees,
including non-judicial employees who often earn more than the judges for
whom they work.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: An appropriation of $48.2 million is included to
cover the costs necessitated by this bill.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This bill takes effect immediately although sections 1
and 2 are deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after July
1, 2010.

2009-A9760 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9760

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. McKEVITT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Judiciary

AN  ACT  to  amend the judiciary law, in relation to the compensation of
  state-paid judges and justices of the unified court system;  to  amend
  the  New  York  city  civil court act, in relation to the compensation
  paid to New York city housing judges; to establish special commissions
  on compensation, and providing for their powers and duties; making  an
  appropriation  for  compensation  increases  to  state-paid judges and
  justices of the unified court system and New York city housing judges;
  and to repeal certain provisions of the judiciary law relating to  the
  compensation  of  state-paid  judges and justices of the unified court
  system

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

  Section  1.  Sections  221, 221-a, 221-b, 221-bb, 221-c, 221-d, 221-e,
221-f, 221-g, 221-h, 221-i and 223 of the judiciary law are REPEALED and
a new section 221 is added to read as follows:
  S 221.   ANNUAL SALARIES OF STATE-PAID  JUDGES  AND  JUSTICES  OF  THE
UNIFIED  COURT  SYSTEM.  (A)  EACH  STATE-PAID  JUDGE AND JUSTICE OF THE
UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM SHALL RECEIVE THE ANNUAL SALARY PRESCRIBED FOR  HIS
OR HER OFFICE ON A SCHEDULE TO BE PROMULGATED BY THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR
OF THE COURTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.
  (B)  STATE-PAID  JUDGES  AND JUSTICES SHALL RECEIVE ANNUAL SALARIES AS
FOLLOWS:
  1. (I) A JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT SHALL RECEIVE AN  ANNUAL  SALARY
OF  ONE  HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS, EFFECTIVE JULY
FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN.
  (II) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, ON THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL IN
EACH YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER TWO  THOUSAND  ELEVEN,  IF  THE  ANNUAL
SALARY  OF  A  JUDGE  OF  THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WAS INCREASED
WITHIN THE PRECEDING TWELVE MONTHS, THE ANNUAL SALARY OF  A  JUSTICE  OF
THE  SUPREME  COURT  SHALL  BE  INCREASED BY ADDING THERETO A PERCENTAGE
THEREOF EQUALING THE PERCENTAGE BY WHICH THE SALARY OF A  JUDGE  OF  THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WAS INCREASED IN SUCH TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD.

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

                                                           LBD14890-02-0

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  2.  THE  FOLLOWING  JUDGES AND JUSTICES SHALL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY
EQUALING THAT OF A JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT PLUS A PERCENTAGE THERE-
OF AS  SET FORTH IN THIS PARAGRAPH:
  (I)  CHIEF  JUDGE  OF  THE  COURT  OF APPEALS, FOURTEEN AND TWELVE ONE
HUNDREDTHS PERCENT;
  (II) ASSOCIATE JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, TEN AND  SIXTY-ONE  ONE
HUNDREDTHS PERCENT;
  (III)  PRESIDING JUSTICES OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION, SEVEN AND NINETY-
SEVEN ONE HUNDREDTHS PERCENT;
  (IV) ASSOCIATE JUSTICES OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION, THE PRESIDING JUDGE
OF THE COURT OF CLAIMS AND JUDGES WHO ARE DESIGNATED DEPUTY CHIEF ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE JUDGES, FIVE AND THIRTY-FOUR ONE HUNDREDTHS PERCENT;
  (V) PRESIDING JUSTICES OF THE APPELLATE TERM, JUDGES  WHO  ARE  DESIG-
NATED  DEPUTY  OR ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW
YORK AND JUDGES AND JUSTICES WHO ARE  DESIGNATED  ADMINISTRATIVE  JUDGES
FOR  A  JUDICIAL  DISTRICT OR COUNTY OUTSIDE THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THREE
AND FIFTY-ONE ONE HUNDREDTHS PERCENT;
  (VI) ASSOCIATE JUSTICES OF THE APPELLATE TERM, TWO  AND  NINETEEN  ONE
HUNDREDTHS PERCENT; AND
  (VII) JUDGES OF THE COURT OF CLAIMS, NO ADDITIONAL PERCENTAGE.
  3.  THE  FOLLOWING  JUDGES  SHALL  RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY EQUALING A
PERCENTAGE OF THAT OF A JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT, AS  SET  FORTH  IN
THIS PARAGRAPH:
  (I)  JUDGES OF THE COUNTY COURT, JUDGES OF THE FAMILY COURT AND JUDGES
OF THE SURROGATE'S COURT, NINETY-FIVE PERCENT;
  (II) JUDGES OF THE NEW YORK CITY CIVIL COURT, JUDGES OF THE  NEW  YORK
CITY  CRIMINAL  COURT  AND  JUDGES  OF  THE DISTRICT COURT, NINETY-THREE
PERCENT; AND
  (III) JUDGES OF A CITY COURT OUTSIDE THE CITY OF NEW YORK WHO ARE  NOT
PERMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW, NINETY PERCENT.
  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  OTHER  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS PARAGRAPH, ANY JUDGE
SPECIFIED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, IN AN  OFFICE  THAT  ON
DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE WAS PAID AN ANNUAL SALARY THAT
WAS MORE THAN NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE ANNUAL SALARY PAID A JUSTICE OF
THE SUPREME COURT ON SUCH DATE, SHALL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY  EQUALING
AN  AMOUNT BEARING THE SAME PROPORTION TO THE SALARY OF A JUSTICE OF THE
SUPREME COURT AS THE ANNUAL SALARY OF HIS OR  HER  OFFICE  BORE  TO  THE
SALARY  OF A JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME  COURT ON DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND NINE.  IN THE EVENT A NEW JUDGESHIP IS ESTABLISHED FOR A COUNTY
COURT, FAMILY COURT OR SURROGATE'S COURT ON A DATE AFTER DECEMBER  THIR-
TY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  NINE, THE ANNUAL SALARY  FOR SUCH OFFICE SHALL
EQUAL THE ANNUAL SALARY FOR EACH OTHER JUDGESHIP    ALREADY  ESTABLISHED
FOR SUCH COURT ON SUCH DATE.
  4. (I) EACH JUDGE OF A CITY COURT OUTSIDE THE CITY OF NEW YORK, WHO IS
PERMITTED  TO  PRACTICE  LAW, SHALL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY EQUALING AN
AMOUNT BEARING THE SAME PROPORTION TO  THE  SALARY  OF  THE  LOWEST-PAID
JUDGE OF A CITY  COURT WHO IS NOT PERMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW AS THE SALA-
RY OF HIS OR HER OFFICE ON DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE BORE
TO  THE  SALARY  OF  SUCH  LOWEST-PAID  JUDGE ON SUCH DATE; EXCEPT THAT,
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, EACH JUDGE OF  A  CITY  COURT
OUTSIDE  THE  CITY  OF NEW YORK WHO   IS PERMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW SHALL
RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY EQUALING AN AMOUNT BEARING THE SAME  PROPORTION
TO  THE  SALARY  OF  THE  LOWEST-PAID JUDGE OF A CITY   COURT WHO IS NOT
PERMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW AS THE SALARY OF HIS OR HER OFFICE ON  OCTOBER
FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND TEN BEARS TO THE SALARY FOR SUCH LOWEST-PAID JUDGE

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ON SUCH DATE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER FOUR HUNDRED  NINETY-
THREE OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND SIX.
  (II)  IN  THE  EVENT  A  NEW JUDGESHIP IS ESTABLISHED FOR A CITY COURT
OUTSIDE THE CITY OF NEW YORK ON A DATE AFTER DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO
THOUSAND  NINE,  AND  THE  PERSON  WHO HOLDS SUCH OFFICE IS PERMITTED TO
PRACTICE  LAW, THE ANNUAL SALARY FOR SUCH OFFICE  ON  THE  DATE  OF  ITS
ESTABLISHMENT  SHALL BE AS PROVIDED BY LAW. THEREAFTER THE ANNUAL SALARY
OF SUCH OFFICE SHALL BE AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I)  OF  THIS  PARA-
GRAPH  EXCEPT  THAT,  FOR PURPOSES OF SUCH SUBPARAGRAPH (I), THE DATE ON
WHICH SUCH OFFICE WAS ESTABLISHED SHALL  BE  SUBSTITUTED  FOR  THE  DATE
SPECIFIED THEREIN.
  5.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, THE ANNUAL
SALARIES OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING  JUDGES,  AS  SPECIFIED  IN  PARAGRAPH
THREE  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL BE INCREASED BY THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH
IN THIS PARAGRAPH:
  (I) EACH CHIEF JUDGE OF A CITY COURT OUTSIDE THE CITY OF NEW YORK, WHO
IS NOT PERMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO ONE  AND  FIVE  ONE
HUNDREDTHS PERCENT OF HIS OR HER ANNUAL SALARY; AND
  (II)  EACH  PRESIDENT  OF  THE BOARD OF JUDGES OF A DISTRICT COURT, AN
AMOUNT EQUAL TO THREE AND FORTY-TWO ONE HUNDREDTHS PERCENT OF HIS OR HER
ANNUAL SALARY.
  S 2. Subdivision (f) of section 110 of the New York city  civil  court
act, as amended by chapter 64 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as
follows:
  (f)  The housing judges shall be appointed by the administrative judge
from a list of persons  selected  annually  as  qualified  by  training,
interest,  experience,  judicial  temperament  and knowledge of federal,
state and local housing laws and programs by the  advisory  council  for
the  housing  part.  The  list of persons who have been approved by such
advisory council, whether or not appointed to  such  judicial  position,
shall  be  deemed public information and be published in the city record
immediately after such list is submitted to  the  administrative  judge.
The annual salary of a housing judge shall [be one hundred fifteen thou-
sand  four  hundred  dollars]  EQUAL  AN AMOUNT REPRESENTING NINETY-FIVE
PERCENT OF THE ANNUAL SALARY OF A JUDGE  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  CITY  CIVIL
COURT.
  S 3. (a) There shall be established a special commission on judges and
justices of the unified court system to:
  (i) determine whether, for any period of four years beginning with the
year 2010, the formula for annual salary adjustment set forth in subpar-
agraph  (ii)  of  paragraph  1  of subdivision (b) of section 221 of the
judiciary law, as added by section one of this act, warrants adjustment;
and
  (ii) examine, evaluate and make recommendations with respect  to  non-
salary  benefits  of state-paid judges and justices of the unified court
system.
  (b) In discharging its responsibilities under subdivision (a) of  this
section,  the commission shall take into account all appropriate factors
including, but not limited to: the overall economic  climate;  inflation
and  changes in public sector spending since January 1, 1999; the levels
of compensation and non-salary benefits received by judges and  justices
of  other  states  and  of the federal government; the levels of compen-
sation and non-salary benefits received by professionals in  government,
academia  and  private and nonprofit enterprise; and the state's ability
to fund increases in compensation and non-salary benefits.

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  (c) The commission shall consist of 13  members  to  be  appointed  as
follows:  4  shall be appointed by the governor; 2 shall be appointed by
the temporary president of the senate;  1  shall  be  appointed  by  the
minority  leader  of  the senate; 2 shall be appointed by the speaker of
the  assembly; 1 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assem-
bly; and 3 shall be appointed by the chief judge of the  state.  Of  the
members  appointed  by  an  official pursuant to this subdivision, where
such official has more than one such appointment, at least one-half  (at
least a majority, in the case of the governor) shall not be employees of
the  state  or  any political subdivision thereof, and at least one-half
shall not be members of the bar of the state.  The governor shall desig-
nate the chair of the commission from among the  members  so  appointed.
Vacancies  in  the  commission  shall  be  filled  in the same manner as
original appointments. To the extent practicable, members of the commis-
sion shall have experience in one or more of the  following:    determi-
nation  of  executive  compensation,  human  resource administration and
financial management.
  (d) The commission may meet within and without  the  state,  may  hold
public hearings and shall have all the powers of a legislative committee
pursuant to the legislative law.
  (e)  The  members  of the commission shall receive no compensation for
their services but shall be allowed their actual and necessary  expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this section.
  (f) No member of the commission shall be disqualified from holding any
other  public office or employment, nor shall he or she forfeit any such
office or employment by reason of his or  her  appointment  pursuant  to
this  section, notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or
local law, regulation, ordinance or city charter.
  (g) To the maximum extent feasible, the commission shall  be  entitled
to  request  and  receive  and  shall  utilize and be provided with such
facilities, resources and  data  of  any  court,  department,  division,
board,  bureau,  commission,  agency or public authority of the state or
any political subdivision thereof as it may reasonably request to  carry
out properly its powers and duties pursuant to this section.
  (h)  The commission may employ and at its pleasure remove such person-
nel as it may deem necessary for the performance of  its  functions  and
fix  compensation  within  amounts  made available therefor by appropri-
ation.
  (i) (i) The commission shall make a report to the governor, the legis-
lature and the chief judge of the state of  its  findings,  conclusions,
determinations and recommendations not later than September 1, 2010.
  (ii) The levels of compensation recommended by the commission pursuant
to  paragraph  (i)  of subdivision (a) of this section shall take effect
January 1, 2011.
  (iii) Each recommendation of the commission made to implement a deter-
mination pursuant to paragraph (i) of subdivision (a)  of  this  section
shall have the force of law, and shall supersede inconsistent provisions
of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph 1 of subdivision (b) of section 221 of
the  judiciary law, as added by section one of this act, unless modified
or abrogated by statute prior to April first of the  year  as  to  which
such determination applies.
  (j)  Upon  the  making of its report as provided in subdivision (i) of
this section, the commission established pursuant to this section  shall
be deemed dissolved.
  S  4. (a) On the first of April of every fourth year, commencing April
1, 2013, there shall be established for such year a commission on  judi-

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cial  compensation  to  examine,  evaluate and make recommendations with
respect to adequate levels of compensation and non-salary  benefits  for
judges  and  justices  of  the  state-paid  courts  of the unified court
system.  In  accordance with the provisions of this section, the commis-
sion shall:
  (i) examine the prevailing adequacy of pay levels and non-salary bene-
fits received by judges and justices of the  state-paid  courts  of  the
unified  court  system  and  determine  whether  any  of such pay levels
warrant adjustment; and
  (ii) determine whether, for any of the four years following  the  year
in  which  the  commission is established, the formula for annual salary
adjustment set forth in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph 1 of  subdivision
(b) of section 221 of the judiciary law, as added by section one of this
act, warrants adjustment.
  In  discharging  its responsibilities under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of
this subdivision, the commission shall take into account all appropriate
factors including, but not limited to:  the  overall  economic  climate;
rates  of  inflation;  changes  in public-sector spending; the levels of
compensation and non-salary benefits received by judges and justices  of
other  states  and of the federal government; the levels of compensation
and non-salary benefits received by professionals in government,  acade-
mia  and  private  and  nonprofit enterprise; and the state's ability to
fund increases in compensation and non-salary benefits.
  (b) The commission shall consist of 13  members  to  be  appointed  as
follows:  4  shall be appointed by the governor; 2 shall be appointed by
the temporary president of the senate;  1  shall  be  appointed  by  the
minority  leader  of  the senate; 2 shall be appointed by the speaker of
the assembly; 1 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the  assem-
bly;  and  3  shall be appointed by the chief judge of the state. Of the
members appointed by an official pursuant  to  this  subdivision,  where
such  official has more than one such appointment, at least one-half (at
least a majority, in the case of the governor) shall not be employees of
the state or any political subdivision thereof, and  at  least  one-half
shall not be members of the bar of the state.  The governor shall desig-
nate  the  chair  of the commission from among the members so appointed.
Vacancies in the commission shall  be  filled  in  the  same  manner  as
original appointments. To the extent practicable, members of the commis-
sion  shall  have  experience in one or more of the following:  determi-
nation of executive  compensation,  human  resource  administration  and
financial management.
  (c)  The  commission  may  meet within and without the state, may hold
public hearings and shall have all the powers of a legislative committee
pursuant to the legislative law.
  (d) The members of the commission shall receive  no  compensation  for
their  services but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.
  (e) No member of the commission shall be disqualified from holding any
other public office or employment, nor shall he or she forfeit any  such
office  or  employment  by  reason of his or her appointment pursuant to
this section, notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special  or
local law, regulation, ordinance or city charter.
  (f)  To  the maximum extent feasible, the commission shall be entitled
to request and receive and shall  utilize  and  be  provided  with  such
facilities,  resources  and  data  of  any  court, department, division,
board, bureau, commission, agency or public authority of  the  state  or

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any  political subdivision thereof as it may reasonably request to carry
out properly its powers and duties pursuant to this section.
  (g)  The commission may employ and at its pleasure remove such person-
nel as it may deem necessary for the performance of  its  functions  and
fix  compensation  within  amounts  made available therefor by appropri-
ation.
  (h) The commission shall make a report to the governor,  the  legisla-
ture  and  the  chief  judge  of the state of its findings, conclusions,
determinations and recommendations, if any, not later than  one  hundred
twenty  days after its establishment. Each recommendation made to imple-
ment a determination pursuant to paragraph (ii) of  subdivision  (a)  of
this section shall have the force of law, and shall supersede inconsist-
ent provisions of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph 1 of subdivision (b) of
section  221  of the judiciary law, as added by section one of this act,
unless modified or abrogated by statute prior to April first of the year
as to which such determination applies.
  (i) Upon the making of its report as provided in  subdivision  (h)  of
this section, each commission established pursuant to this section shall
be deemed dissolved.
  S  5.  Date  of  entitlement  to  salary increase. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this act or of any other law, each increase in  salary  or
compensation  of  any  judge  and  justice  of  the unified court system
provided by this act shall be added to the  salary  or  compensation  of
such  judge  and justice of the unified court system at the beginning of
that payroll period the first day of which is nearest to  the  effective
date  of  such  increase as provided in this act, or at the beginning of
the earlier of two payroll periods the first days of which  are  nearest
but  equally  near to the effective date of such increase as provided in
this act; provided, however, the payment of such salary increase  pursu-
ant to this section on a date prior thereto instead of on such effective
date,  shall not operate to confer any additional salary rights or bene-
fits.
  S 6. The annual salaries as prescribed pursuant to this act for state-
paid judges and justices of the unified court system, whenever  adjusted
pursuant to the provisions of this act, shall be rounded up to the near-
est multiple of one hundred dollars.
  S  7.  The  sum  of  forty-eight  million two hundred thousand dollars
($48,200,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby  appro-
priated  out  of any moneys in the state treasury in the general fund to
the credit of the state purposes account,  not  otherwise  appropriated,
and  made  immediately  available  to  the  administrative office of the
courts for payment pursuant to the provisions of sections one and two of
this act.
  S 8. This act  shall  take  effect  immediately;  provided,  that  the
provisions  of  sections one and two of this act shall be deemed to have
been in full force and effect on and after July 1, 2010.

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