NY State Senate Bill S7408A

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 14, 2016	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 08, 2016	ordered to third reading cal.1582
Jun 07, 2016	reported and committed to rules
Jun 01, 2016	reported and committed to finance
May 13, 2016	print number 7408a
May 13, 2016	amend (t) and recommit to local government
Apr 27, 2016	referred to local government

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Jun 14, 2016 - floor Vote

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Jun 8, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

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Jun 7, 2016 - Finance committee Vote

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Jun 1, 2016 - Local Government committee Vote

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S7408 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10152
Law Section:: Appropriations
Laws Affected:: Amd §700, County L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: S519, A751

S7408 - Summary

Relates to the payment of salaries for certain district attorneys; requires the state to provide state aid to pay such salaries; and appropriates $1,600,000 therefor.

S7408 - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S7408

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the county law, in relation to the
payment of salaries for certain district attorneys

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

The purpose of this legislation is to provide for state aid for salary
increases for certain district attorneys.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1 and section 2 amend subdivision 11 of section 700 of county
law to provide that counties shall receive one hundred percent state
aid for the increase in salary costs for district attorneys as enacted
in the 2017 FY state budget.

Section 3 provides for an immediate effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

This bill would provide 100 percent state aid to counties for
increases in local District Attorneys' (DA) full-time salaries that
were imposed by the New York State Commission of Legislative,
Judicial, and Executive Compensation's recent actions on judicial pay,
since they are statutorily tied together.

The pay raises for judges and full-time DAs are binding per the
Commission, and this year's state budget did not provide funding to
the counties to cover the cost of either of the increases that were
mandated by the Commission.

The state's judicial system sets its own budget, which incorporated
the pay raise for judges within its current budget. However, funding
for the additional costs for DAs was not included in the governor's FY
2017 Executive Budget proposal, or in the final state budget.

In the past, the state has consistently funded the DA salary increases
in the state budget. In 2015, New York state covered about 50 percent
of local DA salaries, and each respective county's budget covered the
remaining salary cost.

As a result of not providing for additional aid in the Executive
Budget Proposal, or the final budget, counties must cover this
additional cost for full-time DAs, which approximately is a 15 percent
increase, or about $30,000 per county, without any additional
assistance from New York State.

This unanticipated DA full-time salary increase disproportionately
impacts county budgets in many parts of the state where median incomes
are significantly lower, and in counties that do not have strong
reserves or that do not otherwise have the ability to absorb this
increased salary cost.

This bill provides needed relief to the counties from the Judicial Pay
Commission's mandated salary increase for full-time DA salaries.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New Bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

$1.57 million.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

S7408 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7408

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. YOUNG, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN  ACT  to amend the county law, in relation to the payment of salaries
  for certain district attorneys

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 11 of section 700 of the coun-
ty  law, as amended by section 1 of part E of chapter 412 of the laws of
1999, is amended to read as follows:
  (c) Commencing with the nineteen hundred eighty-seven  calendar  year,
the comptroller shall annually determine the amount of state aid payable
to  each county pursuant to paragraphs (a) [and], (b) AND (D) hereof for
each calendar year and shall pay such amount on his audit and warrant to
the chief fiscal officer of each such county during the month of Septem-
ber in each such year. Where a county first becomes  entitled  to  state
aid  pursuant to paragraphs (a) [and], (b) AND (D) hereof on a day other
than January first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine or January first of any
other year thereafter, the amount of state aid payable to such county in
the year it first becomes entitled to such state aid shall  be  prorated
accordingly.
  S  2.  Subdivision  11  of section 700 of the county law is amended by
adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
  (D) IN ADDITION TO THE STATE AID PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF
THIS SUBDIVISION, EACH COUNTY, THE SALARY OF THE  DISTRICT  ATTORNEY  OF
WHICH  IS  DETERMINED  PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE-A OF
THE JUDICIARY LAW, SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE STATE AID IN THE  AMOUNT
OF  ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AMOUNT REQUIRED TO
BE PAID TO SUCH DISTRICT ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHT-
Y-THREE-A OF THE JUDICIARY LAW ON AND AFTER APRIL  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND
SIXTEEN  AND  THE  AMOUNT  REQUIRED  TO BE PAID PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION
IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO SUCH DATE.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15165-01-6

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S7408A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10152
Law Section:: Appropriations
Laws Affected:: Amd §700, County L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: S519, A751

S7408A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the payment of salaries for certain district attorneys; requires the state to provide state aid to pay such salaries; and appropriates $1,600,000 therefor.

S7408A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S7408A

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the county law, in relation to the payment of salaries
for certain district attorneys; and making an appropriation therefor

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

The purpose of this legislation is to provide for state aid for salary
increases for certain district attorneys.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1 and section 2 amend subdivision 11 of section 700 of county
law to provide that counties shall receive one hundred percent state
aid for the increase in salary costs for district attorneys as enacted
in the 2017 FY state budget.

Section 3 appropriates $1.6 million dollars to carry out the
provisions of this act.

Section 4 provides for an immediate effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

This bill would provide 100 percent state aid to counties for
increases in local District Attorneys' (DA) full-time salaries that
were imposed by the New York State Commission of Legislative,
Judicial, and Executive Compensation's recent actions on judicial pay,
since they are statutorily tied together.

The pay raises for judges and full-time DAs are binding per the
Commission, and this year's state budget did not provide funding to
the counties to cover the cost of either of the increases that were
mandated by the Commission.

The state's judicial system sets its own budget, which incorporated
the pay raise for judges within its current budget. However, funding
for the additional costs for DAs was not included in the governor's FY
2017 Executive Budget proposal, or in the final state budget.

In the past, the state has consistently funded the DA salary increases
in the state budget. In 2015, New York state covered about 50 percent
of local DA salaries, and each respective county's budget covered the
remaining salary cost.

As a result of not providing for additional aid in the Executive
Budget Proposal, or the final budget, counties must cover this
additional cost for full-time DAs, which approximately is a 15 percent
increase, or about $30,000 per county, without any additional
assistance from New York State.

This unanticipated DA full-time salary increase disproportionately
impacts county budgets in many parts of the state where median incomes
are significantly lower, and in counties that do not have strong
reserves or that do not otherwise have the ability to absorb this
increased salary cost.

This bill provides needed relief to the counties from the Judicial Pay
Commission's mandated salary increase for full-time DA salaries.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New Bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Approximately $1.6 million.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

S7408A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7408--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG, O'MARA, AKSHAR, AVELLA, BONACIC, CARLUCCI,
  DeFRANCISCO, FARLEY, FUNKE, GALLIVAN, LARKIN, LITTLE, MURPHY,  RANZEN-
  HOFER,  RITCHIE,  SERINO,  SEWARD,  VALESKY  -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Local
  Government -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the county law, in relation to the payment of salaries
  for certain district attorneys; and making an appropriation therefor

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 11 of section 700 of the coun-
ty  law, as amended by section 1 of part E of chapter 412 of the laws of
1999, is amended to read as follows:
  (c) Commencing with the nineteen hundred eighty-seven  calendar  year,
the comptroller shall annually determine the amount of state aid payable
to  each county pursuant to paragraphs (a) [and], (b) AND (D) hereof for
each calendar year and shall pay such amount on his audit and warrant to
the chief fiscal officer of each such county during the month of Septem-
ber in each such year. Where a county first becomes  entitled  to  state
aid  pursuant to paragraphs (a) [and], (b) AND (D) hereof on a day other
than January first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine or January first of any
other year thereafter, the amount of state aid payable to such county in
the year it first becomes entitled to such state aid shall  be  prorated
accordingly.
  S  2.  Subdivision  11  of section 700 of the county law is amended by
adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
  (D) IN ADDITION TO THE STATE AID PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF
THIS SUBDIVISION, EACH COUNTY, THE SALARY OF THE  DISTRICT  ATTORNEY  OF
WHICH  IS  DETERMINED  PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE-A OF
THE JUDICIARY LAW, SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE STATE AID IN THE  AMOUNT
OF  ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AMOUNT REQUIRED TO
BE PAID TO SUCH DISTRICT ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHT-
Y-THREE-A OF THE JUDICIARY LAW ON AND AFTER APRIL  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15165-02-6

S. 7408--A                          2

SIXTEEN  AND  THE  AMOUNT  REQUIRED  TO BE PAID PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION
IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO SUCH DATE.
  S 3. The sum of one million six hundred thousand dollars ($1,600,000),
or  so  much  thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the
department of audit and control out of any moneys in the state  treasury
in  the  general fund to the credit of the local assistance account, not
otherwise appropriated, and made immediately available, for the  purpose
of carrying out the provisions of this act. Such moneys shall be payable
on  the audit and warrant of the comptroller to the chief fiscal officer
of each such county as prescribed by law.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Jun 14, 2016 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 14, 2016

Jun 8, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 8, 2016

Jun 7, 2016 - Finance committee Vote

Finance Committee Vote: Jun 7, 2016

Jun 1, 2016 - Local Government committee Vote

Local Government Committee Vote: Jun 1, 2016

Bill Amendments

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S7408 - Details

S7408 - Summary

S7408 - Sponsor Memo

S7408 - Bill Text download pdf

Co-Sponsors

S7408A (ACTIVE) - Details

S7408A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S7408A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7408A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Jun 14, 2016 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 14, 2016

Jun 8, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 8, 2016

Jun 7, 2016 - Finance committee Vote

Finance Committee Vote: Jun 7, 2016

Jun 1, 2016 - Local Government committee Vote

Local Government Committee Vote: Jun 1, 2016

Bill Amendments

Co-Sponsors

S7408 - Details

S7408 - Summary

S7408 - Sponsor Memo

S7408 - Bill Text download pdf

Co-Sponsors

S7408A (ACTIVE) - Details

S7408A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S7408A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7408A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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