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                                   6555
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to terms and conditions
   of employment for members of the collective negotiating unit  consist-
   ing of investigators, senior investigators, and investigative special-
   ists  in the division of state police; to amend the state finance law,
   in relation to the employee benefit fund for  members  of  such  unit;
   making  an appropriation therefor; and repealing certain provisions of
   the executive law and the state finance law relating thereto (Part A);
   and to provide for the adjustment of stipends of certain incumbents in
   the state university of New York and designating moneys  therefor;  to
   continue  a  doctoral  program  recruitment  and retention enhancement
   fund; to continue work-life services and pre-tax programs; to continue
   a professional development  committee;  to  continue  a  comprehensive
   college graduate program recruitment and retention fund; to continue a
   fee mitigation fund; to continue a downstate location fund; to contin-
   ue  a joint labor management advisory board; to continue an accidental
   death benefit; providing compensation for certain state  employees  in
   the state university that are designated, stipulated, or excluded from
   negotiating units as managerial or confidential pursuant to article 14
   of the civil service law and certain employees of contract colleges at
   Cornell  and Alfred Universities; and making an appropriation therefor
   (Part B)
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act enacts into law legislation necessary to implement
 collective  bargaining agreements and to implement changes to salary and
 benefits for certain state officers and employees excluded from  collec-
 tive negotiating units. Each component is wholly contained within a Part
 identified  as  Parts  A  and  B. The effective date for each particular
 provision contained within such Part is set forth in the last section of
 such Part. Any provision in any section contained within a Part, includ-
 ing the effective date of the Part, which makes reference to  a  section
 "of  this  act", when used in connection with that particular component,
              

 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD12030-02-9

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 shall be deemed to mean and refer to the corresponding  section  of  the
 Part in which it is found. Section two of this act sets forth the gener-
 al severability clause applicable to this act. Section three of this act
 sets forth the general effective date of this act.

                                  PART A
 
                  COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
     THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE INVESTIGATORS
                                ASSOCIATION
                               FOR 2018-2023
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 216 of the execu-
 tive law is REPEALED and a new paragraph a is added to read as follows:
   A. SALARY  SCHEDULES  FOR  INVESTIGATORS,  SENIOR  INVESTIGATORS,  AND
 INVESTIGATIVE SPECIALISTS IN THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE.
   (1)  EFFECTIVE APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO
 THE BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AS INVESTIGATORS AND  INVESTIGATIVE
 SPECIALISTS APPOINTED TO THE BUREAU BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, SHALL RECEIVE
 A BASIC ANNUAL SALARY PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
                          NEW YORK CITY       ORANGE
           NASSAU         ROCKLAND            PUTNAM
 YOS       SUFFOLK        WESTCHESTER         DUTCHESS       ALL OTHER
 0 - 1     $104,822       $104,516            $103,353       $103,134
 1 - 2     $104,822       $104,516            $103,353       $103,134
 2 - 3     $104,822       $104,516            $103,353       $103,134
 3 - 4     $104,822       $104,516            $103,353       $103,134
 4 - 5     $104,822       $104,516            $103,353       $103,134
 5 - 6     $104,822       $104,516            $103,353       $103,134
 6+        $104,822       $104,516            $103,353       $103,134
   (2)  EFFECTIVE APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO
 THE BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AS INVESTIGATORS AND  INVESTIGATIVE
 SPECIALISTS APPOINTED TO THE BUREAU BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, SHALL RECEIVE
 A BASIC ANNUAL SALARY PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
                                  NEW YORK CITY ORANGE
          HIRED ON OR   NASSAU    ROCKLAND      PUTNAM
          AFTER         SUFFOLK   WESTCHESTER   DUTCHESS  ALL OTHER
 YOS      10/1/19
 0 - 1    $100,000      $106,918  $106,606      $105,420  $105,197
 1 - 2                  $106,918  $106,606      $105,420  $105,197
 2 - 3                  $106,918  $106,606      $105,420  $105,197
 3 - 4                  $106,918  $106,606      $105,420  $105,197
 4 - 5                  $106,918  $106,606      $105,420  $105,197
 5 - 6                  $106,918  $106,606      $105,420  $105,197
 6+                     $106,918  $106,606      $105,420  $105,197
   (3)  EFFECTIVE  APRIL  FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO
 THE BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AS INVESTIGATORS AND  INVESTIGATIVE
 SPECIALISTS APPOINTED TO THE BUREAU BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, SHALL RECEIVE
 A BASIC ANNUAL SALARY PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
          HIRED ON                NEW YORK CITY ORANGE
          OR AFTER      NASSAU    ROCKLAND      PUTNAM
 YOS      10/1/19       SUFFOLK   WESTCHESTER   DUTCHESS  ALL OTHER
 0 - 1    $102,000      $109,056  $108,738      $107,528  $107,301
 1 - 2    $105,000      $109,056  $108,738      $107,528  $107,301
 2 - 3                  $109,056  $108,738      $107,528  $107,301
 3 - 4                  $109,056  $108,738      $107,528  $107,301

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 4 - 5                  $109,056  $108,738      $107,528  $107,301
 5 - 6                  $109,056  $108,738      $107,528  $107,301
 6+                     $110,090  $109,773      $108,560  $108,334
   (4)  EFFECTIVE  APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, MEMBERS ASSIGNED
 TO THE BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AS  INVESTIGATORS  AND  INVESTI-
 GATIVE  SPECIALISTS APPOINTED TO THE BUREAU BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, SHALL
 RECEIVE A BASIC ANNUAL SALARY PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
 
                                  NEW YORK
          HIRED ON                CITY          ORANGE
          OR AFTER      NASSAU    ROCKLAND      PUTNAM
 YOS      10/1/19       SUFFOLK   WESTCHESTER   DUTCHESS  ALL OTHER
 0 - 1    $104,040      $111,237  $110,913      $109,679  $109,447
 1 - 2    $107,100      $111,237  $110,913      $109,679  $109,447
 2 - 3                  $111,237  $110,913      $109,679  $109,447
 3 - 4                  $111,237  $110,913      $109,679  $109,447
 4 - 5                  $111,237  $110,913      $109,679  $109,447
 5 - 6                  $111,237  $110,913      $109,679  $109,447
 6+                     $112,292  $111,968      $110,731  $110,501
 
   (5) EFFECTIVE APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO,  MEMBERS  ASSIGNED
 TO  THE  BUREAU  OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AS INVESTIGATORS AND INVESTI-
 GATIVE SPECIALISTS APPOINTED TO THE BUREAU BY THE SUPERINTENDENT,  SHALL
 RECEIVE A BASIC ANNUAL SALARY PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
 
                          NEW YORK CITY       ORANGE
           NASSAU         ROCKLAND            PUTNAM
 YOS       SUFFOLK        WESTCHESTER         DUTCHESS       ALL OTHER
 0 - 1     $106,121       $106,121            $106,121       $106,121
 1 - 2     $109,242       $109,242            $109,242       $109,242
 2 - 3     $113,462       $113,131            $111,873       $111,636
 3 - 4     $113,462       $113,131            $111,873       $111,636
 4 - 5     $113,462       $113,131            $111,873       $111,636
 5 - 6     $113,462       $113,131            $111,873       $111,636
 6+        $114,538       $114,207            $112,946       $112,711
 
   (6)  EFFECTIVE APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO
 THE BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AS SENIOR  INVESTIGATORS  APPOINTED
 TO THE BUREAU BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, SHALL RECEIVE A BASIC ANNUAL SALARY
 PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
 
                         NEW YORK CITY ORANGE
           NASSAU        ROCKLAND      PUTNAM
 YOS       SUFFOLK       WESTCHESTER   DUTCHESS      ALL OTHER
 0 - 1     $116,061      $115,755      $114,590      $114,374
 1 - 2     $116,061      $115,755      $114,590      $114,374
 2 - 3     $116,061      $115,755      $114,590      $114,374
 3 - 4     $116,061      $115,755      $114,590      $114,374
 4 - 5     $116,061      $115,755      $114,590      $114,374
 5 - 6     $116,061      $115,755      $114,590      $114,374
 6+        $116,061      $115,755      $114,590      $114,374

   (7)  EFFECTIVE APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO
 THE BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AS SENIOR  INVESTIGATORS  APPOINTED
 TO THE BUREAU BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, SHALL RECEIVE A BASIC ANNUAL SALARY
 PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:

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                         NEW YORK CITY ORANGE
           NASSAU        ROCKLAND      PUTNAM
 YOS       SUFFOLK       WESTCHESTER   DUTCHESS      ALL OTHER
 0 - 1     $118,382      $118,070      $116,882      $116,661
 1 - 2     $118,382      $118,070      $116,882      $116,661
 2 - 3     $118,382      $118,070      $116,882      $116,661
 3 - 4     $118,382      $118,070      $116,882      $116,661
 4 - 5     $118,382      $118,070      $116,882      $116,661
 5 - 6     $118,382      $118,070      $116,882      $116,661
 6+        $118,382      $118,070      $116,882      $116,661
 
   (8)  EFFECTIVE  APRIL  FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO
 THE BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AS SENIOR  INVESTIGATORS  APPOINTED
 TO THE BUREAU BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, SHALL RECEIVE A BASIC ANNUAL SALARY
 PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
 
                         NEW YORK CITY ORANGE
           NASSAU        ROCKLAND      PUTNAM
 YOS       SUFFOLK       WESTCHESTER   DUTCHESS      ALL OTHER
 0 - 1     $120,750      $120,431      $119,220      $118,994
 1 - 2     $120,750      $120,431      $119,220      $118,994
 2 - 3     $120,750      $120,431      $119,220      $118,994
 3 - 4     $120,750      $120,431      $119,220      $118,994
 4 - 5     $120,750      $120,431      $119,220      $118,994
 5 - 6     $120,750      $120,431      $119,220      $118,994
 6+        $121,781      $121,462      $120,253      $120,026
 
   (9)  EFFECTIVE  APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, MEMBERS ASSIGNED
 TO  THE  BUREAU  OF  CRIMINAL  INVESTIGATION  AS  SENIOR   INVESTIGATORS
 APPOINTED  TO  THE  BUREAU  BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, SHALL RECEIVE A BASIC
 ANNUAL SALARY PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
                          NEW YORK CITY       ORANGE
           NASSAU         ROCKLAND            PUTNAM
 YOS       SUFFOLK        WESTCHESTER         DUTCHESS       ALL OTHER
 0 - 1     $123,165       $122,840            $121,604       $121,374
 1 - 2     $123,165       $122,840            $121,604       $121,374
 2 - 3     $123,165       $122,840            $121,604       $121,374
 3 - 4     $123,165       $122,840            $121,604       $121,374
 4 - 5     $123,165       $122,840            $121,604       $121,374
 5 - 6     $123,165       $122,840            $121,604       $121,374
 6+        $124,217       $123,891            $122,658       $122,427
   (10) EFFECTIVE APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO, MEMBERS  ASSIGNED
 TO   THE  BUREAU  OF  CRIMINAL  INVESTIGATION  AS  SENIOR  INVESTIGATORS
 APPOINTED TO THE BUREAU BY THE SUPERINTENDENT,  SHALL  RECEIVE  A  BASIC
 ANNUAL SALARY PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
                          NEW YORK CITY       ORANGE
           NASSAU         ROCKLAND            PUTNAM
 YOS       SUFFOLK        WESTCHESTER         DUTCHESS       ALL OTHER
 0 - 1     $125,628       $125,297            $124,036       $123,801
 1 - 2     $125,628       $125,297            $124,036       $123,801
 2 - 3     $125,628       $125,297            $124,036       $123,801
 3 - 4     $125,628       $125,297            $124,036       $123,801
 4 - 5     $125,628       $125,297            $124,036       $123,801
 5 - 6     $125,628       $125,297            $124,036       $123,801
 6+        $126,701       $126,369            $125,111       $124,876

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   (11)  WITH  RESPECT TO SUBPARAGRAPHS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX,
 SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE AND TEN OF THIS PARAGRAPH, MEMBERS  ASSIGNED  TO  THE
 BUREAU   OF   CRIMINAL  INVESTIGATION  AS  INVESTIGATORS,  INVESTIGATIVE
 SPECIALISTS AND SENIOR INVESTIGATORS APPOINTED  TO  THE  BUREAU  BY  THE
 SUPERINTENDENT SHALL BE PAID A BASIC ANNUAL SALARY CONSISTENT WITH THEIR
 YEARS  OF SERVICE IN THE BUREAU AND THEIR PRINCIPAL PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT,
 OR, IN THE CASE OF A FIELD EMPLOYEE, WHOSE OFFICIAL STATION,  AS  DETER-
 MINED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER, IS
 LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR IN THE COUNTIES  OF  ORANGE,  PUTNAM,
 DUTCHESS,  ROCKLAND,  WESTCHESTER,  NASSAU, OR SUFFOLK, EXCEPT THAT: (A)
 WITH RESPECT TO SUBPARAGRAPHS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,
 MEMBERS  ASSIGNED  TO  THE  BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AS INVESTI-
 GATORS AND INVESTIGATIVE SPECIALISTS APPOINTED  TO  THE  BUREAU  BY  THE
 SUPERINTENDENT ON OR AFTER OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN SHALL BE
 PAID A BASIC ANNUAL SALARY CONSISTENT WITH THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE
 BUREAU  CORRESPONDING  TO THE COLUMN TITLED "HIRED ON OR AFTER 10/1/19".
 WHEN SUCH MEMBER COMPLETES ONE YEAR OF SERVICE, SUCH MEMBER  SHALL  MOVE
 TO  THE  NEXT BASIC ANNUAL SALARY CONSISTENT WITH THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE
 IN THE BUREAU CORRESPONDING TO THE COLUMN  TITLED  "HIRED  ON  OR  AFTER
 10/1/19".  WHEN  SUCH MEMBER COMPLETES TWO YEARS OF SERVICE, SUCH MEMBER
 SHALL MOVE TO THE NEXT BASIC ANNUAL SALARY CORRESPONDING TO THEIR  YEARS
 OF  SERVICE  WITHIN  THE BUREAU AND THEIR PRINCIPAL PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT,
 OR, IN THE CASE OF A FIELD EMPLOYEE, WHOSE OFFICIAL STATION,  AS  DETER-
 MINED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER, IS
 LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR IN THE COUNTIES  OF  ORANGE,  PUTNAM,
 DUTCHESS,  ROCKLAND,  WESTCHESTER,  NASSAU,  OR  SUFFOLK;  AND  (B) WITH
 RESPECT TO SUBPARAGRAPHS TWO, THREE, FOUR AND FIVE  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,
 MEMBERS  ASSIGNED  TO  THE  BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AS INVESTI-
 GATORS AND INVESTIGATIVE SPECIALISTS APPOINTED  TO  THE  BUREAU  BY  THE
 SUPERINTENDENT BEFORE OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN SHALL BE PAID
 A  BASIC  ANNUAL  SALARY  CONSISTENT  WITH THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE
 BUREAU AND THEIR PRINCIPAL PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, OR, IN  THE  CASE  OF  A
 FIELD EMPLOYEE, WHOSE OFFICIAL STATION, AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 THE  REGULATIONS OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER, IS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NEW
 YORK OR IN THE COUNTIES OF ORANGE, PUTNAM, DUTCHESS, ROCKLAND, WESTCHES-
 TER, NASSAU, OR SUFFOLK. WHEN SUCH MEMBER COMPLETES A YEAR  OF  SERVICE,
 SUCH  MEMBER SHALL MOVE TO THE BASIC ANNUAL SALARY CONSISTENT WITH THEIR
 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE BUREAU AND THEIR PRINCIPAL PLACE OF  EMPLOYMENT,
 OR,  IN  THE CASE OF A FIELD EMPLOYEE, WHOSE OFFICIAL STATION, AS DETER-
 MINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER,  IS
 LOCATED  IN  THE  CITY OF NEW YORK OR IN THE COUNTIES OF ORANGE, PUTNAM,
 DUTCHESS, ROCKLAND, WESTCHESTER, NASSAU, OR SUFFOLK.
   (12) WHEN ANY MEMBER ASSIGNED TO THE BUREAU OF CRIMINAL  INVESTIGATION
 COMPLETES  A  YEAR OF SERVICE ENTITLING THEM TO MOVE TO A HIGHER SALARY,
 THEY SHALL BE PAID THE HIGHER SALARY AT THE  START  OF  THE  PAY  PERIOD
 IMMEDIATELY  FOLLOWING THEIR COMPLETION OF THE REQUIRED YEARS OF SERVICE
 IN THE BUREAU THAT ENTITLES THEM TO THE NEXT HIGHER SALARY.
   § 2. Paragraph b of subdivision  2  of  section  207-b  of  the  state
 finance  law  is  REPEALED  and  a  new  paragraph b is added to read as
 follows:
   B. PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF AN AGREEMENT NEGOTIATED BETWEEN THE EXECU-
 TIVE BRANCH OF THE STATE OF  NEW  YORK  AND  THE  EMPLOYEE  ORGANIZATION
 REPRESENTING  THE  COLLECTIVE  NEGOTIATING  UNIT  CONSISTING OF INVESTI-
 GATORS, SENIOR INVESTIGATORS, AND INVESTIGATIVE SPECIALISTS IN THE DIVI-
 SION OF STATE POLICE, AND UPON AUDIT AND  WARRANT  OF  THE  STATE  COMP-
 TROLLER,  THE  DIRECTOR  SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF MONIES TO SUCH

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 EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION  FOR  THE  ESTABLISHMENT  AND  MAINTENANCE  OF  AN
 EMPLOYEE  BENEFIT  FUND ESTABLISHED BY THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION FOR THE
 EMPLOYEES IN THE COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATING UNIT COVERED BY THE  CONTROLLING
 PROVISIONS  OF  SUCH AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR SUCH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT FUND,
 SUCH AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED CONSISTENT WITH SAID  AGREEMENT,  INCLUDING
 ANY  AND  ALL  MONIES AGREED TO BE TRANSFERRED IN SAID AGREEMENT, AND ON
 THE BASIS OF THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME ANNUAL  SALARIED  EMPLOYEES,  OTHER
 THAN  FULL-TIME  SEASONAL  EMPLOYEES, ON THE PAYROLL ON MARCH FIRST, TWO
 THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, FOR PAYMENTS TO BE MADE ON APRIL FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND
 EIGHTEEN,  AND ON THE PAYROLL ON MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, FOR
 PAYMENTS TO BE MADE ON APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  NINETEEN  AND  ON  THE
 PAYROLL  ON MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, FOR PAYMENTS TO BE MADE ON
 APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY AND ON THE PAYROLL ON MARCH FIRST,  TWO
 THOUSAND  TWENTY-ONE,  FOR PAYMENTS TO BE MADE ON APRIL FIRST, TWO THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-ONE AND ON THE PAYROLL ON MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-
 TWO,  FOR  PAYMENTS  TO BE MADE ON APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO.
 THE AMOUNT, WHICH WILL BE  DETERMINED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION,  FOR
 EMPLOYEES  WHO ARE PAID FROM SPECIAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS, OTHER THAN
 THE GENERAL FUND OR THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND OF THE STATE, WILL BE PAID
 FROM THE APPROPRIATIONS AS PROVIDED BY LAW,  IN  WHICH  CASE  THE  STATE
 COMPTROLLER  SHALL  ESTABLISH  PROCEDURES  TO ENSURE REPAYMENT FROM SAID
 SPECIAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS. THE DIRECTOR SHALL ENTER INTO AN AGREE-
 MENT WITH AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION, WHICH SETS FORTH THE SPECIFIC  TERMS
 AND CONDITIONS FOR THE TRANSMITTAL OF MONIES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   §  3.  Subdivision 2 of section 216-c of the executive law is REPEALED
 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read as follows:
   2. IN ADDITION TO THE COMPENSATION PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
 SECTION, MEMBERS OF THE COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATING UNIT CONSISTING OF INVES-
 TIGATORS, SENIOR INVESTIGATORS  AND  INVESTIGATIVE  SPECIALISTS  IN  THE
 DIVISION OF STATE POLICE, ON THE PAYROLL ON NOVEMBER FIRST OF EACH YEAR,
 SHALL RECEIVE HOLIDAY COMPENSATION AS FOLLOWS:
      APRIL 1, 2018                 $1,646
      APRIL 1, 2019                 $1,679
      APRIL 1, 2020                 $1,713
      APRIL 1, 2021                 $1,747
      APRIL 1, 2022                 $1,782
 SUCH  PAYMENTS  SHALL  BE  IN ADDITION TO, AND SHALL NOT BE PART OF, THE
 MEMBER'S ANNUAL BASIC SALARY, EXCEPT FOR THE PURPOSE OF RETIREMENT,  AND
 SHALL  BE  MADE  IN  A  SEPARATE  CHECK  DURING THE PAYROLL PERIOD WHICH
 INCLUDES DECEMBER FIRST EACH YEAR.
   § 4. Health benefits committee. Pursuant to the terms of an  agreement
 negotiated between the executive branch of the state of New York and the
 employee  organization  representing  the  collective  negotiating  unit
 consisting of investigators,  senior  investigators,  and  investigative
 specialists  in the division of state police, during the period April 1,
 2018 through March 31, 2023, there shall continue to be a  committee  on
 health benefits funded in the following amounts:
      April 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019          $5,466
      April 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020          $5,575
      April 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021          $5,687
      April 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022          $5,801
      April 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023          $5,917
 One-half of this amount in each year shall be made available to the
 state and one-half shall be made available to the employee organization
 representing such unit.

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   §  5. Maintenance allowance. (a) Pursuant to the terms of an agreement
 negotiated between the executive branch of the state of New York and the
 employee  organization  representing  the  collective  negotiating  unit
 consisting  of  investigators,  senior  investigators, and investigative
 specialists  in  the  division of state police, each member of such unit
 shall receive a maintenance allowance as follows:
      April 1, 2018                 $3,389
      April 1, 2019                 $3,457
      April 1, 2020                 $3,526
      April 1, 2021                 $3,597
      April 1, 2022                 $3,669
   (b) Such maintenance allowance shall be paid on an annualized basis in
 regular bi-weekly paychecks. Such additional compensation,  as  provided
 in  this section, shall be in addition to, and shall not be part of, the
 member's basic annual salary, and shall not affect or impair any  rights
 or benefits to which the member may be entitled; provided, however, that
 such  additional  compensation  shall  be  included  as compensation for
 purposes of computation of overtime pay and retirement.
   § 6. Expertise pay. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to
 the  contrary,  pursuant to the terms of an agreement negotiated between
 the executive branch of the state of New York and the employee organiza-
 tion representing the collective negotiating unit consisting of investi-
 gators, senior investigators, and investigative specialists in the divi-
 sion of state police, members in such collective negotiating unit  shall
 receive expertise pay as follows:
      April 1, 2018                 $2,450
      April 1, 2019                 $3,734
      April 1, 2020                 $4,234
      April 1, 2021                 $4,484
      April 1, 2022                 $4,734
   (b)  Such  expertise pay shall be payable to those unit members on the
 payroll on November 1 of each year during the pay period  that  includes
 December  1.  Such  additional  compensation as provided in this section
 shall be in addition to, and shall not be part of,  the  member's  basic
 annual  salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights or benefits to
 which the member may be entitled; provided,  however,  that  such  addi-
 tional  compensation  shall  be included as compensation for purposes of
 computation of overtime pay and as compensation for retirement.
   § 7. Professional development and  training  funds.  Pursuant  to  the
 terms  of  an  agreement  negotiated between the executive branch of the
 state of New York and the employee organization representing the collec-
 tive negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators,
 and investigative specialists in the division of  state  police,  during
 the period April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2023, there shall continue to
 be  a  professional  development  and  quality of working life committee
 funded in the following amounts from  which  the  tuition  reimbursement
 program, the master's program, and the employee assistance program shall
 be supported:
      April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019         $89,540
      April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020         $91,331
      April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021         $93,158
      April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022         $95,021
      April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023         $96,921
   §  8.  Expanded  duty  pay.  (a) Pursuant to the terms of an agreement
 negotiated between the executive branch of the state of New York and the
 employee  organization  representing  the  collective  negotiating  unit

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 consisting  of  investigators,  senior  investigators, and investigative
 specialists in the division of state  police,  the  annual  payment  for
 expanded  duty pay shall continue to be $8,702. Effective April 1, 2020,
 this  amount  shall be $8,876. Effective April 1, 2021, the amount shall
 be $9,054. Effective April 1, 2022, this amount shall be $9,235.
   (b) Such expanded duty pay shall be annualized and paid during regular
 bi-weekly periods.   Such additional compensation as  provided  in  this
 section  shall be in addition to, and shall not be part of, the member's
 basic annual salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights or  bene-
 fits  to  which the member may be entitled; provided, however, that such
 additional compensation shall be included as compensation  for  purposes
 of computation of overtime pay and as compensation for retirement.
   §  9.  Supervisory responsibility pay. (a) Pursuant to the terms of an
 agreement negotiated between the executive branch of the  state  of  New
 York and the employee organization representing the collective negotiat-
 ing unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investi-
 gative  specialists in the division of state police, effective March 31,
 2005, certain members shall continue to receive additional compensation,
 as prescribed in the interest arbitration award dated February  4,  2005
 as  modified by such agreement, when designated by the division of state
 police to work as a "unit coordinator", "acting senior investigator", or
 "acting administrative senior investigator".
   (b) Such additional compensation as provided in this section shall  be
 in  addition  to,  and  shall  not be part of, the member's basic annual
 salary, and shall not affect or impair any rights or benefits  to  which
 the  member  may  be  entitled;  provided, however, that such additional
 compensation shall be included  as  compensation  for  the  purposes  of
 computation of overtime pay and retirement.
   §  10.  Location compensation. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
 of law to the contrary,  members  in  the  collective  negotiating  unit
 consisting  of  investigators,  senior  investigators, and investigative
 specialists in the division of state police  whose  principal  place  of
 employment  or, in the case of a field employee, whose official station,
 as determined in accordance with the  regulations  of  the  state  comp-
 troller,  is located in the county of Monroe, who were on the payroll on
 March 31, 1985, and who have received this location compensation contin-
 ually since then, shall continue to receive location pay at the rate  of
 $200  per year; provided that each such member continues to be otherwise
 eligible.
   (b) Pursuant to the terms of an agreement negotiated between the exec-
 utive branch of the state of New  York  and  the  employee  organization
 representing  the  collective  negotiating  unit  consisting of investi-
 gators, senior investigators, and investigative specialists in the divi-
 sion of state police, members of such  unit  whose  principal  place  of
 employment  or, in the case of a field employee, whose official station,
 as determined in accordance with the  regulations  of  the  state  comp-
 troller,  is located in the city of New York or in the counties of Rock-
 land, Westchester, Nassau, or Suffolk shall continue to receive location
 pay effective April 1, 2010 in the amount of $1,536. Such rate shall  be
 increased  as  follows:  to  $1,686  effective  April 1, 2019; to $1,720
 effective April 1, 2020; and to $1,754 effective April 1, 2021. Notwith-
 standing any other provision of law to the  contrary,  pursuant  to  the
 terms  of  the  agreement  negotiated between the state and the employee
 organization representing the collective negotiating unit consisting  of
 investigators,  senior  investigators,  and investigative specialists in
 the division of state police, members  in  this  collective  negotiating

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 unit  whose  principal  place  of employment, or, in the case of a field
 employee, whose official station as determined in  accordance  with  the
 regulations  of  the  state  comptroller,  is  located  in the county of
 Orange,  Putnam  or  Dutchess  shall receive location pay at the rate of
 $1,754 effective April 1, 2022.
   (c) Such location pay as provided in this section shall be  annualized
 and  paid  during the regular bi-weekly periods. Such compensation shall
 be in addition to and shall not be part of  the  member's  basic  annual
 salary  and  shall  not affect or impair any rights or benefits to which
 the member may be entitled; provided, however, that location  pay  shall
 be  included as compensation for the purposes of computation of overtime
 pay and retirement.
   § 11. Supplemental location pay. (a)  Pursuant  to  the  terms  of  an
 agreement  negotiated  between  the executive branch of the state of New
 York and the employee organization representing the collective negotiat-
 ing unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investi-
 gative specialists in the division of state police, members of such unit
 whose principal place of employment, or, in the case of a field  employ-
 ee,  whose  official station, as determined in accordance with the regu-
 lations of the state comptroller, is located in the city of New York  or
 in  the  county  of  Putnam,  Orange,  Dutchess,  Rockland, Westchester,
 Nassau, or Suffolk shall continue to receive supplemental location  pay,
 in  addition to the location pay provided in section ten of this act, as
 follows:
 
 Effective Date       April 1,  April 1,  April 1,  April 1,  April 1,
                        2018      2019      2020      2021     2022
 Orange/Putnam/
 Dutchess              $1,280    $1,280    $1,306    $1,332   $1,332
 NYC/Rockland/
 Westchester           $1,918    $1,918    $1,956    $1,995   $2,330
 Nassau/Suffolk        $2,239    $2,239    $2,284    $2,330   $2,330
   (b) Such supplemental location pay shall be annualized and paid during
 the regular bi-weekly periods. Such compensation shall be in addition to
 and shall not be part of the member's basic annual salary and shall  not
 affect or impair any rights or benefits to which the member may be enti-
 tled;  provided,  however,  that  supplemental  location  pay  shall  be
 included as compensation for the purposes of computation of overtime pay
 and retirement.
   § 12. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the  contrary,
 pursuant  to  the terms of an agreement negotiated between the executive
 branch of the state of New York and the employee organization represent-
 ing the collective negotiating unit consisting of investigators,  senior
 investigators,  and  investigative  specialists in the division of state
 police, members in such collective negotiating unit shall, upon reaching
 eight years of  service  in  the  division,  receive  seniority  pay  as
 follows:
                April 1, 2020       $1,200
                April 1, 2021       $1,519
   (b) Such seniority pay shall be annualized and paid during the regular
 bi-weekly  periods.  Such compensation shall be in addition to and shall
 not be part of the member's basic annual salary and shall not affect  or
 impair  any  rights  or  benefits  to  which the member may be entitled;
 provided, however, that seniority pay shall be included as  compensation
 for the purposes of computation of overtime pay and retirement.

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   §  13.  Unused  sick  leave at retirement. Pursuant to the terms of an
 agreement negotiated between the executive branch of the  state  of  New
 York and the employee organization representing the collective negotiat-
 ing unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investi-
 gative specialists in the division of state police, members of such unit
 shall  continue  to  receive a lump sum cash payment for accumulated and
 unused sick leave credits standing to the employee's credit at the  time
 of  separation  from  service  by retirement. The amount of such payment
 shall be determined in the following manner:
   (a) Effective April 1, 1998, the number of days  of  such  accumulated
 and  unused  sick leave, not to exceed 300 days, less 165 days, shall be
 multiplied by the member's daily rate of pay in effect at  the  time  of
 separation from service by retirement.
   (b)  The  lump  sum payment shall be one-fifth of such amount provided
 for in subdivision (a) of this section.
   (c) Such additional compensation shall be in addition to and shall not
 be part of the member's basic annual salary  and  shall  not  affect  or
 impair  any  rights  or  benefits  to  which the member may be entitled;
 provided, however, that such additional compensation shall  be  included
 as compensation for retirement purposes.
   §  14. Lump sum payment. Each member of this unit shall receive a lump
 sum payment in the amount of a .5% increase on a member's  basic  annual
 salary for the period April 7, 2016 to April 5, 2017, and a .5% increase
 on  a member's basic annual salary for the period April 6, 2017 to April
 4, 2018 (inclusive of the .5% increase for the period April 7,  2016  to
 April  5,  2017).  Members  who  were not on the payroll for this entire
 period shall receive a pro-rata lump sum payment for the period of  time
 such  member was on the payroll during the period April 7, 2016 to April
 4, 2018. Such additional compensation shall be in addition to, and shall
 not be part of, the member's annual basic salary, and shall  not  affect
 or  impair  any  rights or benefits to which the member may be entitled;
 provided, however, that such additional compensation shall  be  included
 as compensation for overtime and retirement purposes.
   § 15. Recognized degree pay. (a) Pursuant to the terms of an agreement
 negotiated between the executive branch of the state of New York and the
 employee  organization  representing  the  collective  negotiating  unit
 consisting of investigators,  senior  investigators,  and  investigative
 specialists  in  the  division of state police, members of such unit who
 possess or obtain a recognized degree from an accredited and  recognized
 college  or  university  on  or  after  April 1, 2001, shall continue to
 receive a lump sum payment of $250 for an associate degree, $500  for  a
 bachelor's  degree,  and  $750  for  a graduate degree. Payment for such
 degree shall occur annually in June of each year, and shall be  for  one
 degree only. When such degree is obtained in a fiscal year, such payment
 shall be made as soon as practicable after conferral of the degree.
   (b)  Such additional compensation as provided in this section shall be
 in addition to, and shall not be part  of,  the  member's  basic  annual
 salary,  and  shall not affect or impair any rights or benefits to which
 the member may be entitled;  provided,  however,  that  such  additional
 compensation shall be included as compensation for retirement purposes.
   §  16.  Short  swings.  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of law to the
 contrary, pursuant to the terms of an agreement negotiated  between  the
 executive  branch of the state of New York and the employee organization
 representing the collective  negotiating  unit  consisting  of  investi-
 gators, senior investigators, and investigative specialists in the divi-
 sion  of state police, effective September 1, 2016, members of this unit

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 who are required to work short  swings  shall  receive  compensation  of
 thirty  dollars ($30) for each short swing they are required to work and
 actually work. There shall be no  short  swing  compensation  where  the
 short  swing  is worked at the request of, or for the convenience of the
 member, as determined by the division of state police. The definition of
 short swing shall be when there are eight  hours  or  less  between  the
 scheduled  end time of a Member's tour of duty and the start time of the
 next scheduled tour of duty. Such compensation shall not be  payable  if
 such  member's  hours of work continue from the end time of the Member's
 tour of duty to the commencement of the start time of the next scheduled
 tour of duty without interruption.
   § 17. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the  contrary,  pursuant
 to  the terms of an agreement negotiated between the executive branch of
 the state of New York and the  employee  organization  representing  the
 collective negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior investi-
 gators,  and  investigative specialists in the division of state police,
 members of such unit shall receive recall overtime  only  in  accordance
 with the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.
   § 18. Payment and publication of grievance arbitration settlements and
 awards.    Notwithstanding  any  provision  of  law to the contrary, the
 appropriations contained in this act shall be available to the state for
 the payment and publication of  grievance  arbitration  settlements  and
 awards  pursuant  to  article 15 of the collective negotiating agreement
 between the state and the employee organization representing the collec-
 tive negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators,
 and investigative specialists in the  division  of  state  police,  such
 provisions being in effect pursuant to paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of
 section 209-a of the civil service law.
   §  19. The compensation and benefit modifications provided for by this
 act for state employees in the collective negotiating unit consisting of
 investigators, senior investigators, and  investigative  specialists  in
 the division of state police pursuant to article 14 of the civil service
 law  shall  not  be implemented until the director of employee relations
 shall have delivered to the director of the budget and the comptroller a
 letter certifying that there is in effect with respect to such negotiat-
 ing unit a collective  bargaining  agreement  which  provides  for  such
 compensation  and  benefit  modifications and which is fully executed in
 writing with the state pursuant to article 14 of the civil service  law,
 and  ratified  pursuant  to  the  ratification procedure of the employee
 organization certified pursuant to article 14 of the civil  service  law
 to represent such collective negotiating unit.
   §  20.  Date  of  entitlement  to salary increase. Notwithstanding the
 provisions of this act or of any other provision of law to the contrary,
 the increase of salary or compensation of any member of  the  collective
 negotiating  unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and
 investigative specialists in the division of state  police  provided  by
 this act shall be added to the salary of such member 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, that, for the purposes of determining the
 salary of such officer or employee upon reclassification,  reallocation,
 appointment,  promotion,  transfer,  demotion,  reinstatement,  or other
 change of status, such salary increase shall be deemed to  be  effective
 on  the  date  thereof  as  prescribed by this act, with payment thereof

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 pursuant to this section on a date prior thereto,  instead  of  on  such
 effective  date,  and  shall not operate to confer any additional salary
 rights or benefits on such officer or employee. Payment of  such  salary
 increase may be deferred pursuant to section twenty-one of this act.
   §  21.  Deferred  payment  of  salary  increase.  Notwithstanding  the
 provisions of any other section of this act or of any other provision of
 law to the contrary, pending payment pursuant to this act of  the  basic
 annual  salaries  of  incumbents  of positions subject to this act, such
 incumbents shall receive, as partial compensation for services rendered,
 the rate of compensation otherwise payable  in  their  respective  posi-
 tions.  An  incumbent holding a position subject to this act at any time
 during the period from the  effective  dates  of  the  salary  increases
 provided  for  in this act until the time when basic annual salaries are
 first paid pursuant to this act for  such  services  in  excess  of  the
 compensation actually received therefor, shall be entitled to a lump sum
 payment for the difference between the salary to which such incumbent is
 entitled  for such service and the compensation actually received there-
 for.  Such lump sum payment shall be made as soon  as  practicable.  Any
 amount  payable  in such lump sum paid represents compensation earned in
 each of the year or years for which it is calculated  pursuant  to  this
 act  and  not as compensation earned wholly in the year during which the
 lump sum is paid.  Notwithstanding any law, rule or  regulation  to  the
 contrary,  no  member  of  the  unit consisting of investigators, senior
 investigators, and investigative specialists in the  division  of  state
 police to whom the provisions of this act apply shall be entitled to, or
 owed,  any interest or other penalty for any reason on any monies due to
 such member pursuant to the terms of the agreement covering employees in
 the unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investi-
 gative specialists in the division of state police.
   § 22. Use of appropriations.  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of  the
 state  finance  law  or  any  other  provision  of  law to the contrary,
 commencing April 1, 2019, the state comptroller is authorized to pay any
 amounts required by the provisions of this act to any  state  department
 or  agency from any appropriation or other funds available to such state
 department or agency  for  personal  service,  nonpersonal  service  and
 fringe benefits. To the extent that such appropriations are insufficient
 in any fund to accomplish the purposes herein set forth, the director of
 the  budget  is  authorized  to  allocate to the various departments and
 agencies, from any appropriations available in  any  fund,  the  amounts
 necessary  to  pay such amounts. The aforementioned appropriations shall
 be available for payment of  any  liabilities  or  obligations  incurred
 during the period April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2020.
   §  23.  Notwithstanding  any provision of the state finance law or any
 other provision of law to the contrary, the sum of $15,620,000 is hereby
 appropriated in the  general  fund/state  purposes  account  (10050)  in
 miscellaneous-all    state   departments   and   agencies   solely   for
 apportionment/transfer by the director of the  budget  for  use  by  any
 state  department  or agency in any fund during the period April 1, 2018
 through  March  31,  2020  to  supplement  appropriations  for  personal
 service,  nonpersonal  service and fringe benefits, and to carry out the
 provisions of this act. No money shall be available for expenditure from
 this appropriation until a certificate of approval has  been  issued  by
 the  director of the budget and a copy of such certificate or any amend-
 ment thereto has been filed with the state comptroller, the chair of the
 senate finance committee and the chair of the assembly  ways  and  means
 committee.  The  monies hereby appropriated are available for payment of

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 any liabilities or obligations incurred during the period April 1,  2018
 through  March 31, 2020. For this purpose, the monies appropriated shall
 remain in full force and effect for the payment of liabilities  incurred
 on or before March 31, 2020.
   §  24.  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of  law  to the contrary, the
 several amounts as hereinafter set forth, or so much thereof as  may  be
 necessary,  are  hereby appropriated from the fund so designated for use
 by any state department or  agency  during  the  period  April  1,  2018
 through March 31, 2020 to supplement appropriations from each respective
 fund available for nonpersonal service and fringe benefits, and to carry
 out  the  provisions  of  this  act.  The monies hereby appropriated are
 available for the payment of any  liabilities  or  obligations  incurred
 during  the  period April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2020. No money shall
 be available for  expenditure  from  the  monies  appropriated  until  a
 certificate  of  approval  has been issued by the director of the budget
 and a copy of such certificate or any amendment thereto has  been  filed
 with  the  state  comptroller, the chair of the senate finance committee
 and the chair of the assembly ways and means committee.
 
            MISCELLANEOUS -- ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
 
                             SPECIAL PAY BILLS
 
 General Fund / State Operations
 State Purposes Account - 10050
 
 NONPERSONAL SERVICE
 
 Health Benefits Committee ......................... 12,000
 Professional Development Fund .................... 182,000
 Employee Benefit Fund .......................... 1,040,000
 Contract Administration ........................... 50,000
   § 25. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the direc-
 tor of employee relations certifies that there is in effect with respect
 to the negotiating unit consisting  of  investigators,  senior  investi-
 gators,  and investigative specialists in the division of state police a
 collective bargaining agreement which provides for the compensation  and
 benefit  modifications  in this act, and shall be deemed to have been in
 full force and effect on and after April  1,  2018;  provided  that  the
 secretary of state shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission
 upon  the  occurrence  of  the certification by the director of employee
 relations that such collective bargaining  agreement  is  in  effect  in
 order  that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective
 data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New  York  in
 furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the legisla-
 tive  law  and  section  70-b of the public officers law. Appropriations
 made by this act shall remain in full force and effect  for  liabilities
 incurred through March 31, 2020.
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   REPEAL  NOTE.  --  Paragraph  a of subdivision 3 of section 216 of the
 executive law, repealed by section one  of  this  act,  provided  salary
 schedules  for  state  employees  in particular titles in the collective
 negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior  investigators  and
 investigative  specialists  in  the  division  of  state  police  and is
 replaced by revised salary schedules in a new paragraph a of such subdi-

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 vision 3 implementing an agreement pursuant to Article 14 of  the  civil
 service law.
   Paragraph  b  of  subdivision  2 of section 207-b of the state finance
 law, repealed by section two of this act, provided for  payments  to  an
 employee  benefit  fund  for state employees in the particular titles in
 the collective negotiating  unit  consisting  of  investigators,  senior
 investigators  and  investigative  specialists  in the division of state
 police and is replaced by revised schedule of payments  to  be  made  to
 such  fund  in  a  new paragraph b of such subdivision 2 implementing an
 agreement pursuant to Article 14 of the civil service law.
   Subdivision 2 of section 216-c  of  the  executive  law,  repealed  by
 section  three  of  this act, provided for holiday compensation payments
 based on four days' pay to eligible members of the collective  negotiat-
 ing  unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators and investi-
 gative specialists in the division of state police and is replaced by  a
 revised payment amount in a new subdivision 2 of such section implement-
 ing an agreement pursuant to Article 14 of the civil service law.
                                  PART B
 
                  COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
   THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA LOCAL
            1104/GRADUATE STUDENT EMPLOYEES UNION FOR 2019-2023
 
   Section  1.  Adjustment to stipends of certain incumbents in the state
 university of New York. (a) The stipend as of  academic  year  2019-2020
 for  an  incumbent  of a position in the state university of New York in
 the collective negotiating unit designated as the state university grad-
 uate student negotiating unit in the state university of New York estab-
 lished pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law, on September 30,
 2019, shall be increased by two percent adjusted to  the  nearest  whole
 dollar,  commencing the beginning of the payroll period the first day of
 which is nearest to October 1, 2019.  "Incumbent," as referenced in this
 subdivision, shall be defined as members of the state university  gradu-
 ate  student  negotiating unit established pursuant to article 14 of the
 civil service law who were employed by the state university of New  York
 on the effective date of the increase and at the time of payment.
   (b)  The  stipend  as of academic year 2020-2021 for an incumbent of a
 position in the state university of New York in the collective negotiat-
 ing unit designated as the state university graduate student negotiating
 unit in the state university of New York established pursuant to article
 14 of the civil service law, on September 30, 2020, shall  be  increased
 by  two  percent  adjusted  to  the nearest whole dollar, commencing the
 beginning of the payroll period the first day of  which  is  nearest  to
 October  1,  2020. "Incumbent," as referenced in this subdivision, shall
 be defined as members of the state university graduate student negotiat-
 ing unit established pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law who
 were employed by the state university of New York on the effective  date
 of the increase and at the time of payment.
   (c)  The  stipend  as of academic year 2021-2022 for an incumbent of a
 position in the state university of New York in the collective negotiat-
 ing unit designated as the state university graduate student negotiating
 unit in the state university of New York established pursuant to article
 14 of the civil service law, on September 30, 2021, shall  be  increased
 by  two  percent  adjusted  to  the nearest whole dollar, commencing the
 beginning of the payroll period the first day of  which  is  nearest  to
 October  1,  2021. "Incumbent," as referenced in this subdivision, shall

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 be defined as members of the state university graduate student negotiat-
 ing unit established pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law who
 were employed by the state university of New York on the effective  date
 of the increase and at the time of payment.
   (d)  The  stipend  as of academic year 2022-2023 for an incumbent of a
 position in the state university of New York in the collective negotiat-
 ing unit designated as the state university graduate student negotiating
 unit in the state university of New York established pursuant to article
 14 of the civil service law, on September 30, 2022, shall  be  increased
 by  two  percent  adjusted  to  the nearest whole dollar, commencing the
 beginning of the payroll period the first day of  which  is  nearest  to
 October  1,  2022. "Incumbent," as referenced in this subdivision, shall
 be defined as members of the state university graduate student negotiat-
 ing unit established pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law who
 were employed by the state university of New York on the effective  date
 of the increase and at the time of payment.
   (e)  (i)  This  subdivision shall apply to employees in the collective
 negotiating unit designated as the  state  university  graduate  student
 negotiating  unit in the state university of New York established pursu-
 ant to article 14 of the civil service law.
   (ii) The minimum stipend for academic year 2019-2020 shall increase by
 two percent to $10,158 annually for employees on full assistantships  at
 university  center campuses effective concurrent with the effective date
 of the increase in subdivision (a) of this section commencing the begin-
 ning of the payroll period the first day of which is nearest to  October
 1, 2019.
   (iii)  The  minimum stipend for academic year 2020-2021 shall increase
 by two percent to $10,361 annually for employees on full  assistantships
 at  university  center  campuses effective concurrent with the effective
 date of the increase in subdivision (b) of this section  commencing  the
 beginning  of  the  payroll  period the first day of which is nearest to
 October 1, 2020.
   (iv) The minimum stipend for academic year 2021-2022 shall increase by
 two percent to be $10,568 annually for employees on full  assistantships
 at  university  center  campuses effective concurrent with the effective
 date of the increase in subdivision (c) of this section  commencing  the
 beginning  of  the  payroll  period the first day of which is nearest to
 October 1, 2021.
   (v) The minimum stipend for academic year 2022-2023 shall increase  by
 two  percent to be $10,779 annually for employees on full assistantships
 at university center campuses effective concurrent  with  the  effective
 date  of  the increase in subdivision (d) of this section commencing the
 beginning of the payroll period the first day of  which  is  nearest  to
 October 1, 2022.
   (vi) Nothing herein shall prevent the state university of New York, in
 its  discretion, from increasing amounts paid to an incumbent of a posi-
 tion of the state university graduate student negotiating  unit  in  the
 state  university  of New York established pursuant to article 14 of the
 civil service law in addition to the minimum stipend provided,  however,
 that  the  amounts  required  for  such  other increases and the cost of
 fringe benefits attributable to such other increases, as  determined  by
 the  comptroller,  are  made  available  to the state in accordance with
 procedures established by the state university of New York.
   (f) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of  this  section,
 any  increase  in  compensation  or  lump sum payment may be withheld in
 whole or in part from any  employee  to  whom  the  provisions  of  this

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 section  are  applicable  when,  in the opinion of the chancellor of the
 state university of New York, the director of the budget, and the direc-
 tor of the governor's office of employee relations, such increase is not
 warranted or is not appropriate.
   §  2.  Doctoral  program  recruitment  and retention enhancement fund.
 There is hereby continued, within the state university of  New  York,  a
 doctoral  program  recruitment  and  retention enhancement fund from the
 amounts appropriated herein. Such fund shall be used to enhance employee
 compensation for the purpose of recruitment and  retention  of  new  and
 existing  doctoral  students in selected programs. The specific doctoral
 programs eligible for enhanced compensation  pursuant  to  this  section
 shall be at the discretion of the state university of New York. Pursuant
 to the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, funds will be allo-
 cated  for  these  purposes  upon  mutual  agreement of the parties from
 available appropriations. To be eligible for such payment,  an  employee
 must  be  employed  on or after July 2, 2019 and at the time of payment.
 This program shall expire July 1, 2023.
   § 3. Comprehensive college graduate program recruitment and  retention
 fund.  There  is  hereby  continued,  within the state university of New
 York, a comprehensive college graduate program recruitment and retention
 fund from the amounts appropriated herein.  Such fund shall be  used  to
 enhance  employee  compensation  for  the  purpose  of  recruitment  and
 retention of new and  existing  graduate  students  in  selected  degree
 programs.  The  specific  graduate degree programs eligible for enhanced
 compensation pursuant to this section shall be at the discretion of  the
 state  university  of  New York. Pursuant to the terms of the collective
 bargaining agreement, funds will be allocated for  these  purposes  upon
 mutual  agreement  of  the  parties from available appropriations. To be
 eligible for such payment, an employee must be employed on or after July
 2, 2019 and at the time of payment. This program shall  expire  July  1,
 2023.
   §  4. Fee mitigation fund. There is hereby continued, within the state
 university of New York, a fee mitigation fund from the amounts appropri-
 ated herein. Such fund shall be used for the purpose of funding the cost
 of various fees, including but not limited to technology fees.  Pursuant
 to the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, funds will be allo-
 cated  for  these  purposes  upon  mutual  agreement of the parties from
 available appropriations. To be eligible for such payment,  an  employee
 must  be  employed  on or after July 2, 2019 and at the time of payment.
 This program shall expire July 1, 2023.
   § 5. Downstate location fund. There is hereby  continued,  within  the
 state university of New York, a downstate location fund from the amounts
 appropriated herein.  Such fund shall be used for the purpose of funding
 location adjustments in the downstate area for employees whose work site
 is  New  York  City,  Suffolk,  Nassau, Rockland, Westchester, Dutchess,
 Putnam or Orange counties.  The  specific  location  adjustments  funded
 pursuant to this section shall be at the discretion of the state univer-
 sity  of  New  York.  Pursuant to the terms of the collective bargaining
 agreement, funds will be allocated for these purposes upon mutual agree-
 ment of the parties from available appropriations. To  be  eligible  for
 such  payment, an employee must be employed on or after July 2, 2019 and
 at the time of payment. This program shall expire July 1, 2023.
   § 6. Joint labor management advisory board. Pursuant to the  terms  of
 an  agreement negotiated between the state and the employee organization
 representing employees in the collective negotiating unit designated  as
 the  state  university  graduate  student  negotiating unit in the state

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 university of New York established pursuant to article 14 of  the  civil
 service  law, there shall be continued a joint labor management advisory
 board to study and make recommendations concerning issues  of  work-life
 services  programs  and  implement  agreements  that may be entered into
 between the state and such employee organization concerning such issues.
   § 7. Work-life services and pre-tax programs. Pursuant to the terms of
 an agreement negotiated between the state and the employee  organization
 representing  the  collective  negotiating  unit designated as the state
 university graduate student negotiating unit in the state university  of
 New  York  established  pursuant to article 14 of the civil service law,
 there shall be continued work-life services and pre-tax programs  to  be
 administered in accordance with such agreement within the appropriations
 made  available  therefor.  Pursuant  to  the  terms  of  the collective
 bargaining agreement, funds will be allocated for  these  purposes  upon
 mutual  agreement  of  the parties from available appropriations.  These
 programs shall expire July 1, 2023.
   § 8. Professional development committee. Pursuant to the terms  of  an
 agreement  negotiated  between  the  state and the employee organization
 representing the collective negotiating unit  designated  as  the  state
 university  graduate student negotiating unit in the state university of
 New York established pursuant to article 14 of the  civil  service  law,
 there shall be continued a professional development committee to review,
 make  recommendations  and  implement programs for professional develop-
 ment. Such program shall be administered in accordance with such  agree-
 ment  within the appropriations made available therefor. Pursuant to the
 terms of the collective bargaining agreement, funds  will  be  allocated
 for  these  purposes upon mutual agreement of the parties from available
 appropriations. This program shall expire July 1, 2023.
   § 9. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the  appro-
 priations  contained in this act shall be available to the state for the
 payment of grievance and arbitration settlements and awards provided for
 in the collective negotiating agreement between the state  and  employee
 organization  representing the collective negotiating unit designated as
 the state university graduate student  negotiating  unit  in  the  state
 university  of  New York established pursuant to article 14 of the civil
 service law.
   § 10. Accidental death benefit. Pursuant to the terms of an  agreement
 negotiated  between the state and the employee organization representing
 the collective negotiating unit designated as the state university grad-
 uate student negotiating unit in the state university of New York estab-
 lished pursuant to article 14 of the  civil  service  law,  there  shall
 continue  to be a death benefit in the amount of fifty thousand dollars,
 in the event an employee dies on or after July 2, 2007 as the result  of
 an  accidental on-the-job injury and a death benefit is paid pursuant to
 the workers' compensation law, payable by the state  to  the  employee's
 surviving  spouse  and  children to whom the workers' compensation acci-
 dental death benefit is paid, or to the employee's estate,  and  in  the
 same proportion as the workers' compensation accidental death benefit is
 paid.  Such program shall be administered in accordance with such agree-
 ment within the appropriations made available therefor.
   §  11.  Stipend  increases  and  benefit  modifications.  The  stipend
 increases  and  benefit modifications provided for by this act for state
 employees and any incumbent, as defined by section one of this  act,  in
 the collective negotiating unit designated as the state university grad-
 uate student negotiating unit in the state university of New York estab-
 lished  pursuant  to  article  14  of the civil service law shall not be

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 implemented until the director of  the  governor's  office  of  employee
 relations  has  delivered  to  the  director of the budget and the comp-
 troller a letter certifying that there is in effect with respect to such
 negotiating  unit  a collective negotiating agreement which provides for
 such increases  and  modifications  and  which  is  ratified  and  fully
 executed  in  writing with the state pursuant to article 14 of the civil
 service law.
   § 12. Date of entitlement to  stipend  increase.  Notwithstanding  the
 provisions of this act or of any other provision of law to the contrary,
 the stipend increase of any incumbent, as defined by section one of this
 act,  of the collective negotiating unit designated as the state univer-
 sity graduate student negotiating unit in the state  university  of  New
 York  established  pursuant  to  article 14 of the civil service law, as
 provided by this act, shall be added to the stipend of such incumbent at
 the beginning of the 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, that for the purposes of deter-
 mining the stipend of such employee upon reclassification, reallocation,
 appointment,  promotion,  transfer,  demotion,  reinstatement  or  other
 change of status, such stipend increase shall be deemed to be  effective
 on  the  date thereof as prescribed by this act, and the payment thereof
 pursuant to this section on a date prior thereto,  instead  of  on  such
 effective  date, shall not operate to confer any additional compensation
 rights or benefits on such employee. Payment of  such  stipend  increase
 may be deferred pursuant to section thirteen of this act.
   §  13.  Deferred  payment  of  stipend  increase.  Notwithstanding the
 provisions of this act, or of any other provision of law to the  contra-
 ry,  pending payment of stipends pursuant to this act for any incumbent,
 as defined by section one of this act, of positions subject to this act,
 such incumbent shall  receive,  as  partial  compensation  for  services
 rendered,  the  stipends otherwise payable in their respective position.
 An incumbent, as defined by section one of this act, holding a  position
 subject  to  this  act  at any time during the period from July 2, 2019,
 until the time when stipend increases are first paid  pursuant  to  this
 act  for  such  services in excess of the compensation actually received
 therefor, shall be entitled to a lump sum  payment  for  the  difference
 between the stipend to which such incumbent is entitled for such service
 and the stipend actually received therefor.  Such lump sum payment shall
 be made as soon as practicable.
   §  14.  Use  of  appropriations.  Notwithstanding any provision of the
 state finance law or  any  other  provision  of  law  to  the  contrary,
 commencing  July 2, 2019, the state comptroller is authorized to pay any
 amounts required by the provisions of this act to any  state  department
 or  agency from any appropriation or other funds available to such state
 department or agency  for  personal  service,  nonpersonal  service  and
 fringe benefits. To the extent that such appropriations are insufficient
 in any fund to accomplish the purposes herein set forth, the director of
 the  budget  is  authorized  to  allocate to the various departments and
 agencies, from any appropriations available in  any  fund,  the  amounts
 necessary to make such payments. The aforementioned appropriations shall
 be  available  for  payment  of  any liabilities or obligations incurred
 during the period July 2, 2019 to July 1, 2020.
   § 15. Notwithstanding any provision of the state finance  law  or  any
 other  provision of law to the contrary, the sum of $2,903,000 is hereby

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 appropriated in the  general  fund/state  purposes  account  (10050)  in
 miscellaneous-all    state   departments   and   agencies   solely   for
 apportionment/transfer by the director of the  budget  for  use  by  any
 state  department  or  agency in any fund during the period July 2, 2019
 through July 1, 2020 to supplement appropriations for personal  service,
 nonpersonal service and fringe benefits, and to carry out the provisions
 of  this  act.  No  money  shall  be available for expenditure from this
 appropriation until a certificate of approval has  been  issued  by  the
 director  of  the budget and a copy of such certificate or any amendment
 thereto has been filed with the state  comptroller,  the  chair  of  the
 senate  finance  committee  and the chair of the assembly ways and means
 committee. The monies hereby appropriated are available for  payment  of
 any  liabilities  or obligations incurred during the period July 2, 2019
 to July 1, 2020. For this purpose, these appropriations shall remain  in
 full  force  and  effect  for  the payment of liabilities incurred on or
 before July 1, 2020.
   § 16. Notwithstanding any  provision  of  law  to  the  contrary,  the
 several  amounts  as hereinafter set forth, or so much thereof as may be
 necessary, are hereby appropriated from the fund so designated  for  use
 by any state department or agency during the period July 2, 2019 through
 July  1,  2020  to  supplement  appropriations from each respective fund
 available for nonpersonal service and fringe benefits, and to carry  out
 the provisions of this act. The monies hereby appropriated are available
 for  the  payment  of any liabilities or obligations incurred during the
 period July 2, 2019 through July 1, 2020. No money  shall  be  available
 for  expenditure  from  the  monies  appropriated until a certificate of
 approval has been issued by the director of the budget  and  a  copy  of
 such  certificate or any amendment thereto has been filed with the state
 comptroller, the chair of the senate finance committee and the chair  of
 the assembly ways and means committee.
 
                    ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
 
   General Fund / State Operations
   State Purposes Account - 10050
 
 MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
 
 Doctoral Program Recruitment and Retention
 Enhancement Fund, Comprehensive College Gradu-
 ate Program Recruitment and Retention Fund,
 Fee Mitigation Fund, Downstate Location Fund,
 Statewide Professional Development Committee,
 Pre-Tax and Work-Life Services Programs ........... $2,280,000
 
   § 17. Compensation for certain state employees in the state university
 that  are  designated, stipulated, or excluded from negotiating units as
 managerial or confidential pursuant to article 14 of the  civil  service
 law  and  certain  employees  of contract colleges at Cornell and Alfred
 Universities.
   1. The provisions of this subdivision shall apply only  to  incumbents
 of  positions  in  bargaining unit 13 in the professional service of the
 state university that are designated, stipulated or excluded from  nego-
 tiating  units  as  managerial or confidential pursuant to article 14 of
 the civil service law.

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   (a) For each of the years 2019 and 2020, there shall be  available  an
 amount  equal  to one-half of 1 percent (0.5%) of the total of the basic
 annual salaries on June 30 of each such year of incumbents to  whom  the
 provisions  of  this  subdivision apply, for distribution to such incum-
 bents  on  the  payroll  on June 30 of each such year and at the time of
 payment by the  state  university  trustees  in  their  discretion,  and
 subject  to the approval of the chancellor and the director of the budg-
 et. Additionally, for each of the years 2019 and  2020  there  shall  be
 available  an  amount equal to one-half of 1 percent (0.5%) of the total
 of the basic annual salaries on June 30 of each such year of  incumbents
 to  whom  the  provisions of this subdivision apply, for distribution to
 such incumbents on the payroll on June 30 of each such year and  at  the
 time  of  payment  by the state university trustees in their discretion,
 and subject to the approval of the chancellor and the  Director  of  the
 Budget,  to  address  equity,  compression  and  inversion  issues. Such
 distributions as described in this paragraph shall occur not later  than
 December  31  of  each  year, and shall be retroactive to July 1 of such
 year.
   2. The compensation increases in subdivision one of this  section  may
 also  be  provided  by Cornell and Alfred universities, within available
 appropriations, at their discretion, and with the requisite approval  of
 the  state university trustees and the director of the budget, to incum-
 bents of positions in the institutions under the management  of  Cornell
 and  Alfred  universities  as representative of the board of trustees of
 the state university of New York that, in the opinion of the director of
 employee relations, would be designated managerial or confidential  were
 they subject to article 14 of the civil service law.
   § 18. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the direc-
 tor of employee relations certifies that there is in effect with respect
 to  the  negotiating  unit  designated  as the state university graduate
 student in the state university of  New  York  a  collective  bargaining
 agreement  which provides for the compensation and benefit modifications
 in this act, and shall be deemed to have been in full force  and  effect
 on  and  after  July  2,  2019; provided that the secretary of the state
 shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission  upon  the  occur-
 rence  of  the  certification by the director of employee relations that
 such collective bargaining agreement is in  effect  in  order  that  the
 commission  may  maintain  an accurate and timely effective data base of
 the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of
 effectuating the provisions of section 44 of  the  legislative  law  and
 section  70-b  of  the public officers law.  Appropriations made by this
 act shall remain in full  force  and  effect  for  liabilities  incurred
 through July 1, 2020.
   § 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
 sion,  section  or  part  contained  in  any  part  of this act shall be
 adjudged by any court of competent  jurisdiction  to  be  invalid,  such
 judgment  shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof,
 but shall be confined in its operation to the  clause,  sentence,  para-
 graph,  subdivision,  section  or  part  contained  in  any part thereof
 directly involved in the controversy which such judgment shall have been
 rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the legislature that
 this act would have been enacted even if such invalid provisions had not
 been included herein.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately  provided,  however,  that
 the  applicable  effective date of Parts A and B of this act shall be as
 specifically set forth in the last section of such Part.