Assembly Bill A7721

                             
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                                   7721
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 8, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN ACT to amend the  civil  service  law,  in  relation  to  authorizing
   geographic pay differentials for certain police officers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 134 of the civil service law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,  WHEN-
 EVER  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION,
 COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION OR CHANCELLOR  OF  THE  STATE
 UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK  FINDS  THAT UNDER COMMUNITY WAGE PRACTICES OF
 POLICE OFFICERS IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT IN ONE OR MORE AREAS  OR  LOCATIONS
 IN  THE  STATE,  WAGE  RATES  OF POLICE OFFICERS IN A GIVEN LOCATION ARE
 SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN THE WAGE RATES PAID BY THE STATE, SUCH COMMIS-
 SIONER MAY, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL  OF  THE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE  BUDGET,
 AUTHORIZE  A PAY DIFFERENTIAL TO BE ADDED AS AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE ESTAB-
 LISHED SALARY RATES FOR THE SAME OR RELATED OCCUPATIONS IN THE  REGIONAL
 STATE  PARK  POLICE,  FOREST RANGER, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION OFFICER,
 AND UNIVERSITY POLICE OFFICER TITLES WHERE SUCH INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED
 TO WORK IN SUCH AREAS OR  LOCATIONS  WHICH  ARE  UNDER  EACH  RESPECTIVE
 COMMISSIONER  AND  CHANCELLOR. A PAY DIFFERENTIAL UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION
 SHALL BE A PERCENTAGE OR A FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT  AS  PRESCRIBED  IN  EACH
 CASE  BY  THE  RESPECTIVE  COMMISSIONER  OR  CHANCELLOR  SUBJECT  TO THE
 APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET. SUCH DIFFERENTIALS SHALL  BE  IN
 ADDITION TO AND SHALL NOT BE PART OF SUCH OFFICER'S BASIC ANNUAL SALARY,
 AND  SHALL  NOT  AFFECT  OR IMPAIR ANY PERFORMANCE ADVANCEMENT PAYMENTS,
 PERFORMANCE AWARDS, LONGEVITY PAYMENTS, OR OTHER RIGHTS OR  BENEFITS  TO
 WHICH SUCH OFFICER MAY BE ENTITLED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER,
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY DIFFERENTIAL PAYABLE PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDI-
 VISION  SHALL  BE  INCLUDED  AS COMPENSATION FOR OVERTIME AND RETIREMENT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11121-01-5
              

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 PURPOSES. A PAY DIFFERENTIAL SHALL BE TERMINATED FOR  ANY  OFFICER  WHEN
 SUCH OFFICER CEASES TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE POSITION, OR AREA, OR LOCATION
 FOR WHICH SUCH PAY DIFFERENTIAL WAS AUTHORIZED. A PAY DIFFERENTIAL SHALL
 REMAIN  IN  EFFECT  UNTIL  TERMINATED BY THE COMMISSIONER OR CHANCELLOR,
 WITH THE CONSENT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE  BUDGET,  OR  UNTIL  A  NEW  PAY
 DIFFERENTIAL IS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION. THE DIRECTOR OF
 THE  BUDGET  MAY  ADOPT  SUCH  REGULATIONS AS THEY MAY DEEM NECESSARY TO
 CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.