Establishes a managerial or confidential higher education differential for employees designated managerial or confidential who hold an earned associate's degree, bachelor's degree, master's degree, or doctorate (e.g., MD, JD, Ph.D.) from a college or university or a professional license issued by the New York state education department are eligible to receive a higher education differential of up to six hundred dollars retroactively for state fiscal year two thousand twenty-four-two thousand twenty-five and for state fiscal year two thousand twenty-five-two thousand twenty-six.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8554
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 20, 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 establishing a
managerial or confidential higher education differential
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section
154-d to read as follows:
§ 154-D. MANAGERIAL OR CONFIDENTIAL HIGHER EDUCATION DIFFERENTIAL.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, EMPLOYEES
DESIGNATED MANAGERIAL OR CONFIDENTIAL WHO HOLD AN EARNED ASSOCIATE'S
DEGREE, BACHELOR'S DEGREE, MASTER'S DEGREE, OR DOCTORATE (E.G., MD, JD,
PH.D.) FROM A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OR A PROFESSIONAL LICENSE ISSUED BY
THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A HIGHER
EDUCATION DIFFERENTIAL OF UP TO SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS RETROACTIVELY FOR
STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR-TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE AND
FOR STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE-TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX.
SUCH HIGHER EDUCATION DIFFERENTIALS SHALL BE LUMP SUM PAYMENTS THAT ARE
NOT ADDED TO BASE SALARY, NOT SUBJECT TO ANY SALARY INCREASES AND NOT
PENSIONABLE. SUCH HIGHER EDUCATION DIFFERENTIALS SHALL BE PRORATED FOR
MANAGERIAL OR CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES PAID ON ANY BASIS OTHER THAN AN
ANNUAL BASIS INCLUDING HOURLY OR PER DIEM EMPLOYEES. SUCH EMPLOYEES WHO
ARE LESS THAN FULL-TIME SHALL RECEIVE THE HIGHER EDUCATION DIFFERENTIAL
PRORATED ON A BASIS REFLECTING THE ACTUAL HOURS WORKED, INCLUDING HOURS
CHARGED TO ACCRUALS OR ON AN AUTHORIZED LEAVE, BETWEEN OCTOBER FIRST AND
MARCH THIRTY-FIRST OF THE PRECEDING STATE FISCAL YEAR. IN ORDER TO
RECEIVE THIS PAYMENT, EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE PROOF, SUCH AS A COPY OF
THEIR DIPLOMA OR LICENSE, THAT THEY HOLD A QUALIFYING DEGREE OR PROFES-
SIONAL LICENSE TO THEIR AGENCY HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE BY DATES ESTAB-
LISHED BY THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS. EACH AGENCY HUMAN RESOURCES
OFFICE SHALL NOTIFY ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES OF HOW TO SUBMIT SUCH PROOF.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11962-01-5
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