What's happening
This bill implements collective bargaining agreements and makes changes to pay, benefits, and funding for New York State Police investigators and SUNY graduate student employees.
Why it matters
Raises and compensation for State Police investigators are not uniform. The bill establishes detailed, location-based salary schedules for investigators, senior investigators, and investigative specialists, with step increases over multiple years and higher pay for those stationed in costlier regions (e.g., NYC, Long Island, Westchester). This could impact recruitment, retention, and the willingness of personnel to serve in different parts of the state.
Expanded and new types of special payments for police. Beyond base salary, the bill creates or increases a range of additional payments—such as holiday pay, maintenance allowance, expertise pay, expanded duty pay, supervisory responsibility pay, location pay, supplemental location pay, seniority pay, and degree bonuses. Many of these are pensionable and count toward overtime, directly affecting long-term compensation and retirement costs for the state.
Comprehensive benefit and training enhancements. The bill enhances funding for police employee benefit funds, health benefit committees, and professional development/training programs, and provides for lump-sum payments for unused sick leave at retirement and grievance/arbitration settlements. This strengthens support systems for employees and could improve morale and professionalization.
SUNY graduate student employee improvements. The legislation mandates annual minimum stipend increases for SUNY graduate assistants, creates/continues funds for recruitment, retention, fee mitigation, downstate location adjustments, and professional development, and guarantees a $50,000 accidental death benefit for on-the-job fatalities. These changes may help SUNY campuses compete nationally for grad student talent and address cost-of-living disparities, especially in downstate New York.
Fiscal oversight and controls. The bill establishes detailed conditions for when pay increases take effect, the deferral of payments, and the use of appropriated funds. It requires certifications that collective bargaining agreements are in place before implementation, providing safeguards for state budget planning and limiting retroactive liabilities.
*Why this matters:**
This bill goes well beyond routine cost-of-living adjustments. It marks a significant investment in public sector employees, especially in law enforcement and higher education, and could set precedents for future negotiations. By tying compensation to location, experience, and specialized duties, and by boosting benefit structures, it aims to address recruitment and retention challenges, improve equity, and enhance the professional environment in key state workforce segments. However, these steps also commit the state to higher long-term personnel and pension costs, with implications for taxpayers and budget priorities.
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Raise State Employee Pay
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- Substituted by S6555
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.483
- Rules report cal.483
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- Reported referred to rules
- Referred to ways and means
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Increase State Employee Pay
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Andrew Gounardes
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8342
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 14, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to terms and conditions of employment for members of the collective negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investigative specialists in the division of state police; to amend the… Show allHide
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to terms and conditions of employment for members of the collective negotiating unit consisting of investigators, senior investigators, and investigative specialists 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 continue 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 Assembly, 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 collective 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, including 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 general 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 executive 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 investigative 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 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 $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 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, 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 investigators 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 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, 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 investigators 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, Westchester, 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 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, 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 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, and upon audit and warrant of the state comptroller, the director shall provide for the payment of monies to such
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