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NY A03754
Bill
Status
2/7/2023
Primary Sponsor
Stacey Pheffer Amato
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the commissioners of parks, recreation and historic preservation; environmental conservation; and the chancellor of SUNY to approve geographic pay differentials for police officers when local community wage practices exceed state wages.
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Allows pay differentials for regional state park police, forest rangers, environmental conservation officers, and university police officers in specific areas or locations where they are required to work.
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Differentials may be structured as a percentage or fixed dollar amount, subject to approval by the director of the budget.
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Pay differentials are added to base salary, excluded from basic annual salary calculations, and included as compensation for overtime and retirement purposes.
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Differentials terminate when an officer leaves the position, area, or location for which it was authorized, and may be modified or ended by the respective commissioner or chancellor with budget director consent.
Legislative Description
Relates to authorizing geographic pay differentials for certain police officers; authorizes a pay differential for regional state park police, forest ranger, environmental conservation officer, and university police officer titles when wage rates of police officers in a given location are substantially higher than the wage rates paid by the state.
Last Action
referred to governmental employees
1/3/2024