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NY A07721
Bill
Status
4/8/2025
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 SUNY Chancellor to approve geographic pay differentials for regional state park police, forest rangers, environmental conservation officers, and university police officers
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Pay differentials may be granted when local community wage rates for police officers in public employment substantially exceed state wage rates for comparable positions
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Differentials can be a percentage or fixed dollar amount, require approval from the Director of the Budget, and remain in effect until terminated or replaced
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Pay differentials are added on top of base salary and do not affect performance advancement payments, performance awards, longevity payments, or other existing benefits
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Differentials count as compensation for overtime and retirement purposes, and terminate when an officer leaves the position or location for which the differential was authorized
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
1/7/2026