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NY A08554
Bill
Status
5/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Stacey Pheffer Amato
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AI Summary
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Creates a higher education differential payment of up to $600 for state employees designated as managerial or confidential who hold an associate's, bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree, or a professional license issued by the NYS Education Department
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Applies retroactively for fiscal year 2024-2025 and for fiscal year 2025-2026
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Payments are lump sum amounts that are not added to base salary, not subject to salary increases, and not pensionable
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Part-time and hourly/per diem employees receive prorated payments based on actual hours worked between October 1 and March 31 of the preceding fiscal year
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Employees must submit proof of their qualifying degree or license to their agency human resources office by deadlines established by the Office of Employee Relations
Legislative Description
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.
Last Action
referred to governmental employees
1/7/2026