Source: http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S7747-2011
Timestamp: 2015-05-25 17:37:22
Document Index: 540489455

Matched Legal Cases: ['§130', '§207', '§  2', '§ 207', '§ 131', '§ 130']

S7747-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Relates to compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state correctional officers and certain other employees; appropriation; repealer - New York State Senate
Bill S7747-2011
Relates to compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state correctional officers and certain other employees; appropriation; repealer
A10720-2011
S7747-2011 Sponsor:Robach
Law: Rpld & add §130 sub 1 ¶g, Civ Serv L; amd §207-a, St Fin L
Jul 18, 2012: SIGNED CHAP.261
Jun 20, 2012: ordered to third reading rules cal.504
Jun 20, 2012: substituted for a10720
Jun 20, 2012: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1404
Skelos, Alesi, Farley, Fuschillo, Hannon, Johnson, Larkin, Libous, Marcellino, Maziarz, Nozzolio, Saland, Seward, Sampson, Breslin, Dilan, Hassell-Thompson, Krueger, Montgomery, Parker, Perkins, Smith, Stewart-Cousins
BILL NUMBER:S7747TITLE OF BILL: An  act  to  amend the civil service law and the state finance law, in relation to compensation, benefits and other terms and  conditions  of employment  of  certain  state correctional officers and certain other employees employed within the  state  department  of  corrections  and community  supervision;  authorizing funding of joint labor-management committees;  implementing  an  agreement  between  the  state  and  an employee organization; making an appropriation therefor; and repealing certain provisions of the civil service law relating theretoPURPOSE OF BILL: This bill would implement the provisions of an agreement ("Agreement") binding   the   State  of  New  York  and  the  employee  organization ("NYSCOPBA") representing full-time members of the  Security  Services collective  negotiating unit ("members of the unit" or "unit members") who are employed  within  the  State  Department  of  Corrections  and Community  Supervision  ("DOCCS") and are designated as peace officers pursuant to  Criminal  Procedure  Law  ("CPL")  §  2.10  ("arbitration eligible members").SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section  1  of  the  bill  would  repeal  Civil  Service Law ("CSL") 130(1)(g) and replace it with a new paragraph (g) to establish  a  new salary  schedule for members of the unit to reflect increases in basic annual salary effective April 1, 2009, April 1, 2010,  April  1,  2014 and April 1, 2015.Section 2 of the bill would amend State Finance Law ("SFL") § 207-a(2) to  provide  for  payments to the Employee Benefit Fund for members of the unit. For the periods April 1, 2009 to March 31,  2010,  April  1, 2010  to March 31, 2011, April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012, and April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2013 such payment would be $40 for  each  member  of the  unit  for  each  year. Such payments would increase to $40.80 for April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 and to $41.62 for the period April  1, 2015 to March 31, 2016.Section  3,  subd.  1 of the bill would set forth the applicability of the provisions of section 3 to members of  the  unit  who  are  annual salaried officers and employees.Section  3, subd. 2 of the bill would provide for a 3% increase in the basic annual salary of annual salaried members of the unit,  effective April 1, 2009.Section  3, subd. 3 of the bill would provide for a 4% increase in the basic annual salary of annual salaried members of the unit,  effective April 1, 2010.Section  3, subd. 4 of the bill would provide for lump sum payments of $775 on April 1, 2013 and $225 on  April  1,  2014  for  those  annual salaried  members  of  the  unit who are on the payroll on the date of ratification and on the date of the first payment. Section 3, subd. 5 of the bill would provide for a 2% increase in  the basic  annual salary of annual salaried members of the unit, effective April 1, 2014.Section  3, subd. 6 of the bill would provide for a 2% increase in the basic annual salary of annual salaried members of the unit,  effective April 1, 2015.Section  3,  subd. 7 of the bill would provide performance advancement payments to annual salaried members of the unit, within  their  salary grades, pursuant to CSL § 131(6) and the Agreement.Section  3,  subd.  8  of  the  bill  would  set the 10-year, 15-year, 20-year, and 25-year  longevity  step  payments  for  annual  salaried members of the unit in accordance with the amounts prescribed by CSL 130(1)(g), as added by section 1 of this bill and the Agreement.Section  3, subd. 9 of the bill would provide that where the salary of an annual salaried member of the unit is identical to the hiring rate, such  member's  basic  annual  salary  would  be  increased   to   the corresponding  hiring  rate,  performance  advance  step,  job rate or longevity step as of April 1 of the same year for which increases  are provided  in CSL § 130 (1) (g), as added by section 1 of this bill and the Agreement.Section 3, subd. 10 of the bill would  provide  that  unencumbered  or newly  created  positions within the unit would be treated the same as encumbered and currently existing positions, and that the Director  of the  Budget  may  reduce  the salary of any such position which is, or becomes, vacant.Section 3, subd.  11  of  the  bill  would  provide  that  the  salary increases  payable  pursuant to section 3 of the bill would apply on a prorated basis to non-annual salaried members of the unit who are paid on an hourly or per diem basis, who are  serving  on  a  part-time  or seasonal  basis,  or who are paid on any basis other than at an annual salaried rate; except that the subdivisions 4, 7, 8, and 9 of  section 3  of  the bill would not apply to employees serving on an hourly, per diem or seasonal basis, except as determined by the  Director  of  the Budget.Section  3,  subd.  12  of  the  bill would provide that the increases payable pursuant to section 3 of the bill would not apply  to  members of the unit who are paid on a fee schedule basis.Section  3,  subd.  13 of the bill would authorize the Director of the Budget to apply the appropriate increases provided by section 3 of the bi