NY Exec L § 216-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 11 - Division of State Police 216-B - Salary Increments.

§ 216-b. Salary  increments.  1. A member whose annual basic salary is prescribed by subparagraph one of paragraph  a  of  subdivision  two  of section  two  hundred  fifteen of this article shall receive the minimum salary of his position plus the number of increments  which  corresponds to  his  years of service in such position, subject to the provisions of this section, provided, however, that  effective  July  first,  nineteen hundred  seventy-one initial employment in the position of trooper shall be at the training rate and progression of such  members  or  any  other troopers  paid  at  such  training  rate  to  the  minimum salary of the position of trooper shall be by means of an annual  increment  equal  to the  difference  between the training rate and the minimum salary of the position  of  trooper  subject  to  the  conditions  described  in  this subdivision,   except   that  on  or  after  the  date  that  the  first collectively  negotiated  agreement  entered  into  after  April  first, nineteen  hundred  eighty-one  pursuant to article fourteen of the civil service law covering the unit consisting of troopers in the division  of state  police is executed in writing, initial employment in the position of trooper shall be at training rate one and, such members shall advance to training rate two effective on the first  day  of  the  next  payroll period  following  the  member's  anniversary date of appointment to the division  of  state  police,  subject  to  the  provisions  of   section forty-four  of  the  state finance law, provided the member's service in the  position  has  been   satisfactory   in   the   judgment   of   the superintendent,  and  further progression of such members to the minimum salary of the position of  trooper  shall  be  by  means  of  an  annual increment  subject  to  the  conditions  described  in this subdivision. Annual increments shall become effective on the first day  of  the  next payroll period following the member's anniversary date of appointment to the  division  of  state  police, subject, however, to the provisions of section forty-four of the state finance law. Except as provided below, a member shall be eligible to receive an increment in such position on the first day of the next payroll period following the member's  anniversary date  of  appointment  to  the  division  of  state police, provided his service in the position or positions  held  by  the  member  during  the previous   year   has   been   satisfactory   in  the  judgment  of  the superintendent. No member shall receive an increment which would  result in the member receiving an annual salary in excess of the maximum salary prescribed  for  his position, or the amount to which he may be entitled pursuant to subdivisions two and five of this  section.  Notwithstanding the  foregoing provisions of this subdivision, members who are initially employed in the position of trooper on or after October first,  nineteen hundred  eighty-one  shall  be  employed  at  training rate one and such members shall advance to training rate two effective on the first day of the payroll period immediately following their completion of one year of service to the division, and further advancements  of  such  members  to step  one  and subsequent steps shall be by means of an annual increment to be effective on the first day of the payroll period  following  their completion of each additional year of service; such advancement shall be subject to the provisions of section forty-four of the state finance law and shall be payable provided the member's service has been satisfactory in  the  judgment  of  the superintendent. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subdivision,  on  and  after  April  first,  nineteen hundred ninety-six, members who are undergoing their initial training at the  New  York  state  police  academy shall receive the academy trainee salary and effective upon graduation from such training shall advance to trainee rate two and such members shall advance to step one effective on the  first  day  of  the  payroll  period  immediately  following  their completion  of  one  year  of  service  to  the  division,  and  further  advancement of such members to subsequent steps shall be by means of  an annual  increment to be effective on the first day of the payroll period following their completion of each  additional  year  of  service;  such advancement  shall be subject to the provisions of section forty-four of the state finance law and shall be payable provided the member's service has been satisfactory in the judgment of the superintendent.   2. (a) (1) Effective April first, two thousand seven, all  members  in the position of trooper in the division of state police, which shall not include  those in the title of special trooper, who on their anniversary date of employment with the division of state police have  attained  six or  more  years  of  such satisfactory service in the division, shall be paid a longevity award according to the following schedule for each year of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years: Years of Service    Amount per year       6-10                $430       11-15               $480       16-25               $530  (2) Effective April first, two thousand  eight,  all  members  in  the position  of  trooper  in  the division of state police, which shall not include those in the title of special trooper, who on their  anniversary date  of  employment with the division of state police have attained six or more years of such satisfactory service in  the  division,  shall  be paid a longevity award according to the following schedule for each year of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years: Years of Service    Amount per year       6-10                $460       11-15               $510       16-25               $560  (3)  Effective  April  first,  two  thousand  nine, all members in the position of trooper in the division of state  police,  which  shall  not include  those in the title of special trooper, who on their anniversary date of employment with the division of state police have  attained  six or  more  years  of  such satisfactory service in the division, shall be paid a longevity award according to the following schedule for each year of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years: Years of Service    Amount per year       6-10                $500       11-15               $550       16-25               $600  (4) Effective April first,  two  thousand  ten,  all  members  in  the position  of  trooper  in  the division of state police, which shall not include those in the title of special trooper, who on their  anniversary date  of  employment with the division of state police have attained six or more years of such satisfactory service in  the  division,  shall  be paid a longevity award according to the following schedule for each year of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years: Years of Service    Amount per year       6-10                $540       11-15               $590       16-25               $640  (5)  Individuals  with greater than twenty-five years of service shall continue to receive a longevity award at the  twenty-five  year  amount. Such payment shall commence in the pay period following such anniversary date  and shall be annualized and paid over the year-long period between anniversary dates.  (b) The longevity amounts provided by this  subdivision  shall  be  in addition to, and shall not be a part of, a member's annual basic salary, and shall not impair any increments or other rights or benefits to which  a member may be entitled; provided, however, that longevity awards shall be  included as compensation for purposes of computation of overtime pay and for retirement purposes. The provisions of this paragraph shall  not apply to members in the title of special trooper.   3.  (a)  (1) Effective April first, two thousand seven, all members in the  collective  negotiating  unit  consisting   of   commissioned   and non-commissioned  officers in the division of state police, who on their anniversary date of employment with the division of  state  police  have attained six or more years of such satisfactory service in the division, shall  be paid a longevity award according to the following schedule for each year of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years: Years of Service    Amount per year       6-10                $430       11-15               $480       16-25               $530  (2) Effective April first, two thousand  eight,  all  members  in  the collective    negotiating    unit   consisting   of   commissioned   and non-commissioned officers in the division of state police, who on  their anniversary  date  of  employment with the division of state police have attained six or more years of such satisfactory service in the division, shall be paid a longevity award according to the following schedule  for each year of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years: Years of Service    Amount per year       6-10                $460       11-15               $510       16-25               $560  (3)  Effective  April  first,  two  thousand  nine, all members in the collective   negotiating   unit   consisting   of    commissioned    and non-commissioned  officers in the division of state police, who on their anniversary date of employment with the division of  state  police  have attained six or more years of such satisfactory service in the division, shall  be paid a longevity award according to the following schedule for each year of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years: Years of Service    Amount per year       6-10                $500       11-15               $550       16-25               $600  (4) Effective April first,  two  thousand  ten,  all  members  in  the collective    negotiating    unit   consisting   of   commissioned   and non-commissioned officers in the division of state police, who on  their anniversary  date  of  employment with the division of state police have attained six or more years of such satisfactory service in the division, shall be paid a longevity award according to the following schedule  for each year of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years: Years of Service    Amount per year       6-10                $540       11-15               $590       16-25               $640  (5)  Individuals  with greater than twenty-five years of service shall continue to receive a longevity award at the  twenty-five  year  amount. Such payment shall commence in the pay period following such anniversary date  and shall be annualized and paid over the year-long period between anniversary dates.  (b) Eligible members in the collective negotiating unit consisting  of commissioned  and  non-commissioned  officers  in  the division of state police, who  are  commissioned  officers,  effective  April  first,  two thousand,  shall  be  paid  supplemental  longevities in addition to the  longevities provided for  in  paragraph  (a)  of  this  subdivision,  in accordance with the following schedule:   After  five  years  following  appointment as a commissioned officer - five hundred dollars   After ten years following appointment as a commissioned officer -  one thousand dollars   After  fifteen years following appointment as a commissioned officer - one thousand five hundred dollars Such payment shall commence in the pay period following such anniversary date and shall be annualized and paid over the year-long period  between anniversary dates.  (c)  The  longevity  amounts  provided by this subdivision shall be in addition to, and shall not be a part of, a member's annual basic salary, and shall not impair any other rights or benefits to which a member  may be  entitled; provided, however, that longevity awards shall be included as compensation for purposes of computation  of  overtime  pay  and  for retirement purposes.   4. If a member is reassigned from the bureau of criminal investigation to  the  uniform force in a competitive position, he shall be reassigned to his permanent rank and, upon such  reassignment,  shall  receive  the step  entitlement,  additional  annual  salary  entitlement  pursuant to subdivision two of this section and  additional  increment  pursuant  to subdivision three of this section of his permanent rank as he would have earned  in  such  rank  had  his  service  in  the  bureau  of  criminal investigation been rendered continuously in his permanent rank to  which he  is  reassigned;  provided, however, that the foregoing provisions of this  subdivision  shall  not  create  an  entitlement  to   retroactive payments.   5.  (a)  Members  in  the  collective  negotiating  unit consisting of investigators and senior investigators in the division of  state  police who, effective April first, nineteen hundred ninety-eight, have attained six  or  more  years  of satisfactory service with the division of state police shall be paid a longevity award in accordance with the  following schedule.  Thereafter,  on their anniversary date of employment with the division, such members shall move in the  schedule  appropriate  to  the years  of  satisfactory  service  in  the  division they achieve on that anniversary date.          Years of Service                  Longevity Benefit               6                                 $ 800               7                                   850               8                                   900               9                                   950              10                                 1,000              11                                 1,050              12                                 1,100              13                                 1,150              14                                 1,200              15                                 1,250              16                                 1,300              17                                 1,350              18                                 1,400              19                                 1,450              20 or more                         1,500  Such payment shall commence in the pay period following such anniversary date and shall be annualized  and  paid  bi-weekly  over  the  year-long period between anniversary dates.  (b)(1)  Effective  April first, two thousand seven, all members of the collective  negotiating  unit  consisting   of   investigators,   senior investigators  and  investigative  specialists  in the division of state police, who on their anniversary date of employment with the division of state  police  have  attained  six  or  more  years of such satisfactory service in the division, shall be paid a longevity  award  according  to the  following schedule for each year of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years:      Years of Service    Amount per year           6-10                $430           11-15               $480           16-25               $530  (2) Effective April first, two thousand  eight,  all  members  of  the collective   negotiating   unit   consisting  of  investigators,  senior investigators and investigative specialists in  the  division  of  state police, who on their anniversary date of employment with the division of state  police  have  attained  six  or  more  years of such satisfactory service in the division, shall be paid a longevity  award  according  to the  following schedule for each year of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years:      Years of Service    Amount per year           6-10                $460           11-15               $510           16-25               $560  (3) Effective April first, two  thousand  nine,  all  members  of  the collective   negotiating   unit   consisting  of  investigators,  senior investigators and investigative specialists in  the  division  of  state police, who on their anniversary date of employment with the division of state  police  have  attained  six  or  more  years of such satisfactory service in the division, shall be paid a longevity  award  according  to the  following schedule for each year of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years:      Years of Service    Amount per year           6-10                $500           11-15               $550           16-25               $600  (4) Effective April first,  two  thousand  ten,  all  members  of  the collective   negotiating   unit   consisting  of  investigators,  senior investigators and investigative specialists in  the  division  of  state police, who on their anniversary date of employment with the division of state  police  have  attained  six  or  more  years of such satisfactory service in the division, shall be paid a longevity  award  according  to the  following schedule for each year of such satisfactory service up to twenty-five years:      Years of Service    Amount per year           6-10                $540           11-15               $590           16-25               $640  (5) Individuals with greater than twenty-five years of  service  shall continue  to  receive  a longevity award at the twenty-five year amount. Such payment shall commence in the pay period following such anniversary date and shall be annualized and paid over the year-long period  between anniversary dates.  (c)  The  longevity  amounts  provided by this subdivision shall be in addition to, and shall not be a part of, a member's annual basic salary, and shall not impair any other rights or benefits to which a member  may be  entitled; provided, however, that longevity awards shall be included  as compensation for purposes of computation  of  overtime  pay  and  for retirement purposes.