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  furtheradvancement 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 whicha 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 thelongevities 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 includedas compensation for purposes of computation  of  overtime  pay  and  for  retirement purposes.