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S 10655

Relates to the compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees; repealer

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Robert Jackson

Modernizes PS&T unit pay and benefits with new multi-year salary schedules, annual increases, location pay, and funded programs through 2031 via negotiated CBAs.

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Bill Summary · S 10655

Overview

S. 10655 is a New York bill that reorganizes compensation, benefits, and other terms of employment for state officers and employees within the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (PS&T) unit, and implements related bargaining and funding provisions. It also repeals certain existing civil service salary provisions and establishes new salary schedules and ancillary pay programs through negotiated agreements with employee organizations. The act includes appropriations to support these changes and outlines timing, administration, and related workforce measures.

Main purpose and intent

  • Modernize and standardize compensation and benefits for PS&T unit employees.
  • Implement negotiated agreements between the state and employee organizations, including performance awards, location pay, special assignments, and various ancillary pay programs.
  • Provide funding mechanisms and procedural safeguards to implement these changes starting in 2026 and extending through 2031 (with specified interim and pro-rated applications).
  • Create a framework for annual increases tied to scheduled timelines, as well as supplemental pays (location, hazardous duty, special assignments, etc.) and program-specific provisions.

Key provisions and changes

  • Salary schedules: Replaces the old salary table for the PS&T unit with new, multi-year salary schedules effective:
    • 2026: Administrative payroll effective March 26, 2026; Institutional payroll effective April 2, 2026
    • 2027: Administrative March 25, 2027; Institutional April 1, 2027
    • 2028–2030: Additional scheduled increases (2028: 3.5%; 2029: 3%; 2030: 3%), with detailed salary grade steps and hiring rates in the revised schedules.
  • Automatic annual increases: Establishes specified percentage increases to basic annual salaries for PS&T employees on the administrative and institutional payrolls on the dates listed above, with catch-up provisions to ensure alignment with hiring or job rates where applicable.
  • Performance awards: Requires payment of performance awards in accordance with a negotiated collective bargaining agreement (CBA) starting April 2, 2026.
  • Location pay: Maintains or extends location pay for specific counties (Monroe, New York City and nearby counties, Mid-Hudson area) with defined annual rates and stepped increases through 2030. Location pay is separate from base salary and countable for benefits like retirement and overtime.
  • Special assignments and long-term seasonal pay: Creates or expands lump-sum payments for qualifying special assignments and long-term seasonal posts, eligibility criteria, and retirement treatment.
  • Hazard pay and other allowances: Introduces an annual $300 facility-based hazardous duty pay starting April 1, 2027 for designated agencies; prorated for part-time employees.
  • Dependent care and other benefits: Directs employer contributions toward dependent care deductions where authorized by CBAs.
  • Grievance/arbitration funding: Allows appropriations to cover settlements and awards under the CBA framework.
  • Labor-management committee and program reviews: Extends a statewide labor-management committee (April 2026–April 2031) to study productivity, work-life quality, and implement agreements.
  • Inconvenience pay, firearms training incentive, and uniform allowances: Establishes targeted payments and incentives per negotiated agreements, with sunset clauses and conditions for continuation.
  • Funding and appropriations: Provides a dedicated appropriation ($332 million) to support personal services and related costs through March 31, 2027, and allows flexible use across funds as needed to implement the act.

Who/what is affected

  • Officers and employees in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (PS&T) bargaining unit.
  • State departments and agencies employing PS&T workers, subject to collective bargaining and the act’s funding and program provisions.
  • Agencies administering benefits (retirement, overtime, health benefits) and those handling grievance/arbitration settlements.

Procedural and timeline notes

  • Implementing agreements must be in writing and ratified prior to increases taking effect.
  • Increases are effective on or near specified payroll dates (nearby dates in 2026–2030).
  • Provisions include pro-rated applicability for part-time, per diem, and seasonal workers.
  • Appropriations and fund transfers require certificates of approval from the director of the budget, with reporting to state Comptroller and legislative chairs.
  • The act contemplates a sunset (or extension) for certain programs, notably long-term seasonal pay and uniform allowances, with explicit end dates unless extended by agreement.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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