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N.Y. Correction Law § 19: Salary and emoluments of superintendents

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  1. Correction Law
  2. Article 2. Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

§ 19. Salary and emoluments of superintendents. 1. This section shall

apply to each superintendent of a correctional facility appointed on or

after August ninth, nineteen hundred seventy-five and any superintendent

heretofore appointed who elects to be covered by the provisions thereof

by filing such election with the commissioner.

a. The salary schedule for superintendents of a correctional facility

with an incarcerated individual population capacity of four hundred or

more incarcerated individuals shall be as follows:

Effective April first, two thousand twenty-six:

Hiring Rate Job Rate

$154,918 $211,411

Effective April first, two thousand twenty-seven:

Hiring Rate Job Rate

$161,115 $219,867

Effective April first, two thousand twenty-eight:

Hiring Rate Job Rate

$166,754 $227,562

Effective April first, two thousand twenty-nine:

Hiring Rate Job Rate

$171,757 $234,389

Effective April first, two thousand thirty:

Hiring Rate Job Rate

$176,910 $241,421

b. The salary schedule for superintendents of correctional facilities

with an incarcerated individual population capacity of fewer than four

hundred incarcerated individuals shall be as follows:

Effective April first, two thousand twenty-six:

Hiring Rate Job Rate

$120,471 $152,240

Effective April first, two thousand twenty-seven:

Hiring Rate Job Rate

$125,290 $158,330

Effective April first, two thousand twenty-eight:

Hiring Rate Job Rate

$129,675 $163,872

Effective April first, two thousand twenty-nine:

Hiring Rate Job Rate

$133,565 $168,788

Effective April first, two thousand thirty:

Hiring Rate Job Rate

$137,572 $173,852

2. Employees to whom the provisions of this section apply whose basic

annual salary is less than the job rate herein specified may receive

periodic performance advancement payments based on periodic evaluations

of work performance in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated

by the director of the budget; provided, however, that in no event may

such a payment result in a basic annual salary in excess of the job rate

of such grade. Such payments shall be part of the employee's basic

annual salary. Payments pursuant to this subdivision shall commence no

earlier than July first, nineteen hundred seventy-nine.

3. Employees to whom the provisions of this section apply whose basic

annual salary at the time of the performance award evaluation equals or

exceeds the job rate of the salary schedule of their positions may

receive performance award payments in accordance with rules and

regulations promulgated by the director of the budget. Such payments

shall be lump sum payments and shall be in addition to and shall not be

part of the employee's basic annual salary; provided, however, that any

amounts payable pursuant to this subdivision shall be included as

compensation for retirement purposes.

4. The salary herein provided shall be in lieu of all other

compensation or emolument, benefit of entitlement of office of the

office of superintendent except as may be necessarily incidental to the

discharge of the duties of such office or provided by law.

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