New York § 19 - 19Salary and emoluments of superintendents

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§ 19. 19Salary and emoluments of superintendents

§ 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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