Bill Text: NY S07417 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the state to provide reimbursement to counties for mandated increases in compensation paid to district attorneys after April 1, 2016; appropriates $1,600,000 therefor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-29 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S07417 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S07417-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7417
                    IN SENATE
                                     April 29, 2016
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
        AN ACT to direct the state to provide financial assistance  to  counties
          for  mandated district attorney salary increases; and making an appro-
          priation therefor
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
     2  the  state,  acting  by  and  through the department of state, shall pay
     3  state aid and assistance to each  county  in  the  state  equal  to  the
     4  difference  in  the  annual  compensation  required  to  be  paid to the
     5  district attorney of the county during the 2015 calendar year,  and  the
     6  compensation  required to be paid to such district attorney on and after
     7  April 1, 2016 as the result of the  increase  in  compensation  paid  to
     8  district  attorneys  pursuant  to section 183-a of the judiciary law and
     9  the implementation of the recommendations of the New York state  commis-
    10  sion  on  legislative,  judicial and executive compensation, relating to
    11  compensation paid to supreme court justices and county court judges.
    12    § 2. The sum of one million six hundred thousand dollars ($1,600,000),
    13  or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby  appropriated  to  the
    14  department  of  state  out  of  any  moneys in the state treasury in the
    15  general fund to the credit of the local assistance account,  not  other-
    16  wise  appropriated,  and  made immediately available, for the purpose of
    17  carrying out the provisions of this act. Such moneys shall be payable on
    18  the audit and warrant  of  the  comptroller  on  vouchers  certified  or
    19  approved by the secretary of state in the manner prescribed by law.
    20    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15174-01-6