New York A 2680: Provides for longevity payments for certain state employees

Status: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 2680

Sponsors: Stacey Pheffer Amato, John T. McDonald III

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A02680 Summary:

BILL NOA02680 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01739

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SPONSORPheffer Amato

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COSPNSRMcDonald

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §137, Civ Serv L

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Provides for annual longevity payments for certain state employees designated managerial or confidential.

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BILL NOA02680 

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01/22/2025referred to governmental employees

01/07/2026referred to governmental employees

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2680

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to longevity payments

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section
 2 137 to read as follows:
 3 § 137. Longevity payments. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of
 4 law to the contrary, effective the first of April next succeeding the
 5 effective date of this section and annually thereafter, each state
 6 employee designated managerial or confidential who as of the preceding
 7 March thirty-first has completed twelve years or more of continuous
 8 service as defined in paragraph (c) of subdivision three of section one
 9 hundred thirty of this article in the executive branch of the state
 10 government, and has attained a performance rating higher than "Below
 11 Minimum" or its equivalent in a graded position shall receive a twelve
 12 year performance award of one thousand five hundred dollars.
 13 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, effec-
 14 tive the first of April next succeeding the effective date of this
 15 section and annually thereafter, each state employee designated manage-
 16 rial or confidential who as of the preceding March thirty-first has
 17 completed seventeen years or more of continuous service as defined in
 18 paragraph (c) of subdivision three of section one hundred thirty of this
 19 article in the executive branch of the state government, and has
 20 attained a performance rating higher than "Below Minimum" or its equiv-
 21 alent, shall receive a seventeen year performance award of one thousand
 22 five hundred dollars. Such employees shall also continue to receive the
 23 twelve-year performance award of one thousand five hundred dollars
 24 pursuant to subdivision one of this section.
 25 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, effec-
 26 tive the first of April next succeeding the effective date of this

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04577-01-5

 A. 2680 2

 1 section and annually thereafter, each state employee designated manage-
 2 rial or confidential who as of the preceding March thirty-first has
 3 completed twenty-two years or more of continuous service as defined in
 4 paragraph (c) of subdivision three of section one hundred thirty of this
 5 article in the executive branch of the state government, and has
 6 attained a performance rating higher than "Below Minimum" or its equiv-
 7 alent, shall receive a twenty-two year performance award of one thousand
 8 five hundred dollars. Such employees shall also continue to receive
 9 both the twelve and seventeen-year performance awards of one thousand
 10 five hundred dollars each pursuant to subdivisions one and two of this
 11 section.
 12 4. Performance awards made pursuant to this section shall be lump-sum,
 13 non-recurring payments for employees in full-time status as of March
 14 thirty-first each year, or a pro rata share of such amount for employees
 15 in part-time employment status on such date, and shall be paid in April
 16 of each year.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
 18 the date on which it shall have become a law.

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