Assembly Bill A1645

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to compensation of certain district attorneys; appropriation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A1645 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §183-a, Judy L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10151

2017-A1645 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to compensation of certain district attorneys; requires the state to reimburse the counties for the entire cost of any increase in the annual salary of a district attorney due to an increase in the annual salary of a justice of the supreme court or a county judge; appropriates $1,600,000 therefor.

2017-A1645 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1645
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY, FINCH, GOODELL, OAKS, McDONOUGH, BLANKEN-
   BUSH,  McLAUGHLIN,  RAIA,  GIGLIO  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A.
   THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the  judiciary  law,  in  relation  to  compensation  of
   certain district attorneys; and making an appropriation therefor

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 183-a of the judiciary law, as amended  by  chapter
 1049 of the laws of 1974, is amended to read as follows:
   §  183-a.  Compensation of certain district attorneys. Notwithstanding
 any other provision of law, the district attorney of each county  having
 a  population  of  more than five hundred thousand according to the last
 federal census, exclusive of the counties of  New  York,  Bronx,  Kings,
 Queens  and  Richmond, shall receive an annual salary equivalent to that
 of a justice of the state supreme court together  with  such  additional
 compensation as the legislative body of such county may provide by local
 law.  Further,  that the district attorney of each county having a popu-
 lation of more than one hundred thousand  and  less  than  five  hundred
 thousand  according  to the last federal census, exclusive of the county
 of Richmond, and the district attorney  of  any  county,  the  board  of
 supervisors  of which has designated such office as a full-time position
 pursuant to subdivision eight of section seven  hundred  of  the  county
 law,  shall  receive an annual salary equivalent to that of county judge
 in the county in which the district attorney is  elected  or  appointed,
 together  with  such  additional compensation as the legislative body of
 such county may provide by local law.  THE  STATE  SHALL  REIMBURSE  THE
 COUNTIES  FOR  THE ENTIRE COST OF ANY INCREASE IN THE ANNUAL SALARY OF A
 DISTRICT ATTORNEY DUE TO AN INCREASE IN THE ANNUAL SALARY OF  A  JUSTICE
 OF THE SUPREME COURT OR A COUNTY JUDGE.
   §  2. The sum of one million six hundred thousand dollars ($1,600,000)
 is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in  the  general  fund  of  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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