N.Y. Civil Service Law § 130
1. a. Effective on the dates indicated, salary grades for positions in the competitive, non-competitive and labor classes of the classified service of the state of New York in the collective negotiating units designated as the administrative services unit, the institutional services unit, the operational services unit and the division of military and naval affairs unit established pursuant to article fourteen of this chapter shall be as follows:
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4. Increased hiring salaries. Whenever the director shall determine that it is impracticable to recruit for a position at its then hiring salary in one or more or all areas or locations, he, subject to the approval of the director of the budget, may increase the hiring salary of the salary grade of such position with respect to which such determination shall have been made, but not to exceed the job rate of the salary grade of such position. Such new hiring salary shall remain in effect until he shall prescribe a different hiring salary pursuant to this subdivision or restore the hiring salary to the hiring salary set forth in this section. When any such increase is made with respect to one or more or all areas or locations, all incumbents of such positions who are employed in any state department, state institution or other state agency, in the particular area or areas or location or locations affected, who are receiving less than such new hiring salary shall have their salaries brought up to such hiring salary. For the purpose of computing future performance advances such incumbents and new employees in such positions shall be credited with the amount of performance advances in such positions which corresponds with such rate of compensation. The salary or compensation of any officer or employee appointed, promoted, demoted, transferred or reinstated to or from a position for which an increased hiring salary has been prescribed under the provisions of this subdivision, shall be determined as follows:
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