N.Y. Exec. Law § 216

§ 216. Bureau of criminal investigation. 1. The superintendent may\ncontinue, within the New York state police, a bureau of criminal\ninvestigation and assign to it members of the New York state police in\nsuch numbers and appoint to it such investigative specialists in such\nnumbers as may be required for the purpose of preventing, investigating\nand detecting violations of the criminal laws of the state, and\nconducting such other investigations as may be provided for by law.\nMembers of the New York state police assigned to the bureau of criminal\ninvestigation and investigative specialists appointed to the bureau by\nthe superintendent shall be classified as (a) investigators; (b) senior\ninvestigators; (c) lieutenants; (d) captains; provided, however, that\ninvestigative specialists appointed to the bureau of criminal\ninvestigation may be appointed as investigators or senior investigators\nat salaries to be determined by the superintendent with the approval of\nthe director of the budget within the range from minimum to maximum\nprovided for in this section for the positions to which appointments are\nmade. Investigative specialists appointed to the bureau of criminal\ninvestigation shall be deemed to be members of the New York state police\nupon the filing by them of the constitutional oath of office, but shall\nnot be eligible for transfer to the uniform force unless otherwise\nqualified under section two hundred fifteen of this article. The\nsuperintendent may employ, from time to time, within the appropriation,\nsuch skilled experts, scientists, technicians or other specially\nqualified persons as he deems necessary to aid the bureau and the New\nYork state police in preventing or detecting crime, apprehending\ncriminals, or preparing and presenting evidence of violations of the\ncriminal laws of the state. Upon request of the head of any state\ndepartment, or of any police agency or of any district attorney within\nthe state, the superintendent may assign to such requesting authority\nmembers of the state police attached to the bureau of criminal\ninvestigation in such numbers and for such periods of time as he may\ndeem necessary for the purpose of investigating and detecting felonies\ncommitted within the state. Members of the state police assigned or\nappointed to the bureau of criminal investigation are empowered to\ncooperate with departments of the United States government in the\ninvestigation of violations of the federal laws of the grade of felony\nwithin this state. The superintendent may, from time to time, establish\nheadquarters or stations in such localities of the state as he shall\ndeem most suitable for the efficient operation of the bureau of criminal\ninvestigation.\n 2. a. Salary schedules for investigators, senior investigators, and\ninvestigative specialists in the division of state police.\n (1) Effective April first, two thousand fourteen, members assigned to\nthe bureau of criminal investigation and investigative specialists\nappointed to the bureau by the superintendent, shall receive a basic\nannual salary pursuant to the following schedule:\n Senior\n Investigator Investigator\nNassau and Suffolk $108,280 $97,796\nNew York City, Rockland,\nWestchester $107,996 $97,511\nOrange, Putnam, Dutchess $106,909 $96,425\nAll other locations $106,707 $96,222\n (2) Effective April first, two thousand fifteen, members assigned to\nthe bureau of criminal investigation and investigative specialists\nappointed to the bureau by the superintendent, shall receive a basic\nannual salary pursuant to the following schedule:\n Senior\n Investigator Investigator\nNassau and Suffolk $110,446 $99,752\nNew York City, Rockland,\nWestchester $110,156 $99,461\nOrange, Putnam, Dutchess $109,047 $98,354\nAll other locations $108,841 $98,146\n (3) Effective April first, two thousand sixteen, members assigned to\nthe bureau of criminal investigation and investigative specialists\nappointed to the bureau by the superintendent, shall receive a basic\nannual salary pursuant to the following schedule:\n Senior\n Investigator Investigator\nNassau and Suffolk $112,103 $101,248\nNew York City, Rockland,\nWestchester $111,808 $100,953\nOrange, Putnam, Dutchess $110,683 $99,829\nAll other locations $110,474 $99,618\n (4) Effective April first, two thousand seventeen, members assigned to\nthe bureau of criminal investigation and investigative specialists\nappointed to the bureau by the superintendent, shall receive a basic\nannual salary pursuant to the following schedule:\n Senior\n Investigator Investigator\nNassau and Suffolk $113,785 $102,767\nNew York City, Rockland,\nWestchester $113,485 $102,467\nOrange, Putnam, Dutchess $112,343 $101,326\nAll other locations $112,131 $101,112\n