N.Y. Legislative Law § 11

§ 11. Designation of payrolls as annual, session or temporary. Any\nperson having the statutory power to appoint, or fix the compensation\nand/or approve vouchers of officers and/or employees paid from\nappropriations made for the legislature shall place all such officers\nand/or employees on an annual, session or temporary payroll, as such\nperson shall, in his sole discretion, determine. Any payroll which was\npaid from appropriations made for the legislature prior to the effective\ndate of this section and which was not designated as annual, session or\ntemporary shall be considered as an annual payroll for all purposes.\n