N.Y. STF Law § 209-B

§ 209-b. Severance benefits for certain state officers and employees.\n1. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary,\nwhere, and to the extent that, an agreement between the state and an\nemployee organization entered into pursuant to article fourteen of the\ncivil service law on behalf of employees in a collective negotiating\nunit established pursuant to article fourteen of the civil service law\nprovides for the payment of a severance benefit in the form of a lump\nsum payment or an educational stipend as a consequence of the state\ncontracting for goods and services, such severance benefit shall be paid\nin accordance with such agreement. A severance benefit in the form of a\nlump sum payment shall be repaid to the state under the circumstances\nand in the manner specified by such agreement.\n 2. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary,\nofficers and employees serving in positions in the executive branch\nwhich are designated managerial or confidential pursuant to article\nfourteen of the civil service law, civilian state employees of the\ndivision of military and naval affairs of the executive department whose\npositions are not in, or are excluded from representation rights in any\nrecognized or certified negotiating unit and those excluded from\nrepresentation rights under article fourteen of the civil service law\npursuant to rules and regulations of the public employment relations\nboard whose permanent positions in the competitive, non-competitive or\nlabor classes are abolished as a consequence of the state contracting\nfor goods and services may receive a severance benefit in the form of a\nlump sum payment or an educational stipend. Such severance benefit shall\nbe paid in accordance with rules and regulations to be promulgated by\nthe president of the civil service commission. A severance benefit in\nthe form of a lump sum payment shall be repaid to the state under the\ncircumstances and in the manner specified by such rules and regulations.\n 3. Any severance benefit paid pursuant to this section shall not be\ndeemed salary for any purposes of the civil service law or the\nretirement and social security law.\n