N.Y. STF Law § 49

§ 49. Segregation of lump sum appropriations. When, in any act, lump\nsum appropriations are made for personal service, or for maintenance and\noperation or for non-personal service, or for maintenance undistributed\nincluding personal service, other than such appropriations for the\nlegislature or judiciary, and appropriations from proprietary or\nfiduciary funds, no moneys so appropriated shall be available for\npayments for personal service, or maintenance and operation or for\nnon-personal service, or maintenance undistributed including personal\nservice until a schedule of positions and salaries have been approved by\nthe director of the budget and the amounts to be available for other\npersonal service classes of expenditure and for the expenses of\nmaintenance and operation or for non-personal service shall have been\napproved by the director of the budget. Such approval shall be reported\nto the chairperson of the senate finance committee, the chairperson of\nthe assembly ways and means committee, and the state comptroller either\nby the filing of a certificate or, with the consent of the officer\nreceiving such notice, by means of electronic data transfer in lieu of a\ncertification. Any such approved schedule may be amended, however, with\nnotice of approval of the director of the budget given in the same\nmanner as set forth in the preceding sentence.\n