Two Republican New York senators are urging the governor to unveil the entirety of the Criminal Justice Discovery Compensation Fund for prosecutors across the state.

A letter by state Sens. Anthony Palumbo, R-Riverhead, and Tom O'Mara, R-Big Flats, on Monday also asks Gov. Kathy Hochul for transparency regarding how funds have been dispersed thus far, including which counties have received money and how much each county has received.

The money, a $40 million fund that lawmakers agreed to in 2020 to enact discovery law changes, transferred from deferred prosecution agreements, was aimed at easing the financial burdens created by discovery and bail reforms.

Hochul's office did not respond to a request for comment.

"These reforms have dramatically increased the burden on prosecutors as prosecutors are required to review, prepare and disclose all information, paperwork and evidence associated with a criminal case within an impossibly short timeframe," Palumbo and O'Mara wrote.

"District attorneys have been struggling to comply with these onerous requirements since the changes went into effect in 2020, as offices around New York State continue to lack staffing, resources, and funding. As a result, dedicated and experienced prosecutors are struggling to manage the workload. These prosecutors are working long hours without any meaningful pay increase to make up for the nights and weekends they must spend working," the senators wrote.