Title III, Executive Branch

(1) No person shall be appointed or promoted to, or demoted or dismissed from, any position in the classified service, or in any way favored or discriminated against with respect to employment in the classified services because of his political or religious opinions, affiliations…

(1) No person shall make any false statement, certificate, mark, rating, or report with regard to any test, certification, or appointment made under any provision of KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200 or in any manner commit or attempt to commit any fraud preventing the impartial execution o…

(1) As used in this section, "state employee" means a person regularly appointed to a position in the state service, whether classified or unclassified, for which he is compensated on a full-time or part-time basis. (2) Subject to the provisions of KRS 18A.095, any state employee…

discharged former service members, and members' spouses, surviving spouses, and dependent parents -- Required interviews. (1) Interview preference to a competitive classified position for which he or she meets the minimum qualifications established for the job classification shal…

(1) The secretary shall prepare and submit proposed administrative regulations to the Governor for employees in unclassified positions enumerated in KRS 18A.115(1)(g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (p), (t), and (u). Such administrative regulations shall become effective after approval by …

(1) All office space, property, and equipment including, but not limited to, desks, office supplies, typewriters, machinery, and implements utilized at hearings and in recording and processing transcripts and other work of the board, heretofore used by the board, shall become the…

All officers and employees of the Commonwealth shall comply with, and aid in all proper ways in carrying out, the provisions of KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200 and the rules, regulations, and orders of the board thereunder. All officers and employees shall furnish any records or informati…

It is further provided that the responsible departmental, board, commission or agency head shall at the time at which he elects to come under the provisions of KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200, certify to the board the positions of those division directors or heads under their jurisdiction…

duties have become policy making. The responsible departmental, board, commission or agency head shall periodically evaluate the duties of those division directors or heads placed under the classified service pursuant to the provisions of KRS 18A.170, and shall determine whether …

(1) Subject to the approval of the board, the secretary may enter into agreements with any municipality or other political subdivision of the Commonwealth to furnish services and facilities of the cabinet to the municipality or political subdivision in the administration of its p…

purpose. For the purpose of any regulation issued under KRS 18A.110 or 18A.155 governing entitlement to annual leave days, sick leave days or the accumulation of such leave days, any period of service as an elected state official, including but not limited to service in the Gener…

deployment and return days off. (1) State offices shall be closed and state employees shall be given a holiday on the following days: (a) The first day of January plus one (1) extra day; (b) The third Monday in January; (c) Good Friday, one-half (1/2) day; (d) The last Monday in …

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Human organ" means any part of a human intestine, kidney, liver, lung, or pancreas; (b) "Living donor" means a full-time employee of the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky who is absent from work due to med…

(1) A state employee who is authorized to work one (1) or more hours in excess of the prescribed hours of duty shall be granted compensatory leave on an hour-for-hour basis. Upon the written request of an employee who is not exempt from the provisions of the Federal Fair Labor St…

As used in KRS 18A.197 unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Employee" means any employee of the Commonwealth of Kentucky who is entitled to accrue sick leave and for whom accurate leave records are maintained; and (2) "State agency" or "agency" means any agency of the exec…

(1) The Commonwealth of Kentucky sick leave sharing program is created. An employee who has accrued a sick leave balance of more than seventy-five (75) hours may request that the appointing authority of the agency for which the employee works makes available for transfer a specif…

commissions prohibited during regular working hours -- Reimbursement of expenses authorized. (1) No state officer or employee who is required by statute or regulation to serve on any board, commission or other body in an official capacity shall receive a per diem salary for the a…

Beginning on July 12, 2006, the requirement of two (2) years of experience related to one (1) or more transportation engineering programs for the job classification of Transportation Engineering Assistant I shall not apply as an experience requirement for the classification. Any …

(1) The secretary is authorized to install and implement by administrative regulation work-related incentive programs for state employees. Such programs may include, but need not be limited to, an employee suggestion system whereby employees in the classified service and employee…

(1) The Commonwealth of Kentucky annual leave sharing program is created. An employee who has accrued an annual leave balance of more than seventy-five (75) hours may request that the appointing authority of the agency for which the employee works makes available for transfer a s…

series for employees hired before July 1, 1999. The requirement of a high school diploma or a High School Equivalency Diploma in the Highway Equipment Operator series shall not apply to employees hired prior to July 1, 1999. Effective:June 29, 2017

Definitions. (1) The secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, upon the recommendation of the secretary, may procure from one (1) or more life insurance companies, authorized to do business in this state, a policy or policies of group life insurance insuring the lives …

The premiums may be paid by the policyholder: (1) Wholly from funds contributed by the insured public employee, by payroll deduction or otherwise; (2) Wholly from funds contributed by the public employer; or (3) Partly from each. No payment of premium by the public employer shall…

The policy or policies may also provide accidental death and dismemberment insurance and may contain such provisions with respect to the class or classes of public employees covered, amounts of insurance for designated classes or groups of public employees, terms of eligibility, …

The secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet is authorized to perform all acts necessary or advisable for the purpose of contracting for and maintaining insurance under the provisions of KRS 18A.205 to 18A.225.

Analysis of carrier coverage data -- Agency's termination of participation -- Provision of amount of employer contribution -- Lapse of excess flexible spending account funds -- Advisory Committee of State Health Insurance Subscribers -- No abortion coverage -- Appeal of formulary…

(1) Any citizen of the United States, who has been a Kentucky resident for at least one (1) year prior to purchasing coverage under this section, shall be permitted to purchase health insurance coverage provided to state employees pursuant to KRS 18A.225 and 18A.2281, under the s…

Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 18A.225, the area development districts may jointly establish an employee benefit fund to provide for self-insurance of all risks in the provision of benefits for district employees comparable to those that may be paid under a policy or contr…

administrator -- Formulary change -- Health reimbursement account, health flexible spending account, or health savings account -- Public employee health insurance trust fund -- Annual audit -- Quarterly status reports. (1) Based on the recommendation of the secretary of the Perso…

Committee of State Health Insurers -- Approval or recommendations for changes -- Committee to advise on options, bids, administration, and drug formulary -- Written report or testimony. (1) The secretary of the Personnel Cabinet shall submit to the Advisory Committee of State Hea…

(1) The provisions of this section shall take effect to the extent that they are not preempted by 10 U.S.C. sec. 1097c, other federal law, or federal regulation. (2) As used in this section: (a) "TRICARE" means the Department of Defense health care program for active duty and ret…

provisions -- Requirements -- Administrative regulations. (1) (a) By December 31, 2022, the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet shall, upon the recommendation of the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet and in accordance with KRS Chapter 45A, select and contract wit…

Any self-insured plan offered by the Personnel Cabinet shall include a mail-order drug option for maintenance drugs for public employees, and maintenance drugs may be dispensed by mail in accordance with Kentucky law. The mail-order drug option shall not permit the dispensing of …

(1) To provide quality, affordable health insurance coverage so that the Commonwealth can attract and retain able and dedicated public employees, and to facilitate the need for comprehensive and efficient planning, implementation, and administration of a state employee health ins…

(1) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (a) "Cafeteria plan" shall mean a flexible benefits plan which meets the requirements of Section 125 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code; (b) "Employee" shall mean a person, including an elected public offi…

next plan year. Employees who participate in a medical expense flexible spending account plan pursuant to KRS 18A.227 may carry forward to the succeeding plan year unused funds remaining in the flexible spending account at the end of the plan year to the extent that such carryfor…

For purposes of KRS 18A.228 to 18A.2286, the term "state employee" shall mean a person, including an elected public official, who is regularly employed by any department, board, agency, or branch of state, municipal, urban-county, charter county, or county government, and who is …

If the hospital and medical insurance coverage provided under KRS 161.675 contains any limitation for pre-existing conditions, a member of the Teachers' Retirement System who retires for disability under KRS 161.661 shall be offered the right to continue coverage under the self-f…

legislators. A member of the Legislators' Retirement Plan who leaves the General Assembly after completing twelve (12) or more years service in the General Assembly and who has not received any benefits under the Legislators' Retirement Plan may elect to be covered under the stat…

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the cost-sharing requirements in this chapter shall be subject to KRS 304.1-200.

As used in KRS 18A.230 to 18A.275, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Asset" means any owned physical object or right having a monetary value; (2) "Authority" means the Kentucky Public Employees' Deferred Compensation Authority; (3) "Board" means the board of trustees as…

Corporate powers. The Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation System is established pursuant to the provisions of KRS 18A.230 to 18A.275, and shall transact all of its business and shall have the powers and privileges of a corporation, including but not limited to the fol…

A state fund is hereby authorized, called "The Kentucky State Public Employees Deferred Compensation Trust Fund," which shall consist of all of the assets of the system as set forth in KRS 18A.230 to 18A.275. No part of this fund shall revert to the general fund of the Commonweal…

director -- Annual financial report. (1) The authority shall be administered by a board of trustees composed of seven (7) members, who shall be as follows: (a) Secretary, Finance and Administration Cabinet, ex officio; (b) Secretary of personnel, ex officio; (c) The state control…

hired after July 1, 2019 -- Automatic enrollment of justices, judges, and members of the General Assembly elected or appointed after July 1, 2021. (1) The authority shall establish and maintain a deferred compensation plan for the employees of the State of Kentucky. Participation…

fund. The contributions to the trust fund of participants' deferred compensation represent private employee contributions. The assets and earnings of the trust fund shall at all times be preserved, invested, and expended solely for the purposes of the trust and shall be held in t…

(1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4) of this section but notwithstanding any other provision of KRS 18A.230 to 18A.275, funds held for the state public employees deferred compensation trust fund pursuant to agreement between the state and participating employees may be invested…

Assets held for the state public employees deferred compensation trust fund shall be invested as permitted by KRS 18A.230 to 18A.275. However, investments by participants in self-directed brokerage accounts shall be limited to securities registered with the United States Securiti…

Compensation Authority employees and trustees. (1) No trustee or employee of the board or authority shall: (a) Have any interest, direct or indirect, in the gains or profits of any investment or any other legal, business, or financial transaction made by the board or authority, e…

programs -- Coordination of programs. (1) Such a deferred compensation program shall be in addition to any retirement or any other benefit program provided by law for employees of this state. Any income deferred under such a plan shall continue to be included as regular compensat…