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Kentucky Revised Statutes Title III. Executive Branch § 15A.072.Transfer of Department of Criminal Justice Training contract employees

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Effective May 1, 2017, contract employees of Eastern Kentucky University who are engaged in providing instructional and support services to the mission of the Department of Criminal Justice Training shall be transferred to the Department of Criminal Justice Training within the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet along with the funding associated with those employees. The Personnel Cabinet shall assist in implementing the transfer of employees.

(2) Employees transferred pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall retain the following:

(a) All salaries and leave time balances accumulated as of the transfer date;

(b) The date of initial contract employment with the Eastern Kentucky University for purposes of determining leave time accumulation; and

(c) The date of initial participation in a state-administered retirement system if the employee has participated or is participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System or the Kentucky Teachers’ Retirement System for the purpose of calculating retirement benefits. However, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to provide additional service credit for an employee prior to the transfer date other than what has already been credited to the appropriate retirement system, and any months of service accrued while employed by Eastern Kentucky University shall not count towards classified or unclassified service as defined in KRS 18A.005.

(3) As of May 1, 2017, employees transferred pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall participate in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System as nonhazardous members pursuant to KRS 61.510 to 61.705.

(4) Employees transferred to the Department of Criminal Justice Training pursuant to this section shall be eligible to participate in the state-sponsored life and health insurance benefit programs administered by the Personnel Cabinet in accordance with KRS Chapter 18A. Employees shall be eligible for coverage under the life and health insurance programs effective May 1, 2017, and shall not be subject to any waiting period that may be otherwise applicable to participation in these programs.

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