Kentucky Revised Statutes Title III. Executive Branch § 16.560.Member account

(a) All members' contributions, or contributions picked up by the employer after August 1, 1982, and interest allowances as provided in KRS 16.505 to 16.652 shall be credited, except as provided by KRS 61.702(2)(b); and

(b) For members who begin participating in the system on or after January 1, 2014, the employer pay credit and interest credited on such amounts as provided by KRS 16.583 shall be credited.

Only funds from this account shall be used to return accumulated contributions or accumulated account balances of a member when required by reason of any provision of KRS 16.505 to 16.652. Prior to the member's retirement, death, or refund in accordance with KRS 61.625, no funds shall be made available from the member's account.

(3) (a) Each member shall have his individual account credited with interest on June 30 of each fiscal year.

(b) For members who begin participating before September 1, 2008, interest shall be credited to their individual account at a rate determined by the board but not less than two and one-half percent (2.5%) per annum on the accumulated account balance of the member on June 30 of the preceding fiscal year.

(c) For members who begin participating on or after September 1, 2008, but prior to January 1, 2014, interest shall be credited to their individual account at a rate of two and one-half percent (2.5%) per annum on the accumulated account balance of the member on June 30 of the preceding fiscal year.

(d) For members who begin participating on or after January 1, 2014, in the hybrid cash balance plan, interest shall be credited to their individual account in accordance with KRS 16.583.

(e) The amounts of interest credited to a member's account under this subsection and KRS 16.583 and the employer pay credit as provided by KRS 16.583 shall be transferred from the retirement allowance account.

(4) (a) Upon the retirement of a member who began participating in the system prior to January 1, 2014, his or her accumulated account balance shall be transferred from the member's account to the retirement allowance account.

(b) Upon the retirement of a member who began participating in the system on or after January 1, 2014, who elects to annuitize his or her accumulated account balance as prescribed by KRS 16.583(7)(a) or (b), the member's accumulated account balance shall be transferred to the retirement allowance account.