Kentucky Revised Statutes Title III. Executive Branch § 18A.250.Deferred compensation system; automatic enrollment of employees hired after July 1, 2019; automatic enrollment of justices, judges, and members of the General Assembly elected or appointed after July 1, 2021

(a) Each full-time employee of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of Kentucky state government hired on or after July 1, 2019, shall be automatically enrolled in the 401(k) plan established pursuant to this section, and the employee's compensation shall be reduced by thirty dollars ($30) per month and contributed as a pre-tax deferral to the 401(k) plan unless and until the employee makes a deferral election under the terms of the 401(k) plan. Full-time status shall be determined by an employee's employer. The authority shall not be responsible or liable for any cost or liabilities resulting from such eligibility determinations made by an employer;

(b) Each new member of the General Assembly elected or appointed on or after July 1, 2021, upon taking office, shall be automatically enrolled in the 401(k) plan established pursuant to this section, and the member's compensation shall be reduced by thirty dollars ($30) per month and contributed as a pre-tax deferral to the 401(k) plan unless and until the member makes a deferral election under the terms of the 401(k) plan;

(c) Each new justice of the Supreme Court and each new regular judge of the Court of Appeals, Circuit Court, District Court, and Family Court elected or appointed on or after July 1, 2021, upon taking office, shall be automatically enrolled in the 401(k) plan, and the justice's or judge's compensation, as applicable, shall be reduced by thirty dollars ($30) per month and contributed as a pre-tax deferral to the 401(k) plan unless and until the justice or judge, as applicable, makes a deferral election under the terms of the 401(k) plan. This section shall not apply to special judges appointed under KRS 26A.020; and

(d) The automatic enrollment shall begin as of the employee's first paycheck or as soon as administratively feasible thereafter. The board shall select a default investment fund or funds, pursuant to applicable federal law, for investment of an employee's deferrals into the employee's account until the employee makes an investment election. The board shall amend the 401(k) plan for the implementation and administration of employee automatic enrollment, and the board shall have authority to implement automatic enrollment consistent with applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The board may promulgate administrative regulations for implementation of automatic enrollment.