Kentucky Revised Statutes Title IX. Counties, Cities, and Other Local Units § 78.640.Members’ account; interest; transfer of account balance to retirement allowance account

(a) All members' contributions, or contributions picked up by the employer after August 1, 1982, and interest allowances as provided in KRS 78.510 to 78.852 shall be credited, except as provided by KRS 78.5536(3)(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 78.5512 and 78.5516 shall be credited.

Only funds from this account shall be used to return the accumulated contributions or accumulated account balances of a member when required to be returned to him or her by reason of any provision of KRS 78.510 to 78.852. Prior to the member's retirement, death, or refund in accordance with KRS 61.625, no funds shall be made available from the member account.

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

(b) For a member who begins participating before September 1, 2008, interest shall be credited to his or her individual account at a rate determined by the board but not less than two percent (2%) per annum on the accumulated account balance of the member on June 30 of the preceding fiscal year.

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

(d) For a member who begins participating on or after January 1, 2014, in the hybrid cash balance plan, interest shall be credited in accordance with KRS 78.5512 and 78.5516.

(e) The amounts of interest credited to a member's account under this subsection 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 members' 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 78.5512(7)(a) or (b) or 78.5516(7)(a) or (b), the member's accumulated account balance shall be transferred to the retirement allowance account.