18A.030 Duties of secretary.
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(2)
The secretary shall be the executive and administrative head of the cabinet and shall
supervise and control all examinations and work of the cabinet. He shall advise the
board on matters pertaining to the classified service of this state. Within the
limitations of the budget, the secretary shall appoint and supervise the staff needed
in the cabinet to carry out the purposes of KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200 except
employees of the board who shall be appointed as provided in KRS 18A.090.
Subject to the provisions of this chapter and KRS Chapter 13A, the secretary shall,
with the aid of his staff:
(a) Attend all meetings of the board;
(b) As provided by this chapter, promulgate comprehensive administrative
regulations consistent with the provisions of KRS Chapters 13A and 18A, and
with federal standards for the administration of a personnel system in the
agencies of the state government receiving federal grants;
(c) Establish general procedures for personnel recruitment, for certification, and
for improving the efficiency of employed personnel;
(d) Appoint the examiners and technicians necessary for the conduct of the
personnel program, whether on a permanent or temporary basis;
(e) Prepare and maintain a record of all employees, showing for each employee
his name, address, title of position held, rate of compensation, changes in
status, compensation, or title, transfer, and to make the data and the class
specifications for all positions available to the press and public;
(f) Prepare, in accordance with the provisions of KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200 and
the administrative regulations adopted thereunder, examinations, eligible lists,
and ratings of candidates for appointment;
(g) Make certification for appointment or promotion within the classified service,
in accordance with the provisions of KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200;
(h) Make investigations concerning all matters touching the enforcement and
effect of the provisions of KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200 and administrative
regulations prescribed thereunder;
(i) Prepare, in cooperation with appointing authorities and others, programs for
employee training, safety, morale, work motivation, health, counseling, and
welfare, and exercise leadership in the development of effective personnel
administration within the several departments of the Commonwealth, and
make available the facilities of the department to this end;
(j) Provide personnel services to unclassified employees in agreement with the
agencies involved not otherwise provided for in KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200;
(k) Present, in accordance with the provisions of KRS Chapter 48, budget
requests for the support of the personnel system created by KRS 18A.005 to
18A.200, excluding the board, which shall present its own budget estimates;
(l) Make a report and submit the same to the board, the Legislative Research
Commission, and the Governor not later than October first of each year;
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(4)
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(m) Propose selection method changes for any classification to the Personnel
Board with documentation justifying the need for the selection method
change. The Personnel Board shall, at its next regularly scheduled monthly
meeting, review and comment on any proposed selection method change. A
classification shall not have its selection method changed without review and
comment by the Personnel Board; and
(n) Discharge the other duties imposed upon him by KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200.
The secretary on behalf of the cabinet may join or subscribe to any association or
service having as its purpose the interchange of information relating to the
improvement of the public service and especially improvement of personnel
administration.
The secretary shall keep records relative to employee turnover and report to the
board, the Governor, and the Legislative Research Commission quarterly. The
report shall reflect employee turnover rates by cabinet, department, bureau, division,
and section. If any cabinet, department, bureau, division, or section has a turnover
rate of fifteen percent (15%) or more in any twelve (12) month period, the secretary
shall conduct an investigation into the reasons for the turnover and report the
findings to the board, the Governor, and the Legislative Research Commission.
The secretary shall provide to each new state employee and to each existing state
employee, classified or otherwise, on an annual basis an informational pamphlet
about human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome. The pamphlet shall be approved by the Cabinet for Health and Family
Services and shall contain information about the nature and extent of these diseases,
methods of transmission, preventive measures, and referral services.
The secretary shall establish and maintain a list of all filled positions exempted
from classified service under KRS 18A.115(1) (e), (g), (h), (i), (k), (t), (w), (aa), and
(ab). The list shall include the following information for each filled position:
(a) The name of the agency where the position is assigned;
(b) The statutory authority for the unclassified status of the position;
(c) The title of the position;
(d) The pay grade of the position;
(e) The annual salary of the employee in the position; and
(f) The work county of the employee in the position.
Beginning September 1, 2010, and every six (6) months thereafter, the secretary
shall provide the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission with a copy
of the list described in subsection (6) of this section, and shall indicate on the list
any position that has been added to the list since the last submission.
Effective: April 13, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 153, sec. 2, effective April 13, 2010. -- Amended
2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 95, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts
ch. 154, sec. 14, effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 426, sec. 77, effective July 15,
1998. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 443, sec. 31, effective July 13, 1990. -Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 494, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1986. -- Repealed,
reenacted, and amended as KRS 18A.030, 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 448, sec. 6, effective
July 15, 1982; and amended ch. 450, sec. 53, effective July 1, 1983. -- Amended
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 162, sec. 4. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 5. -- Created
1960 Ky. Acts ch. 63, sec. 8.
2010-2012 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2010 (1st Extra.
Sess.) StateKy. Acts ch. 1, Pt. I, C, 1, (2) at 18.
2010-2012 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2010 (1st Extra.
Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, Pt. I, D, 10, (1) at 28.
Formerly codified as KRS 18.190.
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