18A.075 Duties of Personnel Board.
Subject to the provisions of this chapter and KRS Chapter 13A, it shall be the duty of the
board to:
(1) As provided by this chapter, promulgate comprehensive administrative regulations
consistent with the provisions of KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200, and with federal
standards for the administration of a personnel system in the agencies of the state
government receiving federal grants for the purpose of carrying out the provisions
of this chapter;
(2) Make investigations, either on petition of a citizen, taxpayer, interested party, or on
its own motion, concerning the enforcement and effect of KRS 18A.005 to
18A.200, and to require observance of its provisions and the administrative
regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and KRS Chapter
13A; and to make such investigation as may be requested by the General Assembly
or the Governor and to report thereon;
(3) Hear appeals from applicants for positions for which examinations are being or
have been conducted, from eligibles on examination registers, from unclassified
employees who have been dismissed, demoted, suspended, or reduced in pay or
grade for cause, and from officers or employees serving under the personnel
systems created by this chapter, as provided by 1986 Acts Ch. 494;
(4) In cooperation with the secretary, promote public understanding of merit principles
in government service;
(5) Present, in accordance with the provisions of KRS Chapter 48, budget requests for
the support of the personnel board;
(6) Make annual reports to the Governor, the Legislative Research Commission, the
secretary of the Personnel Cabinet, and the co-chairs of the Interim Joint Committee
on State Government prior to October 1. The board shall make biennial reports to
the General Assembly, which reports shall be a public record freely available to
those persons interested in obtaining a copy. The board may request state agencies
to provide information to assist the board in compiling the reports, which shall
include the following:
(a) The number of merit state employees at the beginning and the end of the
reporting period;
(b) The total number of grievances filed and mediation requests made by merit
employees during the reporting period;
(c) A tabulation of the stages in which employee complaints were resolved during
the reporting period; and
(d) The average amount of time taken to resolve employee complaints during the
reporting period, by stage;
(7) Advise the Governor and the secretary with respect to the administration of the
personnel system created by this chapter;
(8) Consider and act on such matters as may be referred to the board by the
secretary;(9)
Represent the public interest in the improvement of personnel
administration in the state service, and advise and assist the secretary in fostering
the interest of institutions of learning and of civic, professional, and employee
organizations in the improvement of personnel standards in the state service; and
(10) Make a determination, upon receiving notification of proposed classification
selection method changes with proper documentation for the necessity for the
change from the secretary, on classification selection method changes prior to those
changes occurring. Upon receiving a classification selection method change
proposal from the secretary, the board shall, at its next regularly scheduled monthly
meeting, review and comment on proposed selection method changes. No
classification shall have its selection method changed without review and comment
from the board.
Effective: April 13, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 153, sec. 7, effective April 13, 2010. -- Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 21, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts
ch. 494, sec. 13, effective July 15, 1986. -- Repealed, reenacted, and amended as
KRS 18A.075, 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 448, sec. 15, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. II, sec. 9(2); and ch. 308, sec. 10. -- Created 1960 Ky.
Acts ch. 63, sec. 6.
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 18.170.
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