2012 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 61 GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO OFFICES AND OFFICERS -- SOCIAL SECURITY FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -- EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM 61.520 Participation determined by board and fixed by executive order -- Authority for order.
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61.520 Participation determined by board and fixed by executive order -Authority for order.
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Each department determined by the board to be eligible and qualified for
participation shall participate in the system when the Governor by appropriate
executive order, the authority to issue such executive order being granted, directs
such department to participate in the system. The effective date of such participation
shall be determined by the board and fixed by the Governor in his executive order.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section the Governor
is authorized to permit any state college or university, which he directs by
appropriate executive order to participate in the system after January 1, 1972,
to include its noninstructional employees in the membership of the system
while excluding the instructional employees of the state college or university
from membership.
(b) All employees of an agency participating under authority of subsection (2)(a)
of this section shall be considered noninstructional employees except the
members of the instructional staff of the state college or university who are
responsible for teaching and the administrative positions which are included
in the Teachers' Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) or the Kentucky
Teachers' Retirement System.
All executive orders issued under authority of this section since July 1, 1956, are
hereby ratified by the General Assembly and each participating and contributing
department, board, agency, corporation, board for mental health or individuals with
an intellectual disability, or entity participating since that date under such executive
order is hereby declared to be a participating department under the Kentucky
Employees Retirement System.
Once a department participates it shall continue to participate as long as it remains
qualified. Any position initially required to participate in the Kentucky Employees
Retirement System shall continue to participate as long as the position exists.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 7, effective July 12, 2012. -- Amended
2003 Ky. Acts ch. 169, sec. 6, effective March 31, 2003. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts
ch. 385, sec. 10, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 13,
effective March 26, 1974. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 116, sec. 21. -- Amended
1966 Ky. Acts ch. 35, sec. 2. -- Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 165, Part II, sec. 2. -Created 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 3.
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