2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 16 - STATE POLICE 16.198 Appointment, salary, benefits, and number of individuals employed as a Trooper R Class or a commercial vehicle enforcement officer R Class.
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16.198 Appointment, salary, benefits, and number of individuals employed as
a Trooper R Class or a commercial vehicle enforcement officer R Class.
The appointment, salary, benefits, and number of individuals employed as a Trooper
R Class and commercial vehicle enforcement officer R class shall be as follows:
(1) The commissioner may appoint Trooper R Class employees and commercial
vehicle enforcement officer R class. Trooper R Class employees and
commercial vehicle enforcement officer R class shall serve on a contractual
basis for a term of one (1) year, and the contract may be renewed annually, by
agreement of the parties, for no more than four (4) additional one (1) year
terms.
(2) The compensation for Trooper R Class employees and commercial vehicle
enforcement officer R class shall be established by administrative regulation
promulgated pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A.
(3) (a) All appointments of individuals employed as a Trooper R Class and
commercial vehicle enforcement officer R class shall be based upon
agency need as determined by the commissioner.
(b) Work stations for individuals employed as a Trooper R Class and
commercial vehicle enforcement officer R class shall be determined by
agency need with consideration given to the applicant's stated
preference.
(c) Merit of individuals employed as a Trooper R Class and commercial
vehicle enforcement officer R class shall be determined by the applicant's
work performance history.
(d) Fitness of individuals employed as a Trooper R Class and commercial
vehicle enforcement officer R class shall be determined by the applicant's
ability to adhere to the agency standards set by the commissioner under
this chapter.
(4) The number of individuals employed as a Trooper R Class and commercial
vehicle enforcement officer R class by the department shall not:
(a) Exceed one hundred (100); or
(b) Be counted in the total employee cap for the department.
(5) All individuals employed as a Trooper R Class and commercial vehicle
enforcement officer R class shall be assigned the job duties of trooper or
commercial vehicle enforcement officer and shall not be placed in any
supervisory positions or special work assignments.
(6) Notwithstanding any provision of KRS 16.505 to 16.652, KRS 18A.005 to
18A.228, and KRS 61.510 to 61.705 to the contrary:
(a) Individuals employed as a Trooper R Class and commercial vehicle
enforcement officer R class shall continue to receive all retirement and
health insurance benefits provided by the systems administered by
Kentucky Retirement Systems to which they were entitled upon retiring
from the department as a commissioned officer under this chapter;
(b) Individuals employed as a Trooper R Class and commercial vehicle
enforcement officer R class shall not be eligible to receive health
insurance coverage or benefits through the department and shall not be
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eligible to participate in the State Police Retirement System or the
Kentucky Employees Retirement System; and
(c) The department shall not pay health insurance contributions to the state
health insurance plan for individuals employed as a Trooper R Class and
commercial vehicle enforcement officer R class.
Individuals employed as a Trooper R Class and commercial vehicle
enforcement officer R class shall be employed on a contractual basis and shall
be provided due process pursuant to KRS 16.140 or 16.192 for any disciplinary
action imposed by the commissioner. A decision by the commissioner to not
renew a contract shall not be considered a disciplinary action for purposes of
this section.
The provisions of this section shall not eliminate or reduce any requirements
under KRS 61.637 for the department to pay employer contributions to the
retirement systems or to reimburse the retirement systems for the cost of
retiree health, on any individual employed as a Trooper R class or commercial
vehicle enforcement officer R class.
Effective:June 25, 2013
History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 64, sec. 3, effective June 25, 2013. -- Created
2009 Ky. Acts ch. 59, sec. 14, effective June 25, 2009.
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