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156.814 Personnel files.
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The records of the Office of Career and Technical Education shall be public
records and shall be open to public inspection, as provided in KRS 61.870 to
61.884.
(a) A personnel file shall be maintained by the Department of Education for
each employee. The files maintained by the Department of Education
shall be the official personnel file for the employees.
(b) Each file shall include but not be limited to the employee's name,
address, title of positions held, classifications, rates of compensation, and
all changes in status, including evaluations, promotions, demotions,
lay-offs, transfers, disciplinary actions, commendations, and awards.
Each file shall contain the complete record and supporting documentation
for each personnel action.
(c) When an employee is reprimanded for misconduct, other infraction, or
failure to perform duties in a proper or adequate manner, the supervising
employee taking the action shall document the action in detail, and shall
provide the employee with a copy of the documentation. The supervising
employee shall inform the employee of his or her right to prepare a written
response to the action taken after the employee has reviewed the written
documentation prepared by the supervising employee. The employee's
response shall be attached to the documentation prepared by the
supervising employee. The supervising employee shall place a copy of
the documentation and response in the employee's personnel file and
shall transmit a copy to be placed in the central office personnel file of the
employee. The supervising employee shall notify the employee that
copies of the documentation and the response provided for in this
subsection have been placed in the employee's personnel files.
Upon written request, an employee shall have the right to examine his or her
personnel file. An employee may comment in writing on any item in the file. The
comments shall be made a part of the file and shall be attached to the specific
record or document to which they pertain.
No public agency, as defined by KRS 61.870, and no officer or employee shall
deny, abridge, or impede the exercise of the rights granted in any manner by
this section and by KRS 61.878.
Effective:June 25, 2013
History: Repealed, reenacted, renumbered, and amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 59,
sec. 10, effective June 25, 2013. -- Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 16,
effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 26, effective
July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 526, sec. 20, effective August 15,
2000. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 469, sec. 11, effective July 15, 1994. -Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 470, sec. 7, effective July 1, 1990.
2014-2016 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2014 Ky. Acts
ch. 117, Pt. I, C, 3, (17) at 631.
Formerly codified as KRS 151B.045.
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