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18A.155 Rules for unclassified employees.
(1)
(2)
The secretary shall prepare and submit proposed administrative regulations to
the Governor for employees in unclassified positions enumerated in KRS
18A.115(1)(g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (p), (t), and (u). Such administrative regulations
shall become effective after approval by the Governor and promulgation in
accordance with KRS Chapters 12 and 13A. The administrative regulations
shall provide:
(a) For the preparation, maintenance, and revision of a position classification
plan for all aforementioned positions in the unclassified service, based
upon similarity of duties performed and responsibilities assumed, so that
the same qualifications may reasonably be required for and the same
schedule of pay may be equitably applied to all positions in the same
class. After such classification plan has been approved by the Governor,
the secretary shall allocate the positions of every employee in the
unclassified service to one (1) of the classes of the plan. Any employee
affected by the allocation of a position to a class shall, after filing with the
secretary a written request for reconsideration thereof in such manner
and form as the secretary may prescribe, be given a reasonable
opportunity to be heard thereon by the secretary;
(b) For a pay plan for all aforementioned employees in the unclassified
service, after consultation with appointing authorities and the state budget
director, and taking into account such factors as:
1.
The relative levels of duties and responsibilities of various classes of
positions;
2.
Rates paid for comparable positions elsewhere; and
3.
The state's financial resources.
Such pay plan shall become effective only after it has been approved by
the Governor after submission to him by the secretary. Amendments to
the pay plan may be made in the same manner. Each employee shall be
paid at one (1) of the rates set forth in the pay plan for the position in
which he is employed;
(c) For transfer from a position in one (1) department to a similar position in
another department involving similar qualifications, duties, responsibilities,
and salary ranges;
(d) For annual, sick, and special leaves of absence, with or without pay, or
reduced pay, after approval by the Governor as provided in subsection (1)
of this section;
(e) For the development and operation of programs to improve the work
effectiveness and morale of employees in the unclassified service,
including training, safety, health, welfare, counseling, recreation, and
employee relations; and
(f) For such other rules and administrative regulations not inconsistent with
KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200, as may be proper and necessary for its
enforcement.
Nothing herein shall be construed to preclude the optional use of administrative
regulations promulgated under this section on behalf of employees enumerated
(3)
in KRS 18A.115(1)(a), (b), (d), (e), (p), (u), and (w) and on behalf of members
of state boards and commissions who work on a full-time, salaried basis.
Months of service earned as a contract employee of the Kentucky Department
of Education shall be recognized and credited as service credit for calculating
years of service in any public agency position held subsequent to the
employment by contract. The provisions of this subsection are retroactive for
employees hired in a public agency position on or after January 1, 1997.
Effective:July 15, 1998
History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 38, effective July 15, 1998; ch. 487,
sec. 5, effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 540, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1998. -Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 494, sec. 20, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended
1982 Ky. Acts ch. 52, sec. 2; and repealed, reenacted, and amended as KRS
18A.155, ch. 448, sec. 31, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts
ch. 269, sec. 5. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 86, sec. 7, effective March 29,
1976. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 162, sec. 7; and ch. 308, sec. 13. -Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 63, sec. 9.
2014-2016 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2014 Ky. Acts
ch. 117, Pt. I, C, 2, (2) at 628.
2014-2016 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2014 Ky. Acts
ch. 117, Pt. I, D, 10, (1) at 636.
Formerly codified as KRS 18.220.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/98). This section was amended by
1998 Ky. Acts chs. 154, 487, and 540 which do not appear to be in conflict and
have been codified together.
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