2014 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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