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70.293 Terms of employment of retired police officer. (Effective April 1, 2021)
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Individuals employed under KRS 70.291 to 70.293 shall:
(a) Serve for a term not to exceed one (1) year. The one (1) year employment term
may be renewed annually at the discretion of the employing county police
department or sheriff's office;
(b) Receive compensation according to the standard procedures applicable to the
employing county police department or sheriff's office; and
(c) Be employed based upon need as determined by the county police department
or the employing sheriff's office.
Notwithstanding any provisions of KRS 16.505 to 16.652, 18A.225 to 18A.2287,
61.510 to 61.705, or 78.510 to 78.852 to the contrary:
(a) Individuals employed under KRS 70.291 to 70.293 shall continue to receive
all retirement and health insurance benefits to which they were entitled upon
retiring in the applicable system administered by Kentucky Retirement
Systems or the County Employees Retirement System;
(b) Individuals employed under KRS 70.291 to 70.293 shall not be eligible to
receive health insurance coverage through the county police department, the
sheriff's office, or the fiscal court of the county police department or sheriff's
office;
(c) The county police department, sheriff's office, or fiscal court of the county
police department or sheriff's office shall not pay any employer contributions
or retiree health expense reimbursements to the Kentucky Retirement Systems
required by KRS 61.637(17) for individuals employed under KRS 70.291 to
70.293; and
(d) The county police department, sheriff's office, or fiscal court of the county
police department or sheriff's office shall not pay any insurance contributions
to the state health insurance plan, as provided by KRS 18A.225 to 18A.2287,
for individuals employed under KRS 70.291 to 70.293.
Individuals employed under KRS 70.291 to 70.293 shall be subject to any merit
system, civil service, or other legislative due process provisions applicable to the
county police department or sheriff's office. A decision not to renew a one (1) year
appointment term under this section shall not be considered a disciplinary action or
deprivation subject to due process.
Effective: April 1, 2021
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 31, effective April 1, 2021. -- Amended
2018 Ky. Acts ch. 171, sec. 22, effective April 14, 2018; and ch. 207, sec. 22,
effective April 27, 2018. -- Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 3, effective June 24,
2015. -- Created 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2014.
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