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Kentucky Revised Statutes
IX
Chapter 78
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. ch. 78
County Police And County Employees Retirement System
Commonwealth of Kentucky
78.150
Omitted, 1948.
78.160
Omitted, 1948.
78.170
Omitted, 1948.
78.180
Omitted, 1948.
78.190
Omitted, 1948.
78.200
Omitted, 1948.
78.210
Omitted, 1948.
78.220
Omitted, 1948.
78.230
Omitted, 1948.
78.240
Omitted, 1948.
78.250
Omitted, 1948.
78.260
Omitted, 1948.
78.270
Omitted, 1948.
78.280
Omitted, 1948.
78.290
Omitted, 1948.
78.300
Omitted, 1948.
78.310
Omitted, 1948.
78.320
Omitted, 1948.
78.330
Omitted, 1948.
78.340
Omitted, 1948.
78.350
Omitted, 1948.
78.360
Omitted, 1948.
78.370
Omitted, 1948.
78.380
Omitted, 1948.
78.390
Omitted, 1948.
78.400
Definitions for KRS 78.400 to 78.480 and KRS 78.990.
78.405
Powers of counties to create police force merit system -- Appropriations.
78.410
County police force merit boards.
78.415
Meetings -- Minutes -- Secretary.
78.420
Chairman, vice chairman -- Administrative regulations -- Voting, quorum.
78.425
Personnel included in merit system.
78.428
Police officers excluded from classified service.
78.430
County judge/executive to certify information concerning personnel.
78.435
Political activities forbidden.
78.440
Board to promulgate rules governing certain subjects -- Publications -- Qualifications -- Requirements for promotion.
78.445
Disciplinary action by chief.
78.450
Disciplinary action by board.
78.455
Action of chief or board final -- Exceptions -- Appeals to courts.
78.460
Board hearings to conform to due process of law -- Board may issue subpoenas, compel attendance of witnesses, and compel production of documents.
78.470
Collective bargaining authorized -- Strikes prohibited.
78.480
Proper subjects for bargaining.
78.510
Definitions for KRS 78.510 to 78.852. (Effective until July 15, 2026)
78.520
Retirement system established -- Fund created.
78.530
Participation by political subdivisions -- Payment -- Closing of participation in local government systems -- Hazardous duty coverage option.
78.5302
Duties of county attorney as employer.
78.531
Optional participation by members of retirement system in cities, counties, or urban-county governments.
78.535
Voluntary and involuntary cessation of participation -- Rights and benefits of employees and members after cessation -- Administrative regulations -- Commonwealth held harmless -- Actions to ensure compliance. (Effective April 1, 2021)
78.540
Membership -- Cessation.
78.545
Matters administered for County Employees Retirement System in same manner as for Kentucky Employees Retirement System -- References to Kentucky Retirement Systems to include County Employees Retirement System.
78.550
Nonelection of membership.
78.5510
Members of County Employees Retirement System who began participating before January 1, 2014, with service in nonhazardous positions -- Eligibility for retirement allowance.
78.5512
Hybrid cash balance plan for members in nonhazardous positions who began participating on or after January 1, 2014, and for members who make election under KRS 61.5955.
78.5514
Members of County Employees Retirement System who began participating before January 1, 2014, with service in hazardous positions -- Eligibility for retirement allowance.
78.5516
Hybrid cash balance plan for members in hazardous positions who began participating on or after January 1, 2014, and for members who make election under KRS 61.5955.
78.5518
Increase of benefits.
78.5520
Retirement of persons working in hazardous positions.
78.5522
Disability retirement for person whose last date of employment was in nonhazardous position.
78.5524
Disability retirement for person whose last date of employment was in hazardous position.
78.5526
Employment and medical review after disability retirement -- Filing of review forms -- Duty of Authority to assist in obtaining records -- Investigation of fraud.
78.5528
Vocational experts -- Disability retirement allowance -- Reduction -- Discontinuance -- Determinations by medical examiner or vocational expert -- Hearings and appeals -- Early retirement upon discontinuance of disability allowance for member who began participating before January 1, 2014.
78.5530
Maximum disability benefit -- Determination -- Information to be filed by disability recipient.
78.5532
Death before retirement -- Beneficiary's options -- Taxable distributions -- Injuries connected with performance of duty. (Effective until July 15, 2026)
78.5534
Death in the line of duty of member in hazardous position -- Payments to surviving spouse, dependent children, and designated beneficiaries -- Election -- Receipt of benefits under KRS 78.5532 pending final determination.
78.5536
Group hospital and medical insurance plan -- Medicare eligibility -- Reimbursement plan -- Employer contributions -- Payment of premiums -- Contribution rates -- Exemption from premium tax -- Administrative regulation. (Effective until July 15, 2026)
78.5538
Death benefit -- Designation of beneficiary -- Debt owed at death -- Assignment of benefit.
78.5540
Retired member who returns to work with participating employer -- Combination of accounts -- Employment within 12 months of retirement date -- Independent contractors and leased employees -- Reemployment on or after September 1, 2008 -- Voided retirement -- Absence of prearranged agreement -- Volunteer services -- Mayors and members of city legislative bodies -- Administrative regulations.
78.5542
KRS 61.680 to be followed in computing benefits of member who has account with another system.
78.606
Service credit earned upon retirement of noncertified employee -- Recalculation of benefits.
78.610
Employee's contribution -- Rate -- Deduction -- Picked-up employee contributions.
78.615
Deduction of employee contributions -- Service credit -- Employer's report -- Picked-up employee contributions.
78.616
Purchase of service credit for unused sick leave -- Employer's election to participate -- Accumulated sick leave added to employee's service credit -- Payments by employer and employee -- Alternative compensation -- City of first class -- Statute not applicable to employees who began participation on or after January 1, 2014.
78.625
Information furnished by employer -- Filing of contributions, reimbursements, and reports -- Penalties for delinquency -- Audit of employer.
78.630
System's assets.
78.635
Employer's annual contribution to system -- Computation -- Limitation on annual increase of employer contribution rate -- Notification of rate change.
78.640
Members' account -- Interest -- Transfer of account balance to retirement allowance account.
78.650
Retirement allowance account.
78.652
Excess benefit plan -- Purpose -- Excess benefit fund.
78.782
County Employees Retirement System board of trustees -- Appointed and elected membership, vacancies, compensation, duties, and meetings -- Board granted powers and privileges of corporation -- Chief executive officer and general counsel -- Annual Comprehensive Financial Report -- Expenses -- Action for damages -- Appeals -- Transparency -- Limitations on use of funds.
78.784
Board’s administration of actuarial processes.
78.790
Board trustee of funds -- Investment committee -- Standards of conduct -- Unitized managed custodial account -- Cap on amount of assets managed by any one investment manager -- Investment procurement policy -- Proxy voting guidelines.
78.852
Benefits not to be reduced or impaired for members who began participating before January 1, 2014 -- Exceptions -- Amendment of benefits and rights -- Employers' funding responsibility -- Authority of board when employer fails to meet funding requirements.
78.990
Penalties.