Bill > HB185

This bill amends two sections of Kentucky law related to retirement benefits for employees in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS). Specifically, the bill allows full-time employment with Kentucky River Community Care to be counted toward service credit requirements for retirement, even if the employee did not originally participate in KERS during that employment. Under the first section, employees who worked full-time for Kentucky River Community Care can count that employment toward meeting the years of service needed to qualify for retirement, though the service cannot be used to calculate the actual retirement benefit amount. The second section allows employment with Kentucky River Community Care to count toward the 240 months of service required for purchasing certain non-qualified service credit. The bill provides an important pathway for employees who worked for this specific organization to potentially improve their retirement eligibility, even if they were not originally enrolled in the state retirement system during that period of employment. This change could benefit employees who may have gaps in their retirement service credit due to employment with this particular organization.

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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb185.html