Bill > HB72

This bill amends existing law to redefine "hazardous position" for employees participating in the County Employees Retirement System (CERS) to include code enforcement officers employed by a consolidated local government, specifically those working under KRS Chapter 67C. This redefinition is significant because it allows these code enforcement personnel, whose duties involve investigating and citing violations of ordinances related to facilities, hazardous materials, land development, and zoning, and which require exposure to danger and physical conditioning, to be eligible for hazardous duty retirement benefits. The bill clarifies that this applies to both employees who joined CERS before and after September 1, 2008, with slightly different criteria for those joining after that date, ensuring that their duties are not primarily clerical or administrative. This change aims to provide these essential public servants with the retirement benefits commensurate with the risks and demands of their jobs.

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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb72.html