Kentucky
General Assembly

02/04/15	introduced in House
02/05/15	to State Government (H)
02/10/15	posted in committee
02/12/15	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
02/13/15	2nd reading, to Rules
02/23/15	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 24, 2015
02/26/15	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/27/15	3rd reading, passed 55-26 with Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1)
03/02/15	received in Senate
03/03/15	to State & Local Government (S)
03/04/15	floor amendment (1) filed

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain the original provisions of the bill; require the Personnel Cabinet to propose allocation of existing Commission employees to proper job classifications and pay grades under the classification and compensation system approved by the Commission, with allocation completed by December 31, 2015; require all nonpartisan employees hired after the effective date of this bill to be employed under the new system; require the classification and compensation system and employment procedures established to be placed in the personnel manual for commission employees and published on the Commission staff Web site; require that every nonpartisan employee earn at least the minimum of their allocated pay grade; require new employees, including retirees, to receive the minimum of the pay grade unless their education and experience qualifies them for a higher salary up to the midpoint of the pay grade; require that all other nonpartisan employees in the same classification with the same education and experience receive at least the same salary as the new employee; set out specific employee practices for the director of the commission.
Index Headings	Legislative Research Commission - Deputy director for human resources, requirements for Legislative Research Commission - Employees of, comprehensive employment system, establishment of State Agencies - Personnel Cabinet, assistance by, comprehensive personnel system, Legislative Research Commission Fiscal Note - Personnel Cabinet, assistance by, comprehensive personnel system, Legislative Research Commission

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Impact Statements	Fiscal Note
Sponsor	J. Kay
Summary	Amend to require a human resources consultant and the Director of the Legislative Research Commission to establish a job classification and pay grade system by August 1, 2015, and to allocate all nonpartisan Commission staff to the proper job classification and pay grade by December 31, 2015; require that by December 31, 2015, personnel policies and procedures for nonpartisan employees will be in place and will be based on best practices of other similar states' legislative staffs relating to hiring, transfers, detail to special duty, performance evaluation, and earning compensatory time according to formally defined and easily followed guidelines, grievances, reprimands, promotions, disciplinary actions, and other penalizations; require nonpartisan staff of the Commission to be employed, promoted, reprimanded, demoted, transferred, dismissed, and receive pay increases in accordance with established procedures; require nonpartisan staff hired after the effective date of this bill to be employed under the new system; require the classification and compensation system and employment procedures to be placed in the personnel manual for Commission employees and published on the Commission staff Web site; require that every nonpartisan employee earn at least the minimum of their allocated pay grade; require new employees, including retirees, to receive the minimum of the pay grade unless their education and experience qualifies them for a higher salary up to the midpoint of the pay grade; require that all other nonpartisan employees in the same classification with the same education and experience receive at least the same salary as the new employee; require that each nonpartisan employee have a personnel record that they can access; require the director to establish policies and procedures related to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, for partisan and nonpartisan staff; permit the director to propose additional personnel policies and procedures to the Commission; clarify that employees of the Commission do not have rights under KRS Chapter 18A; require the Commission to employ a deputy director for human resources with certain specific qualifications; require the director to develop and adopt a process that permits nonpartisan employees to review and comment on proposed personnel policies and procedures.
Index Headings	Legislative Research Commission - Deputy director for human resources, requirements for Legislative Research Commission - Employees of, comprehensive employment system, establishment of State Agencies - Personnel Cabinet, assistance by, comprehensive personnel system, Legislative Research Commission Fiscal Note - Personnel Cabinet, assistance by, comprehensive personnel system, Legislative Research Commission

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	G. Neal
Summary	Retain original provisions and amend KRS 7.090 to prohibit legislators from directing the transfer of nonpartisan staff and to require, with certain exceptions, any LRC staff transferring from one LRC office to another LRC office to give a 10-day notice to his or her immediate supervisor before transferring.
Index Headings	Legislative Research Commission - Deputy director for human resources, requirements for Legislative Research Commission - Employees of, comprehensive employment system, establishment of State Agencies - Personnel Cabinet, assistance by, comprehensive personnel system, Legislative Research Commission Fiscal Note - Personnel Cabinet, assistance by, comprehensive personnel system, Legislative Research Commission