Kentucky
General Assembly

01/23/24	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
01/25/24	to State & Local Government (S)
02/07/24	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/08/24	2nd reading, to Rules
02/13/24	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 14, 2024
02/14/24	3rd reading, passed 24-12 with Committee Substitute (1)
02/15/24	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/28/24	to State Government (H)
03/26/24	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2) filed to bill
03/27/24	2nd reading, to Rules

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Actuarial Analysis to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 161.155 remove changes that would have limited the amount of sick leave payments provided to teachers upon retirement and instead limit the amount of sick leave payments that are included in the retirement allowance of a Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) member who entered the system prior to January 1, 2022, and who retires from TRS on or after July 1, 2024, to the payment attributable to sick leave accrued by the employee as of June 30, 2024, plus no more than 10 additional sick leave days accrued each fiscal year thereafter; amend KRS 161.220 to conform to changes in KRS 161.155; amend KRS 161.370 to require the state auditor to include a review of the sick leave program to ensure the program is operating within statutory limitations and to ensure reporting requirements are being met; remove amendments to KRS 161.152 and 161.154 governing personal and emergency leave at local school districts; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Employee leave, conversion to sick days, payment upon retirement, annual report Effective Dates, Emergency - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave payments upon retirement Public Officers and Employees - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave payments upon retirement Retirement and Pensions - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave payments upon retirement State Agencies - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave payments upon retirement Teachers - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave payments upon retirement Auditor of Public Accounts - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave payments upon retirement, special audit Actuarial Analysis - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave payments upon retirement

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Actuarial Analysis to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Delete original provisions; amend KRS 161.155 to establish additional sick leave reporting requirements and to require school districts to file sick leave policies and provisions with the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS); amend KRS 161.400 to require TRS to annually report in the annual actuarial valuation the total liabilities and costs of the sick leave program created by KRS 161.155; amend KRS 161.643 to conform; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Actuarial Analysis - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave reporting Education, Elementary and Secondary - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave reporting Effective Dates, Emergency - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave reporting Public Officers and Employees - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave reporting Retirement and Pensions - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave reporting State Agencies - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave reporting Teachers - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave reporting

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Grossberg
Summary	Retain original provisions; amend KRS 161.155 to allow school district employees to use sick leave for observance of religious holidays not otherwise included on the school's calendar provided the employee submits a personal statement verifying the observance and gives advance notice to the district.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Sick leave, use for observance of religious holidays not on school calendar Public Officers and Employees - School district employees, use of sick leave for religious holidays not on school calendar Teachers - Sick leave, use for observance of religious holidays not on school calendar

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	D. Grossberg
Summary	Retain original provisions; amend KRS 161.155 to allow school district employees to use sick leave for observance of religious holidays not otherwise included on the school's calendar provided the employee submits a personal statement verifying the observance and gives advance notice to the district.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Sick leave, use for observance of religious holidays not on school calendar Public Officers and Employees - School district employees, use of sick leave for religious holidays not on school calendar Teachers - Sick leave, use for observance of religious holidays not on school calendar