Kentucky
General Assembly

02/18/25	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/20/25	to State & Local Government (S)
02/27/25	taken from State & Local Government (S) 1st reading returned to State & Local Government (S)
02/28/25	taken from State & Local Government (S) 2nd reading returned to State & Local Government (S)
03/04/25	reported favorably, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 05, 2025 floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
03/05/25	3rd reading, passed 31-7 with Floor Amendments (1) and (2)
03/06/25	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/11/25	taken from Committee on Committees (H) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (H) to State Government (H)
03/12/25	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Higdon
Summary	Retain original provisions; require the Auditor of Public Accounts to audit the annual leave program.
Index Headings	Retirement and Pensions - Teachers' Retirement System, audit of annual leave program State Agencies - Teachers' Retirement System, audit of annual leave program

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	A. Mays Bledsoe
Summary	Amend to provide that maternity leave provisions in the bill will not limit a school district from providing additional paid maternity or parental leave; EMERGENCY
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave and maternity leave provisions Effective Dates, Emergency - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave and maternity leave provisions Fiscal Note - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave and maternity leave provisions Public Officers and Employees - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave and maternity leave provisions Retirement and Pensions - Teachers' Retirement System, annual leave, reporting and retirement costs State Agencies - Teachers' Retirement System, annual leave, reporting and retirement costs Teachers - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave and maternity leave provisions

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Actuarial Analysis to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except provide that the state will pay the actuarial costs for sick leave accrued as of June 30, 2025, plus up to 13 days accrued each year after June 30, 2025; amend KRS 161.220 to add certain employees of WeLeadCS to the definition of "member"; allow the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) to promulgate administrative regulations to facilitate payment and collection for purchased service credit, and make technical changes; amend KRS 161.230 to allow TRS to establish a title holding company for certain investments; amend KRS 161.250 to specify the deadline for a written appeal of a TRS decision is not subject to the jurisdiction of any court or appeal process; amend KRS 161.400 to require the TRS's consulting actuary to provide a breakdown of actuarial liabilities by each participating employer in the annual actuarial valuation; amend KRS 161.430 to allow agreements for commingled investments or real property to be made in or governed by laws outside of the Commonwealth; amend KRS 161.470 to cease interest accrual on the retirement account of members convicted of a felony related to employment after the date of conviction; amend KRS 161.585 to allow a member appealing denial of disability and the member's legal counsel to have access to all written material submitted by the medical review committee to TRS and make technical changes; amend KRS 161.600 to specify the deadline for changes to a member's retirement application is not subject to the jurisdiction of any court or appeal process; amend KRS 161.624 to add filing and other deadlines for information the member or beneficiary is responsible for obtaining; amend KRS 161.630 to specify the deadline for electing a new optional plan of payment or for a change of beneficiary shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of any court or appeal process; amend KRS 161.643 to include new sick leave reporting requirements in the annual statutory reporting requirements for TRS employers; amend KRS 161.636 to make a technical change; amend KRS 161.661 to clarify the deadline for filing an application for disability benefits is not subject to the jurisdiction of any court or appeal process, that failure to provide income and employment verification documentation or submission of false or fraudulent documentation will result in suspension or disqualification from disability benefits, to allow a member and the member's counsel to be entitled to all written recommendations and reports submitted by the medical review committee, and make technical changes; amend KRS 161.680 to allow determination of errors resulting in over or underpayment to be determined by the TRS board or staff; amend KRS 56.8605, 58.868, and 161.550 to conform; repeal KRS 161.553, relating to the funding of past statutory benefits.
Index Headings	Retirement and Pensions - Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill Retirement and Pensions - Teachers' Retirement System, require reporting of actuarial liabilities by employer Retirement and Pensions - Teachers' Retirement System, sick and annual leave, reporting and retirement costs State Agencies - Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill Teachers - Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill

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	C. Aull
Summary	Retain original provisions; amend KRS 161.155 to change paid maternity leave to paid parental leave and to provide the leave upon the birth or adoption of a child.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Parental leave, establishment Teachers - Parental leave, establishment