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Senate Bill 9

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Last Action 03/11/25: to State Government (H)
Title AN ACT relating to teacher benefit provisions and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents Current
Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement Actuarial Analysis
Bill Request Number 382
Sponsors J. Higdon, D. Douglas, S. Funke Frommeyer, S. Rawlings
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 161.155 to require school districts to establish a policy by July 1, 2030, to provide up to 30 days maternity leave to each teacher and employee who gives birth; require school districts to pay the actuarial costs of sick leave to the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) for future sick leave accruals in excess of 12 days each year; provide that the state will pay the actuarial costs for sick leave accrued as of June 30, 2025, plus up to 12 days accrued each year after June 30, 2025; provide that actuarial costs for sick leave for associations and agencies listed under KRS 161.220(4)(d) and (f) will be paid by the employer rather than the state; require each school district to annually report sick leave balances to TRS beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and specify contents of the report; 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 and the annual leave program created by KRS 161.540(1)(f); amend KRS 161.643 to include new sick leave reporting requirements in the annual statutory reporting requirements for TRS employers; provide that the Auditor of Public Accounts shall perform a special audit of the sick leave program to ensure sick leave balances and costs are being reported correctly for the TRS, to determine if any entities are being provided retirement coverage in the system through participating employers listed in statute, and to require the system to pay the costs of the audit; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version 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
Public Officers and Employees - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave and maternity leave provisions
Retirement and Pensions - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave, reporting and retirement costs
State Agencies - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave, reporting and retirement costs
Teachers - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave and maternity leave provisions
Actuarial Analysis - Teachers' Retirement System, reporting and retirement costs, sick leave and maternity leave provisio
Fiscal Note - Teachers' Retirement System, sick leave and maternity leave provisions
Jump to Proposed Amendments Senate Floor Amendment 1
Senate Floor Amendment 2
Votes Vote History

Actions

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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)

Proposed Amendments

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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

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