| Last Action | 01/29/26: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to reemployment of retired police officers. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Actuarial Analysis |
| Bill Request Number | 183 |
| Sponsor | E. Callaway |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 70.292, 70.293, and 95.022, regarding city and county programs to reemploy retired police officers without incurring employer retirement contributions, to reduce the required service of the officer or sheriff before retirement from 20 years to 15 years and to allow retired officers to take health insurance coverage through the employing city or county; amend KRS 61.702 and 78.5536 to conform. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - Reemployment of retired officers, requirements and conditions Personnel And Employment - Reemployment of retired officers, requirements and conditions Police, City And County - Reemployment of retired officers, requirements and conditions Retirement And Pensions - Kentucky Public Pensions Authority, requirements and conditions on reemployed police officers Sheriffs - Reemployment of retired officers, requirements and conditions Actuarial Analysis - Kentucky Public Pensions Authority, requirements and conditions on reemployed police officers |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 |
| 01/07/26 |
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| 01/14/26 |
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| 01/29/26 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions, except to allow retired police officers reemployed under the programs established by KRS 70.291 to 70.293 and 95.022 to obtain health insurance coverage if authorized by the county or city governing body; make technical amendments; amend KRS 164.952, regarding programs at postsecondary institutions, to reemploy retired police officers without incurring employer retirement contributions; reduce the required service of the officer before retirement from 20 years to 15 years; allow retired officers to take health insurance coverage through the employing postsecondary institution if authorized by the institution's governing body. |
| Index Headings |
Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - Reemployment of retired officers, requirements and conditions Personnel And Employment - Reemployment of retired officers, requirements and conditions Police, City And County - Reemployment of retired officers, requirements and conditions Retirement And Pensions - Kentucky Public Pensions Authority, requirements and conditions on reemployed police officers Sheriffs - Reemployment of retired officers, requirements and conditions Universities And Colleges - Kentucky Public Pensions Authority, requirements and conditions on reemployed police officers |
Last updated: 1/29/2026 5:15 PM (EST)