26RS HB 589

House Bill 589

Actions

Last Action	02/06/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to retired emergency personnel.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Actuarial Analysis Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	2007
Sponsors	S. Dietz, K. Moser
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 95 to define "city" and "firefighter"; provide that cities may employ retired firefighters provided the firefighter participated in the Firefighters Foundation Program Fund or retired pursuant to KRS Chapter 95, retired with at least 20 years of service credit with no administrative charges pending, and met the separation of employment requirements so that retirement benefits from the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA) were not voided; provide that retired firefighters employed by a city shall continue to receive the benefits they were eligible to receive upon retirement, but shall not accrue any additional retirement or health benefits during reemployment except that a city may authorize health coverage by taking legislative action; provide that retirement and any health contributions shall not be paid by the city to the KPPA on a retired firefighter who is reemployed under the Act; provide that individuals employed under the Act may be employed for a term not to exceed 1 year, which may be renewed at the discretion and need of the city; establish limits on the number of reemployed firefighters a city may hire under the program; make technical corrections; amend KRS 61.637, 61.702, 78.5536, and 78.5540 to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version	Cities - Retirees, reemployment of retired firefighters Firefighters And Fire Departments - Retirees, reemployment of retired firefighters Retirement And Pensions - Kentucky Public Pensions Authority, contributions paid on reemployed firefighters of cities Actuarial Analysis - Retirees, reemployment of retired firefighters Local Mandate - Retirees, reemployment of retired firefighters