| Last Action | 01/14/26: to State Government (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to duty-related disability benefits. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Actuarial Analysis |
| Bill Request Number | 96 |
| Sponsors | A. Tackett Laferty, J. Blanton, R. Dotson, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, D. Gordon, P. Griffee, D. Hale, M. Hart, J. Hodgson, N. Kulkarni, B. McCool, B. Wesley |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 61.621 to allow a member of a state-administered retirement system who works in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position and who receives a duty-related injury to be eligible for the same minimum retirement benefit provided to members who receive a hazardous disability retirement; amend KRS 61.702 to allow Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) members working in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position who receive a duty-related injury to receive the same health benefit provided to members who receive a hazardous disability retirement; amend KRS 78.5536 to allow County Employees Retirement System (CERS) members working in a nonhazardous position that could be certified as a hazardous position who receive a duty-related injury to receive the same health benefit provided to members who receive a hazardous disability retirement; allow certain persons whose last day of paid employment was on or after January 1, 2022, but prior to the effective date of the Act to apply for benefits; RETROACTIVE. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
State Employees - KERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits Actuarial Analysis - KERS and CERS nonhazardous position, benefits Cities - CERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits Counties - CERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits Education, Elementary And Secondary - CERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits Emergency Medical Services - CERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits Firefighters And Fire Departments - CERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits Local Government - CERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits Police, City And County - CERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits Retirement And Pensions - KERS and CERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits Retroactive Legislation - KERS and CERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits Sheriffs - CERS nonhazardous position, duty-related disability benefits |
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Last updated: 1/29/2026 5:15 PM (EST)