| Last Action | 03/26/26: posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026 |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System. |
| Bill Documents |
Current
Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Actuarial Analysis
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 2029 |
| Sponsors | J. Tipton, B. Chester-Burton |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 161.520 to remove the requirement for dependent children over the age of 18 to have their mental or physical condition approved by a majority of a medical review committee to receive survivor benefits; amend KRS 161.605 to raise the minimum amount a retired reemployed member may earn per day from $170 to $200, remove the provision for returning to work 1 month earlier if the member forfeits 1 month of their retirement benefit, reinstate the pension waiver program and prohibit members returning to work under its provisions from returning to work as administrators, and make technical changes; amend KRS 161.608 to clarify that the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) will acknowledge a member's earliest participation date in another state administered retirement system to determine benefit tier; amend KRS 161.620 to allow a member who is a parent to apply for and manage payments to a disabled child without necessity of a court order or other legal authority; amend KRS 161.635 and 161.636 to allow TRS to offer index fund investment options to university and nonuniversity members, to annuitize the investment return on the supplemental benefit applied to the index funds not to exceed 6.1% if there is no COLA in a given year or 4.6% if there is a COLA in the given year, allow TRS to promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures for disbursements from the supplemental benefit component, and establish that neither the TRS board or staff shall be liable for any losses or claims due to a member's election of an index fund and state that members have the sole responsibility for their investment decisions. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Education, Elementary And Secondary - Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill Education, Higher - Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill Universities And Colleges - Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill Actuarial Analysis - Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill Public Officers And Employees - Teachers, retirement system housekeeping bill Retirement And Pensions - Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill Teachers - Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements Senate Committee Amendment 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
| 02/13/26 |
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| 02/23/26 |
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| 03/12/26 |
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| 03/13/26 |
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| 03/16/26 |
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| 03/18/26 |
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| 03/19/26 |
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| 03/24/26 |
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| 03/25/26 |
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| 03/26/26 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement | Actuarial Analysis to House Committee Substitute 1 |
| Summary | Retain original provisions, except amend the requirement in KRS 161.605 regarding medical insurance coverage for a retired reemployed member; adjust provisions for a member retired by reason of service to waive the annuity and return to full-time work; remove KRS 161.635 and 161.636, relating to supplemental components for nonuniversity members, from the bill. |
| Index Headings |
Education, Elementary And Secondary - Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill Education, Higher - Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill Public Officers And Employees - Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill Teachers - Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill Universities And Colleges - Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill Actuarial Analysis - Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill |
| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement | Actuarial Analysis to Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
| Summary | Retain original provisions; amend KRS 16.198, 61.637, 70.293, 78.5540, 95.022, and 164.952 to require Kentucky Employees Retirement System, County Employees Retirement System, and State Police Retirement System employers who do not pay contributions to the systems on retired police officers reemployed under various statutory programs to pay the normal cost contribution on any officer whose contract or employment is established or renewed on or after July 1, 2027; make technical amendments. |
| Index Headings |
Education, Elementary And Secondary - Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill Education, Higher - Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - Kentucky Public Pensions Authority, reemployed police officers, employer normal cost payment Police, City And County - Kentucky Public Pensions Authority, reemployed police officers, employer normal cost payment Police, State - Kentucky Public Pensions Authority, reemployed police officers, employer normal cost payment Public Officers And Employees - Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill Retirement And Pensions - Kentucky Public Pensions Authority, reemployed police officers, employer normal cost payment Retirement And Pensions - Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill Teachers - Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill Universities And Colleges - Kentucky Public Pensions Authority, reemployed police officers, employer normal cost payment Universities And Colleges - Teachers' Retirement System, housekeeping bill |
| Amendment | Senate Committee Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | M. Nemes |
| Summary | Make title amendment. |
| Index Headings |
Universities And Colleges - Medicaid state-directed payments, liability Medicaid - State-directed payments, liability |
Last updated: 3/27/2026 5:28 PM (EDT)