98RS HB727

HB727

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HB 727/FN/AA (BR 2077) - C. Hoffman

     AN ACT relating to state employees.
     Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 18A to define terms including "classified employee," classified position," "full time position," "interim position," "interim employee," and "part time position"; replace emergency, provisional, seasonal, temporary, and federally-funded time limited employment with interim employment; require personnel regulations to provide for public announcement of examinations and acceptance of employment applications for classified positions at least 10 days prior to certification of a register; require regulations to provide for employee mobility without written examination; amend KRS 36.040 to direct the Adjutant General to hire, discharge, and pay personnel deemed necessary to fulfill defense contracts without regard to KRS Chapter 18A; provide for expiration of seasonal, temporary, and federally funded time limited positions on their normal expiration dates; require conversion to full-time status of employees with status serving in part time positions of 100 hours or more per month as of February 1, 1998.

HB 727 - AMENDMENTS


     HCS/FN/AA - Retain the original provisions of the bill except change the definition of a "full-time position" to clarify that it does not include interim positions and that full-time positions also include positions in state parks which may be assigned twenty-five (25) hours per week during the off seasons and for positions in health care facilities which require three (3) consecutive twelve (12) hour shifts of weekend duty; change the definition of "part-time positions" to clarify that it does not include interim positions; change the definition of "promotional probation" to be consistent with the length of the initial probationary period.
     SCS/FN/AA - Retain the original provisions of the bill except provide that seasonal employees in positions of less than nine (9) months and temporary positions in effect as of July 1, 1998 shall expire upon their normal expiration date; provide that seasonal employees in positions requiring them to work more than nine (9) months as of the effective date of this Act shall become full-time employees.

     Feb 25-introduced in House
     Feb 26-to State Government (H)
     Mar 6-posted in committee
     Mar 10-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
     Mar 11-2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for March 12, 1998
     Mar 12-3rd reading, passed 91-0 with Committee Substitute
     Mar 13-received in Senate
     Mar 16-to State and Local Government (S)
     Mar 24-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
     Mar 25-2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for March 26, 1998
     Mar 26-3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute; posted for passage for concurrence in Senate amendment
     Mar 31-House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute; passed 94-0
     Apr 1-enrolled, signed by each presiding officer, delivered to Governor
     Apr 13-signed by Governor


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