HB 277 KY

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 31 to transfer employees of the Louisville and Jefferson County Public Defender Corporation (Louisville Metro Public Defender) to the Department of Public Advocacy (DPA) on July 1, 2024, and to provide employment and retirement benefits to the transferred employees based on their employment date with the Louisville Metro Public Defender; define "membership date" for Louisville Metro Public Defender employees transferring to the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS); create past service purchase exceptions for transferred employees participating in a state-administered retirement system prior to January 1, 2014, or employed by the Louisville Metro Public Defender prior to January 1, 2014 (Tier 1 and Tier 2 only); create a one-year window between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, for transferred employees (Tier 1 and Tier 2) to purchase service with the Louisville Metro Public Defender without the requirement to be vested in KERS; require past years of service purchased by transferred employees to be used to determine eligibility for and the amount of retirement benefits, including disability and early retirement, and health benefits under KRS 61.702 or 78.5536, except the health insurance benefits for this service purchase will be subject to funding of the actuarial cost of the benefit in the executive branch budget; transfer leases and contracts in the name of the Louisville Metro Public Defender to DPA, and waive liability of DPA under any legal theory or for any act, omission, or negligence by or on behalf of the Louisville Metro Public Defender; amend KRS 15A.020 to add new divisions to the organization of DPA; amend KRS 18A.115 to transfer the employees of the Louisville Metro Public Defender to the state personnel system; amend KRS 61.510 to change the definition of "membership date" in KERS as applied to Louisville Metro Public Defender employees transferring to DPA; amend KRS 61.552 allow DPA to pay a portion of the cost for the purchase of service with the Louisville Public Defender by transferred employees (Tier 1 or Tier 2) who purchase the service credit before July 1, 2025, subject to funding in the executive branch budget, and make conforming changes; amend KRS 61.557 to conform; provide that the Act will be RETROACTIVE to employees of the Louisville Metro Public Defender hired to leadership or supervisory roles within DPA between October 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024; EMERGENCY.

• J. Nemes Republican · primary

1. Jan 16, 2024 introduced in House · lower
2. Jan 16, 2024 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Feb 6, 2024 to State Government (H) · lower
4. Feb 8, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · lower
5. Feb 9, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
6. Feb 9, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 12, 2024 · lower
7. Feb 23, 2024 taken from the Orders of the Day · lower
8. Feb 23, 2024 recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) · lower
9. Feb 27, 2024 reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
10. Feb 27, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 28, 2024 · lower
11. Feb 28, 2024 3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
12. Feb 29, 2024 received in Senate · upper
13. Feb 29, 2024 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
14. Mar 4, 2024 to Judiciary (S) · upper
15. Mar 14, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar · lower
16. Mar 15, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill · lower
17. Mar 25, 2024 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024 · lower
18. Mar 26, 2024 passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day · lower
19. Mar 27, 2024 passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day · lower
20. Mar 28, 2024 3rd reading, passed 38-0 · lower
21. Mar 28, 2024 received in House · lower
22. Mar 28, 2024 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
23. Mar 28, 2024 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
24. Mar 28, 2024 delivered to Governor · lower
25. Apr 9, 2024 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 143) · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Acts Chapter 143 · PDF
• Current/Final · PDF
• Introduced · PDF