005. Definitions for chapter.

010. General purpose of KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200 -- Total number of employees limited.

015. Creation of Personnel Cabinet -- Provision for administrative costs.

020. Records of Personnel Cabinet subject to open records law -- Employee access to personnel files.

025. Appointment of secretary of Personnel Cabinet -- Responsibilities -- Organization and duties of cabinet.

030. Duties of secretary.

032. Applicants to and eligibles for the classified service -- Examination -- Placement on and removal from registers -- Certification for employment.

035. Delegation of secretary's powers -- Assistance in testing -- Membership on Kentucky Employees Retirement System board.

037. New system of job classification and compensation.

040. Compliance with federal standards.

043. Administrative regulations to implement Federal Drug-Free Workplace Act.

045. Creation of Personnel Board -- Membership -- Prohibited Acts.

050. Personnel Board -- Grandfather clause -- Composition -- Terms -- Automatic termination.

055. Repealed, 1986. [Repealed]

0551. Personnel Board elections -- Procedures.

060. Vacancies of elected board members to be filled by board.

065. Oaths, testimony, and production of records.

070. Personnel board -- Organization -- Meeting notices required -- Records to be public.

075. Duties of Personnel Board.

0751. Personnel Board -- Regulatory authority.

080. Personnel Board -- Compensation -- Attendance.

085. Removal of board members by Governor -- Appeal.

090. Personnel Board to hire full-time staff -- General counsel may be designated assistant attorney general.

095. Rights of executive branch employees.

100. Appeal of final order of the Personnel Board.

105. Compensation, retirement system contributions of employee ordered reinstated without loss of pay.

110. Personnel secretary - Regulatory authority.

111. Probationary periods for classified service -- Initial and promotional.

112. Repealed, 2000. [Repealed]

113. Lay-off rules -- General.

1131. Lay-off rules applicable to classified employees only.

1132. Lay-off rules applicable to both classified and unclassified employees.

115. Employment exempted from classified service -- Reversion rights of career employees promoted outside classified service -- Transfer of employees to Kentucky Community and Technical College System -- Change of personnel system for employees of Department for Technical Education and Department for Adult Education and Literacy.

120. Basis for hiring for classified service -- Exception -- Credit for sick leave.

125. Control through payroll certification.

130. Reemployment of career employee terminated on or after January 1, 1980.

135. Reemployment of career employees.

138. Affirmative action plan for state government.

140. Prohibition against discrimination and political activities.

145. Other acts prohibited.

146. Felony conviction grounds for disciplinary action.

150. Preference points for active or honorably or generally discharged members of the active military, military reserves, or National Guard -- Conditions under which spouses, surviving spouses, and dependent parents may receive preference points -- Identification on register certificate -- Required interviews.

155. Rules for unclassified employees.

160. Use of public buildings, property, and facilities.

165. Administration of KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200.

170. Certification of division directors who do not make policy.

175. Evaluation of duties of division directors or heads -- Procedure when duties have become policy making.

180. Extension of system to other governmental units.

185. Service as elected official deemed full-time employment for specified purpose.

190. Holidays for state personnel -- Military spouses to receive paid deployment and return days off.

195. Compensatory time -- Payment upon leaving state service.

196. Definitions for KRS 18A.197.

197. Sick-leave sharing program.

200. Per diem salaries for state officers or employees serving on boards or commissions prohibited during regular working hours -- Reimbursement of expenses authorized.

201. Transportation Engineering Assistant I experience requirements.

202. Work-related incentive programs for state employees.

203. Annual-leave sharing program.

204. Waiver of educational requirement in Highway Equipment Operator series for employees hired before July 1, 1999.

Life Insurance

205. Life insurance for state employees and certain retirees -- Definitions.

210. Payment of premiums.

215. Provision authorized.

220. Authority of secretary.

Health Coverage

225. Health care insurance coverage -- Requirements of prospective carriers -- Analysis of carrier coverage data -- Agency's termination of participation -- Provision of amount of employer contribution -- Lapse of excess flexible spending account funds -- Appeal of formulary change -- Retiree's participation -- Mail order drug option coverage -- Hearing aid coverage for minors -- Coverage for diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders -- Access to certain services in contiguous counties -- Study of bid variation -- Regional rating bid scenario -- Optometric coverage -- Nondiscrimination against provider in geographic coverage area -- Standards for provider participation -- Utilization review -- Payment of claims -- Uniform health insurance claim forms -- Emergency medical care -- Administrative regulations.

2251. State employee health care plan buy-in. (Expired July 14, 1995)

2253. Self-insurance for area development district employees.

2254. Self-insured plan for public employees -- Contract for third-party administrator -- Formulary change -- Health reimbursement account -- Public employee health insurance trust fund -- Annual audit -- Quarterly status reports.

2255. Health benefit plans and other information to be submitted to Advisory Committee of State Health Insurers -- Approval or recommendations for changes -- Committee to advise on options, bids, administration, and drug formulary -- Written report or testimony.

2256. TRICARE supplement insurance for public employees.

2257. Repealed, 2008. [Repealed]

2259. Mail-order drug option for maintenance drugs.

226. Group Health Insurance Board -- Members -- Duties.

227. Flexible benefits plan for employees and retirees.

2271. Unused funds in flexible spending accounts may be carried forward to next plan year.

228. "State employee" defined.

2281. Repealed, 1998. [Repealed]

2282. Repealed, 1998. [Repealed]

2283. Repealed, 1998. [Repealed]

2284. Repealed, 1998. [Repealed]

2285. Repealed, 1998. [Repealed]

2286. Continuation coverage for member retired for disability.

2287. Availability of state health insurance plan coverage for certain former legislators.

2288. Repealed, 2001. [Repealed]

229. Repealed, 2001. [Repealed]

Public Employees Deferred Compensation Plan

230. Definitions.

235. System established -- Corporate powers.

240. Trust fund.

245. Board of trustees -- Membership, terms, meetings -- Powers -- Executive director -- Annual financial report.

250. Deferred compensation system.

252. Inviolability of employee deferred compensation contributions to trust fund.

255. Investments -- Limitation of liability.

260. Regulations of investments.

265. Deferred compensation program to be in addition to retirement or benefit programs -- Coordination of programs.

270. Local programs.

275. Custodian of funds.

350. Definition of employee.

Annual Salary Increments

355. Formula for increasing base salary or wages of state employees -- Percentage of annual increment may be reduced.

360. Repealed, 1986. [Repealed]

State Employee Workers' Compensation

370. Definitions for KRS 18A.375 to 18A.385 -- Applicability of KRS 64.368 if population decreases below 70,000.

375. State employee workers' compensation fund.

380. Administrative regulations.

385. Actuarial analysis of fund.

Pilot Personnel Program

400. Purpose of KRS 18A.400 to 18A.450.

405. Personnel Steering Committee.

410. Duties of Personnel Steering Committee.

415. Discontinuance of pilot personnel program.

420. Approval of pilot personnel programs.

425. Reports from pilot agencies and the committee.

430. Employment manual -- Administrative regulations -- Expiration of pilot program.

435. Employee request for transfer.

440. Bases for organizational units for pilot programs.

445. Use of savings attributed to agency's pilot personnel program -- Authority for administrative regulations.

450. Development of pilot programs by Department of Workforce Investment or Department of Kentucky State Police.

Penalties

990. Penalties.