AN ACT relating to eligibility for benefits in the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority.

Amend KRS 61.595 to allow full-time employment for services to Kentucky River Community Care to be used for determining retirement eligibility in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) but not the amount of benefits; amend KRS 61.552 to allow full-time employment for services to Kentucky River Community Care to be used towards meeting the 20 year service eligibility requirement for nonqualified service purchases made at less than 20 years of service.

Introduced: January 9, 2025

Last action: February 4, 2025

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This bill would allow time worked in full-time employment providing services to Kentucky River Community Care to count toward retirement eligibility in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System. That service could help workers qualify for retirement and meet the 20-year requirement for certain pension service purchases, though it would not affect the dollar amount of their retirement benefits. Who it may affect: current and former employees who worked full-time providing services to Kentucky River Community Care and are enrolled in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System.

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