AN ACT relating to retirement benefits for probationary employment.

Amend KRS 61.552 to allow employees to purchase service credit for the time spent as a probationary employee; amend KRS 78.510 to redefine "employee," "member", and "participating" to include, solely for the purpose of benefits payable to a person employed in a full-time position or a probationary position, employees who become disabled or die as a direct result of an act in line of duty or as a result of a duty-related injury.

Introduced: January 29, 2026

Last action: February 26, 2026

To Committee On Committees (S)

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This bill would allow certain government employees to count their probationary work period toward retirement benefits by purchasing that service credit. It also extends eligibility for disability and death benefits to employees who are injured or killed in the line of duty while still in a probationary position. Who it may affect: state and local government employees serving in probationary roles, and their families.

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