AN ACT relating to retired emergency personnel.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 95 to define "city" and "firefighter"; provide that cities may employ retired firefighters provided the firefighter participated in the Firefighters Foundation Program Fund or retired pursuant to KRS Chapter 95, retired with at least 20 years of service credit with no administrative charges pending, and met the separation of employment requirements so that retirement benefits from the systems administered by the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA) were not…

Introduced: February 6, 2026

Last action: February 26, 2026

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This bill would allow Kentucky cities to rehire retired firefighters under specific conditions, including having at least 20 years of service and a clean disciplinary record. Rehired retirees would keep their existing retirement benefits but would not earn new retirement or health benefits during reemployment, and cities would not make pension contributions to the state retirement system on their behalf. Employment under this program would be limited to one year at a time and capped at a set number of retirees per city. Who it may affect: retired firefighters seeking to return to work, and the cities that employ them.

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