HB98
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Amend KRS 61.702, relating to the Kentucky Employees Retirement System and the State Police Retirement System, to increase the nonhazardous and hazardous duty under age 65 retiree health subsidy to $40 and $50 per month for each year of service, respectively, for those members who meet the "career threshold" who began participating in the system on or after July 1, 2003, and who are eligible for a fixed-dollar retiree health subsidy not tied to the…
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: January 14, 2026
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This bill would increase the monthly health insurance subsidy that certain retired state and state police employees receive, raising it to $40 or $50 per month for each year of service depending on job type. It also expands who pays into the fund that covers these benefits and adjusts employee contribution rates to help support the increased costs. The changes would take effect in 2027, apply to past service already earned by eligible retirees and…
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