AN ACT relating to retiree health provisions of the County Employees Retirement System.

Amend KRS 78.5536, relating to the County Employees 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 premium; extend the employee contribution used…

Introduced: February 11, 2025

Last action: March 19, 2025

(Acts Ch. 37)

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This bill increases the monthly health insurance subsidy that certain county government retirees receive, based on their years of service, and extends health benefit contributions to a group of employees hired on or after July 1, 2003, who were previously excluded. The increases apply to both standard and hazardous-duty retirees who meet a career length threshold, with updated payment amounts beginning in early 2026. It also directs a state oversight board to keep monitoring the…

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