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Last action · April 15, 2026
Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (H)

Introduced January 27, 2026

Senate
Adjourned Sine Die
2026 Regular Session

SB127

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AN ACT relating to actuarial costs of annual leave payments in the Teachers' Retirement System.

Amend KRS 161.540 to specify payment obligations for the inclusion of annual leave payments in a retiring member's pension benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) by requiring the state to pay the actuarial costs for annual leave accrued through July 31, 2026, and the last employer pay the actuarial costs for annual leave accrued on or after August 1, 2026.

Education, Elementary and SecondaryRetirement and PensionsTeachersEducation, HigherUniversities and CollegesActuarial Analysis
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This bill clarifies who pays certain retirement-related costs when a teacher retires with unused annual leave. For leave built up through July 31, 2026, the state would cover those costs, while leave accrued after that date would be the financial responsibility of the teacher's most recent employer. Who it may affect: retiring teachers in the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System and the school districts or other institutions that employ them.

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Legislative History

Apr 15, 2026 · House
Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (H) (clerical)
Apr 15, 2026 · House
Taken From The Orders Of The Day (clerical)
Mar 31, 2026 · House
Floor Amendments (1) And (2-Title) Filed (clerical)
Mar 27, 2026 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Tuesday, March 31 2026 (clerical)
Mar 27, 2026 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Mar 26, 2026 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Mar 16, 2026 · House
To State Government (H)
Feb 23, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 29-8 With Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 29
Nay: 8
Absent: 1

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Jimmy Higdon

Senator · Senate District 14

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Jimmy.Higdon@kylegislature.gov
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Robert Mills

Senator · Senate District 04

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Robby.Mills@kylegislature.gov
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