AN ACT relating to state personnel.

Amend KRS 18A.005 to define "intern employee" and "intern position"; amend KRS 18A.050 to require a member of the Personnel Board to vacate his or her position or have the board terminate his or her position if he or she separates from the classified service; amend KRS 18A.0751 to no longer require the Personnel Board to promulgate administrative regulations pertaining to employee fines or employee reemployment after a layoff; amend KRS 18A.110 to allow the…

Introduced: February 4, 2025

Last action: February 25, 2025

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This bill makes several updates to Kentucky's state personnel laws, covering how government employees are hired, laid off, paid, and allowed to transfer their leave when they resign or retire. Key changes include new rules for intern employees, updated layoff order protections for full-time workers, limits on state employees working outside Kentucky without approval, and allowing employees leaving state service to transfer unused sick or annual leave even if they have less than 75 hours saved up. Who it may affect: Kentucky state government employees, including classified service workers, interns, and employees of state boards and commissions.

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