Section 161.623 - Use of unused sick-leave days to determine service credit - Applicability to individuals becoming members on or after July 1, 2008 - Maximum amount(1) Effective July 1, 1982, and thereafter, a district board of education or other employer of members of the Teachers' Retirement System may compensate, at the time of retirement for service, an active contributing member for unused sick-leave days in accordance with this section.(2) Upon the member's application for service retirement, the employer shall certify the retiring member's unused accumulated sick-leave balance to the board of trustees of the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System. The member's sick-leave balance, expressed in days, shall be divided by one hundred eighty-five (185) days to determine the amount of service credit that may be considered for addition to the member's retirement account for the purpose of determining the retirement allowance under KRS 161.620. Notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, sick-leave credit that is accredited under this section or by one (1) of the other state-administered retirement systems shall not be used for the purpose of determining whether the member is eligible to receive a retirement allowance from the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System.(3) The board shall compute the cost to the retirement system of the sick-leave credit for each retiring member and shall bill the last employer of the retiring member for such cost. The employer shall pay the cost of such service credit to the retirement system within fifteen (15) days after receiving notification of the cost from the board.(4) Retiring members who receive service credit under this section shall not be eligible to receive compensation for accrued sick leave under KRS 161.155(10) or any other statutory provision.(5) Employer participation is optional and the employer may opt to purchase less service credit than the member is eligible to receive provided the same percentage of reduction is made applicable to all retiring members of the employer during a school fiscal year.(6) The board of trustees shall formulate and adopt necessary rules and regulations for the administration of the foregoing provisions.(7) Payments to the retirement system for service credit obtained under this section or for compensation credit obtained under KRS 161.155(10) shall be based on the full actuarial cost as defined in KRS 161.220(22).(8) For an individual who becomes a member on or after July 1, 2008, the maximum amount of unused accumulated sick leave that may be considered for addition to the member's retirement account for purposes of determining the retirement allowance under KRS 161.620 shall not exceed three hundred (300) days.Amended by 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 157,§ 35, eff. 1/1/2022.Amended by 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 107,§ 74, eff. 7/14/2018.Effective:6/27/2008
Amended 2008, (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 40, effective6/27/2008. -- Amended 2008, Ky. Acts ch. 78, sec. 18, effective 7/1/2008. -- Amended 2006, Ky. Acts ch. 52, sec. 4, effective 7/12/2006. -- Amended 2002, Ky. Acts ch. 275, sec. 29, effective 7/1/2002. -- Amended 2000, Ky. Acts ch. 498, sec. 19, effective 7/1/2000. -- Amended 1998, Ky. Acts ch. 530, sec. 2, effective 7/15/1998. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. V, sec. 530, effective 7/13/1990; and ch. 483, sec. 5, effective 7/13/1990. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 450, sec. 2, effective 7/15/1986. -- Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 326, sec. 10, effective 7/1/1982.