Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 70.292, 70.293, and 95.022, regarding city and county programs to reemploy retired police officers without incurring employer retirement contributions, to reduce the required service of the officer or sheriff before retirement from 20 years to 15 years and to allow retired officers to take health insurance coverage through the employing city or county; amend KRS 61.702 and 78.5536 to conform.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions, except to allow retired police officers reemployed under the programs established by KRS 70.291 to 70.293 and 95.022 to obtain health insurance coverage if authorized by the county or city governing body; make technical amendments; amend KRS 164.952, regarding programs at postsecondary institutions, to reemploy retired police officers without incurring employer retirement contributions; reduce the required service of the officer before retirement from 20 years to 15 years; allow retired officers to take health insurance coverage through the employing postsecondary institution if authorized by the institution's governing body.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 70.292, 70.293, 95.022, 61.702, 78.5536
House Committee Substitute 1: 70.292, 70.293, 95.022, 164.952, 61.702, 78.5536