Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 16.582 and 61.621 to increase minimum total and permanent in line of duty or duty-related disability benefits payable to a member of any of the systems administered by the Kentucky Retirement Systems from 25% to 75% of the member's monthly average pay; amend KRS 16.505, 61.510, and 78.510 to define "monthly average pay" as it relates to total and permanent line of duty and duty-related disability benefits; amend KRS 16.505 to amend the definition of "dependent child" as it relates to total and permanent line of duty or duty-related disability; amend KRS 61.702 to ensure full hospital and medical insurance benefits for the member, spouse, and dependents of a member who has a total and permanent in line of duty or duty-related disability; provide for prospective adjustments in benefits for those eligible members who were totally and permanently disabled in line of duty or due to a duty-related injury.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; and provide that Sections 1 to 8 of the bill shall apply to the County Employees Retirement System regardless of any other bills enacted during the 2021 Regular Session.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions except to limit the increase in minimum total and permanent in line of duty or duty-related disability benefits to those members in a hazardous duty position or is in a nonhazardous position that could be approved as a hazardous duty position; amend KRS 61.607 to require members receiving line of duty disability benefits to annually file forms verifying payment of Social Security or Worker's Compensation benefits; amend KRS 61.610 to provide that line of duty disability medical reviews shall occur no more than once every 3 years and to provide that the systems shall hire a private investigator to investigate disability fraud and to provide spot audits on line of duty recipients; amend KRS 7A.255 to require reporting of line of duty disability benefits to the Public Pension Oversight Board; make conforming and technical amendments.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- J. Blanton

Summary Retain original provisions; clarify that the provisions of KRS 6.945 shall not apply to the bill.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 16.505, 16.582, 61.621
Acts Chapter 106: 16.505, 16.582, 61.621, 61.607, 61.610, 7A.255
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 16.505, 16.582, 61.621
House Committee Substitute 1: 16.505, 16.582, 61.621, 61.607, 61.610, 7A.255
Current: 16.505, 16.582, 61.621