Kentucky Statutes 18A.120 – Basis for hiring for classified service — Exception — Credit for sick leave
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(1) Except as hereinafter provided, all hiring for the classified service shall be on the basis of competitive examinations and certification by the cabinet in accordance with the provisions of KRS § 18A.005 to KRS § 18A.200.
(2) As of February 29, 1976, when an entity and its employees, either initially or subsequently, is brought into the state service, all employees of that entity required to be covered under the classified service shall be required to meet the minimum qualifications for the positions to which they are assigned and to satisfactorily complete a probationary period, except that in the discretion of the secretary they shall not be required to take an examination. The secretary shall equitably assign such employees within the salary range of an appropriate pay grade. Upon the recommendation of the appointing authority, the secretary may authorize the credit of the amount of sick leave the employee had prior to being brought into state service. After completion of the initial probationary period employees employed under this statute shall be credited with the amount of service they had with this previous entity for accumulation of annual leave and other purposes of this chapter.
Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 31, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended
1988 Ky. Acts ch. 247, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1988. — Repealed, reenacted, and amended as KRS § 18A.120, 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 448, sec. 24, effective July 15, 1982. –
– Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 86. sec. 8, effective March 29, 1976. — Amended 1974
Ky. Acts ch. 308, sec. 16. — Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 283. — Created
1960 Ky. Acts ch. 63, sec. 12.
Formerly codified as KRS § 18.250.
2022-2024 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2022 Ky. Acts ch.
199, Pt. I, C, 2, (1) at 1658.
(2) As of February 29, 1976, when an entity and its employees, either initially or subsequently, is brought into the state service, all employees of that entity required to be covered under the classified service shall be required to meet the minimum qualifications for the positions to which they are assigned and to satisfactorily complete a probationary period, except that in the discretion of the secretary they shall not be required to take an examination. The secretary shall equitably assign such employees within the salary range of an appropriate pay grade. Upon the recommendation of the appointing authority, the secretary may authorize the credit of the amount of sick leave the employee had prior to being brought into state service. After completion of the initial probationary period employees employed under this statute shall be credited with the amount of service they had with this previous entity for accumulation of annual leave and other purposes of this chapter.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 18A.120
- Appointing authority: means the agency head or any person whom he or she has authorized by law to designate to act on behalf of the agency with respect to employee appointments, position establishments, payroll documents, register requests, waiver requests, requests for certification, or other position actions. See Kentucky Statutes 18A.005
- branch budget: means an enactment by the General Assembly which provides appropriations and establishes fiscal policies and conditions for the biennial financial plan for the judicial branch, the legislative branch, and the executive branch, which shall include a separate budget bill for the Transportation Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Cabinet: means the Personnel Cabinet provided for in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 18A.005
- Classified service: includes all the employment subject to the terms of this chapter except for those positions expressly cited in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 18A.005
- Employee: means a person regularly appointed to a position in the state service for which he or she is compensated on a full-time, part-time, or interim basis. See Kentucky Statutes 18A.005
- Secretary: means the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet as provided for in KRS
18A. See Kentucky Statutes 18A.005 - State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 31, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended
1988 Ky. Acts ch. 247, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1988. — Repealed, reenacted, and amended as KRS § 18A.120, 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 448, sec. 24, effective July 15, 1982. –
– Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 86. sec. 8, effective March 29, 1976. — Amended 1974
Ky. Acts ch. 308, sec. 16. — Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 283. — Created
1960 Ky. Acts ch. 63, sec. 12.
Formerly codified as KRS § 18.250.
2022-2024 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2022 Ky. Acts ch.
199, Pt. I, C, 2, (1) at 1658.