Kentucky Statutes 18A.010 – General purpose of KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200 — Total number of employees limited
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(1) The general purpose of KRS § 18A.005 to KRS § 18A.200 is to establish for the state a system of personnel administration based on merit principles and scientific methods governing the recruitment, examination, appointment, promotion, transfer, lay-off, removal, discipline, and welfare of its classified employees and other incidents of state employment. All appointments and promotions to positions in the state classified service shall be made solely on the basis of merit and fitness, to be ascertained by competitive examination, except as hereinafter specified. The General Assembly finds that this chapter is necessary in order to improve the morale and motivation of state employees and to gain the maximum utilization of human resources in order to provide better service to the citizens of this Commonwealth.
(2) The total number of permanent full-time personnel employed in agencies of the executive branch shall not exceed thirty-three thousand (33,000).
(3) The provisions of subsection (2) of this section do not apply to teachers, career guidance coaches and counselors, or school administrators employed in state- operated area technology centers, or employees of the General Assembly, the Legislative Research Commission, the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation, or the Court of Justice.
(4) As used in this section, “career guidance coach” has the same meaning as in KRS
158.810.
Effective: April 19, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 150, sec. 8, effective April 19, 2012. — Amended
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 350, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1996. — Repealed, reenacted, and amended as KRS § 18A.010, 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 448, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982 and created in part ch. 381, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1982. — Created in part 1960
Ky. Acts ch. 63, sec. 1.
Formerly codified as KRS § 18.120.
2022-2024 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2022 Ky. Acts ch.
199, Pt. I, C, 2, (1) at 1658.
2022-2024 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2022 Ky. Acts ch.
199, Pt. I, G, 1, (2) at 1670.
Legislative Research Commission Note (4/19/2012). 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 150, sec. 10, provides that the Act, which included an amendment to this statute, shall be known as the “Career Pathways Act of 2012.”
(2) The total number of permanent full-time personnel employed in agencies of the executive branch shall not exceed thirty-three thousand (33,000).
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 18A.010
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- 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
- 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
- Promotion: means a change of rank of an employee from a position in one (1) class to a position in another class having a higher minimum salary or carrying a greater scope of discretion or responsibility. 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.
- Transfer: means a movement of any employee from one (1) position to another of the same grade having the same salary ranges, the same level of responsibility within the classified service, and the same salary received immediately prior to transfer. See Kentucky Statutes 18A.005
(3) The provisions of subsection (2) of this section do not apply to teachers, career guidance coaches and counselors, or school administrators employed in state- operated area technology centers, or employees of the General Assembly, the Legislative Research Commission, the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation, or the Court of Justice.
(4) As used in this section, “career guidance coach” has the same meaning as in KRS
158.810.
Effective: April 19, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 150, sec. 8, effective April 19, 2012. — Amended
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 350, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1996. — Repealed, reenacted, and amended as KRS § 18A.010, 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 448, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982 and created in part ch. 381, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1982. — Created in part 1960
Ky. Acts ch. 63, sec. 1.
Formerly codified as KRS § 18.120.
2022-2024 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2022 Ky. Acts ch.
199, Pt. I, C, 2, (1) at 1658.
2022-2024 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2022 Ky. Acts ch.
199, Pt. I, G, 1, (2) at 1670.
Legislative Research Commission Note (4/19/2012). 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 150, sec. 10, provides that the Act, which included an amendment to this statute, shall be known as the “Career Pathways Act of 2012.”