95A.250 Supplemental payments and pension contributions to local governments, the Kentucky Community and Technical College Systems, and the Department of Military Affairs from fund. - Kentucky Statutes

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95A.250 Supplemental payments and pension contributions to local governments, the Kentucky Community and Technical College Systems, and the Department
of Military Affairs from fund. (1) (a) Beginning July 1, 1982, an eligible local government shall be entitled to receive annually a supplement of two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars
($2,750) for each qualified professional firefighter it employs, and beginning
on July 1, 1999, an annual supplement of three thousand dollars ($3,000) for
each qualified professional firefighter it employs, plus an amount equal to the
required employer's contribution on the supplement to the defined benefit
pension plan, or to a plan qualified under Section 401(a) or Section 457 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1954 as amended. (b) The employer's contribution to any of these plans on the supplement shall not exceed the required employer's contribution to the County Employees
Retirement System pursuant to KRS Chapter 78 for the hazardous duty
category. The pension contribution on the supplement shall be paid whether
the professional firefighter entered the system under hazardous duty coverage
or nonhazardous coverage. (c) The local unit of government shall pay the amount received for retirement coverage to the appropriate retirement system to cover the required employer
contribution on the supplement. (d) Should the foundation program funds be insufficient to pay employer contributions to the system, then the total amount available for pension
payments shall be prorated to each eligible government so that each receives
the same percentage of required pension costs attributable to the supplement. (2) (a) Each qualified professional firefighter, whose local government receives a supplement pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section, shall receive
distribution of the supplement from that local government in twelve (12) equal
monthly installments with his or her pay for the last pay period of each month.
The monthly distribution shall be calculated by dividing the supplement
amount set forth in subsection (1)(a) of this section by twelve (12). (b) The supplement disbursed to a qualified professional firefighter pursuant to this section shall not be considered "wages" as defined by KRS
337.010(1)(c)1. and shall not be included in the hourly wage rate for
calculation of overtime pursuant to KRS 337.285 for scheduled overtime. The
supplement shall be included in the hourly wage rates for calculation of
overtime for unscheduled overtime pursuant to KRS 337.285. (c) To determine the addition to the hourly wage rate for calculation of overtime on unscheduled overtime, the annual supplement shall be divided by two
thousand eighty (2,080). The overtime rate for unscheduled overtime shall be
calculated by adding the quotient, which is the amount of the annual
supplement divided by two thousand eighty (2,080), to the hourly wage rate
and multiplying the total by one and one-half (1.5). The enhanced overtime
rate shall be paid only for unscheduled overtime. Scheduled overtime shall be paid at one and one-half (1.5) times the regular hourly wage rate, excluding
the supplement. (3) Beginning July 1, 2006: (a) The Kentucky Community and Technical College System shall be entitled to receive annually a supplement equal to the amount determined in subsection
(1) of this section for each Kentucky fire and rescue training coordinator
employed by the Kentucky Community and Technical College System who
meets the qualifications for individual firefighters required in KRS 95A.230,
plus an amount equal to the required employer's contribution on the
supplement to the defined benefit pension plan; and (b) The Department of Military Affairs shall be entitled to receive annually a supplement equal to the amount determined in subsection (1) of this section
for each civilian firefighter employed by the Department of Military Affairs
who meets the qualifications for individual firefighters required in KRS
95A.230, plus an amount equal to the required employer's contribution on the
supplement to the defined benefit pension plan. Each fire and rescue training coordinator employed by the Kentucky Community
and Technical College System and each civilian firefighter employed by the
Department of Military Affairs, whose employer receives a supplement pursuant to
this subsection, shall receive distribution from that employer of the supplement
which his or her qualifications brought to the employer. The supplement distributed
shall be in addition to his or her regular salary. Effective: March 20, 2009
History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 2, effective March 20, 2009. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts
ch. 244, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 510, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1998. --
Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 339, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1988
Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 15, effective July 15, 1988; and ch. 366, sec. 3, effective July
15, 1988. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 246, sec. 6, effective July 1, 1982. --
Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 373, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1980.