161.158 Group insurance -- Board's termination of participation in state health plan -- Deductions from salaries. - Kentucky Statutes

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161.158 Group insurance -- Board's termination of participation in state health plan -- Deductions from salaries. (1) (a) Each district board of education may form its employees into a group or groups or recognize existing groups for the purpose of obtaining the
advantages of group life, disability, medical, and dental insurance, or any
group insurance plans to aid its employees including the state employee health
insurance group as described in KRS 18A.225, as long as the employees
continue to be employed by the board of education. Medical and dental group
insurance plans obtained under authority of this section may include insurance
benefits for the families of the insured group or groups of employees. Any
district board of education may pay all or part of the premium on the policies,
and may deduct from the salaries of the employees that part of the premium
which is to be paid by them and may contract with the insurer to provide the
above benefits. As permitted in KRS 160.280(4), board members shall be
eligible to participate in any group medical or dental insurance provided by
the district for employees. (b) If a district board of education participates in the state employee health insurance program, as described in KRS 18A.225, for its active employees
and terminates participation and there is a state appropriation approved by the
General Assembly for the employer's contribution for active employees' health
insurance coverage, neither the board of education nor the employees shall
receive the state-funded contribution after termination from the state employee
health insurance program. (2) (a) Each district board of education shall adopt policies or regulations which will provide for:
1. Deductions from salaries of its employees or groups of employees
whenever a request is presented to the board by said employees or
groups thereof. The deductions shall be made from salaries earned in at
least eight (8) different pay periods. The deductions may be made for,
but are not limited to, membership dues, tax-sheltered annuities, and
group insurance premiums. With the exception of membership dues, the
board shall not be required to make more than one (1) remittance of
amounts deducted during a pay period for a separate type of deduction;
and 2. Deductions from payments for the per diem and actual expenses
provided under KRS 160.280(1) to members of the district board of
education whenever a request is presented by a board member to the
board. The deductions may be made for but not be limited to
membership dues, health insurance purchases, scholarship funds, and
contributions to a political action committee. (b) The deductions under paragraph (a)1. and 2. of this subsection shall be remitted to the appropriate organization or association as specified by the
employees within thirty (30) days following the deduction, provided the
district has received appropriate invoices or necessary documentation. (c) Health insurance, life insurance, and tax-sheltered annuities shall be interpreted as separate types of deductions. When amounts have been
correctly deducted and remitted by the board, the board shall bear no further
responsibility or liability for subsequent transaction. (3) Payments and deductions made by the board of education under the authority of this section are presumed to be for services rendered and for the benefit of the common
schools, and the payments and deductions shall not affect the eligibility of any
school system to participate in the public school funding program as established in
KRS Chapter 157. Effective: June 26, 2007
History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 2, effective June 26, 2007; and ch. 88, sec. 4, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 438, sec. 3, effective
April 21, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 557, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. --
Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 170, sec. 2, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1990
Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. IV, sec. 239, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1978 Ky.
Acts ch. 234, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 322,
sec. 1. -- Created 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 166, sec. 1. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/26/2007). This section was amended by 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 88, secs. 2 and 4, which do not appear to be in conflict and have
been codified together.