161.168 Certified employee granted leave of absence for active military service -- Medical insurance -- Contribution to retirement system to be retroactive -- Credit given -- Exclusions. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 1 161.168 Certified employee granted leave of absence for active military service -- Medical insurance -- Contribution to retirement system to be retroactive --
Credit given -- Exclusions. Notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary, a certified employee of a local board of
education who is a member of a state National Guard or a Reserve component ordered to
active military duty by the President of the United States shall be granted a leave of
absence for this purpose and shall be considered to be rendering service to the state.
(1) A local board of education that has granted military leave to a certified employee and has a commitment from the employee to return to work upon the conclusion of
military leave may provide the employer's contribution toward the purchase of the
state's medical insurance program during the period of military leave as long as the
employee or spouse pays the additional cost of dependent coverage. (2) Upon the employee's return to work, the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall pay the member contribution and any accrued interest that is required to be paid under KRS
161.507(4)(b) in order for the member to receive retirement service credit for the
period of active military duty. Under no circumstances shall a member be entitled to
service credit under this paragraph that is in violation of the provisions of KRS
161.500. The provisions of this subsection shall be retroactive to January 1, 2003,
for employees who have been deployed to active combat service. (3) For each year of military service or each year of combined military and school service within a school year, the certified employee shall receive a year of service
credit for purposes of the district's single salary schedule defined in KRS 157.320. (4) No provisions of this section shall be construed to provide disability benefits under KRS 161.611 or 161.663, survivorship benefits under KRS 161.520, life insurance
benefits under KRS 161.555 or any other benefit available from the Kentucky
Teachers' Retirement System as a result of active military service, or conditions or
injuries resulting from active military service, except for the accrual of service
credit which shall be acknowledged by the retirement system subject to the relevant
conditions set forth in KRS 161.507. Effective: June 26, 2007
History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 2, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006. -- Created 2004 Ky. Acts
ch. 161, sec. 1, effective July 13, 2004.