161.460 Conflict of interest -- Trustees, employees, members of General
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Assembly, public servants.
(1)No trustee or employee of the board of trustees shall:
(a)Have any interest, direct or indirect, in the gain or profits of any
investment or any other legal, business, or financial transaction made by
the board, except that any such trustee or employee may be a member,
employee, or beneficiary of the plans administered by the board or
authority;
(b)Directly or indirectly for himself or as an agent for another, use any of the
assets of the retirement system in any manner except to make current
and necessary payments authorized by the board;
(c)Become an endorser, surety, or obligor for moneys loaned to or borrowed
from the board;
(d)Have a contract or agreement with the retirement system, individually or
through a business owned by the trustee or the employee;
(e)Use his or her official position with the retirement system to obtain a
financial gain or benefit or advantage for himself or herself or a family
member;
(f)Use confidential information acquired during his or her tenure with the
retirement system to further his or her own economic interests or that of
another person; or
(g)Hold outside employment with, or accept compensation from, any person
or business with which he or she has involvement as part of his or her
official position with the retirement system. The provisions of this
subsection shall not prohibit a trustee from serving as an employee of an
agency participating in the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System.
(2)No trustee or employee of the board of trustees, who has served as a trustee
or employee of the board on or after July 1, 2017, shall have any interest,
direct or indirect, in the gains or profits of any investment or any other legal,
business, or financial transaction made by the board of trustees for a period of
five
(5)years following termination of his or her position, except that any such
trustee or employee may be a member, employee, or beneficiary of the
Teachers' Retirement System.
(a)No person who is serving as a member of the General Assembly or is a
public servant as defined by KRS 11A.010(9) shall have any interest,
direct or indirect, in the gains or profits of any investment or any other
legal, business, or financial transaction made by the board of trustees,
except that any such member or public servant may be a member,
employee, or beneficiary of the Teachers' Retirement System.
(b)No person who was serving as a member of the General Assembly on or
after July 1, 2017, or was serving as a public servant as defined by KRS
11A.010(9) on or after July 1, 2017, shall have any interest, direct or
indirect, in the gains or profits of any investment or any other legal,
business, or financial transaction made by the board of trustees for a
period of five
(5)years following termination of his or her position, except
that any such member or public servant may be a member, employee, or beneficiary of the Teachers' Retirement System.