95A.250 Supplemental payments and pension contributions to local governments,
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the Kentucky Community and Technical College Systems, and the Department
of Military Affairs from fund -- Administrative expense reimbursement.
(a)An eligible local government shall be entitled to receive an annual supplement
of three thousand dollars ($3,000) and, beginning July 1, 2018, an annual
supplement of four thousand dollars ($4,000) 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.
(e)1. In addition to the payments received under paragraphs
(a)and
(b)of this
subsection, but only if sufficient funds are available to fully reimburse
each eligible local government for the employer contributions to the
pension system, each local government shall receive an administrative
expense reimbursement in an amount equal to seven and sixty-five one-
hundredths percent (7.65%) of the total annual supplement received
greater than three thousand one hundred dollars ($3,100) for each
qualified professional firefighter it employs, subject to the cap
established by subparagraph 3. of this paragraph.
2. The local government may use the moneys received under this
paragraph in any manner it deems necessary to partially cover the costs
of administering the payments received under paragraph
(a)of this
subsection.
3. The total amount distributed under this paragraph shall not exceed the
total sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for each
fiscal year. If there are insufficient funds to provide for full
reimbursement as provided in subparagraph 1. of this paragraph, then
the amount shall be distributed pro rata to each eligible local
government so that each receives the same percentage attributable to its
total receipt of the cash salary supplement.
(a)Each qualified professional firefighter, whose local government receives a
supplement pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section due to employment of
the firefighter, 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 established 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.
(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.
(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.
(c)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.