156.812 Employee benefits.

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(1)All certified, equivalent, and unclassified employees in the Office of Career and

Technical Education shall be:

(a)Provided the same health insurance coverage as all other state government

employees provided in KRS 18A.225;

(b)Eligible to participate in the deferred compensation system provided for all

state government employees by KRS 18A.250 to 18A.265;

(c)Provided the same life insurance coverage provided all state employees

pursuant to KRS 18A.205 to 18A.215;

(d)Reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary travel expenses and

disbursements incurred or made pursuant to KRS 45.101 in the performance

of their official duties; no part of the reimbursement shall be included in or

accounted as a part of their salaries;

(e)Ensured equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion,

national origin, disability, sex, or age; and

(f)Given those holidays and rights granted state employees pursuant to KRS

18A.190.

(2)Employees under the jurisdiction of the former Department for Technical Education

who are members of a state retirement system as of June 30, 1990, shall remain in

their respective retirement systems. All new certified and equivalent employees

hired by the office shall be placed in the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System.