18A.0751 Personnel Board -- Regulatory authority.
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(1)The board shall promulgate comprehensive administrative regulations for the
classified service governing:
(a)Appeals by state employees;
(b)Demotion;
(c)Dismissal;
(d)Fines, suspensions, and other disciplinary measures;
(e)Probation, provided that the board may not require an initial probationary
period in excess of six
(6)months except as provided in subsection (4)(e) of
this section and KRS 18A.005;
(f)Promotion;
(g)Reinstatement;
(h)Transfer; and
(i)Employee grievances and complaints.
(a)These administrative regulations shall comply with the provisions of this
chapter and KRS Chapter 13A, and shall have the force and effect of law,
when approved by the board, after compliance with the provisions of KRS
Chapters 13A and 18A and the procedures adopted thereunder;
(b)Administrative regulations promulgated by the board shall not expand or
restrict rights granted to, or duties imposed upon, employees and
administrative bodies by the provisions of this chapter; and
(c)No administrative body, other than the personnel board, shall promulgate
administrative regulations governing the subject matters specified in this
section.
(3)Prior to filing an administrative regulation with the Legislative Research
Commission, the board shall submit the administrative regulation to the secretary
for review:
(a)The secretary shall review the administrative regulation proposed by the board
not more than twenty
(20)days after its submission to him or her;
(b)Not more than five
(5)days after his review, the secretary shall submit his or
her recommendations in writing to the board;
(c)The board shall review the recommendations of the secretary and may revise
the proposed administrative regulation as it deems necessary; and
(d)After the board has completed the review provided for in this section, it may
file the proposed administrative regulation with the Legislative Research
Commission pursuant to the provisions of KRS Chapter 13A.
(4)These administrative regulations shall provide:
(a)For the procedures to be utilized by the board in the conduct of hearings by
the board, consistent with the provisions of KRS Chapter 13B;
(b)For reduction in rank or grade as provided by this chapter;
(c)For discharge, as provided by this section;
(d)For imposition, as disciplinary measures, of a fine of not more than ten
working days' pay, or for suspension from the service without pay for no
longer than thirty
(30)working days and, in accordance with the provisions of
KRS 18A.095, for the manner of notification of the employee of the discipline
and his or her right of appeal;
(e)No probationary period may exceed twelve
(12)months, except as provided in
KRS 18A.005. The secretary may recommend an initial probationary period
in excess of six
(6)months for specific job classifications to the board. This
recommendation shall take the form of a proposed administrative regulation
that shall be submitted to the board for approval. The subject of the
administrative regulation shall be limited to job classifications for which an
initial probationary period in excess of six
(6)months is required and shall
specify:
1. The job classification for which an initial probationary period in excess
of six
(6)months is required; and
2. The specific number of months constituting the initial probationary
period for the job classification. No other administrative regulation shall
include any provision prescribing an initial probationary period in
excess of six
(6)months, except as provided in KRS 18A.005. Upon
approval by the board of the proposed administrative regulation
provided for in this paragraph, the board shall file the regulation with
the Legislative Research Commission as provided by KRS Chapter 13A;
(f)For promotions which shall give appropriate consideration to the applicant's
qualifications, record of performance, conduct, and seniority. Except as
provided by this chapter, vacancies shall be filled by promotion whenever
practicable and in the best interest of the service;
(g)For reemployment of laid-off employees in accordance with the provisions of
this chapter;
(h)For transfer from a position in one
(1)department to a similar position in
another department involving similar qualifications, duties, responsibilities,
and salary ranges as provided by the provisions of KRS 18A.113;
(i)For establishment of a plan for resolving employee grievances and
complaints. This plan shall not restrict rights granted employees by the
provisions of this chapter;
(j)For promotion of career employees to positions in the unclassified service
without loss of status to the individual employees so promoted, as provided by
this chapter; and
(k)For any other administrative regulations not inconsistent with this chapter and
KRS Chapter 13A as may be proper and necessary for its enforcement.