SB 128 — AN ACT relating to sick leave reporting for the Teachers' Retirement System.

UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BRSB 1484128/GA AN ACT relating to sick leave reporting for the Teachers' Retirement System.

Sick leave shall be granted to a teacher or employee if he or she presents a personal affidavit or a certificate of a physician stating that the teacher or employee was ill, that the teacher or employee was absent for the purpose of attending to a member of his or her immediate family who was Page 1 of 10 BR148400.100SB012810.100 - 1484 - XXXX 2/28/2023 4:07 PM JacketedGA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BRSB 1484128/GA ill, or for the purpose of mourning a member of his or her immediate family.

Page 2 of 10 BR148400.100SB012810.100 - 1484 - XXXX 2/28/2023 4:07 PM JacketedGA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BRSB 1484128/GA (c) The Commonwealth, through the Kentucky Department of Education, shall make the employer's health insurance contribution during the period that the district makes payments under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection;

(5) Accumulated days of sick leave shall be granted to a teacher or employee if, prior to Page 3 of 10 BR148400.100SB012810.100 - 1484 - XXXX 2/28/2023 4:07 PM JacketedGA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BRSB 1484128/GA the opening day of the school year, an affidavit or a certificate of a physician is presented to the district board of education, stating that the teacher or employee is unable to commence his or her duties on the opening day of the school year, but will be able to assume his or her duties within a period of time that the board determines to be reasonable.

The teacher or employee or a member of his or her immediate Page 4 of 10 BR148400.100SB012810.100 - 1484 - XXXX 2/28/2023 4:07 PM JacketedGA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BRSB 1484128/GA family suffers from a medically certified illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that has caused or is likely to cause the teacher or employee to be absent for at least ten (10) days;

Page 5 of 10 BR148400.100SB012810.100 - 1484 - XXXX 2/28/2023 4:07 PM JacketedGA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BRSB 1484128/GA (10) (a) After July 1, 1982, a district board of education may compensate, at the time of retirement or upon the death of a member in active contributing status at the time of death who was eligible to retire by reason of service, an employee or a teacher, or the estate of an employee or teacher, for each unused sick leave day.

Page 6 of 10 BR148400.100SB012810.100 - 1484 - XXXX 2/28/2023 4:07 PM JacketedGA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BRSB 1484128/GA (e) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and for each fiscal year thereafter, each school district shall annually report to the Teachers' Retirement System the sick leave balances for each teacher and employee who is a member of the Teachers' Retirement System.

At least once in each two (2) year period, the board shall cause an actuarial investigation to be made of all of the economic experience under the retirement system, including but not limited to the inflation rate, investment return, and payroll growth assumptions, relative to the economic assumptions and funding methods previously adopted by the Page 7 of 10 BR148400.100SB012810.100 - 1484 - XXXX 2/28/2023 4:07 PM JacketedGA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BRSB 1484128/GA board.

[and] Page 8 of 10 BR148400.100SB012810.100 - 1484 - XXXX 2/28/2023 4:07 PM JacketedGA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BRSB 1484128/GA 6.

Page 9 of 10 BR148400.100SB012810.100 - 1484 - XXXX 2/28/2023 4:07 PM JacketedGA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BRSB 1484128/GA (3) A copy of each actuarial investigation, actuarial analysis, and valuation required by subsection (1) of this section shall be forwarded electronically to the Legislative Research Commission no later than ten (10) days after receipt by the board, and the Legislative Research Commission shall distribute the information received to the committee staff and co-chairs of any committee that has jurisdiction over the Teachers' Retirement System.

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