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61.410 Declaration of policy.

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61.410 Declaration of policy. (1) It is declared to be the policy of the General Assembly to extend the federal old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance coverage to all public employees <br>regardless of whether the employees are occupying positions which are covered by a <br>retirement system; but no employee occupying a position to which KRS 161.220 to <br>161.710 are applicable shall be held to fall within the class of persons sought to be <br>affected by this statement of policy except for employees of the state universities <br>and public junior colleges. (2) It is also the policy of the General Assembly that the protection afforded public employees by membership in a retirement system or by the right to receive periodic <br>benefits under a retirement system will not be impaired as a result of any agreement <br>made between the Commonwealth and the commissioner pursuant to KRS 61.410 <br>to 61.500. (3) The General Assembly ratifies the extension of federal old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance coverage to public employees in positions covered <br>by a retirement system prior to June 14, 1962, if the procedures specified by former <br>KRS 61.430(6) were substantially followed. Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 436, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 26. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 12, sec. 1. -- <br>Amended 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 1. -- Created 1951 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts <br>ch. 3, sec. 1.