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161.158 Group insurance -- Board's termination of participation in state health plan -- Deductions from salaries.

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161.158 Group insurance -- Board's termination of participation in state health plan -- Deductions from salaries. (1) (a) Each district board of education may form its employees into a group or groups or recognize existing groups for the purpose of obtaining the <br>advantages of group life, disability, medical, and dental insurance, or any <br>group insurance plans to aid its employees including the state employee health <br>insurance group as described in KRS 18A.225, as long as the employees <br>continue to be employed by the board of education. Medical and dental group <br>insurance plans obtained under authority of this section may include insurance <br>benefits for the families of the insured group or groups of employees. Any <br>district board of education may pay all or part of the premium on the policies, <br>and may deduct from the salaries of the employees that part of the premium <br>which is to be paid by them and may contract with the insurer to provide the <br>above benefits. As permitted in KRS 160.280(4), board members shall be <br>eligible to participate in any group medical or dental insurance provided by <br>the district for employees. (b) If a district board of education participates in the state employee health insurance program, as described in KRS 18A.225, for its active employees <br>and terminates participation and there is a state appropriation approved by the <br>General Assembly for the employer's contribution for active employees' health <br>insurance coverage, neither the board of education nor the employees shall <br>receive the state-funded contribution after termination from the state employee <br>health insurance program. (2) (a) Each district board of education shall adopt policies or regulations which will provide for: <br>1. Deductions from salaries of its employees or groups of employees <br>whenever a request is presented to the board by said employees or <br>groups thereof. The deductions shall be made from salaries earned in at <br>least eight (8) different pay periods. The deductions may be made for, <br>but are not limited to, membership dues, tax-sheltered annuities, and <br>group insurance premiums. With the exception of membership dues, the <br>board shall not be required to make more than one (1) remittance of <br>amounts deducted during a pay period for a separate type of deduction; <br>and 2. Deductions from payments for the per diem and actual expenses <br>provided under KRS 160.280(1) to members of the district board of <br>education whenever a request is presented by a board member to the <br>board. The deductions may be made for but not be limited to <br>membership dues, health insurance purchases, scholarship funds, and <br>contributions to a political action committee. (b) The deductions under paragraph (a)1. and 2. of this subsection shall be remitted to the appropriate organization or association as specified by the <br>employees within thirty (30) days following the deduction, provided the <br>district has received appropriate invoices or necessary documentation. (c) Health insurance, life insurance, and tax-sheltered annuities shall be interpreted as separate types of deductions. When amounts have been <br>correctly deducted and remitted by the board, the board shall bear no further <br>responsibility or liability for subsequent transaction. (3) Payments and deductions made by the board of education under the authority of this section are presumed to be for services rendered and for the benefit of the common <br>schools, and the payments and deductions shall not affect the eligibility of any <br>school system to participate in the public school funding program as established in <br>KRS Chapter 157. Effective: June 26, 2007 <br>History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 2, effective June 26, 2007; and ch. 88, sec. 4, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 438, sec. 3, effective <br>April 21, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 557, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. -- <br>Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 170, sec. 2, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1990 <br>Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. IV, sec. 239, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1978 Ky. <br>Acts ch. 234, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 322, <br>sec. 1. -- Created 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 166, sec. 1. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/26/2007). This section was amended by 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 88, secs. 2 and 4, which do not appear to be in conflict and have <br>been codified together.