KRS 18A.075: Duties of Personnel Board.

Subject to the provisions of this chapter and KRS Chapter 13A, it shall be the duty of the

board to:

(1) As provided by this chapter, promulgate comprehensive administrative regulations

consistent with the provisions of KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200, and with fed eral

standards for the administration of a personnel system in the agencies of the state

government receiving federal grants for the purpose of carrying out the provisions

of this chapter;

(2) Make investigations, either on petition of a citizen, taxpayer, interested party, or on

its own motion, concerning the enforcement and effect of KRS 18A.005 to

18A.200, and to require observance of its provisions and the administrative

regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and KRS Chapter

13A; and to make such investigation as may be requested by the General Assembly

or the Governor and to report thereon;

(3) Hear appeals from applicants for positions for which examinations are being or

have been conducted, from eligibles on examination reg isters, from unclassified

employees who have been dismissed, demoted, suspended, or reduced in pay or

grade for cause, and from officers or employees serving under the personnel

systems created by this chapter, as provided by 1986 Acts Ch. 494;

(4) In cooperation with the secretary, promote public understanding of merit principles

in government service;

(5) Present, in accordance with the provisions of KRS Chapter 48, budget requests for

the support of the personnel board;

(6) Make annual reports to the Gov ernor, the Legislative Research Commission, the

secretary of the Personnel Cabinet, and the co-chairs of the Interim Joint Committee

on State Government prior to October 1. The board shall make biennial reports to

the General Assembly, which reports shall be a public record freely available to

those persons interested in obtaining a copy. The board may request state agencies

to provide information to assist the board in compiling the reports, which shall

include the following:

(a) The number of merit state employees at the beginning and the end of the

reporting period;

(b) The total number of grievances filed and mediation requests made by merit

employees during the reporting period;

(c) A tabulation of the stages in which employee complaints were resolved during

the reporting period; and

(d) The average amount of time taken to resolve employee complaints during the

reporting period, by stage;

(7) Advise the Governor and the secretary with respect to the administration of the

personnel system created by this chapter;

(8) Consider and act on such matters as may be referred to the board by the secretary;

(9) Represent the public interest in the improvement of personnel administration in the

state service, and advise and assist the secretary in fostering the interest of

institutions of learning and of civic, professional, and employee organizations in the

improvement of personnel standards in the state service; and

(10) Make a determination, up on receiving notification of proposed classification

selection method changes with proper documentation for the necessity for the

change from the secretary, on classification selection method changes prior to those

changes occurring. Upon receiving a class ification selection method change

proposal from the secretary, the board shall, at its next regularly scheduled monthly

meeting, review and comment on proposed selection method changes. No

classification shall have its selection method changed without revi ew and comment

from the board.