KRS 18A.245: Board of trustees -- Membership, terms, meetings -- Powers -- Executive

director -- Annual financial report.

(1) The authority shall be administered by a board of trustees composed of seven (7)

members, who shall be as follows:

(a) Secretary, Finance and Administration Cabinet, ex officio;

(b) Secretary of personnel, ex officio;

(c) The state controller, ex officio;

(d) The State Treasurer, ex officio; and

(e) Three (3) at -large members appointed by the Governor, who do not have a

conflict of interest as provided by KRS 18A.262, one (1) of whom shall have

at least five (5) years of investment or banking experience and one (1) of

whom shall be a representative of a nonstate government employer.

(2) The members of the board appointed by the Governor shall serve for a period of

four (4) years and the ex officio members of the board shall serve only for the

period of their term of office. Each ex officio member may designate a proxy by

written notice to the authority prior to call of order of each meeting, and the proxy

shall be entitled to participate as a full voting member.

(3) Any vacancy which may occur shall be filled in the same manner provided for the

selection of the particular member for a full term. Vacancies shall be filled for the

unexpired term only.

(4) Membership on the board of trustees shall not be incompatible with any other office

unless a constitutional incompatibility exists, and no member shall be subject to

removal from office, except upon conviction of a felony, or of a misdemeanor

involving moral turpitude.

(5) Board members who do not otherwise receive a salary or compensation from the

State Treasury shall receive a per diem of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day

they are in session or on official duty, and they sha ll be reimbursed for their actual

and necessary expenses in accordance with state administrative regulations and

standards applicable to state employees.

(6) The board shall meet at least once in each quarter of the year, and may meet in

special session upon the call of the chair. It shall elect a chair and a vice chair. A

majority of the members shall constitute a quorum, and all actions taken by the

board shall be by affirmative vote of a majority of the members present.

(7) The authority shall be attached to the Personnel Cabinet for administrative purposes

only. The board may take but is not limited to the following actions:

(a) Appoint such employees as it deems necessary and fix the compensation for

all employees of the board, subject to the approval of the secretary. The

authority shall be headed by an executive director who shall be appointed by

the board of trustees of the authority without the limitatio ns imposed by KRS

12.040 and KRS Chapter 18A. The executive director of the authority and

employees appointed by the board shall serve at its will and pleasure. All

other staff of the authority shall be employed under KRS 18A.005 to

18A.200;

(b) Require such employees as it thinks proper to execute bonds for the faithful

performance of their duties;

(c) Establish a system of accounting;

(d) Contract for such services as may be necessary for the operation or

administration of deferred compensation plans auth orized in KRS 18A.230 to

18A.275, including annual audits;

(e) Do all things, take all actions, and adopt plans for participation consistent with

federal law and with the provisions of KRS 18A.230 to 18A.275, including

but not limited to:

1. Amending the b oard's plan for the Kentucky Public Employees 401(k)

Deferred Compensation Plan or the Kentucky Employees 457 Deferred

Compensation Plan, or both such plans, to adopt, maintain, and

terminate a deemed IRA program under Internal Revenue Code Section

408;

2. Amending the board's plan for the Kentucky Public Employees 401(k)

Deferred Compensation Plan to adopt, maintain, and terminate a

qualified Roth contribution program under Internal Revenue Code

Section 402A; and

3. Adopting, maintaining, and terminating a n Internal Revenue Code

Section 403(b) plan for qualified employees;

(f) Contract with persons or companies duly licensed by the State of Kentucky

and applicable federal regulatory agencies, at the cost of the trust fund or

individual participant accounts, to provide investment advice and financial

planning to participants in the plans, with respect to their selection of

investments. The board may promulgate administrative regulations for

provision of financial planning to participants in the plans;

(g) Contract with companies duly licensed by the State of Kentucky and

applicable federal regulatory agencies to provide self -directed brokerage

accounts to participants for their individual selection of plan account

investments. Such contracts with self -directed brokerage account vendors

shall be exempt from KRS Chapters 45 and 45A. The board may promulgate

administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A for the

provision of self-directed brokerage accounts to participants; and

(h) Promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A,

provided the regulations are not inconsistent with KRS 18A.230 to 18A.275,

necessary or proper in order to carry out the provisions of this section and

duties authorized by KRS 18A.230 to 18A.275.

(8) The Attorney General, or an assistant designated by him or her, may act as legal

adviser and attorney for the board. The board may also appoint legal counsel in

accordance with KRS Chapter 12.

(9) The board shall prepare an annual financial report showin g all receipts,

disbursements, assets, and liabilities and shall submit a copy to the Governor and

the Legislative Research Commission. All board meetings and records shall be open

for inspection by the public.

(10) Notwithstanding any other evidence of le gislative intent, it is hereby declared to be

the controlling legislative intent that the provisions of KRS 18A.230 to 18A.275

shall conform with federal statutes or regulations and meet the qualification

requirements under 26 U.S.C. secs. 401(a) and 457(b ), applicable federal

regulations, and other published guidance, and the board shall have the authority to

promulgate administrative regulations, with retroactive effect if required under

federal law, to conform the Kentucky Public Employees 401(k) Deferre d

Compensation Plan and the Kentucky Employees 457(b) Deferred Compensation

Plan with federal statutes and regulations and to meet the qualification requirements

under 26 U.S.C. secs. 401(a) and 457(b).