KRS 21.530: Coordination of Legislators' Retirement and Judicial Retirement Plans

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(1) For administrative purposes only, as hereinafter provided, the Legislators'

Retirement Plan and the Judicial Retirement Plan shall be coordinated under

the name, Judicial Form Retirement System, but each of the plans shall

maintain its separate identity. A board of trustees of that system hereby is

created, to consist of eight (8) members, three (3) of whom shall be appointed

by the Supreme Court, two (2) by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation

in accordance with KRS 11.160 for each appointment or reappointment, one

(1) by the President of the Senate, one (1) by the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, and one (1) by the president and speaker jointly. The

appointments by the Governor shall:

(a) Not be from among the members of either of the plans in the system, or

from among the persons drawing benefits from either of those plans; and

(b) Have investment experience. For purposes of this paragraph, a trustee

with "investment experience" means an individual who does not have a

conflict of interest, as provided by KRS 21.540, and who has at least ten

(10) years of experience in one (1) of the following areas of expertise:

1. A portfolio manager acting in a fiduciary capacity;

2. A professional securities analyst or investment consultant;

3. A current or retired employee or principal of a trust institution,

investment or finance organization, or endowment fund acting in an

investment-related capacity;

4. A chartered financial analyst in good standing as determined by the

CFA Institute; or

5. A university professor, teaching investment-related studies.

(2) (a) The members of the board shall serve for terms of four (4) years,

commencing as of July 1, 1980, and until their successors are chosen

and have qualified; provided that if a member of the board who was a

member of one (1) of the plans in the system when he was appointed

ceases to be a member of that plan, a vacancy shall thereupon be

deemed to exist in his position on the board; and provided further, that the

members of the Judicial Retirement Board in office on July 1, 1980, shall

serve for the remainder of the terms for which they were appointed, as the

members of the board created by this section, in the positions appointable

by the Supreme Court and the Governor. Vacancies shall be filled by the

appointing authority for the unexpired term.

(b) A trustee shall not serve more than three (3) consecutive four (4) year

terms. A trustee who has served three (3) consecutive terms may be

appointed again after an absence of four (4) years from the board. The

term limits established by this paragraph shall apply to trustees serving on

or after July 1, 2012, and all terms of office served prior to July 1, 2012,

shall be used to determine if the trustee has exceeded the term limits

provided by this paragraph.

(3) The members of the board shall annually elect a chairman. The chairman shall

not serve more than four (4) consecutive years as chairman of the board. A

trustee who has served four (4) consecutive years as chairman of the board

may be elected chairman of the board after an absence of two (2) years from

the position.

(4) Gubernatorial appointees, and judicial and legislative appointees who do not

receive an annual salary from the State Treasury in another capacity shall

receive an amount equal to the per diem compensation paid to members of the

General Assembly for each day they are in session. All members shall be

reimbursed for their necessary expenses.