KRS 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

regardless of whether the employees are occupying positions which are covered by a

retirement system; but no employee occupying a position to which KRS 161.220 to

161.710 are applicable shall be held to fall within the class of persons sought to be

affected by this statement of policy except for employees of the state universities

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

benefits under a retirement system will not be impaired as a result of a ny agreement

made between the Commonwealth and the commissioner pursuant to KRS 61.410

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

by a retirement system prior to June 14, 1962, if the procedures specified by former

KRS 61.430(6) were substantially followed.