{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-16.198","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 16.198","heading":"Appointment, salary, benefits, conditions of employment, and number of","body":"individuals employed as a Trooper R Class or a CVE R Class -- Administrative\nregulations.\nThe appointment, salary, benefits, and number of individuals employed as a Tro oper R\nClass and CVE R class shall be as follows:\n(1) The commissioner may appoint CVE R Class employees. CVE R Class employees\nshall serve on a contractual basis for a term of one (1) year, and the contract may be\nrenewed annually, by agreement of the par ties, for no more than nine (9) additional\none (1) year terms. A CVE R Class employee shall be required to pass a physical\nfitness test every three (3) years.\n(2) The commissioner may appoint Trooper R Class employees who shall serve on a\ncontractual basis for a term of one (1) year. The contract may be renewed on an\nannual basis upon the agreement of both parties. A Trooper R Class employee shall\nbe required to pass a physical fitness test every three (3) years.\n(3) The compensation for Trooper R Class emp loyees and CVE R Class employees\nshall be established by administrative regulation promulgated pursuant to KRS\nChapter 13A.\n(4) (a) All appointments of individuals employed as a Trooper R Class and CVE R\nClass shall be based upon agency need as determined by the commissioner.\n(b) Work stations for individuals employed as a Trooper R Class and CVE R\nClass shall be determined by agency need with consideration given to the\napplicant's stated preference.\n(c) Merit of individuals employed as a Trooper R Class and CVE R Class shall be\ndetermined by the applicant's work performance history.\n(d) Fitness of individuals employed as a Trooper R Class and CVE R Class shall\nbe determined by the applicant's ability to adhere to the agency standards set\nby the commissioner under this chapter.\n(5) The number of individuals employed as a Trooper R Class and CVE R Class by the\ndepartment shall not:\n(a) Exceed one hundred (100); or\n(b) Be counted in the total employee cap for the department.\n(6) All individuals employed as a Trooper R Class and CVE R Class shall be assigned\nthe job duties of trooper or commercial vehicle enforcement officer and shall not be\nplaced in any supervisory positions.\n(7) Notwithstanding any provision of KRS 16.505 to 16.652, KRS 18A.005 to\n18A.228, and KRS 61.510 to 61.705 to the contrary:\n(a) Individuals employed as a Trooper R Class and CVE R Class shall continue to\nreceive all retirement and health insurance benefits provided by the systems\nadministered by Kentucky Retirement Systems to which they were entitled\nupon retiring from the department as a commissioned officer under this\nchapter;\n(b) Individuals employed as a Trooper R Class and CVE R Class shall not  be\neligible to receive health insurance coverage or benefits through the\ndepartment and shall not be eligible to participate in the State Police\nRetirement System or the Kentucky Employees Retirement System; and\n(c) The department shall not pay health insurance contributions to the state health\ninsurance plan for individuals employed as a Trooper R Class or CVE R\nClass.\n(8) The department shall promulgate administrative regulations, pursuant to KRS\nChapter 13A, to establish vacation, bereavement, and sick leave for Trooper R\nClass and CVE R Class employees, at the same level as an officer with less than\nfive (5) years of service, and holiday pay for Trooper R Class and CVE R Class\nemployees.\n(9) Individuals employed as a Trooper R Class or CVE R Class shall  be employed on a\ncontractual basis and shall be provided due process pursuant to KRS 16.140 or\n16.192 for any disciplinary action imposed by the commissioner. A decision by the\ncommissioner to not renew a contract shall not be considered a disciplinary ac tion\nfor purposes of this section.\n(10) The provisions of this section shall not eliminate or reduce any requirements under\nKRS 61.637 for the department to pay employer contributions to the retirement\nsystems or to reimburse the retirement systems for the  cost of retiree health, on any\nindividual employed as a Trooper R Class or CVE R Class.","path":["KRS Chapter 16"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56241","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:36Z","sha256":"a233d268cdd6471cfde790e109ffef27f9561b6bad2a32165bf0a7c4218cb4d0","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-16.197","next":"us-ky/krs-16.199"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}