{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-230.234","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 230.234","heading":"Employee benefits -- Background investigation -- Ethics.","body":"(1) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of KRS 61.520 to the contrary, the corporation\nshall participate in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System effective July\n1, 2024, and all elig ible employees shall participate in the Kentucky\nEmployees Retirement System effective July 1, 2024.\n(b) Notwithstanding any provision of KRS 18A.205 to 18A.275 to the contrary,\nemployees of the corporation shall be:\n1. Provided the same health insurance c overage as all other state\ngovernment employees as provided in KRS 18A.225 to 18A.2287;\n2. Provided the same life insurance coverage provided all state employees\nas provided in KRS 18A.205 to 18A.220; and\n3. Eligible to participate in the deferred compensa tion system provided for\nall state government employees as provided in KRS 18A.230 to\n18A.275.\n(c) The Personnel Cabinet and the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority shall\nassist in the transfer of employees of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission\nto the corporation by July 1, 2024, and the Department of Charitable Gaming\nto the corporation by July 1, 2025.\n(2) A manager or employee of the corporation shall not have a financial interest in any\nvendor doing business or proposing to do business with the corporation.\n(3) A background investigation shall be conducted on every applicant who has reached\nthe final selection process prior to employment by the corporation. Applicants may\nbe fingerprinted as a condition of employment. In addition, all office managers of\nthe corpo ration and employees of the corporation performing duties primarily\nrelated to security matters, prior to employment, shall be subject to a background\ninvestigation report conducted by the Department of Kentucky State Police. The\nDepartment of Kentucky State Police shall be reimbursed by the corporation for the\ncost of investigations conducted pursuant to this section. A person who has been\nconvicted of a felony, bookmaking or other forms of illegal gambling, or of a crime\nwhere dishonesty is a necessary el ement shall not be employed by the corporation.\nAny employee of the corporation who is or has been convicted of a felony,\nbookmaking or any other form of illegal gambling, or of a crime where dishonesty\nis a necessary element shall be terminated from emplo yment by the corporation,\nexcept that this requirement shall not be interpreted to limit the right of the\ncorporation to terminate the employment of any employee, at will, prior to any\nconviction.\n(4) (a) Employees of the corporation shall be subject to al l applicable provisions of\nKRS Chapter 11A, except that this chapter shall control if and to the extent\nthat any provision in this chapter is expressly inconsistent with any provision\nof KRS Chapter 11A.\n(b) Employees of the corporation shall not be subjec t to the provisions of KRS\nChapters 18A and 64.","path":["KRS Chapter 230"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56618","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:46Z","sha256":"f508d07a6fc01b709b65357e493d50f3d55752a0580a24ce4e8d37b96d8a2c1f","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-230.232","next":"us-ky/krs-230.240"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}