{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-45a.335","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 45A.335","heading":"Definitions for terms used in KRS 45A.330 to 45A.340.","body":"As used in KRS 45A.330 to 45A.340 except as may be otherwise indicated by the\ncontext:\n(1) \"Agency\" means any of the departments of the state government, and any division,\nboard, bureau, commission or other instrumentality within such department and any\nindependent state authority, commission, instrumentality or agency, but it does not\ninclude a school district or other political subdivision nor an authority, commission,\ninstrumentality or agency created pursuant to compact or agreement between or\namong the state of Kentucky and another state or states;\n(2) \"Officer or employee\" means a member of the boards of trustees, or regents of a\nstate university, except faculty and student members, and a person holding an\noffice, position or employment in an agency, b ut it does not include other persons\nwho serve without salary and it does not include members or employees of school\nboards or district boards of education or faculty or staff of state institutions of\nhigher learning or, as used in KRS 45A.340(5), citizen members of boards,\ncommissions or independent state authorities who may receive per diem allowances\nfor attendance at meetings of the boards, commissions or authorities on which they\nserve;\n(3) \"Compensation\" means any money, thing of value, or financial b enefit conferred in\nreturn for services rendered or to be rendered, but it does not include the salary or\nother payment provided by law or appropriation for services rendered in a public\noffice, position or employment.","path":["KRS Chapter 45A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=22397","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:07Z","sha256":"3aec2db55e0e15d85ad71611539231eb326533e13f57d05ce69caebf079fe290","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-45a.330","next":"us-ky/krs-45a.340"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}