78.540 Membership.
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78.540 Membership.
Membership in the system shall consist of the following: <br>(1) All persons who become employees of a participating county after the date the
county first participates in the system, except a person who did not elect <br>membership pursuant to KRS 61.545(3), and except that mayors and members of <br>city legislative bodies may decline prior to their participation in the system and city <br>managers or other appointed local government executives who participate in a <br>retirement system, other than Social Security, may decline prior to their <br>participation in the system;
(2) (a) All persons who are employees of a county on the date the county first
participates in the system, either in service or on authorized leave from <br>service, and who elect within thirty (30) days next following the county's <br>participation, or in the case of persons on authorized leave, within thirty (30) <br>days of their return to active service, to become members and thereby agree to <br>make contributions as provided in KRS 78.520 to 78.852;
(b) All persons who are employees of a county who did not elect to participate
within thirty (30) days of the date the county first participated in the system or <br>within thirty (30) days of their return to active service and who subsequently <br>elect to participate the first day of a month after the county's date of <br>participation;
(3) All persons who declined participation in subsection (1) of this section and who
later elect to participate. Persons who elect to participate under this subsection may <br>purchase service credit for any prior years by paying a delayed contribution <br>payment. The service shall not be included in the member's total service for <br>purposes of determining benefits under KRS 61.702; and
(4) All persons electing coverage in the system under KRS 78.530(3)(d). <br>(5) The provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section notwithstanding, cities
which participate in the CERS and close existing local pension systems to new, or <br>all members pursuant to the provisions of KRS 78.530, 95.520, 95.621, or 95.852 <br>shall not be required to provide membership in the County Employees Retirement <br>System to employees in any employee category not covered by a city pension <br>system at the date of participation.
(6) Membership in the system shall not include those employees who are
simultaneously participating in another state-administered defined benefit plan <br>within Kentucky other than those administered by the Kentucky Retirement <br>Systems, except for employees who have ceased to contribute to one (1) of the <br>state-administered retirement plans as provided in KRS 21.360.
Effective: July 13, 2004 <br>History: Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 36, sec. 33, effective July 13, 2004. -- Amended
2002 Ky. Acts ch. 270, sec. 2, effective April 9, 2002. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 385, sec. 34, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 105, sec. 22, <br>effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 485, sec. 26, effective July <br>15, 1994. </p>
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