Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
18A.020,
18A.075,
18A.0751,
18A.095,
29
U.S.C. 201
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
18A.075 requires the Personnel Board to
promulgate comprehensive administrative regulations consistent with the
provisions of
KRS
18A.005 through
18A.200.
KRS
18A.0751 requires the Personnel Board to
promulgate comprehensive administrative regulations for the classified service
governing dismissals, suspensions, fines, and other disciplinary measures. This
administrative regulation establishes conditions for instituting disciplinary
measures and the manner of notification.
Section
1. General Provision. Appointing authorities may discipline
employees for lack of good behavior or the unsatisfactory performance of
duties.
Section 2. Dismissal.
(1) The notice required by
KRS
18A.095(6) and (7) may be
combined if all requirements of this administrative regulations are
satisfied.
(2) When the employee is
notified, copies of the notice of intent to dismiss and the notice of dismissal
or other penalization shall be forwarded to the Personnel Cabinet
Secretary.
Section 3.
Demotion. When the employee is notified, copies of the notice of demotion shall
be forwarded to the Personnel Cabinet Secretary.
Section 4. Suspension.
(1) A suspension shall not exceed thirty (30)
working days.
(2) An employee on
initial probation may also be suspended for a period not to exceed thirty (30)
days and shall be entitled to the same provisions of notice contained in
KRS
18A.095(8) with the
exception of the right of appeal.
(3) When the employee is notified, copies of
the notice of suspension shall be forwarded to the Personnel Cabinet
Secretary.
Section 5.
Disciplinary Fine.
(1) A disciplinary fine
shall not exceed ten (10) days' pay. The fine shall be computed on the basis of
the employee's current salary. The fine shall not conflict with requirements of
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938,
29
U.S.C. 201, or other minimum wage
requirements established by legislative or executive authority.
(2) Prior to imposition of a disciplinary
fine, the employee shall be notified in writing of the amount of the fine by
the appointing authority.
(3) An
employee on initial probation may also be fined for a period not to exceed ten
(10) days and shall be entitled to the same provisions of notice contained in
KRS
18A.095(8) with the
exception of the right of appeal.
(4) When the employee is notified, copies of
the notice of disciplinary fine shall be forwarded to the Personnel Cabinet
Secretary.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
18A.075(1),
18A.0751
