Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 151B.035
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 151B.035(11) requires
the executive director of the Office of Career and Technical Education to
promulgate administrative regulations governing the unclassified service. This
administrative regulation establishes the compensation plan for unclassified
employees of the Office of Career and Technical Education.
Section 1. General Provisions.
(1) The executive director shall prepare and
recommend through the Secretary of the Education and Workforce Development
Cabinet to the Secretary of the Finance and Administrative Cabinet a pay plan
for all employees in the unclassified service taking into account:
(a) The relative levels of duties and
responsibilities of various classes of positions;
(b) Rates paid for comparable positions
elsewhere; and
(c) The state's
financial resources.
(2)
The pay shall become effective upon approval by the Governor after submission
by the executive director through the Secretary of the Workforce Development
Cabinet and the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet.
(3) An amendment to the pay plan shall be
made in the same manner.
(4) Each
employee shall be appointed at a rate set forth within the pay plan for the
position in which he is employed.
Section 2. Appointments. A new unclassified
service employees or reentering unclassified service employee shall be
appointed at the salary within the salary structure for unclassified service
employee commensurate with education level and experience.
Section 3. Salary Adjustments.
(1) Promotion.
(a) A certified or equivalent employee who is
promoted to the unclassified service shall receive a five (5) percent salary
increase at the time of promotion unless his current salary is above the
minimum on the salary schedule. If the employee's salary is above the minimum,
the five (5) percent increase shall be at the discretion of the appointing
authority.
(b) If the promotion is
to a position which constitutes an unusual increase in the level of
responsibility, the executive director may grant upon promotion a ten (10)
percent to twenty (20) percent salary increase over the employee's previous
salary.
(c) Upon the successful
completion of a six (6) month promotional probationary period, an unclassified
employee may receive at the discretion of the executive director a five (5)
percent promotional increase at the beginning of the month following completion
of the probationary period.
(2) Demotion. An unclassified employee in the
Office of Career and Technical Education who is demoted to another position in
the unclassified service shall have his salary adjusted in accordance with the
appropriate salary schedule.
(3)
Other salary adjustments. The executive director for the Office of Career and
Technical Education may authorize performance bonuses in lump sum payments for
outstanding job performance in the unclassified service in any fiscal year in
which monies are available.
Section
4. Salary Advancements. Annual salary increments for unclassified
employees shall occur commensurate with each person's established increment
date.
Section 5. Paid overtime. An
unclassified employee shall be awarded overtime payments in accordance with the
Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 151B.035
