Kentucky 2025 2025 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB738 Engrossed / Bill

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HB073810.100 - 1469 - XXXX   3/11/2025 5:16 PM  	GA 
AN ACT relating to state personnel. 1 
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2 
SECTION 1.   A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 64 IS CREATED TO 3 
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4 
Notwithstanding any provision of KRS Chapter 18A, KRS 64.640, or other law to the 5 
contrary, constitutional officers specified in Section 93 of the Constitution of Kentucky 6 
may: 7 
(1) Employ persons exempt from the classified service as those officers deem 8 
necessary or advisable for making and carrying out policy; and 9 
(2) Increase by administrative order the salary of any classified employee with status 10 
up to the midpoint of the grade for the employee's classification. 11