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KRS 164.365

Governing boards to have exclusive control of employment, tenure, and official relations of employees -- Payroll deduction of employee membership organization dues for KCTCS employees

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Edinger v. Board of Regents of Morehead State University (1990)

Most recently applied in Jim Wayne in His Official Capacity as State Representative v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Office of the Governor Matthew Bevin in His Official Capacity as Governor (September 2016)

Effective: March 29, 2023 History: Amended 2023 Ky

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(1) Anything in any statute of the Commonwealth to the contrary notwithstanding, the power over and control of appointments, qualifications, salaries, and compensation payable out of the State Treasury or otherwise, promotions, and official relations of all employees of Eastern Kentucky University, Western Kentucky University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, and Morehead State University, as provided in KRS 164.350 and 164.360, and of Kentucky State University and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, shall be under the exclusive jurisdiction of the respective governing boards of each of the institutions named.

(2) The board of regents for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System shall develop personnel rules for the governing of its members, officers, agents, and employees by June 30, 1998. The board shall adopt interim policies to govern employees hired from July 1, 1997, until the permanent rules are adopted.

(3) Upon receipt of a written authorization from an employee of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, the board shall deduct dues from the employee's paycheck for employee membership organizations, except that no deduction shall be made for labor organization membership dues, fees, assessments, or contributions for political activities. Dues shall be deducted at a rate established by the organization, and shall be discontinued upon written notification by an employee to both the system and the employee organization. On a quarterly basis, the Kentucky Community and Technical College System shall provide to each employee membership organization an updated list that includes the names and home addresses of the employees who are having dues deducted from their paychecks for the purpose of maintaining membership in that organization.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.