Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Employee Protection Bill Passes Kentucky House
Legislation aimed at improving job protection for state merit system employees passed the House 95-0 yesterday.
House Bill 134, sponsored by Rep. Mike Cherry, D-Princeton, is similar to legislation Cherry sponsored in 2006. Should the bill pass become law, it would create a new state employee mediation program to resolve workplace issues and require more former political appointees who become merit system employees to serve a one-year probationary period to eliminate the practice of "burrowing." The legislation also seeks to improve the employee suspension process, allow merit employees to seek nonpartisan elected office and limit comp time provided to political appointees.
HB 134 now goes to the Senate for its consideration
House Bill 134, sponsored by Rep. Mike Cherry, D-Princeton, is similar to legislation Cherry sponsored in 2006. Should the bill pass become law, it would create a new state employee mediation program to resolve workplace issues and require more former political appointees who become merit system employees to serve a one-year probationary period to eliminate the practice of "burrowing." The legislation also seeks to improve the employee suspension process, allow merit employees to seek nonpartisan elected office and limit comp time provided to political appointees.
HB 134 now goes to the Senate for its consideration
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