Regulations

​​​​​​​​Administrative Regulations

You may visit the LRC website to review the administrative regulations that govern the systems operated by KPPA. 

KAR Title 105 - Kentucky P​ublic Pensions Authority

​The following new and amended administrative regulations have been filed with LRC and are under review. Clicking on the link will take you to a page with highlighted changes to existing regulations, information about the public comment period and process, and a "Regulatory Impact Analysis and Tiering Statement" that includes a summary of the new or amended administrative regulation.

Amended regulations filed November 7, 2025

A public hearing on these administrative regulations shall, if requested, be held on Monday, January 26, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time at the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA), 1270 Louisville Road, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. Individuals interested in presenting a public comment at this hearing shall notify KPPA in writing no later than five (5) workdays prior to the hearing of their intent to attend. If no notification of intent to attend the hearing is received by that date, the hearing may be canceled. This hearing is open to the public. Any person who wishes to be heard will be given an opportunity to comment on the proposed administrative regulation. A transcript of the public hearing will not be made unless a written request for a transcript is made.

If you do not wish to be heard at the public hearing, you may submit written comments on the proposed administrative regulation. Written comments shall be accepted through January 31, 2026 and shall receive the same consideration as verbal comments.

• ​105 KAR 1:020 Reciprocal Programs
  The amendment corrects and adds statutory references, adds a definition for “death benefit” or “survivor benefit”, adds benefit calculations for Tier 2 employees, clarifies calculations for participation under KRS 6.577 and 21.427, removes a form that has been incorporated by reference into its own regulation, reorganizes related substantive provisions, and clarifies terms and aligns language with KRS Chapter 13A drafting requirements.
  
  
• 105 KAR 1:150 Installment Purchase Procedures​​​
  The amendment to this administrative regulation adds definitions for “amortization schedule”, “omitted service”, “recontribution of a refund”, “remit”, and “termination date”, removes two “forms” that are actually agreements specific to the member who requests an installment plan to pay for service credit, replaces two additional forms incorporated by reference with citations to other regulations in which they are incorporated by reference, and reorganizes and updates language for easier use and clarity and to comply with KRS Chapter 13A drafting requirements.
  
  
• ​105 KAR 1:300 Determination of Service Credit for Classified Employees
  The amendment is primarily technical in nature.  The amendment clarifies the title of the regulation and formulas for determining service for actual and contract days worked after July 1, 2000, corrects statutory references, and aligns language to comply with KRS Chapter 13A drafting requirements. 
  
  
• 105 KAR 1:340 Rollovers and Transfers for Contributio​ns in Other Plans
  The amendment to this administrative regulation is primarily technical in nature. It updates statutory citations, replaces a form previously incorporated by reference with a citation to the regulation that incorporates the form by reference, and aligns language with the drafting requirements of KRS Chapter 13A.
  
  
• 105 KAR 1:350 Collection of account under $1000 by next of kin
  The amendment to this administrative regulation is primarily technical in nature. It removes the previous numerical limit of $7500 in favor of citing the statute that establishes the exemption amount, updates statutory citations, updates the affidavit incorporated by reference, and aligns language with the drafting requirements of KRS Chapter 13A.
  
  
• 105 KAR 1:445 Trustee Elections​
  The amendments to this regulation provide a date certain by which eligible participants must provide their materials to the agency so that they may be included on a ballot, additional time for the agency and election services vendor to notify participants of how to become a trustee candidate and create the ballot while remaining within the statutory voting deadlines, remove the restriction of only providing details about voting by telephone on the ballot, remove provisions regarding returned ballots that no longer comply with agency protocol for changing mail and email addresses, add a section regarding filling trustee vacancies before the expiration of the term, and align language with KRS Chapter 13A drafting requirements. 

​​​The following regulations have recently gone through the regulation promulgation or amendment process and are now final.

• ​105 KAR 1:200 Retirement Procedures
  (https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/105/001/200/REG/​)
• 105 KAR 1:202 Notification of Retirement
  (https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/105/001/202/​​)​​

Forms​​

All forms and other documents must be posted on our website if they are incorporated by reference in a KPPA administrative regulation. Some of the forms are examples only; please contact KPPA at (502) 696-8800 or (toll free) 1-800-928-4646 to request a copy of any example forms listed below.​​​​

​​​Legal References

Statutes

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IRS Approval Letters

CERS Approval Letter

KERS Approval Letter

SPRS Approval Letter

Insurance Approval Letter​​