(1) Interview preference to a competitive classified position for which he or she meets the minimum qualifications established for the job classification shall apply to:
(a) Any person who has served in the Armed Forces of the United States, Reserves, or National Guard who was discharged or released therefrom with an honorable discharge, discharge under honorable conditions, or a general discharge, or his or her spouse or unmarried widow or widower;

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 18A.150

  • branch budget: means an enactment by the General Assembly which provides appropriations and establishes fiscal policies and conditions for the biennial financial plan for the judicial branch, the legislative branch, and the executive branch, which shall include a separate budget bill for the Transportation Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • classified position: is a position in the classified service. See Kentucky Statutes 18A.005
  • Classified service: includes all the employment subject to the terms of this chapter except for those positions expressly cited in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 18A.005
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Position: means an office or employment in an agency (whether part-time, full- time, or interim, occupied, or vacant) involving duties requiring the services of one (1) person. See Kentucky Statutes 18A.005

(b) The unmarried widow or widower of any military personnel who died while in the Armed Forces of the United States, Reserves, or National Guard, unless circumstances surrounding the death was cause for other than honorable or general discharge separation; and
(c) Any current member of the Armed Forces of the United States, Reserves, or
National Guard or his or her spouse.
(2) A parent totally or partially dependent on a person who has served in the Armed Forces of the United States, Reserves, or National Guard and lost his or her life under honorable conditions while on active duty or active duty for training purposes or became permanently and totally disabled as a result of a service-connected disability shall have interview preference to a competitive classified position for which he or she meets the minimum qualifications established for the job classification.
(3) (a) Applicants entitled to interview preference as set forth in this section shall be clearly identified.
(b) 1. If the number of individuals identified in paragraph (a) of this subsection is less than five (5), the employing agency shall offer an interview to all individuals identified in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
2. If the number of individuals identified in paragraph (a) of this subsection equals or exceeds five (5), the employing agency shall offer an interview to no fewer than five (5).
(4) Interview preference shall only apply to candidates seeking initial appointment to the classified service.
Effective: June 27, 2019
History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 1, effective June 27, 2019. — Amended
2017 Ky. Acts ch. 42, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch.
4, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 37, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 2, effective July 15,
1994. — Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 129, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1988. — Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984. — Repealed, reenacted, and amended as KRS § 18A.150, 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 448, sec. 30, effective July 15, 1982. — Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 132, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1980. — Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 86, sec. 6, effective March 29, 1976. — Amended 1974
Ky. Acts ch. 162, sec. 6; and ch. 386, sec. 1. — Created 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 28, sec. 1.
Formerly codified as KRS § 18.212.
2022-2024 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2022 Ky. Acts ch.
199, Pt. I, C, 2, (1) at 1658.