For the purpose of this chapter, a governmental entity is:
(1) The state government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its instrumentalities or a governmental unit thereof as provided for in KRS § 341.060;

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 341.069

  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • covered employment: shall include service constituting covered employment under any unemployment compensation law of another state. See Kentucky Statutes 341.030
  • State: includes , in addition to the states of the United States of America, the
    District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Dominion of Canada, and Virgin Islands. See Kentucky Statutes 341.020

(2) A county government and its instrumentalities;
(3) A city or municipal government and its instrumentalities;
(4) A city-county urban (merged) government and its instrumentalities; (5) A public school district and its instrumentalities;
(6) An independent governmental organization established pursuant to Kentucky
Revised Statutes or by executive order of the Governor;
(7) A special district that is funded or partially funded by county government;
(8) A joint operation of two (2) or more of the units defined in subsections (1) through
(7) above;
(9) A joint operation of one (1) or more of the units defined in subsections (1) through
(8) above with another state or a political subdivision or instrumentality thereof;
(10) An employing unit which has service performed in covered employment pursuant to KRS § 341.050(1)(d) which is not defined as a governmental entity in subsections (1) through (9) of this section is a governmental entity under this subsection.
Effective: July 15, 1980
History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 385, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1980. — Created
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 389, sec. 8, effective July 1, 1978.