18A.040 Compliance with federal standards. The board and the secretary shall see that rules, regulations and practices meeting federal merit system standards shall, where such standards apply as a prerequisite for federal grants-in-aid, be in effect continuously, notwithstanding any other provision of KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200. Effective: April 13, 2010 History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 153, sec. 3, effective April 13, 2010. -- Repealed, reenacted, and amended as KRS 18A.040, 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 448, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 308, sec. 22. -- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 63, sec. 22. Formerly codified as KRS 18.340. 2018-2020 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 169, Pt. I, C, 2, (1) at 1309.