Weekly Legislative Calendar
Monday, December 16, 2024
No Meetings Scheduled
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
No Meetings Scheduled
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
No Meetings Scheduled
Thursday, December 19, 2024
9:00 am, Annex Room 131
Agenda:
Approval of Minutes (November 19, 2024)
Information Items
KRS 45.760(5) Postsecondary Medical and Research Equipment Purchases - University of Kentucky
KRS 45.760(6) Postsecondary Fund Source Revision (No Aggregate Appropriation Increase) and Project Authorization Consolidation - University of Kentucky, Improve Campus Parking and Transportation System (South Campus)
School District Debt Issues - New Projects
General Obligation Bonds - Fayette County
KRS 45.812(1) Revenue Bonds - Henderson County
KRS 48.111(6)(c) Notification - Finance and Administration Cabinet
House Bills 1 and 6 Postsecondary Education Asset Preservation Pool Projects
Eastern Kentucky University
Kentucky Community and Technical College System
Kentucky Communications Network Authority - KentuckyWired Overview
• Doug Hendrix, Executive Director, Kentucky Communications Network Authority
• Greg Gatson, Chief Operations Officer, Kentucky Communications Network Authority
Action Item - Project Report from the Postsecondary Institutions - Kentucky Community and Technical College System - New Project, Maysville Community and Technical College Montgomery Campus Welding Lab Renovation
• Andy Casebier, Assistant Vice President of Facilities Support Services, Kentucky Community and Technical College System
Action Item - Lease Report from the Postsecondary Institutions - University of Kentucky (UK HealthCare), Fayette County
• Elizabeth Baker, Strategic Capital Planning and Legislative Analysis, University Budget Office, University of Kentucky
New Leases
Administrative and Financial Services, PR-8576
Fountain Court Primary Care Clinic, PR-8573
Lease Renewal - Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, PR-8396
Project Report from the Finance and Administration Cabinet
• Janice Tomes, Deputy State Budget Director, Office of State Budget Director
Emergency Repair, Maintenance, or Replacement Project - Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Kentucky State Police, KSP Supply Branch Facility Fire July 2024
Pool Allocation - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (General Administration and Program Support Maintenance Pool - 2022-2024 and 2024-2026) - Cntrl State Hospital Bldg Automation Upgrade
Action Item - Lease Report from the Finance and Administration Cabinet - Lease Modification of at Least $50,000 (Space Change) - Energy and Environment Cabinet, Department for Natural Resources, Perry County, PR-3567
• Natalie Brawner, Director, Division of Real Properties, Department for Facilities and Support Services
Report from the Office of Financial Management
Action Item - Kentucky Infrastructure Authority Loans
• Sandy Williams, Executive Director, Kentucky Infrastructure Authority
Clean Water State Revolving Fund (Fund A) Program Loan - City of Edmonton (Metcalfe County), A25-019
Infrastructure Revolving Fund (Fund B) Program Loan - City of Midway (Woodford County), B25-003
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (Fund F) Program Loans
Northern Kentucky Water District (Kenton County), F24-008L
Northern Kentucky Water District (Kenton County), F24-008S
City of Corbin f/b/o Corbin City Utilities Commission (Whitley County), F24-006
Laurel County Water District #2 (Laurel County), F25-017L
Office of Financial Management
• Chelsey Couch, Executive Director, Office of Financial Management
Action Item - New Debt Issues
Kentucky Housing Corporation Multifamily Conduit Revenue Bonds (Echo Trail Apartments), Series 2025
Kentucky Housing Corporation Tax-Exempt and Taxable Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, 2025 Series A and 2025 Series B
Previous Debt Issue - Kentucky Housing Corporation Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, 2024 Series E
Action Item - School District Debt Issue with School Facilities Construction Commission Debt Service Participation - New Project - Lease Revenue Bonds - Cumberland County
• Chelsey Couch, Executive Director, Office of Financial Management
Members:
Sen. Rick Girdler (Co-Chair), Rep. Deanna Frazier Gordon (Co-Chair), Sen. Shelley Funke Frommeyer, Sen. Jason Howell, Sen. Robin L. Webb, Rep. Keturah Herron, Rep. Jason Petrie, Rep. Walker Thomas10:30 am, Annex Room 129
Agenda:
Approval of minutes for the meeting of November 14, 2024
Report on the projects considered for funding by the Agricultural Development Board
• Brandon Reed, Executive Director, Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy
• Bill McCloskey, Deputy Executive Director, Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy
Utilization of Tobacco Settlement Funds for Cancer Research
• Jason Chesney, M.D., Ph.D., Director, University of Louisville James Graham Brown Cancer Center
• B. Mark Evers, M.D., Director, University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center
Members:
Sen. Amanda Mays Bledsoe (Co-Chair), Rep. Myron Dossett (Co-Chair), Sen. Julie Raque Adams, Sen. Gary Boswell, Sen. Matthew Deneen, Sen. Denise Harper Angel, Sen. Robin L. Webb, Rep. George Brown Jr., Rep. Kim King, Rep. Shawn McPherson, Rep. Phillip Pratt, Rep. Rachel Roarx1:00 pm, Annex Room 154
Agenda:
Approval of November 7, 2024 minutes
Report of Findings from 2024 RS SJR 170, relating to a veterinary school at a Kentucky comprehensive university
• Scott Friedman, Principal, Deloitte
• Amy Wittmayer, Specialist Leader, Deloitte
• Dr. Aaron Thompson, President, Council on Postsecondary Education
Comments from Murray State University regarding a potential veterinary school
• Bob Jackson, President
• Jordan Smith, Assistant VP of Public Affairs
• Dr. Brian Parr, Dean of the Hutson School of Agriculture
Members:
Sen. Jason Howell (Co-Chair), Rep. Richard Heath (Co-Chair), Sen. Cassie Chambers Armstrong, Sen. Gary Boswell, Sen. Jared Carpenter, Sen. Matthew Deneen, Sen. David P. Givens, Sen. Damon Thayer, Sen. Robin L. Webb, Sen. Stephen West, Sen. Whitney Westerfield, Sen. Mike Wilson, Rep. Chad Aull, Rep. Josh Calloway, Rep. Mike Clines, Rep. Jonathan Dixon, Rep. Daniel Fister, Rep. Derrick Graham, Rep. David Hale, Rep. Mark Hart, Rep. Kim King, Rep. Matthew Koch, Rep. Shawn McPherson, Rep. Amy Neighbors, Rep. Michael Sarge Pollock, Rep. Phillip Pratt, Rep. Felicia Rabourn, Rep. Sarah Stalker, Rep. Cherlynn Stevenson, Rep. Nancy Tate, Rep. Walker Thomas, Rep. James Tipton1:00 pm, Annex Room 131
Agenda:
Approve Minutes from November 14, 2024
Native American Artifacts Repatriation
• Sarah Cronan, General Counsel, Tourism, Arts, & Heritage Cabinet
• Jennifer Spence, Parks Museum Curator, Department of Parks; Tourism, Arts, & Heritage Cabinet
Community Comments on Repatriation
• Senator Steve West, District 27
• Representative William Lawrence, District 70
• Paula Hunter, Chair, Friends of Blue Licks State Park
• Randy Hunter, Member, Friends of Blue Licks State Park
• Dennis Vesper, Archaeologist
Shawnee Tribe Answers Questions About Repatriation
• Ben Barnes, Chief
• Tonya Tipton, NAGPRA Representative
• Erin Paden, Tribal Archaeologist
Committee Staff Response to Member Requests from the November 14, 2024 Meeting
Information only (Cosmetology school map included in members' folders)
Members:
Sen. Brandon J. Storm (Co-Chair), Rep. Adam Bowling (Co-Chair), Sen. Jason Howell, Rep. Jason Petrie (ex officio), Sen. Julie Raque Adams, Sen. Danny Carroll, Sen. Donald Douglas, Sen. Gerald A. Neal, Sen. Michael J. Nemes, Sen. Reginald Thomas, Rep. John Blanton, Rep. Lindsey Burke, Rep. Ken Fleming, Rep. Matt Lockett, Rep. Steve Riley, Rep. Scott Sharp, Rep. Pamela Stevenson
Friday, December 20, 2024
No Meetings Scheduled