Kentucky
General Assembly

Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Minutes Overview of Actuarial Audit Process • LRC Staff Overview of Reemployment After Retirement Provisions • Beau Barnes, Deputy Executive Secretary and General Counsel, Teachers' Retirement System • Ryan Barrow, Executive Director, Kentucky Public Pensions Authority

Workforce Pell Grant Update • Autumn Rivera, Senior Policy Specialist, Education, National Conference of State Legislatures • Michael Yoder, Commissioner , Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet • Alisher Burikhanov, Executive Director , Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board • Dr. Ryan Quarles, President, Kentucky Community & Technical College System • Alicia Crouch, Associate Vice President for Research and Policy Analysis, Kentucky Community & Technical College System • Jessie Schook, Vice President for Workforce and Economic Development, Kentucky Community & Technical College System • Leslie Sizemore, Vice President Workforce and Economic Initiatives, Council on Postsecondary Education Extension Office Update • Dr. Laura Stephenson, Dean, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment; Vice President, Land Grant Engagement, University of Kentucky • Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Associate Dean for Extension, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Kentucky • Dr. Marcus Bernard, Dean, College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources, Kentucky State University Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies • Micki Ray Marinelli, Chief Academic Officer, Office of Teaching and Learning, Kentucky Department of Education • Chrystal Rowland, Director of the Division of Program Standards, Office of Teaching and Learning, Kentucky Department of Education Early Literacy Outcomes Update on 2022 Regular Session SB 9 • Micki Ray Marinelli, Chief Academic Officer, Office of Teaching and Learning, Kentucky Department of Education • Christie Biggerstaff, Director of Early Literacy, Office of Teaching and Learning, Kentucky Department of Education Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations • 781 KAR 001:040 Emergency Provision of Vocational Rehabilitation Services. • 781 KAR 001:030 Emergency Order of selection. • 781 KAR 001:020 Emergency General provisions for operation of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. • 781 KAR 001:010 Emergency Office of Vocational Rehabilitation appeal procedures. • 781 KAR 001:001 Emergency Definitions. • 704 KAR 003:410 Proposed Preschool education program for four (4) year old children. • 704 KAR 003:370 Proposed Kentucky Framework for Personnel Evaluation. • 702 KAR 003:130 Proposed Internal accounting.

Implementation of Legislation from the 2024, 2025, and 2026 Regular Sessions • Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) New Grant Pool for Counties and Cities (2026 RS HB 501) • Bobbi Jo Lewis, Commissioner, Department of Rural and Municipal Aid, KYTC Recyclers Oversight and Licensing by the Motor Vehicle Commission (2026 RS SB 291) • Carlos Cassidy, Executive Director , Motor Vehicle Commission, KYTC KAVIS Update on E-title and Liens (2026 RS SB 110) • Heather Stout, Executive Director, Office of Information Technologies, KYTC Clerk Fees by Regulation (2026 RS SB 110) • Matt Cole, Commissioner, Department of Vehicle Regulation, KYTC Sheriff's Inspections (2024 RS HB 833) • Matt Cole , Commissioner, Department of Vehicle Regulation, KYTC Towing Bill (2025 RS HB 493) Fining and punishing towing companies by regulation • Matt Cole, Commissioner, Department of Vehicle Regulation, KYTC Work Zone Safety Automated Enforcement (2025 RS HB 664) • John Moore, Deputy State Highway Engineer, Department of Highways, KYTC Effect of Gas Tax Reduction on Road Fund, Revenue Sharing, and Highway Construction and Maintenance • Mike Hancock, Deputy Secretary, KYTC • Shaun Mckiernan, Executive Director, Office of Budget and Fiscal Management, KYTC • Chad LaRue, Professional Engineer, Executive Director, Kentucky Association of Highway Contractors, Inc. (KAHC) Presentation on the Interstate 65 project in Louisville • James Ballinger, State Highway Engineer, KYTC

Northern Ky University Capital Project Update • Chris Calvert, Chief Financial Officer - NKU • Mary Paula Shush, Sr. Director, Planning, Design, Construction - NKU • Scott Baker, Executive Director, DECA, Finance and Administration Cabinet • Natalie Brawner, Executive Director, Division of Real Properties, Finance and Administration Cabinet • Rebecca Norton, Budget Director, Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Dept. for Juvenile Justice High Acuity Services Update • Rebecca Norton, Budget Director, Justice and Public Safety Cabinet

Cabinet for Economic Development • Jeff Noel, Secretary, Cabinet for Economic Development • Matthew Wingate, General Counsel, Cabinet for Economic Development

Pension System Update • Ryan Barrow, Executive Director, Kentucky Public Pensions Authority • Erin Surratt, Deputy Executive Director, Kentucky Public Pensions Authority

Student Affordability Ignite Institute • Jerome Gels, Principal, Ignite Institute, Erlanger, KY Goldwater Institute • Dr. Timothy Minella, Director of Higher Education, Goldwater Institute • Michael Frazier, State Affairs Manager, Goldwater Institute Council on Postsecondary Education • Travis Powell, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Government Relations, Legal and Operations, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education University of Louisville • Dr. Kathryn Cardarelli, Executive Vice President and University Provost, University of Louisville • Rick Graycarek, Executive Vice President for Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer, University of Louisville University of Kentucky • Angie Martin, Vice President for Financial Planning and Chief Budget Officer, University of Kentucky • Rob Edwards, Vice President and Chief Strategy and Government Affairs Officer, University of Kentucky

CRISP Shared Services • Ryan Bramble, Chief Operating Officer, CRISP Shared Services Rural Health Transformation Plan • Secretary Steven Stack, Cabinet for Health and Family Services • Director Tom Walton, Rural Health Transformation Plan, Cabinet for Health and Family Services

Agricultural Economics and Lending in Kentucky • Dr. Kenny Burdine, Department of Agricultural Economics, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Kentucky • Jonathan Shepherd, Department of Agricultural Economics, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Kentucky • Mark Barker, Senior Vice-President Agricultural Lending , Farm Credit Mid-America

Discussion of Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) • Amanda LeFevre, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Protection, Energy and Environment Cabinet • Rep. Nima Kulkarni, State Representative, 40th House District • Rusty Cress, Dinsmore & Shohl Reports Received Kentucky Public Service Commission Electric Generation Retirement Report 2025 Commonwealth of Kentucky Energy Planning and Inventory Commission Annual Report 2025 Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Waste Tire Removal from Kentucky Waterways Report 2025 Kentucky Reclamation Guaranty Fund State Fiscal Year Annual Report 2025 Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Waste Tire Program Annual Report 2025 Kentucky Office of Broadband Development Semi-Annual Report 2025 Kentucky Public Service Commission Report on Pole Attachment Requests 2025 Low Income Heat and Energy Assistance Program Half-Year Block Grant Status Report July 2025 – December 2025