| Last Action | 02/21/25: 3rd reading, passed 35-1 with Committee Substitute (1) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to aviation. |
| Bill Documents |
Current
Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Fiscal Note |
| Bill Request Number | 1390 |
| Sponsors | S. Funke Frommeyer, S. Rawlings |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 183 to allow an air board that operates a commercial airport serving more than 1,000,000 passengers annually to utilize small purchase procedures established by the Federal Aviation Administration for purchases that do not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold identified in 2 C.F.R. sec. 200.88 and to purchase goods and services directly from vendors who maintain agreements with the General Services Administration; exempt these transactions from the requirements of KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460 and 424.260; amend KRS 82.084 to conform; amend KRS 183.525, regarding the Kentucky aviation economic development fund, to allow commercial airports to receive awards from the fund and require the Transportation Cabinet to report annually to the General Assembly through the Legislative Research Commission on expenditures from the fund; amend KRS 189.990 to increase monetary penalties for violations of the chapter; amend KRS 183.011, 183.012, and 183.120 to make technical corrections; repeal KRS 183.085, regarding an unmanned aviation facility map for commercial airports. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Legislative Research Commission - Kentucky aviation economic development fund, reporting requirement Purchasing - Large commercial airports, state purchasing requirements, exemption State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet, Kentucky aviation economic development fund, reporting requirement Technical Corrections - Aviation Aeronautics and Aviation - Kentucky aviation economic development fund, grants, eligibility Aeronautics and Aviation - Kentucky aviation economic development fund, reporting requirement Aeronautics and Aviation - Large commercial airports, state purchasing requirements, exemption Aeronautics and Aviation - Unmanned vehicle airport maps requirement, repeal Reports Mandated - Kentucky aviation economic development fund, reporting requirement Fiscal Note - Kentucky Aviation Economic Development |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
| 02/04/25 |
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| 02/11/25 |
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| 02/19/25 |
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| 02/20/25 |
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| 02/21/25 |
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions, except exempt qualified transactions from the requirements of KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460 and 424.260 only for purchases identified in KRS 82.084; amend KRS 82.084 to conform; amend KRS 183.525 to remove proposed language to allow commercial airports to receive awards from the Kentucky aviation economic development fund; amend KRS 189.990 to restore previously deleted language regarding penalties for violations of KRS 183.886; direct the Council on Postsecondary Education, in coordination with the Transportation Cabinet, to conduct a study to identify the procedures and resources necessary to establish a program at a public postsecondary education institution leading to a credential recognized by the Federal Aviation Administration for employment within the field of air traffic control or air traffic safety, to identify the public postsecondary education institutions with the capacity to support a program, to notify the president and governing bodies of the identified institutions, and to evaluate the potential for a Federal Aviation Administration Academy to be established at a public postsecondary education institution; require the approval and establishment of a program at a public postsecondary education institution by June 30, 2026. |
| Index Headings |
Crimes and Punishments - Violation of KRS 183.886, penalties Education, Higher - Council on Postsecondary Education, air traffic programs, study, establishment Purchasing - Large commercial airports, state purchasing requirements, exemption State Agencies - Council on Postsecondary Education, Transportation Cabinet, air traffic programs, study Studies Directed - Council on Postsecondary Education, Transportation Cabinet, air traffic programs Transportation - Council on Postsecondary Education, Transportation Cabinet, air traffic programs, study Universities and Colleges - Council on Postsecondary Education, air traffic programs, study, establishment Aeronautics and Aviation - Council on Postsecondary Education, air traffic programs, study, establishment Aeronautics and Aviation - Kentucky aviation economic development fund, grants, eligibility Aeronautics and Aviation - Large commercial airports, state purchasing requirements, exemption Reports Mandated - Council on Postsecondary Education, Transportation Cabinet, air traffic programs, study Workforce - Council on Postsecondary Education, air traffic programs, study, establishment |
Last updated: 2/21/2025 4:29 PM (EST)