Contact Person:

Subject Headings:

(1) Provide a brief summary of:

(a) What this administrative regulation does:

(b) The necessity of this administrative regulation:

(c) How this administrative regulation conforms to the content of the authorizing statutes:

(d) How this administrative regulation currently assists or will assist in the effective administration of the statutes:

(2) If this is an amendment to an existing administrative regulation, provide a brief summary of:

(a) How the amendment will change this existing administrative regulation:

(b) The necessity of the amendment to this administrative regulation:

(c) How the amendment conforms to the content of the authorizing statutes:

(d) How the amendment will assist in the effective administration of the statutes:

(3) Does this administrative regulation or amendment implement legislation from the previous five years?

(4) List the type and number of individuals, businesses, organizations, or state and local governments affected by this administrative regulation:

(5) Provide an analysis of how the entities identified in question (4) will be impacted by either the implementation of this administrative regulation, if new, or by the change, if it is an amendment, including:

(a) List the actions that each of the regulated entities identified in question (4) will have to take to comply with this administrative regulation or amendment:

(b) In complying with this administrative regulation or amendment, how much will it cost each of the entities identified in question (4):

(c) As a result of compliance, what benefits will accrue to the entities identified in question (4):

(6) Provide an estimate of how much it will cost the administrative body to implement this administrative regulation:

(a) Initially:

(b) On a continuing basis:

(7) What is the source of the funding to be used for the implementation and enforcement of this administrative regulation or this amendment:

(8) Provide an assessment of whether an increase in fees or funding will be necessary to implement this administrative regulation, if new, or by the change if it is an amendment:

(9) State whether or not this administrative regulation establishes any fees or directly or indirectly increases any fees:

(10) TIERING: Is tiering applied?

(1) Identify each state statute, federal statute, or federal regulation that requires or authorizes the action taken by the administrative regulation:

(2) State whether this administrative regulation is expressly authorized by an act of the General Assembly, and if so, identify the act:

(3)(a) Identify the promulgating agency and any other affected state units, parts, or divisions:

(b) Estimate the following for each affected state unit, part, or division identified in (3)(a):

1. Expenditures:

For the first year:

For subsequent years:

2. Revenues:

For the first year:

For subsequent years:

3. Cost Savings:

For the first year:

For subsequent years:

(4)(a) Identify affected local entities (for example: cities, counties, fire departments, school districts):

(b) Estimate the following for each affected local entity identified in (4)(a):

1. Expenditures:

For the first year:

For subsequent years:

2. Revenues:

For the first year:

For subsequent years:

3. Cost Savings:

For the first year:

For subsequent years:

(5)(a) Identify any affected regulated entities not listed in (3)(a) or (4)(a):

(b) Estimate the following for each regulated entity identified in (5)(a):

1. Expenditures:

For the first year:

For subsequent years:

2. Revenues:

For the first year:

For subsequent years:

3. Cost Savings:

For the first year:

For subsequent years:

(6) Provide a narrative to explain the following for each entity identified in (3)(a), (4)(a), and (5)(a)

(a) Fiscal impact of this administrative regulation:

(b) Methodology and resources used to reach this conclusion:

(7) Explain, as it relates to the entities identified in (3)(a), (4)(a), and (5)(a):

(a) Whether this administrative regulation will have a "major economic impact", as defined by KRS 13A.010(14):

(b) The methodology and resources used to reach this conclusion:

(1) Federal statute or regulation constituting the federal mandate.

(2) State compliance standards.

(3) Minimum or uniform standards contained in the federal mandate.

(4) Will this administrative regulation impose stricter requirements, or additional or different responsibilities or requirements, than those required by the federal mandate?

(5) Justification for the imposition of the stricter standard, or additional or different responsibilities or requirements.