The 499th meeting of the Legislative Research Commission was held on Wednesday, November 29, 2000, at 1:30 PM, in Room 111 of the Capitol Annex. Senator David L. Williams, Chair, called the meeting to order, and the secretary called the roll.
Present were:
Members: Senator David L. Williams, Co-Chair; Representative Jody Richards, Co-Chair; Senators Charlie Borders, David Boswell, David K. Karem, Daniel Kelly, Marshall Long, Richard Roeding, and Elizabeth Tori; Representatives Joe Barrows, Jim Callahan, Larry Clark, Jeffrey Hoover, and Greg Stumbo.
LRC Staff: Bobby Sherman, Director, and Diana Hill.
There being a quorum present, a motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the September 6, 2000, meeting.
Under Staff and Committee Reports, a motion was made by Senator Boswell, seconded by Representative Clark and duly passed without objection to accept Items A. through D. as follows:
A. Information requests.
B. Committee Activity Report for September, 2000.
C. Reports of the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee meetings of September 12, October 10, and November 14, 2000.
D. Report of the Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommitee regarding deferral of 703 KAR 5:140 – School and district report cards.
Under New Business, a motion was made by Senator Karem, seconded by Senator Long and duly passed without objection, to accept and refer the following prefiled bills: BR 28 to Education; BR 29 to Judiciary; BR 30, BR 41, BR 45, and BR 46 to Appropriations and Revenue; BR 57 to Agriculture and Natural Resources; and BR 31 to State Government.
A motion was made by Representative Clark, seconded by Senator Tori and passed without objection, to approve the following requests Under New Business:
B. From Senator Vernie McGaha, Chair, Tobacco Task Force: Request for approval to meet on December 12 in Frankfort in order to fulfill the December 15 report deadline requirements of SB 49 relating to tobacco contracting.
C. From Senator Ernie Harris, Representative Larry Clark, and Mr. Jack Conway, Co-Chairs, Special Task Force on Electricity Restructuring: Request for approval to meet on December 11 in order to comply with the provisions of SJR 107.
D. From Bobby Sherman: Consideration and approval of the proposed 2001 Regular Session Calendar.
E. From Anita Taylor: Request for approval of prefiling deadlines for the 2001 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
F. From Representative Tom McKee, Chair, Special Subcommittee on Energy: Request for approval to meet on December 7 to review administrative regulations proposed by the Commercial Mobile Radio Service.
Under Communications, a motion was made by Representative Barrows, seconded by Senator Long, and duly passed without objection, to accept and refer the following agency reports:
A. From the Transportation Cabinet: Letter regarding implementation of recommended changes to the Audit of the Transportation Cabinet For the Year Ended June 30, 1999 Implementation of Audit Recommendations, to Transportation.
B. From the Cabinet for Economic Development and the Department of Agriculture: Linked Deposit Investment Loan Program Report for Fiscal Year 1999, to Appropriations and Revenue and Economic Development and Tourism.
C. From the Teachers' Retirement System of Kentucky: Report of activities during the 1999-2000 fiscal year in making in-state investments, to Appropriations and Revenue.
D. From the Office of the Attorney General: Report of constitutional challenges received during the month of July, August, and September, 2000, to Judiciary.
E. From the Secretary for Families and Children: Annual update of the state-wide Strategic Plan for Children in Placement, to Health and Welfare.
F. From the University of Kentucky: Annual Report on the Collaborative Center for Literacy Development: Early Childhood through Adulthood, to Education.
G. From the Auditor of Public Accounts: Local Government Ethics Codes and Boards: September 2000 - Performance Audit, to Local Government.
H. From the Auditor of Public Accounts: Audit of the Department for Local Government, to Local Government.
I. From the Auditor of Public Accounts: Audit of the Transportation Cabinet, to Transportation.
J. From the Auditor of Public Accounts: Audit of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet, to Agriculture and Natural Resources.
K. From the Auditor of Public Accounts: Audit of the Department of Education, to Education.
L. From the Auditor of Public Accounts: Audit of the Department of Military Affairs to, Seniors, Military Affairs, and Public Safety.
M. From the Finance and Administration Cabinet, Office of the Controller: Surtax Receipts Statements for the Law Enforcement and Professional Firefighters Foundation Fund Programs for the months of July, August, and October, 2000, to Appropriations and Revenue and Local Government.
N. From the Office of the Secretary, Finance and Administration Cabinet: Letter stating that no appropriation of state general funds will be required for the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Health System Revenue Bonds, Series 2000 (Norton Healthcare, Inc.), to Appropriations and Revenue and Economic Development and Tourism.
O. From the Teachers' Retirement System of Kentucky: 1999-00 Annual Report, to Education and Appropriations and Revenue.
P. From the University of Kentucky Tobacco and Health Research Institute: Quarterly Report July 1 - September 30, 2000, to Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Q. Personnel Cabinet: Annual Report of the Personnel Cabinet for Fiscal Year 1999-2000, to State Government.
R. From the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure: Annual Reports for Fiscal Year 1999-2000, to Health and Welfare.
S. From the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation: Report on Audits of Financial Statements and Unaudited Financial Statements, to Appropriations and Revenue.
T. From the Administrative Office of the Courts: Judicial Branch Financial and Program Status Report for FY 2000, to Appropriations and Revenue and Judiciary.
U. From the University of Kentucky: Kentucky Interagency Groundwater Monitoring Network, to Agriculture and Natural Resources.
V. From the Kentucky Board of Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: Letter stating there is no information to report due to licenses not being issued to interpreters until 2003, to Licensing and Occupations.
W. From the Cabinet for Economic Development: Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Construction Activity Report - July 2000, to Appropriations and Revenue and Economic Development and Tourism.
X. From the Cabinet for Economic Development, Department for Financial Incentives: Annual Report of the Kentucky Enterprise Zone Authority, to Appropriations and Revenue and Economic Development and Tourism.
Y. From the University of Kentucky: Management Review of the Center for Rural Health for Fiscal Year 1999-2000, to Appropriations and Revenue and Health and Welfare.
Z. From the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet: Annual Report of the Kentucky Recycling and Marketing Assistance (KRMA) advisory committee, to Agriculture and Natural Resources.
AA. From the Auditor of Public Accounts: Update on Executive Branch Strategic Planning and the Performance Budgeting Pilot Program called for in HB 502 of the 2000 Regular Session, to Appropriations and Revenue and Program Review and Investigations.
BB. From The Office of Financial Management: Monthly Investment Income Reports for July, August, and September, 2000, to Appropriations and Revenue.
CC. From the Cabinet for Economic Development, Office of the Secretary: Kentucky Investment Capital Network Report, to Economic Development and Tourism and Appropriations and Revenue.
DD. From the Auditor of Public Accounts: An Examination of the Public's Investment in an Economic Development Project in Harlan County, to Economic Development and Tourism.
EE. From the Labor Cabinet: Kentucky Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis Fund Quarterly Report for July - September, 2000, to Labor and Industry and Appropriations and Revenue.
FF. From the Auditor of Public Accounts: Audit of the Cabinet for Health Services, to Health and Welfare.
GG. From the Auditor of Public Accounts: Audit of the Cabinet for Workforce Development, to Economic Development and Tourism.
HH. From The Secretary for Health Services: The Commission on Services and Supports for People with Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities - A Plan to Plan, to Health and Welfare.
II. From The Secretary for Health Services: U. S. Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133 Audit Reports and Management Letters for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1999, to Appropriations and Revenue and Health and Welfare.
JJ. From the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Funding Commission: CY 2001 Assessment Rate Recommendations, to Labor and Industry.
KK. From The Secretary for Families and Children: Cabinet's Quarterly Report on SWIFT Adoption Teams, to Health and Welfare.
LL. From the Cabinet for Economic Development: Bluegrass State Skills Corporation Annual Report, to Appropriations and Revenue and Economic Development and Tourism.
MM. From the Auditor of Public Accounts: Audit Examination of the Revenue Cabinet, to Appropriations and Revenue.
NN. From the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet: First Quarterly Report for the 2000-02 Biennium, to Agriculture and Natural Resources.
OO. From the University of Kentucky: Financial statements of the University of Kentucky and its affiliated corporations for the year ended June 30, 2000, to Appropriations and Revenue.
PP. From the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance: Quarterly Statement as of September 30, 2000, to Labor and Industry and Appropriations and Revenue.
QQ. From the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance: Third quarter 2000 financial statements, to Labor and Industry and Appropriations and Revenue.
RR. From the Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance: 2001 Administrative Budget, to Labor and Industry and Appropriations and Revenue.
SS. From the Kentucky Revenue Cabinet: Fiscal Impact of the Enterprise Zone Exemptions, to Appropriations and Revenue and Economic Development and Tourism.
TT. From the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation: Financial Statements for the three months ended September 30, 2000, to Appropriations and Revenue.
UU. From the University of Kentucky: September 30, 2000 Mining and Minerals Trust Fund Report, to Appropriations and Revenue.
VV. From the Kentucky Department of Education: Scope of Work for the Division of Validation and Research with the Kentucky Department of Education's Office of Assessment and Accountability, to Education.
The following two resolutions were adopted by voice vote.
A. A RESOLUTION adjourning the Legislative Research Commission in loving memory and honor of Representative Marvin L. “Pete” Worthington.
B. A RESOLUTION adjourning the Legislative Research Commission in loving memory and honor of August F. “Gus” Sheehan, Jr.
Two handouts were distributed to members from Speaker Richards. The first handout was a memo from Senator Williams and Speaker Richards regarding guidelines for holding meetings of interim joint committees between segments of the 2001 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Upon motion by Speaker Richards and seconded by Representative Clark, the motion was adopted without objection.
The second memo was from Senator Williams and Speaker Richards requesting approval for task forces and special committees created by the 2000 General Assembly to begin and continue meeting through the 2000-2001 legislative interim. A motion was made by Speaker Richards and seconded by Senator Tori. The motion was adopted without objection.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:50 p.m.