Kentucky
General Assembly

01/13/10	introduced in Senate
01/14/10	to State & Local Government (S)
01/27/10	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
01/28/10	2nd reading, to Rules
02/01/10	floor amendments (1) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2-title) filed
02/02/10	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 2, 2010 3rd reading committee amendment (1-title) withdrawn passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute, floor amendments (1) (2-title) and (3)
02/03/10	received in House
02/08/10	to Local Government (H)
02/12/10	posted in committee
03/03/10	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
03/04/10	2nd reading, to Rules
03/09/10	floor amendment (1-title) filed
03/10/10	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 11, 2010
03/22/10	floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
03/29/10	taken from the Regular Orders of the Day recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements	Local Mandate
Summary	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define "public entity" as organizations representing local governments, and "affiliated organizations" as organizations administered by a public entity; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to require the governing body of a public entity to be subject to the provisions of KRS 61.872 to 61.884 and 61.800 to 61.850 with certain exceptions, to provide a Web site by January 1, 2011 that will allow citizen access to financial data of the public entity and its affiliated organizations, to undergo an annual audit by a certified public accountant, to require that the certified public accountant provide access to its work to the Auditor of Public Accounts, and to allow the Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts to conduct an examination of the public entity and its affiliated organizations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to require the governing body of a public entity and its affiliated organizations to adopt a procurement policy, approve a personnel and compensation policy, establish a process for handling concerns including ethics violations, conduct training, and adopt a code of ethics.
Index Headings	Audits and Auditors - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, annual audit, requirements for Cities - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Consolidated Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Counties - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Counties, Urban - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Insurance - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Local Government - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Unified Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Unified Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Thayer
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Audits and Auditors - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, annual audit, requirements for Cities - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Consolidated Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Counties - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Counties, Urban - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Insurance - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Local Government - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Unified Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Unified Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Thayer
Summary	Retain original provisions of the bill; specify that "public entity" is an association of local governments; designate that "documentation relating to a fraud investigation conducted by the public entity or an affiliated organization that does not become evidence in a criminal or civil action" is excepted from the provisions of KRS 61.872 to 61.884; require the public entity's procurement policy to include a transparent, competitive selection process for professional services rather than competitive bidding procedures; and make technical corrections.
Index Headings	Audits and Auditors - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, annual audit, requirements for Cities - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Consolidated Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Counties - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Counties, Urban - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Insurance - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Local Government - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Unified Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Unified Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	K. Stine
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Audits and Auditors - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, annual audit, requirements for Cities - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Consolidated Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Counties - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Counties, Urban - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Insurance - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Local Government - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Unified Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Unified Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	K. Stine
Summary	Insert provisions to amend KRS 23A.220 and KRS 24A.185 relating to supplemental court fees imposed by counties to support courthouse operation and construction, to require an annual public accounting of the disposition of the funds collected; include non-codified transitional provisions.
Index Headings	Audits and Auditors - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, annual audit, requirements for Cities - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Consolidated Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Counties - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Counties, Urban - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Insurance - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Local Government - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Unified Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Unified Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements	Local Mandate
Summary	Retain original provisions of bill except specify in definition of "public entity" that the elected officials are local elected officials; amend subsection (1) of Section 2 of the bill to provide that the exemptions to the Open Records Act include those excluded under KRS 61.878, information that provides an unfair competitive advantage, information generated internally and that if disclosed would permit an unfair commercial advantage to its competitors, and relates to a fraudulent insurance claim that does not become evidence in a criminal or civil action and provide that the provision does not affect the rights of parties in civil or criminal actions to get copies of the records under applicable rules of discovery; amend subsection (2) of Section 1 to provide that meetings may be closed in accordance with KRS 61.810, and that proceedings discussing insurance rates or matters relating to insurance rates may be closed if it jeopardizes competitiveness; require regular meetings of the public entity and affiliated organizations and provide that special or emergency meetings may be conducted telephonically under certain circumstances; include the Auditor of Public Accounts as an entity eligible to be contracted with for the conduct of an annual audit; amend Section 3 of the bill to provide that the public entity and the affiliated organization shall adopt a procurement policy that is consistent with the local model procurement code and that it includes a transparent, competitive selection process for licensed professional services, bond underwriting and bond counsel services, and financial and insurance products and services; clarify the applicability and responsibility of the employment of family members; make various technical corrections throughout bill to clarify which duties are related to the governing bodies of the public entity and the affiliated organizations; delete Sections 4-7 in their entirety.
Index Headings	Audits and Auditors - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, annual audit, requirements for Cities - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Consolidated Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Counties - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Counties, Urban - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Insurance - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Local Government - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Unified Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Unified Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	S. Riggs
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Audits and Auditors - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, annual audit, requirements for Cities - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Consolidated Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Counties - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Counties, Urban - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Insurance - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Local Government - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Unified Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Unified Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	S. Riggs
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Audits and Auditors - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, annual audit, requirements for Cities - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Consolidated Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Counties - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Counties, Urban - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Insurance - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Local Government - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Unified Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Unified Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	S. Riggs
Summary	Amend subsection (4) to remove the requirement for a link to electronic documents and in lieu thereof require an electronic link to a database of expenditures which, in addition to containing the information required in paragraphs (a) through (d) includes data relating to when the expenditure was made.
Index Headings	Audits and Auditors - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, annual audit, requirements for Cities - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Consolidated Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Counties - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Counties, Urban - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Insurance - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Local Government - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Unified Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for Unified Local Governments - Quasi-governmental agencies selling insurance, disclosure requirements for