Kentucky
General Assembly

02/23/16	introduced in House
02/24/16	to Labor & Industry (H)
02/26/16	posted in committee
03/03/16	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) floor amendments (1), (2), (3), and (7-title) filed to Bill; and (4), (5), and (6) filed to Committee Substitute
03/04/16	2nd reading, to Rules
03/07/16	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 8, 2016
03/11/16	floor amendment (8) filed to Committee Substitute floor amendments (4) (5) and (6) withdrawn
03/22/16	3rd reading, passed 77-20 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (8)
03/23/16	received in Senate
03/24/16	to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions except in Section 1 (1)(d) change "misclassify employers" to" misclassify employees." In Sections 9, 13, 14, and 15, amend reporting requirements from 30 days to 60 days to give executive agencies additional time to share information.
Index Headings	Labor and Industry - Misclassification of employees, construction industry Occupations and Professions - Construction industry, misclassification of employees Personnel and Employment - Construction industry, misclassification of employees State Agencies - Revenue Department, Labor Cabinet, Unemployment Insurance and Workers' Claims, information sharing Unemployment Compensation - Information sharing with other state agencies Workers' Compensation - Information sharing with other state agencies Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Labor, employee misclassification

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. DeCesare
Summary	Amend KRS 342.1224 to change the membership of the board of directors for the funding commission.
Index Headings	Labor and Industry - Misclassification of employees, construction industry Occupations and Professions - Construction industry, misclassification of employees Personnel and Employment - Construction industry, misclassification of employees State Agencies - Revenue Department, Labor Cabinet, Unemployment Insurance and Workers' Claims, information sharing Unemployment Compensation - Information sharing with other state agencies Workers' Compensation - Information sharing with other state agencies Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Labor, employee misclassification

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	J. DeCesare
Summary	Amend KRS 342.122 to reiterate that the special fund will end on December 31, 2029, and once the fund balance can amortize the remaining claims balance and operations of the funding commission only to finalize claims, then the assessment will expire.
Index Headings	Labor and Industry - Misclassification of employees, construction industry Occupations and Professions - Construction industry, misclassification of employees Personnel and Employment - Construction industry, misclassification of employees State Agencies - Revenue Department, Labor Cabinet, Unemployment Insurance and Workers' Claims, information sharing Unemployment Compensation - Information sharing with other state agencies Workers' Compensation - Information sharing with other state agencies Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Labor, employee misclassification

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	J. DeCesare
Summary	Amend KRS 342.122 to set out the special fund assessment rate to 6.28 percent.
Index Headings	Labor and Industry - Misclassification of employees, construction industry Occupations and Professions - Construction industry, misclassification of employees Personnel and Employment - Construction industry, misclassification of employees State Agencies - Revenue Department, Labor Cabinet, Unemployment Insurance and Workers' Claims, information sharing Unemployment Compensation - Information sharing with other state agencies Workers' Compensation - Information sharing with other state agencies Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Labor, employee misclassification

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	J. DeCesare
Summary	Amend KRS 342.1224 to change membership of the board of directors.
Index Headings	Labor and Industry - Misclassification of employees, construction industry Occupations and Professions - Construction industry, misclassification of employees Personnel and Employment - Construction industry, misclassification of employees State Agencies - Revenue Department, Labor Cabinet, Unemployment Insurance and Workers' Claims, information sharing Unemployment Compensation - Information sharing with other state agencies Workers' Compensation - Information sharing with other state agencies Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Labor, employee misclassification

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor	J. DeCesare
Summary	Amend KRS 342.122 to reiterate that the special fund will end on December 31, 2029, and once the balance can amortize the remainder of the fund and operations of the funding commission only to finalize claims, then the assessment will expire.
Index Headings	Labor and Industry - Misclassification of employees, construction industry Occupations and Professions - Construction industry, misclassification of employees Personnel and Employment - Construction industry, misclassification of employees State Agencies - Revenue Department, Labor Cabinet, Unemployment Insurance and Workers' Claims, information sharing Unemployment Compensation - Information sharing with other state agencies Workers' Compensation - Information sharing with other state agencies Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Labor, employee misclassification

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 6
Sponsor	J. DeCesare
Summary	Amend KRS 342.122 to set the special fund assessment rate to 6.28 percent.
Index Headings	Labor and Industry - Misclassification of employees, construction industry Occupations and Professions - Construction industry, misclassification of employees Personnel and Employment - Construction industry, misclassification of employees State Agencies - Revenue Department, Labor Cabinet, Unemployment Insurance and Workers' Claims, information sharing Unemployment Compensation - Information sharing with other state agencies Workers' Compensation - Information sharing with other state agencies Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Labor, employee misclassification

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 7
Sponsor	J. DeCesare
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Labor and Industry - Misclassification of employees, construction industry Occupations and Professions - Construction industry, misclassification of employees Personnel and Employment - Construction industry, misclassification of employees State Agencies - Revenue Department, Labor Cabinet, Unemployment Insurance and Workers' Claims, information sharing Unemployment Compensation - Information sharing with other state agencies Workers' Compensation - Information sharing with other state agencies Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Labor, employee misclassification

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 8
Sponsor	T. Kerr
Summary	Amend the criteria necessary for a person to be found to be an independent contractor and not an employee of the contractor for purposes of the Act.
Index Headings	Labor and Industry - Misclassification of employees, construction industry Occupations and Professions - Construction industry, misclassification of employees Personnel and Employment - Construction industry, misclassification of employees State Agencies - Revenue Department, Labor Cabinet, Unemployment Insurance and Workers' Claims, information sharing Unemployment Compensation - Information sharing with other state agencies Workers' Compensation - Information sharing with other state agencies Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Labor, employee misclassification