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SB 200 (BR 1397) - R. Stivers II

     AN ACT relating to executive orders.
     Create a new section of KRS Chapter 11 to require executive orders issued by the Governor to be identified by year of issuance and subject area, to be numbered consecutively within year of issuance and subject area categories, and to be filed with the Secretary of State; require the Secretary of State to forward certain executive orders identified to the director of the Legislative Research Commission on the date filed; require the co-chairs of the Legislative Research Commission to refer executive orders relating to reorganization of state government and other matters pertaining to the operation or official policy of the government, to the legislative committee of jurisdiction within two working days after the order is received by the Legislative Research Commission; provide that executive orders relating to appointments requiring confirmation, reorganization of state government, and other matters pertaining to the operation or official policy of the government shall not become effective until 35 days after being filed with the Secretary of State; require the committee of referral to review the executive order within 30 days and report its findings and objections; require an objection by the reviewing committee to be upon the vote of a majority of the committee members of either chamber; direct that executive orders pertaining to governmental policy which were objected to by a reviewing committee be identified in legislation drafted for introduction by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House on the first day of the regular session; require the proposed legislation to declare each identified deficient executive order void upon enactment of the legislation, prohibit the Governor from adopting executive orders that are the same or substantially the same as the voided executive order for one year from sine die adjournment of the legislative session in which the legislation is enacted, and contain an emergency clause; permit the General Assembly to amend the proposed legislation to add executive orders, delete executive orders, or include reorganization orders which have not been enacted into law; require the Governor to compile a list of all executive orders currently in effect and provide the list to the Legislative Research Commission by September 30, 2018; require the Governor to identify executive orders that should remain in effect and those he or she shall revoke or repeal as obsolete or no longer necessary; provide that executive orders the Governor does not continue in effect or revoke or repeal on another date will cease to exist as of October 1, 2018; require legislative review of executive orders that the Govenor has identified should remain in effect; create a new section of KRS Chapter 12 to require each administrative body created by executive order or administrative order to cease to exist at the end of the issuing Governor's or other statewide elected official's term of office unless established by General Assembly enactment; amend KRS 12.028, relating to the reorganization of state government, to conform.


AMENDMENTS

     SFA1( R. Stivers II ) - Delete the provision requiring each administrative body created by an administrative order to cease to exist at the end of the term of office of the Governor whose appointee created the administrative body unless established by enactment of the General Assembly.
     HCS1 - Amend KRS 154.15-020 to allow the Kentucky Communications Network Authority to leverage future revenues through debt or financing; amend HB 200/EN to appropriate money to the Kentucky Communications Network Authority from the general fund and to remove language pertaining to finding funding sources for availability payments and operating expenses; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
     HCA1( S. Rudy ) - Make title amendment.
     HFA1( J. Kay ) - Retain original provisions; amend KRS 61.645 to require the Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS) to follow the state Model Procurement Code when contracting for investment management services; provide that KRS board members may also be removed for a violation of fiduciary duties or conflict of interest; provide that a KRS board member shall not be considered as acting in good faith if they fail to disclose a conflict of interest; specify investment fee and commission reporting to include underlying fund of fund fees; require investment managers failing to disclose investment holdings, fees, and commissions to forfeit any fees or commission paid by KRS; subject investment contracts made by the Kentucky Retirement System to full public disclosure; amend KRS 61.650 to require investment managers to formally adopt the CFA Institute's codes of conduct; require that failure to adhere to the codes result in the forfeiture of any fees or commissions paid by the Kentucky Retirement Systems; make conforming amendments; amend KRS 61.655 to amend conflict-of-interest provisions to prohibit a trustee and employees of the Kentucky Retirement Systems from having a contractual agreement with or interest in any entities providing services to the systems and from receiving, directly or indirectly, any interest, fees, or profit from entities that provide services to the Kentucky Retirement Systems; require trustees, members of the General Assembly, and public servants to adhere to relevant conflict-of-interest provisions during tenure and for five years following termination; require trustees and employees of the Kentucky Retirement Systems to file annual conflict-of-interest statements with the Kentucky Retirement Systems beginning on January 1, 2019.
     HFA2( J. Kay ) - Make title amendment.

     Feb 23, 2018 - introduced in Senate
     Feb 26, 2018 - to State & Local Government (S)
     Mar 14, 2018 - reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
     Mar 15, 2018 - 2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 16, 2018; floor amendment (1) filed
     Mar 16, 2018 - 3rd reading, passed 35-1 with floor amendment (1)
     Mar 19, 2018 - received in House
     Mar 21, 2018 - to State Government (H)
     Mar 22, 2018 - posting waived; taken from State Government (H); 1st reading; returned to State Government (H)
     Mar 27, 2018 - taken from State Government (H); 2nd reading; returned to State Government (H)
     Apr 13, 2018 - reassigned to Appropriations & Revenue (H); floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
     Apr 14, 2018 - posting waived; reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title); taken from Rules; placed in the Orders of the Day; 3rd reading, passed 62-18 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title); received in Senate; to Rules (S); posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title); Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title); Bill passed 29-8; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate; enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; delivered to Governor
     Apr 26, 2018 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 201)