| Last Action | 04/09/18: became law without Governor's Signature (Acts, ch. 90) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to fire department reporting. |
| Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Fiscal Note |
| Bill Request Number | 276 |
| Sponsors | M. Meredith, L. Brown, J. Blanton, T. Couch, J. DeCesare, M. Hart, K. Imes, P. Pratt, B. Reed, J. Richards, R. Rothenburger, J. Sims Jr, W. Stone |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 65A.010, 75.430, and 95A.055 to require fire departments created under KRS Chapter 273 to report to the Fire Commission under KRS 95A.055 rather than under KRS Chapter 65A. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Fiscal Note - Fire departments created under KRS Chapter 273, administrative and fiscal reports Cities - Fire departments created under KRS Chapter 273, administrative and fiscal reports Counties - Fire departments created under KRS Chapter 273, administrative and fiscal reports Fire Prevention - Fire departments created under KRS Chapter 273, administrative and fiscal reports Firefighters and Fire Departments - Fire departments created under KRS Chapter 273, administrative and fiscal reports Local Government - Fire departments created under KRS Chapter 273, administrative and fiscal reports Special Districts - Fire departments created under KRS Chapter 273, administrative and fiscal reports Special Purpose Governmental Entities - Fire departments created under KRS Chapter 273, administrative and fiscal reports State Agencies - Fire Commission, treatment of fire departments created under KRS Chapter 273 |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
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| 04/09/18 |
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| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | M. Wilson |
| Summary | Amend Section 3 of the bill to add a new subsection (5) to require the fire commission to conduct a financial review of each fire department every 4 years with Auditor of Public Accounts (APA) approved procedures, add a new subsection (6) to give the fire commission the option to require an audit every fourth year of a fire department whose revenues or expenditures are equal to or greater than $100,000 and less than $500,000, add a new subsection (7) to require an annual audit of fire departments whose revenue or expenditures equal or exceed $500,000 for 2 or more consecutive years, and add a new subsection (8) to allow the APA to examine and review the reports and related work papers and documents relating to the financial review or audits conducted under this section; require the APA and Attorney General to be notified of any irregularities relating to the finances or operations of a fire department, while allowing the commission to notify other public officials; renumber subsections to conform. |
| Index Headings |
Audits and Auditors - Fire departments as defined in KRS 95A.055, financial reporting Counties - Fire departments as defined in KRS 95A.055, financial reporting Financial Responsibility - Fire departments as defined in KRS 95A.055, financial reporting Firefighters and Fire Departments - Fire departments as defined in KRS 95A.055, financial reporting Local Government - Fire departments as defined in KRS 95A.055, financial reporting State Agencies - Auditor of Public Accounts, fiscal oversight relating to fire departments as defined in KRS 95A.055 State Agencies - Fire commission, fiscal oversight relating to fire departments as defined in KRS 95A.055 |
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