No state agency entitled to federal funds which would represent one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of a program in which the state participates shall decline to accept or receive that entitlement without notification to the state budget director and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue.
Effective: July 15, 1994

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 48.730

  • Budget: means the complete financial plan for each fiscal year contained in a branch budget bill provided for by this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 48.010
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 387, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1994.

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