§ 7.090 Legislative Research Commission — Membership — Vacancies — Meetings — Vote required to act — Compensation — Director — Qualifications — Personnel — Work-related incentive program — Notice of issue involving General Assembly member that may
§ 7.095 Fees for publication — Disposition
§ 7.100 Duties of Legislative Research Commission
§ 7.101 Required sexual and workplace harassment training for General Assembly members
§ 7.103 Interim joint committees — Monthly meeting schedule — Commission authorized to adopt new interim joint committee structure
§ 7.105 Distribution of Legislative Record
§ 7.107 Definitions
§ 7.110 Power to secure information — Coercing production of evidence — Cooperation of other agencies — Cooperation with other states — Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws — Subcommittee and citizens’ committee reports and recommendations
§ 7.1105 Persons with disabilities or members of their families to be included in membership of boards and committees affecting them — Prohibition against discrimination
§ 7.1106 Membership on boards, task forces, and commissions and participation in programs consistent with the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act — Disability awareness program
§ 7.111 Right of access to information, when
§ 7.112 Information to be provided free of charge
§ 7.115 Testimony of members of interim subcommittees of Legislative Research Commission
§ 7.117 Legislative drafting communications not subject to disclosure — Application
§ 7.119 Inspection of legislative records by Kentucky resident — Request to be sent to director — Records not subject to disclosure — Review of determination
§ 7.120 Statute revision functions of Commission — Records — Confidentiality of drafts of legislative proposals
§ 7.123 Effect of revisory act on other acts adopted at same session
§ 7.131 Official version of the Kentucky Revised Statutes
§ 7.132 Designation of certified versions of KRS — Standards — Distribution to state law library
§ 7.134 Contents of certified versions of KRS — Format — Requirements for certificate
§ 7.136 Alterations permitted in maintaining official version of KRS
§ 7.138 Manner of amendment or repeal of KRS sections — Official or certified version to be used in judicial or administrative proceeding — Procedure in event of difference between official and certified versions
§ 7.140 Reviser of statutes — Appointment — Duties
§ 7.200 Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity
§ 7.310 Intent and purpose of law
§ 7.320 Powers and duties of the Commission
§ 7.330 Audit or investigation of financial records — Review and evaluation of state-supported programs
§ 7.340 Special reviews requested by members of General Assembly, granted when
§ 7.350 Reports of Commission — Annual report
§ 7.360 Audit of public bank accounts
§ 7.370 Records — Copies of reports
§ 7.380 Confidentiality of information
§ 7.410 Office of Education Accountability — Deputy director of LRC to administer — Duties of office — Relations with other entities — Annual research agenda — Confidentiality of testimony, work products, and records
§ 7.420 Gathering information
§ 7.500 Public access to electronic form of Kentucky Constitution, statutes, acts, and administrative regulations
§ 7.505 Web site to provide public access to expenditure records of legislative branch — Monthly and weekly updates — Commission is sole custodian of information and records — Branches to share software and applications
§ 7.510 Legislative electronic information system to be established and maintained
§ 7.520 Access fees — Agreement with Legislative Research Commission required prior to access
§ 7.550 Role of Legislative Research Commission in development of population data for redistricting — Computerized map — Review of precinct establishment orders and requests for exemption
§ 7.990 Penalty

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 7 - Legislative Research Commission

  • Activity and use limitations: means restrictions or obligations created under
    KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 224.80-100
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Animal: includes every warm-blooded living creature except a human being. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Articles of incorporation: include amended and restated articles of incorporation and articles of merger. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Authorized shares: means the shares of all classes a domestic or foreign corporation is authorized to issue. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Biennium: means the two (2) year period commencing on July 1 in each even- numbered year and ending on June 30 in the ensuing even-numbered year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • branch budget: means an enactment by the General Assembly which provides appropriations and establishes fiscal policies and conditions for the biennial financial plan for the judicial branch, the legislative branch, and the executive branch, which shall include a separate budget bill for the Transportation Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Business trust: includes , except when utilized in KRS Chapter 386, a "statutory trust" as organized under KRS Chapter 386A. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Cabinet: means the Energy and Environment Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 224.80-100
  • Cabinet: means the Energy and Environment Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
  • Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
  • Certified mail: means any method of governmental, commercial, or electronic delivery that allows a document or package to have proof of:
    (a) Sending the document or package. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Closure: means the time at which a waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility permanently ceases to accept wastes, and includes those actions taken by the owner or operator of the facility to prepare the site for post-closure monitoring and maintenance or to make it suitable for other uses. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conspicuous: means so written that a reasonable person against whom the writing is to operate should have noticed it. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • delivery: means any method of delivery used in conventional commercial practice, including delivery by hand, mail, commercial delivery, and electronic transmission. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Disposal: means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of any waste into or on any land or water so that such waste or any constituent thereof may enter the environment or be emitted into the air or discharged into any waters, including ground waters. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
  • Distribution: means a direct or indirect transfer of money or other property (except its own shares) or incurrence of indebtedness by a corporation to or for the benefit of its shareholders in respect of any of its shares. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • District: means an air pollution control district as provided for in KRS Chapter 77. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
  • Domestic: when applied to a corporation, partnership, business trust, or limited liability company, means all those incorporated or formed by authority of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Effluent limitations: means any restrictions or prohibitions established under state
    law which include, but are not limited to, effluent limitations, standards of
    performance for new sources, and toxic effluent standards on quantities, rates, and concentrations of chemical, physical, biological, and other constituents which are discharged into waters. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
  • electronically transmitted: means any process of communication not directly involving the physical transfer of paper that is suitable for the retention, retrieval, and reproduction of information by the recipient. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • Employee: includes an officer but not a director. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • 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.
  • Entity: includes a domestic or foreign corporation. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • Environmental covenant: means a servitude arising under an environmental response project that imposes activity and use limitations. See Kentucky Statutes 224.80-100
  • Environmental response project: means a plan or work performed for the environmental remediation of real property conducted:
    (a) Under a federal or state program governing environmental remediation of real property including programs established pursuant to KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 224.80-100
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • Floor leaders: The Majority Leader and Minority Leader are elected by their respective party conferences to serve as the chief Senate spokesmen for their parties and to manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the Senate. By custom, the Presiding Officer gives the floor leaders priority in obtaining recognition to speak on the floor of the Senate.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Foreign corporation: means a corporation for profit incorporated under a law other than the law of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • Hazardous waste: means any discarded material or material intended to be discarded or substance or combination of such substances intended to be discarded, in any form which because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics may cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible, illness or pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of, or otherwise managed. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
  • Holder: means the grantee of an environmental covenant. See Kentucky Statutes 224.80-100
  • Indexing: means the practice or method kept by a county clerk's office to record legal property transactions. See Kentucky Statutes 224.80-100
  • Individual: means a natural person and includes the estate of an incompetent or deceased individual. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Interest: means all or part of a legal equitable claim to a right in real property which shall include both possessory and nonpossessory interests. See Kentucky Statutes 224.80-100
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Owner: means a person that owns a fee simple interest or any other interest in real property that is subject to an environmental covenant. See Kentucky Statutes 224.80-100
  • Person: includes individual and entity. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Principal office: means the office in or out of this state, so designated in writing to the Secretary of State where the principal executive offices of a domestic or foreign corporation are located. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • Proceeding: includes civil suit and criminal, administrative, and investigatory action. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • Public benefit: means a positive effect or reduction of negative effects on one (1) or more categories of persons, entities, communities, or interests other than stockholders in their capacities as stockholders. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • Public benefit corporation: means a for-profit corporation that is intended to produce a public benefit and to operate in a responsible manner, balancing the stockholders' pecuniary interests, the best interests of those materially affected by the corporation's conduct, and the public benefit identified in its articles of incorporation. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • public funds: means sums actually received in cash or negotiable instruments from all sources unless otherwise described by any state agency, state- owned corporation, university, department, cabinet, fiduciary for the benefit of any form of state organization, authority, board, bureau, interstate compact, commission, committee, conference, council, office, or any other form of organization whether or not the money has ever been paid into the Treasury and whether or not the money is still in the Treasury if the money is controlled by any form of state organization, except for those funds the management of which is to be reported to the Legislative Research Commission pursuant to KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Public notice: means the publication of required information in a daily or weekly newspaper of major circulation located in the county or counties where the property subject to the proposed environmental covenant is located. See Kentucky Statutes 224.80-100
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Record date: means the date established under Subtitle 6 or 7 of this chapter on which a corporation determines the identity of its shareholders and their shareholdings for purposes of this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Secretary: means the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
  • Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • Servitude: means a right, burden, or restriction on the use of real property that passes from the current owner or tenant to any owners or tenants in succession. See Kentucky Statutes 224.80-100
  • Sewage system: means individually or collectively those constructions or devices used for collecting, pumping, treating, and disposing of liquid or waterborne sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
  • Share: means the unit into which the proprietary interests in a corporation are divided. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • Shareholder: means the person in whose name shares are registered in the records of a corporation or the beneficial owner of shares to the extent of the rights granted by a nominee certificate on file with a corporation. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • signature: includes any manual, facsimile, or conformed or electronic signature. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • Storage: means the containment of wastes, either on a temporary basis or for a period of years, in such a manner as not to constitute disposal of such wastes. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
  • Subordination agreement: means an agreement affecting priority of interests in a real property that is subject to an environmental covenant. See Kentucky Statutes 224.80-100
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Sworn: includes "affirmed" in all cases in which an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Termination: means the final actions taken by the cabinet as to a solid waste or hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility when formal responsibilities for post-closure monitoring and maintenance cease. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transportation: means any off-site movement of waste by any mode, and any loading, unloading, or storage incidental thereto. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
  • Treatment: means any method, technique, or process, including neutralization, designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of any waste so as to neutralize such waste or so as to render such waste nonhazardous, safer for transport, amenable for recovery, amenable for storage, or reduced in volume. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
  • United States: includes district, authority, bureau, commission, department, and any other agency of the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Violate: includes failure to comply with. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Voting group: means all shares of one (1) or more classes or series that under the articles of incorporation or this chapter are entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders. See Kentucky Statutes 271B.1-400
  • Waste: means :
    (a) "Solid waste" means any garbage, refuse, sludge, and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining (excluding coal mining wastes, coal mining by-products, refuse, and overburden), agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include those materials including, but not limited to, sand, soil, rock, gravel, or bridge debris extracted as part of a public road construction project funded wholly or in part with state funds, recovered material, post-use polymers or recovered feedstocks, tire-derived fuel, special wastes as designated by KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
  • Whips: Assistants to the floor leaders who are also elected by their party conferences. The Majority and Minority Whips (and their assistants) are responsible for mobilizing votes within their parties on major issues. In the absence of a party floor leader, the whip often serves as acting floor leader.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.