As used in KRS § 45A.550 to KRS § 45A.554 and KRS § 11A.130, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) “Privatize” means to contract out in order to procure the services of a private vendor to provide a service that is similar to, and in lieu of, a service provided by state employees of the privatizing agency;

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 45A.550 v2

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(2) “Privatization contract” means an agreement or combination of a series of agreements by which a private vendor agrees to provide services that are substantially similar to, and in lieu of, services previously provided, in whole or in part, by at least ten (10) permanent, full-time, budgeted employees of the state agency. This term includes but is not limited to concession contracts. This term does not include personal service contracts as defined in KRS § 45A.690, contracts entered into pursuant to KRS Chapter 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, or 181, Medicaid provider contracts, architect and engineering contracts entered into pursuant to KRS
45A.800 to 45A.835, price contracts, construction contracts, or memoranda of understanding or memoranda of agreements or program administration contracts with the Office of the Attorney General, including contracts for child support collections and enforcement with contracting officials as authorized by KRS
15.802; and
(3) “Services” shall not include administration and support functions of government. “Administration and support functions” shall include, but not be limited to, construction contracts, bond counsel and bond underwriting services, architect and engineering services, price contracts, personal service contracts, and memoranda of understanding and memoranda of agreement.
Effective: July 1, 2025
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 124, sec. 74, effective July 1, 2025. — Created
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 492, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998.