(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Publication” means any annual or biennial report, book, pamphlet, newsletter, bulletin, map, calendar, or brochure, of a documentary or informational nature, whether or not required by statute. The term does not include news releases; notices, agendas, or minutes of meetings; or budgets and budget recommendations; and

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 57.390

  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(b) “State agency” means any executive branch organizational unit or administrative body, as defined in KRS § 12.010, or any agency of the legislative branch of state government.
(2) A state agency shall not mail a publication to any person who has not requested a copy of the publication unless the unsolicited mailing is:
(a) Used to market or advertise an agency, event, site, program, or service; or
(b) Determined, in writing, to be essential to the performance of the agency’s statutory mission by:
1. The Governor, if the state agency is in the executive branch; or
2. The General Assembly or the Legislative Research Commission, if the state agency is in the legislative branch.
(3) The Governor may delegate responsibility under subsection (2) of this section to the secretaries of the program cabinets for publication of state agencies within or attached to their respective cabinets.
(4) If any provision of the Kentucky Revised Statutes requires a state agency to submit a publication annually or biennially to the Legislative Research Commission or to the General Assembly, the state agency shall submit that publication online rather than on paper or by means of any other printed medium.
Effective: June 8, 2011
History: Created 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 42, sec. 1, effective June 8, 2011.