Kentucky Statutes 6.900 – Definitions for KRS 6.900 to 6.935
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As used in KRS § 6.900 to KRS § 6.935:
(1) “Committee” means the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee;
(2) “Investigation” means an inquiry into possible acts of impropriety in the use of public funds or performance of public duty by a person;
(3) “Person” means:
(a) A current or former elected or appointed state official; (b) A state agency;
(c) A current or former state employee;
(d) A contractor who has responded to a request for proposal by a state agency, including those offered under KRS Chapter 45A;
(e) An individual or entity responding to a request for contract by a state agency, including a personal service contract; or
(f) Any private individual or entity doing business with anyone listed in paragraphs (a) to (e) of this subsection;
(4) “Review” means a noninvestigative study of the operation, accomplishments, management, or activities of an agency or program and includes procedures such as fiscal audit, program/performance evaluation, program audit, management audit, policy analysis, or other related terms;
(5) “Study” means any investigation or review initiated or undertaken by the committee; and
(6) “State agency” means:
(a) Any entity, including multijurisdictional organization or interagency entities, created by the Constitution of Kentucky, by an act of the General Assembly, or by any of the branches of state government or any of its subdivisions, instrumentalities, or affiliated organizations, or by any employee or official acting in his or her official capacity;
(b) Any entity which receives any part of its funding or resources from state tax dollars, from funds or resources entrusted to the Commonwealth from other sources, or from fines, fees, licensing, or penalties authorized by state statute or administrative regulation;
(c) Any entity which is federally funded and for which the Commonwealth of Kentucky is responsible for the oversight or expenditures of the federal resources;
(d) That portion of a public or private entity which receives or has received resources, such as funds, equipment, property, supplies, or services, directly or indirectly from the Commonwealth of Kentucky; and
(e) That portion of a public or private entity related to the delivery of services to or for the Commonwealth of Kentucky or an entity of the Commonwealth as defined in paragraph (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this subsection.
Effective:March 12, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 1, effective March 12, 2021. — Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992.
(1) “Committee” means the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 6.900
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- 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
- 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.
(2) “Investigation” means an inquiry into possible acts of impropriety in the use of public funds or performance of public duty by a person;
(3) “Person” means:
(a) A current or former elected or appointed state official; (b) A state agency;
(c) A current or former state employee;
(d) A contractor who has responded to a request for proposal by a state agency, including those offered under KRS Chapter 45A;
(e) An individual or entity responding to a request for contract by a state agency, including a personal service contract; or
(f) Any private individual or entity doing business with anyone listed in paragraphs (a) to (e) of this subsection;
(4) “Review” means a noninvestigative study of the operation, accomplishments, management, or activities of an agency or program and includes procedures such as fiscal audit, program/performance evaluation, program audit, management audit, policy analysis, or other related terms;
(5) “Study” means any investigation or review initiated or undertaken by the committee; and
(6) “State agency” means:
(a) Any entity, including multijurisdictional organization or interagency entities, created by the Constitution of Kentucky, by an act of the General Assembly, or by any of the branches of state government or any of its subdivisions, instrumentalities, or affiliated organizations, or by any employee or official acting in his or her official capacity;
(b) Any entity which receives any part of its funding or resources from state tax dollars, from funds or resources entrusted to the Commonwealth from other sources, or from fines, fees, licensing, or penalties authorized by state statute or administrative regulation;
(c) Any entity which is federally funded and for which the Commonwealth of Kentucky is responsible for the oversight or expenditures of the federal resources;
(d) That portion of a public or private entity which receives or has received resources, such as funds, equipment, property, supplies, or services, directly or indirectly from the Commonwealth of Kentucky; and
(e) That portion of a public or private entity related to the delivery of services to or for the Commonwealth of Kentucky or an entity of the Commonwealth as defined in paragraph (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this subsection.
Effective:March 12, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 1, effective March 12, 2021. — Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992.