(1) (a) In addition to the notification required by KRS § 65.117, no county, except an urban-county, shall enter into a lease if the lease price exceeds five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) without first receiving the approval of the lease from the state local debt officer. The state local debt officer may prescribe procedures and adopt regulations for granting approval of the leases.
(b) In addition to the notification required by KRS § 65.117, no school district shall enter into a lease if the lease price exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) without first receiving the approval of the lease from the chief state school officer. The chief state school officer shall recommend administrative regulations to the State Board of Education for implementation of KRS § 65.940 to KRS § 65.956.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 65.944

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • 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) The state local debt officer may provide technical and advisory assistance regarding the entering into leases by a governmental agency whose governing body requests assistance.
Effective: July 15, 2008
History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 35, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2008. — Amended
1994 Ky. Acts ch. 508, sec. 25, effective July 15, 1994. – Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 27, sec. 6, effective March 2, 1992. — Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 81, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1990.