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Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 47) Bill Text
Amend KRS 45A.070 to expand the definition of "best value" to include provision of items equal to those named in the contract specifications; amend KRS 45A.170 to require the inclusion of best value procurement in contract specifications; amend KRS 162.065 to require the inclusion of best value provisions in school construction contract specifications; amend KRS 164A.585 to best value provisions in construction contracts at public colleges and universities.
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Signed by Governor Bill Text
Amend KRS 323.120 to increase maximum penalty that the board may impose to $10,000; amend KRS 323.210 to create an architect emeritus licensing category; permit the board to employ staff, obtain office space, and acquire supplies and services that are reasonably necessary; permit the board to assess reasonable administrative fees for copies of documents, mailing costs, and duplicate forms; amend KRS 323.400 to redefine "board" to mean the Kentucky Board of Architects; amend KRS 323.402 to stipulate only persons certified under KRS Chapter 323 may use the term "certified interior designer"; amend KRS 323.410 to remove the grandfathering provision; amend KRS 323.990 to permit the cost of investigation and prosecution to be added to any penalties imposed under KRS Chapter 323; amend KRS 42.066 to conform; amend KRS 323.033 to require construction for human habitation or use by the state or its political subdivisions to be done under the supervision of a licensed architect or professional engineer
Also tagged in: Administrative Regulations and Proceedings, Capital Construction, Civil Rights, Civil Rights, Contracts, Contracts, Cooperatives, Corporations, Corporations, Crimes and Punishments, Criminal Procedure, Partnerships, Partnerships, Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Works, Purchasing, Secretary of State, State Agencies, Technical Corrections, Women, Women
Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - To Judiciary (S) Bill TextReenact the provisions of 2007 HB 334/GA and SCA #1 as passed and enacted into law which contained the following provisions: creates and amends various statutes relating to business entities to accomplish the following: make consistent the provisions of the corporate and other business organization acts regarding business entity names such that equivalent rules will govern the names of business corporations, nonprofit corporations, cooperatives, associations, partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and business trusts; modify procedural rules across the various business entity acts such that they will contain equivalent if not identical provisions; update provisions of KRS Chapter 271B to reflect the more current provisions of the Model Business Corporation Act; allow limited liability companies to enter into a share exchange with a corporation, be created by conversion from a corporation, have statutory rules governing nonprofit status, and to provide for their [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Signed by Governor Bill TextAmend KRS 74.020 to delete authorization for the county judge/executive to appoint two additional commissioners with approval of the fiscal court when two or more water districts merge; allow districts to extend into one or more adjacent counties; allow single and multicounty districts to acquire an existing or gas distribution system in more than one county without adding additional board members; allow the commission to elect a vice-chairman and any other assistants; allow two or more offices to be held by the same person, except for the chairman; delete requirement that the commissioner's surety bond be approved by the county judge/executive; amend KRS 74.030 to delete requirement for the county attorney to serve as general counsel to the water commission and allow the commission to hire legal counsel; amend KRS 74.040 to allow the commission to hire a chief executive officer and to pay a salary to the chief executive officer; amend 74.050 to require the treasurer to keep records of [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - To Appropriations & Revenue (S) Bill Text
Amend KRS 337.010 to exempt elementary, secondary, and postsecondary school construction from the definition of "public works" relating to prevailing wage.
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Reassigned to Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations (S) Bill Text
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to prohibit misclassification of employees as independent contractors; define contractor engaged in construction; set out factors for determining independent contractor; require Office of Workplace Standards to enforce provisions; require contractor to retain records for 3 years and to post requirements of Act at worksite; prohibit retaliation against a person who reports violations; provide an administrative remedy and civil action remedy for persons aggrieved by violations; require office to share misclassification determinations with other agencies; provide a $1,000 penalty for the first violation, and $2,500 for subsequent violations; require that repeat violators will be posted on the Internet Web site of the Office of Workplace Standards; and provide that contractors that have 2 or more violations in a 5 year period shall be disqualified from state contracts for 4 years following the latest violation.
Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - To Local Government (H) Bill Text
Amend KRS 65.110 to include all local governments, when issuing public improvement bills, to include the amount of the payment which is not being used for reducing the principal, but rather for interest payments.
Also tagged in: Agriculture, Area Development Districts, Cities, Coal, Counties, Eminent Domain and Condemnation, Environment and Conservation, Fish and Wildlife, Flood Control and Flooding, Land Use, Local Government, Minerals and Mining, Pollution, Public Utilities, Sewer Systems, State Agencies, Surface Mining, Waste Management, Water Supply, Waterways and Dams
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 97) Bill TextCreate new sections of KRS Chapter 151 to define "fees-in-lieu," hydrologic unit code," "mitigation organization," "mitigation," "restoration," "riparian," "Section 404 permit," "watershed," "USACE" and "2020 water management planning council"; require restoration and mitigation planning to be on a watershed basis; grant permissive authority for the creation of seven-member Stream Restoration and Mitigation Authorities for each watershed in the Commonwealth; specify the function and powers of the Stream Restoration and Mitigation Authorities; allow 2020 water management planning councils to contact water service coordinators to request assistance with establishing authorities and nominate members; require members of the authority to serve ex officio on 2020 water management planning councils; attach the authorities to the Department for Natural Resources; vest authorities with public stewardship responsibility over the watershed's water resources and riparian environments; require authorities [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - To Tourism Development & Energy (H) Bill Text
Amend KRS 278.020 to provide that a utility seeking a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Public Service Commission for expansion of the utility demonstrate that measures have been implemented to minimize loss of water from leakage, there is a program of water conservation, the projections from drought demand have been adjusted to reflect the implementation of measures to minimize nonessential use, alternatives have been studied, and the construction is scaled in order to address demand in an incremental fashion; empower the Public Service Commission to direct that a utility accept and transport treated water that is compatible with the utility's water; amend KRS 278.516 to conform.
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Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - To Tourism Development & Energy (H) Bill Text
Amend KRS 278.020 to provide that a utility seeking a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Public Service Commission for expansion of the utility demonstrate that measures have been implemented to minimize loss of water from leakage, there is a program of water conservation, the projections from drought demand have been adjusted to reflect the implementation of measures to minimize nonessential use, alternatives have been studied, and the construction is scaled in order to address demand in an incremental fashion; empower the Public Service Commission to direct that a utility accept and transport treated water that is compatible with the utility's water; amend KRS 278.516 to conform.
Also tagged in: Agriculture, Area Development Districts, Cities, Coal, Counties, Eminent Domain and Condemnation, Environment and Conservation, Fish and Wildlife, Flood Control and Flooding, Land Use, Local Government, Minerals and Mining, Pollution, Public Utilities, Sewer Systems, State Agencies, Surface Mining, Waste Management, Water Supply, Waterways and Dams
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 97) Bill TextCreate new sections of KRS Chapter 151 to define "fees-in-lieu," hydrologic unit code," "mitigation organization," "mitigation," "restoration," "riparian," "Section 404 permit," "watershed," "USACE" and "2020 water management planning council"; require restoration and mitigation planning to be on a watershed basis; grant permissive authority for the creation of seven-member Stream Restoration and Mitigation Authorities for each watershed in the Commonwealth; specify the function and powers of the Stream Restoration and Mitigation Authorities; allow 2020 water management planning councils to contact water service coordinators to request assistance with establishing authorities and nominate members; require members of the authority to serve ex officio on 2020 water management planning councils; attach the authorities to the Department for Natural Resources; vest authorities with public stewardship responsibility over the watershed's water resources and riparian environments; require authorities [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - To Local Government (H) Bill Text
Amend KRS 65.110 to include all local governments, when issuing public improvement bills, to include the amount of the payment which is not being used for reducing the principal, but rather for interest payments.
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Reassigned to Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations (S) Bill Text
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to prohibit misclassification of employees as independent contractors; define contractor engaged in construction; set out factors for determining independent contractor; require Office of Workplace Standards to enforce provisions; require contractor to retain records for 3 years and to post requirements of Act at worksite; prohibit retaliation against a person who reports violations; provide an administrative remedy and civil action remedy for persons aggrieved by violations; require office to share misclassification determinations with other agencies; provide a $1,000 penalty for the first violation, and $2,500 for subsequent violations; require that repeat violators will be posted on the Internet Web site of the Office of Workplace Standards; and provide that contractors that have 2 or more violations in a 5 year period shall be disqualified from state contracts for 4 years following the latest violation.
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - To Appropriations & Revenue (S) Bill Text
Amend KRS 337.010 to exempt elementary, secondary, and postsecondary school construction from the definition of "public works" relating to prevailing wage.
Also tagged in: Architects, Architects, Capital Construction, Contracts, Contracts, Counties, Courts, Fiscal, Education, Elementary and Secondary, Education, Higher, Engineers and Surveyors, Housing, Building, and Construction, Local Mandate, Public Works, Purchasing, State Agencies, Title Amendments, Universities and Colleges
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 47) Bill Text
Amend KRS 45A.070 to expand the definition of "best value" to include provision of items equal to those named in the contract specifications; amend KRS 45A.170 to require the inclusion of best value procurement in contract specifications; amend KRS 162.065 to require the inclusion of best value provisions in school construction contract specifications; amend KRS 164A.585 to best value provisions in construction contracts at public colleges and universities.
Also tagged in: Administrative Regulations and Proceedings, Capital Construction, Civil Rights, Civil Rights, Contracts, Contracts, Cooperatives, Corporations, Corporations, Crimes and Punishments, Criminal Procedure, Partnerships, Partnerships, Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Works, Purchasing, Secretary of State, State Agencies, Technical Corrections, Women, Women
Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - To Judiciary (S) Bill TextReenact the provisions of 2007 HB 334/GA and SCA #1 as passed and enacted into law which contained the following provisions: creates and amends various statutes relating to business entities to accomplish the following: make consistent the provisions of the corporate and other business organization acts regarding business entity names such that equivalent rules will govern the names of business corporations, nonprofit corporations, cooperatives, associations, partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and business trusts; modify procedural rules across the various business entity acts such that they will contain equivalent if not identical provisions; update provisions of KRS Chapter 271B to reflect the more current provisions of the Model Business Corporation Act; allow limited liability companies to enter into a share exchange with a corporation, be created by conversion from a corporation, have statutory rules governing nonprofit status, and to provide for their [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Signed by Governor Bill Text
Amend KRS 323.120 to increase maximum penalty that the board may impose to $10,000; amend KRS 323.210 to create an architect emeritus licensing category; permit the board to employ staff, obtain office space, and acquire supplies and services that are reasonably necessary; permit the board to assess reasonable administrative fees for copies of documents, mailing costs, and duplicate forms; amend KRS 323.400 to redefine "board" to mean the Kentucky Board of Architects; amend KRS 323.402 to stipulate only persons certified under KRS Chapter 323 may use the term "certified interior designer"; amend KRS 323.410 to remove the grandfathering provision; amend KRS 323.990 to permit the cost of investigation and prosecution to be added to any penalties imposed under KRS Chapter 323; amend KRS 42.066 to conform; amend KRS 323.033 to require construction for human habitation or use by the state or its political subdivisions to be done under the supervision of a licensed architect or professional engineer
Also tagged in: Advertising, Advertising, Cities, Cities, Counties, Counties, County Judge/Executives, Courts, Fiscal, Environment and Conservation, Flood Control and Flooding, Local Government, Pollution, Public Salaries, Public Utilities, Public Utilities, Public Works, Sewer Systems, Special Districts, Water Supply, Water Supply
Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Signed by Governor Bill TextAmend KRS 74.020 to delete authorization for the county judge/executive to appoint two additional commissioners with approval of the fiscal court when two or more water districts merge; allow districts to extend into one or more adjacent counties; allow single and multicounty districts to acquire an existing or gas distribution system in more than one county without adding additional board members; allow the commission to elect a vice-chairman and any other assistants; allow two or more offices to be held by the same person, except for the chairman; delete requirement that the commissioner's surety bond be approved by the county judge/executive; amend KRS 74.030 to delete requirement for the county attorney to serve as general counsel to the water commission and allow the commission to hire legal counsel; amend KRS 74.040 to allow the commission to hire a chief executive officer and to pay a salary to the chief executive officer; amend 74.050 to require the treasurer to keep records of [...] show full description
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