AN ACT relating to state employee legal representation before the Personnel Board and Franklin Circuit Court. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 7 to require the Legislative Research Commission to employ a nonpartisan attorney whose sole responsibility is to provide legal representation to executive branch employees for pretermination hearings and personnel actions appealed to the Personnel Board or Franklin Circuit Court should the attorney determine the appeal has merit; amend KRS 18A.095 to allow employees to use the services of this attorney; specify the parties to pay and receive fees and costs.