AN ACT relating to public finance. Amend KRS 42.500 to define "boycott of Israel" and "company;" require that the State Investment Commission not invest in companies participating in a boycott of Israel; create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to define "boycott of Israel" and "company"; prohibit the Secretary of Finance and Administration from contracting with companies boycotting Israel but exempt contracts under $100,000 over the life of the contract; companies that have a contract with the state that boycott Israel shall be banned from state contracts for a two year period; amend KRS 61.510 to define "boycott of Israel," "company," "direct holdings," and "indirect holdings"; amend KRS 61.650 to require the Kentucky Retirement Systems to prepare an annual report of public investments and to not invest in companies boycotting Israel.
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Feb 2018
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Introduced Feb 1, 2018
Last action Feb 5, 2018
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Feb 1, 2018
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