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in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 9, 2017

SB 141: AN ACT relating to commercial driver's licenses. Amend KRS 281A.010 to define "human trafficking"; amend KRS 281A.120 to require a person applying for a commercial driver's license to complete training related to identifying and reporting human trafficking; amend KRS 281A.130 to conform; amend KRS 281A.170 to require commercial driver's licenses to be issued with a wallet card that outlines the signs of human trafficking and how to report it, and includes the National Human Trafficking Hotline number; amend KRS 281A.190 to require a commercial driver's license holder to be disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for one year if convicted of failing to report suspected human trafficking; provide that a commercial driver's license holder who uses a commercial motor vehicle in the commission of any crime involving human trafficking shall be disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for life; amend KRS 281A.320 and 281.755 to conform.

To Transportation (S)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 9, 2017

HB 187: AN ACT relating to elk hunting. Amend KRS 150.390 to establish a preference point system for the elk quota hunt; provide that applicants accrue one preference point for each year that an applicant is not drawn for a permit category; allow preference points to accrue without limitation; require the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to count each preference point as an additional free application for the applicant the next time he or she applies to that permit category; provide that an applicant's preference points shall be reset to zero for a permit category for which he or she is drawn; prohibit the transfer of preference points between applicants or categories; require an applicant's preference points to be reset to zero for each permit category to which the applicant has not applied for five consecutive years.

To Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 9, 2017

HB 205: AN ACT relating to the development of a skilled workforce, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS 164.740 to 164.7891 to establish the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship program to help students who have not earned a postsecondary degree attain an industry-recognized degree, certificate, or credential; define terms for the program including eligible program of study and participating institution; designate the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to administer the program and require the agency to promulgate regulations for the administration of the program; define student eligibility for the program; prescribe the scholarship amount calculation and maximum scholarship amount; require the authority to provide an annual report to the secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet; establish the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarhsip Program fund; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

To Education (H)
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 9, 2017

SB 143: AN ACT relating to candidates for statewide office. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 121 to require candidates for statewide office to file three years of income tax returns with the Registry of Election Finance; require the registry to promulgate administrative regulations to provide a release form; require the registry to place the income tax returns on its Web site; prohibit any candidate from appearing on a ballot if a candidate fails to file his or her income tax returns with the board; amend KRS 118.125 to require that the statewide candidate's federal income tax be filed with the Registry of Election Finance before the Secretary of State or county clerk may place the candidate's name on the ballot.

To State & Local Government (S)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 9, 2017

HB 235: AN ACT relating to citizenship and immigration status information and enforcement. Amend KRS Chapter 65 to preclude the governing body of all cities and counties from enacting or implementing an ordinance, resolution, rule, or policy that prohibits or restricts another governing body, law enforcement officer, state or local official, or local government employee from taking the following actions regarding information of the citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful of an individual: communicating or cooperating with federal officials, sending to or receiving information from the United States Department of Homeland Security, maintaining or exchanging information with another federal, state, or local government; a governing body shall not limit or restrict enforcement of federal immigration laws to less than the full extent permitted by federal law; violation allows a person lawfully domiciled in Kentucky to bring an action to compel the governing body to comply with this section; if a court finds that a governing body knowingly or intentionally violated this section it may enjoin the violation; every law enforcement agency shall provide each law enforcement officer with a written notice of his or her duty to cooperate with state and federal officials relating to the enforcement of state and federal laws governing immigration; this section shall be enforced without regard to race, religion, gender, ethnicity, or national origin.

To Judiciary (H)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 9, 2017

HB 175: AN ACT relating to campaign finance. Amend KRS 121.150 to require that loans made by certain slates of candidates to their campaigns be repaid in full one year from the date the candidate or slate of candidates takes office or if the one year repayment date has already passed for those elected in November 2015, the loan is to be repaid in full by December 31, 2017; amend KRS 121.180 to require those certain slates of candidates to file a report that the loan has been repaid with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance on a form provided by the registry.

To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
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