Create a new section of KRS Chapter 67 to define "recorded instrument" and "portal"; establish deadlines for county clerks to maintain portals for the electronic filing and searching of recorded instruments; amend KRS 64.012 to provide that the $10 storage fee collected by a county clerk shall be held by the county fiscal court or legislative body of a consolidated local government or urban-county government or the exclusive purpose of providing funding for the permanent storage of recorded instruments; amend KRS 142.010 to provide that 90 percent of the funds held for the local records grant program shall be set aside and distributed as grants for county clerks; create a new section of KRS Chapter 64 to allow a county clerk in a county containing a population of less than 70,000 to receive an advancement to defray necessary official expenses; appropriate $25,000,000 from the General Fund to the Department for Local Government for the purpose of providing grants to county clerks to establish and maintain portals for the electronic filing and searching of recorded instruments; APPROPRIATION.
Amend KRS 143A.010 to redefine "processing" to include the act of loading or unloading limestone that has not otherwise been severed or treated in the Commonwealth; amend KRS 143A.035 to allow a credit for substantially identical severance or processing taxes paid to another state or political subdivision thereof; provide that a taxpayer may not claim a total amount of credit that exceeds the taxpayer's tax liability; allow the Department of Revenue to report tax credit information to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 131.190 to authorize the release of information from the Department of Revenue; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2022.
Amend KRS 199.894 to adjust statutory range; create a new section of KRS 199.892 to 199.8996 to require licensed child-care centers to be tested for radon at least once every five years as part of their initial licensure and license renewal; encourage that specific radon measurement devices be used when licensed child-care centers are tested for radon; require the most current report to be posted in a public place within the child-care center; amend KRS 211.9105 to establish new duties for the Radon Program Advisory Committee related to financial assistance for child-care centers and schools for radon testing and mitigation; amend KRS 211.9113 to require an insurance policy for a radon laboratory; amend KRS 211.9125 to establish when an administrative hearing is conducted related to radon testing and mitigation providers; amend KRS 211.9131 to specify licensure requirements for a radon laboratory; amend KRS 211.9133 to include grants and state and federal moneys as a part of the radon mitigation and control fund; APPROPRIATION.
Urge the General Assembly to oppose the adoption of a "Red Flag" law or other legislation infringing upon the right to keep and bear arms.
Amend KRS 224.40-310 to list all the types of facilities under the definition of "waste disposal facility"; prohibit issuance of a permit to construct or expand a waste disposal facility that will result in substantial additional capacity absent submission of notice of intent to be licensed to the fiscal court of the county in which the facility is or will be located; prescribe time frame.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Department for Medicaid Services to adopt a minimum fee schedule for covered dental services and require that managed care organizations reimburse eligible dental service providers in an amount at least equal to the fee-for-service rate for the same covered service; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to request federal authorization for a waiver if necessary.
Amend the definition of "KEES Award" in KRS 164.7874 to include a dual credit course award amount; amend KRS 164.7879 to provide a dual credit course award amount to high school students who graduate from a nonpublic secondary school not certified by the Kentucky Board of Education.
Amend KRS 157.3175 to require school districts provide a full-day preschool program for at-risk three and four year olds; define at-risk; require that preschool for three-year-old children continue to be funded through a grant process and preschool programs for four-year-old children be funded under KRS 157.310 to 157.440; require preschool programs to operate on the school district calendar; require transportation be provided; amend KRS 158.031 to include preschool programs for four-year-old children in the primary school program; amend KRS 157.320 to remove the definition of "kindergarten full-time equivalent in pupil average daily attendance"; amend KRS 157.360 to remove a reference to the kindergarten full-time equivalent; amend KRS 158.030 to include a preschool program for four-year-old children in the definition of "common school"; remove language allowing kindergarten to operate for less than six hours on a school day.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to define terms; require the Public Service Commission to develop rules and procedures to ensure that the Commonwealth's electric grid is reliable and resilient; establish standards; require intermittent power to provide firming power up to its average output level during periods of peak net load; provide that the minimum reserve margin shall be a primary consideration when retiring or adding electric generation; require the Public Service Commission to coordinate with regional transmission organizations to develop consistent policies.
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky establishing a right of the people to have a healthy environment, including a right to clean air, pure water, and ecologically healthy habitats; declare the Commonwealth's natural resources, among them its air, water, flora, fauna, climate, and public lands, are the common property of all people, including generations yet to come; establish that as trustee of the environment and its natural resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all people; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 18A to provide an employee of the Commonwealth of Kentucky a paid leave of absence of 12 weeks for the birth or adoption of a child; establish requirements; amend KRS 18A.025 and 18A.110 to conform.
Amend KRS 164.7874 to add proprietary schools to KEES eligible institutions; define "proprietary school."
