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in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 9, 2017

HB 179: AN ACT relating to wages. Amend KRS 337.420 to define "equivalent jobs" as those that are equal under the federal Equal Pay Act, or jobs that are dissimilar but equivalent in skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions; amend KRS 337.423 to prohibit wage discrimination on the basis of sex, race, or national origin by prohibiting wage differentials for employees who perform equivalent jobs; provide exceptions for wage differentials based on seniority or merit systems, systems that measure wages by quantity or quality of production, and factors other than sex, race, or national origin; amend KRS 337.425 to require the promulgation of administrative regulations to specify criteria for determining jobs that are dominated by employees of a particular sex, race, or national origin, and acceptable methodology for determining equivalent skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions; require that the promulgation occur on or before July 1, 2018; EFFECTIVE IN PART July 1, 2019.

To Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
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)
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