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Final Reports of the Interim Joint, Statutory, and Special Committees Final Reports of the Interim Joint, Statutory, and Special Committees Informational Bulletin No. 255 December 2018 Final Reports of the Interim Joint, Statutory, and Special Committees 2018 Presented to the Legislative Research Commission and the 2019 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly Informational Bulletin No. 255 Legislative Research Commission Frankfort, Kentucky lrc.ky.gov December 2018 Paid for with state funds. Available in alternative form by request. Legislative Research Commission Foreword 2018 Final Committee Reports Foreword Sections 36 and 42 of the Kentucky Constitution provide that the General Assembly shall meet on the “first Tuesday after the first Monday in January” for 60 legislative days in even-numbered years, and for 30 legislative days, including up to 10 days for an organizational component, in odd- numbered years. Between legislative sessions, the interim joint committees of the Legislative Research Commission (LRC), as well as special and statutory committees, meet to discuss and receive testimony on a number of important issues that may confront the General Assembly. During the 2018 Interim, all 14 interim joint committees, 10 statutory committees, and 3 special committees held meetings. LRC provides this informational booklet as a summary of the activity of the interim joint, special, and statutory committees since adjournment of the 2018 General Assembly. The reports were prepared separately by the committee staff. Legislative Research Commission Frankfort, Kentucky December 2018 i Legislative Research Commission Contents 2018 Final Committee Reports Contents Reports of the Interim Joint Committees Agriculture .......................................................................................................................................1 Appropriations and Revenue............................................................................................................7 Banking and Insurance ...................................................................................................................23 Economic Development and Workforce Investment .....................................................................29 Education .......................................................................................................................................37 Health and Welfare and Family Services .......................................................................................47 Judiciary .........................................................................................................................................53 Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations .............................................................59 Local Government .........................................................................................................................71 Natural Resources and Energy .......................................................................................................77 State Government...........................................................................................................................83 Tourism, Small Business, and Information Technology ...............................................................99 Transportation ..............................................................................................................................109 Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection .......................................................................123 Reports of the Statutory Committees Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee ......................................................................127 Capital Planning Advisory Board ................................................................................................137 Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee ........................................................................143 Child Welfare Oversight and Advisory Committee.....................................................................151 Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee .............................................159 Government Contract Review Committee ...................................................................................161 Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committee ............................................................................165 Program Review and Investigations Committee ..........................................................................169 Public Pension Oversight Board ..................................................................................................173 Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight Committee ......................................................177 Reports of the Special Committees Diabetes Medical Emergency Response Task Force ...................................................................181 School Safety Working Group .....................................................................................................189 Task Force on Tax Expenditures .................................................................................................193 iii Legislative Research Commission Agriculture 2018 Final Committee Reports Report of the 2018 Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture Sen. Paul Hornback, Co-Chair Rep. Richard Heath, Co-Chair Sen. Jared Carpenter Rep. Kim King Sen. C.B. Embry Jr. Rep. Suzanne Miles Sen. David Givens Rep. Sannie Overly Sen. Stan Humphries Rep. Jason Petrie Sen. Dennis Parrett Rep. Phillip Pratt Sen. Dorsey Ridley Rep. Rick Rand Sen. Damon Thayer Rep. Brandon Reed Sen. Robin Webb Rep. Rob Rothenburger Sen. Stephen West Rep. Steven Rudy Sen. Whitney Westerfield Rep. Dean Schamore Rep. Myron Dossett Rep. Wilson Stone Rep. Derrick Graham Rep. Walker Thomas Rep. David Hale Rep. James Tipton Rep. Mark Hart Rep. Tommy Turner Rep. Angie Hatton Rep. Susan Westrom Rep. James Kay LRC Staff: Stefan Kasacavage, Kelly Ludwig, Nathan Smith, and Susan Spoonamore Presented to the Legislative Research Commission and the 2019 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly 1 Agriculture Legislative Research Commission 2018 Final Committee Reports Subcommittee Organization and Membership Subcommittee on Equine Issues Sen. Stephen West, Co-Chair Rep. Brandon Reed, Co-Chair Sen. C.B. Embry Jr. Rep. Suzanne Miles Sen. Dennis Parrett Rep. Sannie Overly Sen. Damon Thayer Rep. Phillip Pratt Sen. Robin Webb Rep. Rob Rothenburger Rep. Derrick Graham Rep. Wilson Stone Rep. David Hale Rep. James Tipton Rep. James Kay Rep. Susan Westrom Sen. Paul Hornback, ex officio Rep. Richard Heath, ex officio LRC Staff: Stefan Kasacavage and Susan Spoonamore Subcommittee on Rural Issues Sen. Stan Humphries, Co-Chair Rep. Walker Thomas, Co-Chair Sen. Jared Carpenter Rep. Kim King Sen. David Givens Rep. Jason Petrie Sen. Dorsey Ridley Rep. Rick Rand Sen. Whitney Westerfield Rep. Steven Rudy Rep. Myron Dossett Rep. Dean Schamore Rep. Mark Hart Rep. Tommy Turner Rep. Angie Hatton Sen. Paul Hornback, ex officio Rep. Richard Heath, ex officio LRC Staff: Kelly Ludwig, Nathan Smith and Rachel Hartley 2 Legislative Research Commission Agriculture 2018 Final Committee Reports Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture Jurisdiction: Matters pertaining to crops, livestock, poultry, and their marketing; disease control; warehousing; tobacco; stockyards; agricultural cooperatives and marketing associations; agriculture weights and measures; veterinarians; the State Fair; and county fairs. Committee Activity The Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture held five meetings during the 2018 Interim. The committee reauthorized the Subcommittee on Equine Issues and the Subcommittee on Rural Issues. Each subcommittee held one meeting during the Interim. Several committee meetings were held outside of Frankfort in order to visit sites engaged in agricultural operations. A variety of topics were discussed, and several agencies and organizations updated committee members on projects and legislative suggestions for the 2019 Regular Session. Agricultural Innovation The committee visited several venues outside Frankfort, including the Carlisle County Extension Office in Bardwell. Murray State University’s dean of the Hutson School of Agriculture, the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, a partner of the Innova Ag Innovation Fund IV, and a farmer discussed investment opportunities relating to agricultural innovation. Importance of Ports and Waterways to Kentucky Agriculture The judge/executives of Ballard, Carlisle, Hickman, and Fulton Counties, along with the executive director of the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority and the chairman of the Alexander County (Ill.)/Cairo Port Authority, discussed the importance of ports and waterways and the role these transportation assets play in Kentucky’s agriculture industry. Kentucky State Fair Board At the Kentucky State Fair, in Louisville, the chairman of the Kentucky State Fair Board and the president and chief executive officer of the board updated committee members on fair activities and potential projects relating to the Kentucky Exposition Center. The mayor of Louisville welcomed committee members and discussed agriculture-related initiatives supported by Louisville Metro/Jefferson County. Artemisia The founder and the scientific adviser of ArtemiFlow and the House Majority Floor Leader discussed a malaria research project involving the plant artemisia and a drug derived from it, artemisinin. Members
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