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Final Reports of the Interim Joint, Special, and Statutory Committees FINAL REPORTS OF THE INTERIM JOINT, SPECIAL, AND STATUTORY COMMITTEES 1998-99 Informational Bulletin No. 202 Legislative Research Commission Frankfort, Kentucky December, 1999 FINAL REPORTS OF THE INTERIM JOINT, SPECIAL, AND STATUTORY COMMITTEES 1998-99 Presented to the Legislative Research Commission and the 2000 Kentucky General Assembly Edited by Charles Bush and Tom Lewis Informational Bulletin No. 202 Legislative Research Commission Frankfort, Kentucky December, 1999 This publication was printed with state funds and is available in alternative forms upon request. FOREWORD The Kentucky Constitution limits the meeting of the General Assembly to sixty legislative days in even-numbered years and to a ten-day organizational session in odd- numbered years. Prior to 1968, there was no activity during the interim period between sessions. The 1970s brought great changes in the legislative setting in Kentucky. The activity of legislative committees has steadily increased during each succeeding interim. With the implementation of the constitutional amendment approved in 1979, the interim activity takes on added significance. This amendment, frequently called the Kenton Amendment, changed the election year for legislators from odd- to even-numbered years. Consequently, a legislator serves one year of the term in interim activity before a regular session of the General Assembly is held. With the phased-in implementation of the amendment, the 1984-85 interim marked the first time legislators were elected in even- numbered years and were afforded the opportunity to become familiar with issues and procedures prior to the Regular Session. During the 1998 interim, the Legislative Research Commission authorized the formation of fourteen interim joint committees. In addition, twenty-three special committees were established to address particular issues during the interim. Seven committees of the General Assembly and the Legislative Research Commission are authorized by statute. The Legislative Research Commission provides this informational booklet as a summary of the activity of interim joint, special, and statutory committees since adjournment of the 1998 General Assembly. The reports were prepared separately by the committee staff and were compiled and edited by Charles Bush, Research Editor. Robert Sherman Director The Capitol Frankfort, Kentucky December, 1999 i ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page FOREWORD ................................................................................................................ .i TABLE OF CONTENTS. ........................................................................................... .iii REPORTS OF 1998-99 INTERIM JOINT COMMITTEES Agriculture and Natural Resources.......................................................................... 1 Appropriations and Revenue................................................................................. 13 Banking and Insurance.......................................................................................... 29 Economic Development and Tourism.................................................................... 35 Education ............................................................................................................. 41 Energy.................................................................................................................. 55 Health and Welfare ............................................................................................... 61 Judiciary ............................................................................................................... 77 Labor and Industry ............................................................................................... 83 Licensing and Occupations.................................................................................... 87 Local Government ................................................................................................ 95 Seniors, Military Affairs, and Public Safety ......................................................... 109 State Government............................................................................................... 119 Transportation .................................................................................................... 127 REPORTS OF STATUTORY COMMITTEES Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee ............................................... 131 Capital Planning Advisory Board ........................................................................ 135 Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee................................................. 145 Subcommittee on Education Assessment and Accountability Review................... 155 Government Contract Review Committee ........................................................... 159 Medicaid Managed Care Oversight Advisory Committee..................................... 163 Program Review and Investigations Committee................................................... 169 REPORTS OF 1998-99 SPECIAL COMMITTEES Task Force on Adult Education ........................................................................... 175 Special Task Force on Complementary and Alternative Medicine ..................... 183 Special Task Force on Container Deposit............................................................. 191 Special Task Force on Electricity Restructuring.................................................. 197 Special Task Force on Establishment of DPTS/911 ............................................. 203 Special Task Force on Feasibility of Rails to Trails Program.............................. 209 Special Task Force on Fishtrap Lake ................................................................... 215 Special Task Force on Floodplain Development................................................... 221 Task Force on Funding for Tourism Development.............................................. 225 iii Task Force on Health Care Services in Schools................................................... 229 Special Task Force on Historic Properties............................................................ 239 Task Force on HIV/AIDS ..................................................................................... 243 Task Force on Information Technology............................................................... 255 Special Task Force on Local Government in Counties Containing a City of the First Class........................................................... 259 Task Force on Local Government Organization ................................................. 263 Subcommittee for Military and Defense-Related Issues ...................................... 269 Task Force on Parenting and Child Custody ...................................................... 273 Commission on Poverty ........................................................................................ 279 Subcommittee on Tax Policy Issues...................................................................... 287 Commonwealth Task Force on Teacher Quality................................................... 291 Tobacco Task Force.............................................................................................. 305 Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs...................................................................... 315 Task Force on Wildlife Funding........................................................................... 321 iv v REPORT OF THE 1998-99 INTERIM JOINT COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES Sen. David Boswell, Co-Chair Rep. Jim Gooch, Co-Chair Rep. Roger Thomas, Co-Chair Sen. Dick Adams Rep. Jeffrey Hoover Rep. Royce Adams Sen. Dan Kelly Rep. Rocky Adkins Sen. Marshall Long Rep. Scott Alexander Sen. Vernie McGaha Rep. Woody Allen Rep. Thomas McKee Rep. Adrian Arnold Rep. Fred Nesler Rep. John Arnold, Jr. Rep. R. J. Palmer Rep. Sheldon Baugh Rep. Billy Polston Rep. James Bruce Rep. William Scott Rep. Dwight Butler Sen. Tim Shaughnessy Rep. Mike Cherry Rep. Dottie Sims Rep. Phillip Childers Rep. Jim Stewart Rep. Jack Coleman Rep. Gary Tapp Rep. Hubert Collins Sen. Elizabeth Tori Rep. Howard Cornett Rep. Mark Treesh Rep. Ricky Cox Rep. Johnnie Turner Sen. Brett Guthrie Rep. Tommy Turner Sen. Ernie Harris Rep. Ken Upchurch Rep. Porter Hatcher Rep. Robin Webb Sen. Paul Herron Sen. Ed Worley Rep. Charlie Hoffman Rep. Brent Yonts LRC STAFF: Dan Risch, Andrew Cammack, Biff Baker, Kim Burch, and Wanda Gay vi PRESENTED TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION AND THE 2000 REGULAR SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY vii SUBCOMMITTEE ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERSHIP SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE SUBCOMMITTEE ON AND SMALL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Rep. Royce Adams Rep. Scott Alexander, Co-Chair Rep. Adrian Arnold Rep. Howard Cornett Rep. John Arnold Rep. Ricky Cox Rep. Sheldon Baugh Rep. Porter Hatcher Rep. Jim Bruce Sen. Ernie Harris Rep. Dwight Butler Rep. Charlie Hoffman Rep. Jack Coleman Rep. Jeff Hoover Sen. Brett Guthrie Sen. Dan Kelly, Co-Chair Sen. Paul Herron Rep. Brent Yonts Sen. Marshall Long Sen. Vernie MaGaha Rep. Thomas McKee Rep. Fred Nesler SUBCOMMITTEE ON Rep. R. J. Palmer NATURAL RESOURCES Rep. Billy Polston Rep. Roger Thomas, Co-Chair Rep. Rocky Adkins, Co-Chair Rep. William Scott Sen. Dick Adams, Co-Chair Rep. Dottie Sims Rep. Woody Allen Rep. Gary Tapp Rep. Mike Cherry Rep. Mark Treesh Rep. Phillip Childers Rep. Tommy Turner Rep. Jim Stewart Rep. Ken Upchurch Sen. Elizabeth Tori Sen. Ed Worley, Co-Chair Rep. Johnnie Turner Rep. Robin Webb viii INTERIM JOINT
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