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Final Reports Of The Interim Joint, Statutory, And Special Committees Informational Bulletin No. 259 December 2020 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission SENATE HOUSE Robert Stivers David W. Osborne President, LRC Co-Chair Speaker, LRC Co-Chair David P. Givens David Meade President Pro Tempore Speaker Pro Tempore Damon Thayer Steven Rudy Majority Floor Leader Majority Floor Leader Morgan McGarvey Joni L. Jenkins Minority Floor Leader Minority Floor Leader Julie Raque Adams Suzanne Miles Majority Caucus Chair Majority Caucus Chair Johnny Ray Turner Derrick Graham Minority Caucus Chair Minority Caucus Chair Mike Wilson Chad McCoy Majority Whip Majority Whip Dennis Parrett Angie Hatton Minority Whip Minority Whip Jay D. Hartz, Director The Kentucky Legislative Research Commission is a 16-member committee that comprises the majority and minority leadership of the Kentucky Senate and House of Representatives. Under Chapter 7 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, the Commission constitutes the administrative office for the Kentucky General Assembly. Its director serves as chief administrative officer of the legislature when it is not in session. The Commission and its staff, by law and by practice, perform numerous fact-finding and service functions for members of the General Assembly. The Commission provides professional, clerical, and other employees required by legislators when the General Assembly is in session and during the interim period between sessions. These employees, in turn, assist committees and individual members in preparing legislation. Other services include conducting studies and investigations, organizing and staffing committee meetings and public hearings, maintaining official legislative records and other reference materials, furnishing information about the legislature to the public, compiling and publishing administrative regulations, administering a legislative intern program, conducting a presession orientation conference for legislators, and publishing a daily index of legislative activity during sessions of the General Assembly. The Commission also is responsible for statute revision; publication and distribution of the Acts and Journals following sessions of the General Assembly; and maintenance of furnishings, equipment, and supplies for the legislature. The Commission functions as Kentucky’s Commission on Interstate Cooperation in carrying out the program of The Council of State Governments as it relates to Kentucky. Final Reports Of The Interim Joint, Statutory, And Special Committees 2020 Presented to the Legislative Research Commission and the 2021 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly Informational Bulletin No. 259 Legislative Research Commission Frankfort, Kentucky legislature.ky.gov December 2020 Paid for with state funds. Available in alternative format by request. Legislative Research Commission Foreword 2020 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 statutory and special committees, meet to discuss and receive testimony on a number of important issues that may confront the General Assembly. During the 2020 Interim, all 14 interim joint committees, 10 statutory committees, and 7 special committees held meetings. LRC provides this informational booklet as a summary of the activity of the interim joint, statutory, and special committees since adjournment of the 2020 General Assembly. The reports were prepared separately by the committee staff. Jay D. Hartz Director Legislative Research Commission Frankfort, Kentucky December 2020 i Legislative Research Commission Contents 2020 Final Committee Reports Contents Reports Of The Interim Joint Committees Agriculture .......................................................................................................................................1 Appropriations And Revenue ..........................................................................................................5 Banking And Insurance ..................................................................................................................23 Economic Development And Workforce Investment ....................................................................27 Education .......................................................................................................................................33 Health, Welfare, And Family Services ..........................................................................................43 Judiciary .........................................................................................................................................51 Licensing, Occupations, And Administrative Regulations ............................................................57 Local Government .........................................................................................................................67 Natural Resources And Energy ......................................................................................................77 State Government...........................................................................................................................83 Tourism, Small Business, And Information Technology ..............................................................89 Transportation ................................................................................................................................97 Veterans, Military Affairs, And Public Protection ......................................................................111 Reports Of The Statutory Committees Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee ......................................................................117 Capital Planning Advisory Board ................................................................................................129 Capital Projects And Bond Oversight Committee .......................................................................133 Child Welfare Oversight And Advisory Committee ...................................................................141 Education Assessment And Accountability Review Subcommittee ...........................................147 Government Contract Review Committee ...................................................................................151 Medicaid Oversight And Advisory Committee ...........................................................................155 Program Review And Investigations Committee ........................................................................161 Public Pension Oversight Board ..................................................................................................165 Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight Committee ......................................................169 Reports Of The Special Committees Classification Of Workers In The Construction Industry Task Force .........................................173 Task Force On Electronic Recording Of Official Documents By County Clerks .......................179 Exceptional Support Waiver Services Task Force .......................................................................181 Jail And Corrections Reform Task Force ....................................................................................187 Property Valuation Administrator’s Office Task Force ...............................................................191 Public Water And Wastewater System Infrastructure Task Force ..............................................197 Substance Use Recovery Task Force ...........................................................................................201 iii Legislative Research Commission Agriculture 2020 Final Committee Reports Report Of The 2020 Interim Joint Committee On Agriculture Sen. Paul Hornback, Co-Chair Rep. Richard Heath, Co-Chair Sen. Jared Carpenter Rep. Mark Hart Sen. Julian Carroll Rep. Kim King Sen. Matt Castlen Rep. Matthew Koch Sen. David Givens Rep. Phillip Pratt Sen. Stan Humphries Rep. Rick Rand Sen. Robby Mills Rep. Brandon Reed Sen. Dennis Parrett Rep. Rachel Roberts Sen. Damon Thayer Rep. Rob Rothenburger Sen. Robin Webb Rep. Steven Rudy Sen. Stephen West Rep. Dean Schamore Sen. Whitney Westerfield Rep. John Sims Jr. Rep. George Brown Rep. Wilson Stone Rep. Myron Dossett Rep. Nancy Tate Rep. Larry Elkins Rep. Walker Thomas Rep. Kelly Flood Rep. James Tipton Rep. Joe Graviss Rep. Susan Westrom Rep. Chris Harris Rep. Les Yates LRC Staff: Stefan Kasacavage, Kelly Ludwig, Nathan Smith, and Susan Spoonamore Presented to the Legislative Research Commission and the 2021 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly 1 Agriculture Legislative Research Commission 2020 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; county fairs. Committee Activity The Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture held five meetings during the 2020 Interim. A variety of topics were discussed, and several agencies