2012 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 7B LONG-TERM POLICY RESEARCH 7B.060 Purpose of center -- Statewide scanning program -- Biennial trends report -- Other duties.
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7B.060 Purpose of center -- Statewide scanning program -- Biennial trends report - Other duties.
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The purpose of the Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center is to serve as a
catalyst to change the way decisions are made in government by providing decisionmakers a broader context in which to make decisions, taking into consideration the
long-term implications of policy, critical trends, and emerging issues which may
have a significant impact on the state.
At the direction of the board, the center shall:
(a) Establish a statewide scanning program to review information sources and
identify emerging issues for the Commonwealth, and regularly provide the
program's findings to the legislative and executive branches;
(b) 1.
Prepare biennially a report on trends in the Commonwealth and the
long-term implications of those trends;
2.
As part of the report, sponsor a public forum to review the findings of
the trends report and obtain reactions from executive branch agencies,
legislative committees, private sector representatives, and the public;
3.
Include in the report a record of the trends, long-term implications, and
reactions, to be completed by December 31 of even-numbered years and
presented to the General Assembly, to the Governor, and to the public;
and
4.
The biennial trends report shall be given affirmative consideration by the
agencies and branches of state government when those agencies and
branches are determining budget priorities;
(c) Identify long-term issues significant to the Commonwealth by using a
methodology involving a broad spectrum of citizens and establish annual
work plans focusing on the priority issues approved by the board. Studies shall
include the potential long-term effects of current trends and policies and shall
identify future policy options;
(d) Periodically prepare a report on alternative futures facing the Commonwealth
for a five (5) or ten (10) year period, or for a period deemed appropriate by the
board;
(e) Advise the General Assembly and the Governor of potential long-term effects
of government policies;
(f) Develop an information process to inform the public continually on long-term
issues, critical trends, and alternative futures;
(g) Develop a database for trend identification.
Effective: June 21, 2001
History: Amended 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 136, sec. 2, effective June 21, 2001. -- Created
1992 Ky. Acts ch. 103, sec. 6, effective July 14, 1992.
2012-2014 Budget Reference. See Legislative Branch Budget, 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 19, Pt.
I, 1, (3) at 506.
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