2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 7 - LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION 7.110 Power to secure information -- Coercing production of evidence -- Cooperation of other agencies -- Cooperation with other states -- Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws -- Subcommittee and citizens' committee reports and recommendations.
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7.110 Power to secure information -- Coercing production of evidence -Cooperation of other agencies -- Cooperation with other states -Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws -- Subcommittee
and citizens' committee reports and recommendations.
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The Commission, its co-chairmen or director, any other member of the General
Assembly authorized by the director, or any employee authorized by the
director, shall have access to all public records as provided in KRS 61.870 to
61.884, of every agency, division or department of state government, and of
any agency or institution, public or private, which has been the recipient of
public funds. The Commission, its co-chairmen or director, any other member
of the General Assembly authorized by the director, or any employee
authorized by the director, may utilize automated data processing procedures
and equipment in the accession of public records, if such records exist in
machine readable form.
To effect the purposes of this section, the
Commission shall promulgate such rules and regulations relating to the
accession of public records as are necessary.
The Commission, its
co-chairmen or director, any other member of the General Assembly authorized
by the director, or any employee authorized by the director, may require
information on oath of any person touching any matter which he is instructed to
investigate, study or audit, and shall have the power to subpoena witnesses
and records for such purpose, and otherwise compel the giving of evidence of
any matter under study. If any person fails or refuses to testify or furnish
documentary evidence concerning any matter with respect to which the
Commission desires information pertaining to the studies in which it is
engaged, the Franklin Circuit Court, on application of the Commission, may
compel obedience by proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience
of a subpoena issued from the Circuit Court or a refusal to testify therein. Every
witness so subpoenaed under this section shall receive for his attendance the
fee and mileage provided for witnesses in civil cases in Circuit Court, which
shall be audited and paid upon the presentation of proper vouchers sworn to by
the witness and approved by the Commission.
All state agencies and institutions shall cooperate with the Commission to
effectuate the purposes of KRS 7.090 to 7.110 and shall submit copies of their
annual or biennial reports to the Commission.
The Commission shall encourage and arrange conferences with officials of
other states and of other units of government; carry forward the participation of
this state as a member of the Council of State Governments, both regionally
and nationally, and formulate proposals for cooperation between this state and
other states. The Legislative Research Commission shall function as
Kentucky's commission on interstate cooperation in carrying out the program of
the Council of State Governments as it relates to Kentucky.
The Commission shall designate persons to represent Kentucky at the National
Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. The Commission shall
report the findings and recommendations of the national conference to the
General Assembly. Any funds appropriated to the commissioners on uniform
state laws shall be paid out on vouchers approved by the director of the
Commission.
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The Commission may establish such subcommittees and advisory citizens'
committees as may be convenient or desired for the proper and efficient
performance of its functions. Members of the General Assembly other than
those who are members of the Commission designated to serve on
subcommittees shall receive the same travel allowances and compensation for
attending meetings as they do for attending meetings during a session of the
General Assembly, except that each General Assembly member who is a
chairman of a joint interim committee of the Legislative Research Commission
shall be paid, in addition to such allowances and compensation, ten dollars
($10) per day for each committee meeting that he chairs.
The Commission shall report its findings, either with or without
recommendations, to the Governor of the Commonwealth, and to each
member of the General Assembly at least thirty (30) days prior to the
convening of each regular session of the General Assembly.
Effective:July 13, 1984
History: Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 131, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1984. -Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 129, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended
1976 Ky. Acts ch. 83, sec. 12, effective March 29, 1976. -- Amended 1954 Ky.
Acts ch. 9, sec. 3, effective June 17, 1954. -- Created 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 15,
sec. 3, effective June 17, 1948.
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