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6.900 Definitions for KRS 6.905 to 6.935.
As used in KRS 6.905 to 6.935:
(1) "Committee" means the Legislative Program Review and
Investigations
Committee;
(2) "Investigation" means an inquiry into possible acts of impropriety in the use of
public funds or performance of public duty by an elected or appointed state official
or a state employee or contractor;
(3) "Review" means a noninvestigative study of the operation, accomplishments,
management, or activities of an agency or program and includes procedures such as
fiscal audit, program/performance evaluation, program audit, management audit,
policy analysis, or other related terms;
(4) "Study" means any investigation or review initiated or undertaken by the
committee; and
(5) "State agency" means:
(a) Any entity, including multijurisdictional organization or interagency entities,
created by the Constitution of Kentucky, by an act of the General Assembly,
or by any of the branches of state government or any of its subdivisions,
instrumentalities, or affiliated organizations, or by any employee or official
acting in his official capacity;
(b) Any entity which receives any part of its funding or resources from state tax
dollars, from funds or resources entrusted to the Commonwealth from other
sources, or from fines, fees, licensing, or penalties authorized by state statute
or administrative regulation;
(c) Any entity which is federally funded and for which the Commonwealth of
Kentucky is responsible for the oversight or expenditures of the federal
resources;
(d) That portion of a public or private entity which receives or has received
resources, such as funds, equipment, property, supplies, or services, directly or
indirectly from the Commonwealth of Kentucky; and
(e) That portion of a public or private entity related to the delivery of services to
or for the Commonwealth of Kentucky or an entity of the Commonwealth as
defined in paragraph (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this subsection.
Effective: July 14, 1992
History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992.
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