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12.505 Legislative findings for KRS 12.500 to 12.520.
The General Assembly finds and declares that:
(1) Faith-based and community nonprofit organizations are indispensable in
meeting the needs of our poor and disadvantaged citizens, and by embracing
and partnering with these organizations, the capacity of government to respond
to its citizens is strengthened;
(2) Faith-based and community nonprofit organizations should have full
opportunity to participate in federal and state government funding for services
directed at reducing poverty, improving the lives of low-income and vulnerable
adults and children, self-sufficiency, and rehabilitation;
(3) It is necessary to ensure that:
(a) The rights and protections granted by the United States Constitution, the
Constitution of Kentucky, and all amendments thereto are respected and
preserved by all entities that receive government funding;
(b) Faith-based and community nonprofit organizations have equal
opportunity to seek government funding for social service programs and
that these social service programs remain separate from other inherently
religious activities, including but not limited to worship, religious
instruction, and proselytization;
(c) Faith-based and community nonprofit organizations do not discriminate
against beneficiaries or potential beneficiaries of government-funded
social service programs on any basis prohibited by law, including but not
limited to discrimination based on religion, religious practices, or beliefs;
and
(d) Faith-based and community nonprofit organizations have the capacity to
effectively and efficiently manage government funds for social service
programs, to perform program and service evaluations, and to report
outcomes similar to any entity that receives government funding; and
(4) Communication, coordination, and technical assistance at the highest level of
state government is needed to enhance the opportunities for faith-based and
community nonprofit organizations to provide needed social services to our
citizens.
Effective:June 20, 2005
History: Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 137, sec. 2, effective June 20, 2005.
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