45.353 Referral for review and consideration -- Review standards and criteria --
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(1)The Commission shall refer each block grant application received to the designated
review body for review and consideration.
(2)The designated review body shall review and consider each block grant application
according to the following standards and criteria, and shall make an affirmative
finding of fact that:
(a)Except as provided in paragraph
(b)of this subsection, block grant and other
funds specified in the application have been included in an appropriation
provision or any branch budget bill enacted by the General Assembly in
anticipation of such application;
(b)Any excess in the total amount of block grant funds sought over the total
amount of such funds anticipated and included in an appropriation provision
or any branch budget bill, has been included in a surplus expenditure plan
approved by the General Assembly;
(c)A budget reduction plan specifying programs and services to be eliminated or
to be reduced in scope if federal funding diminishes or is cut, has been
included;
(d)The budget reduction plan does not propose to increase the ratio of state funds
to federal funds if federal funding diminishes or is cut;
(e)Block grant and other funds to be provided under the application are fairly and
equitably distributed among those programs, services, or recipients eligible for
block grant funding;
(f)Block grant and other funds to be provided under the application are not to be
used to fund programs or services that would duplicate or supplant existing
programs or services funded by the private sector;
(g)The intended uses of block grant and other funds specified in the application
are in compliance with the applicable federal and state laws pertaining to such
block grant funds; and
(h)The amount of block grant and other funds to be retained by the state
administering agency for administrative purposes does not exceed an amount
allowable under federal law.
(3)For the purpose of the review and consideration of a block grant application, the
findings of fact and any other reports or recommendations of the designated review
body need only be approved by a majority of the members present at the public
hearing held according to KRS 45.352.