6.900 Definitions for KRS 6.900 to 6.935.
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As used in KRS 6.900 to 6.935:
(1)"Committee" means the Legislative Oversight 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 a person;
(3)"Person" means:
(a)A current or former elected or appointed state official;
(b)A state agency;
(c)A current or former state employee;
(d)A contractor who has responded to a request for proposal by a state
agency, including those offered under KRS Chapter 45A;
(e)An individual or entity responding to a request for contract by a state
agency, including a personal service contract; or
(f)Any private individual or entity doing business with anyone listed in
paragraphs
(a)to
(e)of this subsection;
(4)"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;
(5)"Study" means any investigation or review initiated or undertaken by the
committee; and
(6)"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 or her 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.