Sen. Steve Rawlings

Amend KRS 154A.130 to remove the transfer of net lottery revenues to the Collaborative Center for Literacy Development; make technical changes.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 116 to require the Secretary of State to quarterly issue a comprehensive status report regarding voter registration records cleanup and maintenance; establish information to be included the report.

Create the Certificate of Need (CON) Task Force to review the CON program; review the need to maintain or modify each health facility and service covered by CON; outline task force membership; require the task force to submit any findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2023.

Amend KRS 146.090 to allow the Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts to submit names of nominees; amend KRS 262.210 to require candidates after the effective date of this Act to be at least 21 years of age; amend KRS 262.240 to require a supervisor to be at least 21 years of age; include noncodified section to express the intent of the General Assembly that district supervisors serve terms as elected by residents of the district and shall not be replaced until a successor is elected and candidates for supervisor of a conservation district shall be at least 21 years of age upon the effective date of this Act.

Amend KRS 21A.160 to establish parameters for compulsory dues for members of the bar; define who is a member of the bar for purposes of this Act.

Direct the Council on Postsecondary Education and public postsecondary education institutions to collaborate to develop a proactive admissions pilot program to establish a statewide universal guaranteed admission program; direct CPE to submit a report on the pilot proactive admissions program to the Interim Joint Committee on Education by November 1, 2024.

Recognize March 2023 as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.

Amend KRS 446.080 to remove provision relating to the construction of statutes.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 48 to prohibit a public agency or any other entity created by an act of the General Assembly from using federal, state, and local tax dollars for lobbying purposes; define "lobbying," "public agency," and "public agent"; create a new section of KRS 6.601 to 6.849 to permit a person to file a complaint with the Legislative Ethics Commission if a public agency or other entity created by an act of the General Assembly is using federal, state, or local dollars for lobbying purposes; amend KRS 6.611 to include in the definition of "legislative agent" any public agent who lobbies for a public agency; amend KRS 6.691 to allow the Legislative Ethics Commission to issue a fine of no less than $2,000 but no more than $10,000 to any public agency or public agent that uses federal, state, or local dollars for lobbying purposes; amend KRS 6.945 to provide that these lobbying restrictions are not affected by the requirements of KRS 6.945; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Citizen's Voice Protection Act.