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45A.705 Government Contract Review Committee -- Membership -- Duties -- Meeting -- Vote required to act.

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45A.705 Government Contract Review Committee -- Membership -- Duties -- Meeting -- Vote required to act. (1) There is hereby created a permanent committee of the Legislative Research Commission to be known as the Government Contract Review Committee. The <br>committee shall be composed of eight (8) members appointed as follows: three (3) <br>members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate; one (1) member of <br>the minority party in the Senate appointed by the Minority Floor Leader in the <br>Senate; three (3) members of the House of Representatives appointed by the <br>Speaker of the House of Representatives; and one (1) member of the minority party <br>in the House of Representatives appointed by the Minority Floor Leader in the <br>House of Representatives. Members shall serve for terms of two (2) years, and the <br>members appointed from each chamber shall elect one (1) member from their <br>chamber to serve as co-chair. Any vacancy that may occur in the membership of the <br>committee shall be filled by the appointing authority who made the original <br>appointment. (2) On an alternating basis, each co-chair shall have the first option to set the monthly meeting date. A monthly meeting may be canceled by agreement of both co-chairs. <br>The co-chairs shall have joint responsibilities for committee meeting agendas and <br>presiding at committee meetings. A majority of the entire membership of the <br>Government Contract Review Committee shall constitute a quorum, and all actions <br>of the committee shall be by vote of a majority of its entire membership. The <br>members of the committee shall be compensated for attending meetings, as <br>provided in KRS 7.090(3). (3) Any professional, clerical, or other employees required by the committee shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of KRS 7.090(4) and (5). (4) All proposed personal service contracts, tax incentive agreements, and memoranda of agreement received by the Legislative Research Commission shall be submitted <br>to the committee to: <br>(a) Examine the stated need for the service or benefit to the Commonwealth of the motion picture or entertainment production; (b) Examine whether the service could or should be performed by state personnel, for personal service contracts and memoranda of agreement; (c) Examine the amount and duration of the contract or agreement; and <br>(d) Examine the appropriateness of any exchange of resources or responsibilities. (5) If the committee determines that the contract service or agreement, other than an emergency contract approved by the secretary of the Finance and Administration <br>Cabinet or his or her designee, is not needed or inappropriate, the motion picture or <br>entertainment production is not beneficial or is inappropriate, the service could or <br>should be performed by state personnel, the amount or duration is excessive, or the <br>exchange of resources or responsibilities are inappropriate, the committee shall <br>attach a written notation of the reasons for its disapproval or objection to the <br>personal service contract, tax incentive agreement, or memorandum of agreement <br>and shall return the personal service contract, tax incentive agreement, or memorandum of agreement to the secretary of the Finance and Administration <br>Cabinet or his or her designee. The committee shall act on a personal service <br>contract, tax incentive agreement, or memorandum of agreement submitted to the <br>Legislative Research Commission within forty-five (45) days of the date received. (6) Upon receipt of the committee's disapproval or objection to a personal service contract, tax incentive agreement, or memorandum of agreement, the secretary of <br>the Finance and Administration Cabinet or his or her designee shall determine <br>whether the personal service contract, tax incentive agreement, or memorandum of <br>agreement shall: <br>(a) Be revised to comply with the objections of the committee; <br>(b) Be canceled and, if applicable, payment allowed for services rendered under the contract or amendment; or (c) Remain effective as originally approved. (7) The secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet or his or her designee shall notify the committee of the action taken on personal service contracts, tax incentive <br>agreements, and memoranda of agreement disapproved or objected to within ten <br>(10) days from the date the personal service contracts, tax incentive agreement, or <br>memoranda of agreement were reviewed by the committee. (8) Contracting bodies shall make annual reports to the committee not later than December 1 of each year. The committee shall establish reporting procedures for <br>contracting bodies related to personal service contracts, tax incentive agreements, <br>and memoranda of agreement submitted by the secretary of the Finance and <br>Administration Cabinet or his or her designee. Effective: June 26, 2009 <br>History: Amended 2009 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 50, effective June 26, 2009. -- Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 5, effective March 31, 2003. -- <br>Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 120, sec. 17, effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 486, <br>sec. 5, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 496, sec. 17, effective <br>July 13, 1990.