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48.955 System to be prescribed by Legislative Research Commission -- Data
germane to appropriations to be included -- Schedule for transmission of
information -- Availability of data -- Reports.
(1) The Legislative Research Commission, or its designee, shall prescribe standard
electronic and print forms, records, data elements, guidelines, and instructions to be
used by all branches and budget units. Such electronic and printed detailed records
shall be made available and transmitted by the heads of each branch of government,
or their designees, on a continuous and timely basis, in the form and technology
used by the General Assembly and the Legislative Research Commission through
electronic data processing procedures.
(2) (a) Representatives designated by the Governor, Chief Justice, and the Legislative
Research Commission for their respective branches shall assist, upon request,
the Legislative Research Commission in the creation and maintenance of an
automated central budget information system which shall consist of uniform
electronic detailed records concerning appropriations, expenditures, receipts,
and activities;
(b) This system shall include all data germane to the appropriations of current and
prospective budgetary resources and funds, including personnel-related data;
(c) Preliminary work papers shall not be considered germane; however, all
documentation upon which final budget decisions are made shall be
considered germane and shall be included in the system.
(3) Each branch of government shall transmit the prescribed forms, records, and
detailed data authorized under KRS 48.950 to 48.960 on such schedule and dates as
may be determined necessary by the General Assembly, the Legislative Research
Commission or their appropriations committees or budget review committees.
(4) The Legislative Research Commission shall make available the contents and data
contained on electronic records in the automated central budget information system,
upon request, to each branch of government.
(5) At the request of the General Assembly, the Legislative Research Commission or
their appropriations committees and budget review committees, the Legislative
Research Commission shall issue a report, in electronic or print form, on the current
and prospective budget condition and operations of the Commonwealth and its
branch budget units.
Effective: February 10, 1988
History: Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 3, sec. 2, effective February 10, 1988.