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AN ACT relating to reorganization. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
ď˘Section 1. KRS 12.028 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) Recognizing the necessity for grouping related functions of organizational units and 4
administrative bodies in order to promote greater economy, efficiency, and 5
improved administration, the Governor, the Kentucky Economic Development 6
Partnership as created in KRS 154.10-010, and other elected state executive officers 7
may propose to the General Assembly, for its approval, changes in the state 8
government organizational structure which may include the creation, alteration, or 9
abolition of any organizational unit or administrative body and the transfer of 10
functions, personnel, funds, equipment, facilities, and records from one (1) 11
organizational unit or administrative body to another. 12
(2) Any reorganization proposed under subsection (1) of this section shall be set forth 13
in a reorganization plan which shall be filed with the Legislative Research 14
Commission. The plan shall include: 15
(a) An explanation of each proposed change, including the need for the change; 16
(b) An estimate of any reduction or increase in expenditures, itemized as far as 17
practicable, which the promulgating officer expects will result from the 18
reorganization; 19
(c) A description of any improvements in the management, delivery of state 20
services, and efficiency of state government operations which the 21
promulgating officer expects will be realized as a result of the reorganization; 22
and 23
(d) Specification of the effects of the reorganization on the budget and personnel 24
of each affected organizational unit or administrative body, including but not 25
limited to the amount of funds and the number of employees that will be 26
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any reductions in the state workforce resulting from the reorganization, and 1
the methods to be utilized to achieve such reductions. 2
(3) The Legislative Research Commission or the Legislative Oversight and 3
Investigations Committee may monitor the implementation of any reorganization 4
plan to determine the extent to which the anticipated improvements in economy, 5
efficiency, or administration have been realized as a result of the reorganization and 6
shall report its findings to the General Assembly. 7
(4) Funds transferred due to reorganization shall be maintained in separately designated 8
accounts. Any excess funds resulting from a reorganization shall lapse to the 9
general fund surplus account. 10