Kentucky Statutes 45.351 – Applications by state agencies — Requirements
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(1) Every state administering agency shall submit any block grant application for the following fiscal year to the Legislative Research Commission no less than ninety (90) days prior to the date of submission, as required by federal law, of the block grant application to the federal administering agency or no less than ninety (90) days before the state administering agency elects to submit the block grant application to the federal administering agency.
(2) Each state administering agency shall, upon request of the Commission, make available to the Commission all background data and supporting information related to each block grant application under review by the Commission as will enable the Commission to perform its functions in an informed and efficient manner.
(3) Each block grant application submitted by the state administering agency to the Legislative Research Commission shall specify the proposed use and distribution of the block grant and other funds to be allocated by the state administering agency to programs and services; and in addition, each application shall specify:
(a) Programmatic and other requirements applicable to the receipt and expenditures of block grant and other funds, including state matching funds, specified in the application, and the restrictions imposed on the use of these funds;
(b) Whether the block grant and other funds included in the application have been included specifically in an appropriation provision or any branch budget bill enacted by the General Assembly in anticipation of such application;
(c) Whether the funding is one-time, recurring or continuing;
(d) What costs will accrue to the state if federal funds diminish or are cut, and whether a budget reduction plan has been prepared for such contingency;
(e) Whether the programs and services to be provided under the block grant are mandated by the laws of the Commonwealth;
(f) Whether the programs and services to be provided under the block grant are those which the Commonwealth currently administers and funds;
(g) The agencies expected to provide the services including whether such agencies are public or private or state or local;
(h) The manner in which the allocation of funds will be targeted to need; (i) Geographic areas to be served by the programs and services;
(j) Standards of eligibility for services;
(k) The criteria and method that will be used by the state administering agency to distribute the block grant funds;
(l) Whether and how block grant funds would be transferred from one (1) block grant to another and the amount of the transfer;
(m) The proportion of the block grant funds to be used for administrative costs;
and
(n) Estimated receipt of federal funds applied for by block grant.
Effective: July 15, 1994
History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 387, sec. 16, effective July 15, 1994. — Amended
1984 Ky. Acts ch. 308, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1984. — Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch.
455, sec. 2, effective July 1, 1982.
(2) Each state administering agency shall, upon request of the Commission, make available to the Commission all background data and supporting information related to each block grant application under review by the Commission as will enable the Commission to perform its functions in an informed and efficient manner.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 45.351
- branch budget: means an enactment by the General Assembly which provides appropriations and establishes fiscal policies and conditions for the biennial financial plan for the judicial branch, the legislative branch, and the executive branch, which shall include a separate budget bill for the Transportation Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) Each block grant application submitted by the state administering agency to the Legislative Research Commission shall specify the proposed use and distribution of the block grant and other funds to be allocated by the state administering agency to programs and services; and in addition, each application shall specify:
(a) Programmatic and other requirements applicable to the receipt and expenditures of block grant and other funds, including state matching funds, specified in the application, and the restrictions imposed on the use of these funds;
(b) Whether the block grant and other funds included in the application have been included specifically in an appropriation provision or any branch budget bill enacted by the General Assembly in anticipation of such application;
(c) Whether the funding is one-time, recurring or continuing;
(d) What costs will accrue to the state if federal funds diminish or are cut, and whether a budget reduction plan has been prepared for such contingency;
(e) Whether the programs and services to be provided under the block grant are mandated by the laws of the Commonwealth;
(f) Whether the programs and services to be provided under the block grant are those which the Commonwealth currently administers and funds;
(g) The agencies expected to provide the services including whether such agencies are public or private or state or local;
(h) The manner in which the allocation of funds will be targeted to need; (i) Geographic areas to be served by the programs and services;
(j) Standards of eligibility for services;
(k) The criteria and method that will be used by the state administering agency to distribute the block grant funds;
(l) Whether and how block grant funds would be transferred from one (1) block grant to another and the amount of the transfer;
(m) The proportion of the block grant funds to be used for administrative costs;
and
(n) Estimated receipt of federal funds applied for by block grant.
Effective: July 15, 1994
History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 387, sec. 16, effective July 15, 1994. — Amended
1984 Ky. Acts ch. 308, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1984. — Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch.
455, sec. 2, effective July 1, 1982.