Kentucky Statutes 198B.095 – Authorization for building inspectors training program — Purpose — Trust and agency fund
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(1) The department may establish a building inspectors training program through the promulgation of administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A. The program shall provide training to encourage local governments to establish and improve building code enforcement programs and to encourage all building inspectors to upgrade their skills.
(2) If the department chooses to establish the program authorized in subsection (1) of this section, there shall be created in the department a trust and agency fund to be known as the “Building Inspectors’ Financial Incentive Training Program fund”.
(3) If the department establishes the Building Inspectors’ Financial Incentive Training
Program fund:
(a) The fund shall be funded annually with a maximum of one hundred twenty- five thousand dollars ($125,000) at a rate of one-half cent ($.005) per calculated square foot from the department’s plan review fees collected;
(b) Any funds annually resulting from plan review fees in excess of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000) shall be used solely for the operating costs of the department’s building inspection program;
(c) Moneys deposited annually into the Building Inspectors’ Financial Incentive Training Program fund shall be available for use by the department to support the training program established pursuant to subsection (1) of this section; and
(d) No moneys shall be deposited into the Building Inspectors’ Financial Incentive Training Program fund causing the balance to exceed one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000).
(4) Notwithstanding KRS § 45.229, any unused fund balance at the close of the fiscal year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year. Moneys in the fund shall be available only for the purposes specified in subsection (1) of this section.
(5) Any interest earnings of the trust fund shall become part of the fund and shall not lapse.
Effective: June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 169, sec. 10, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended
2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 254, effective July 15, 2010; and ch. 167, sec. 1, effective
July 15, 2010. — Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 322, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000.
2020-2022 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2020 Ky. Acts ch.
92, Pt. V, H, 3 at 941.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010). References to the “office” of housing, buildings and construction in this section, as amended by Ky. Acts ch. 167, sec. 1, have been changed in codification to the “department” of housing, buildings and construction to reflect the reorganization of certain parts of the Executive Branch, as set forth in Executive Order 2010-535 and confirmed by the General Assembly in 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24. These changes were made by the Reviser of Statutes pursuant to Ky. ch. 24, sec. 1938.
(2) If the department chooses to establish the program authorized in subsection (1) of this section, there shall be created in the department a trust and agency fund to be known as the “Building Inspectors’ Financial Incentive Training Program fund”.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 198B.095
- 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
- Building: means any combination of materials, whether portable or fixed,
which comprises a structure or nonmine underground area affording facilities or shelter for any human occupancy, whether infrequent or regular, and also means single-family dwellings, including those sold or constructed under a trade or brand name. See Kentucky Statutes 198B.010 - Construction: means the erection, fabrication, reconstruction, substantial alteration or conversion of a building, or the installation of equipment therein, but shall not include the ordinary repair of a building or structure. See Kentucky Statutes 198B.010
- Department: means the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. See Kentucky Statutes 198B.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.
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) If the department establishes the Building Inspectors’ Financial Incentive Training
Program fund:
(a) The fund shall be funded annually with a maximum of one hundred twenty- five thousand dollars ($125,000) at a rate of one-half cent ($.005) per calculated square foot from the department’s plan review fees collected;
(b) Any funds annually resulting from plan review fees in excess of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000) shall be used solely for the operating costs of the department’s building inspection program;
(c) Moneys deposited annually into the Building Inspectors’ Financial Incentive Training Program fund shall be available for use by the department to support the training program established pursuant to subsection (1) of this section; and
(d) No moneys shall be deposited into the Building Inspectors’ Financial Incentive Training Program fund causing the balance to exceed one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000).
(4) Notwithstanding KRS § 45.229, any unused fund balance at the close of the fiscal year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year. Moneys in the fund shall be available only for the purposes specified in subsection (1) of this section.
(5) Any interest earnings of the trust fund shall become part of the fund and shall not lapse.
Effective: June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 169, sec. 10, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended
2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 254, effective July 15, 2010; and ch. 167, sec. 1, effective
July 15, 2010. — Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 322, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000.
2020-2022 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2020 Ky. Acts ch.
92, Pt. V, H, 3 at 941.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010). References to the “office” of housing, buildings and construction in this section, as amended by Ky. Acts ch. 167, sec. 1, have been changed in codification to the “department” of housing, buildings and construction to reflect the reorganization of certain parts of the Executive Branch, as set forth in Executive Order 2010-535 and confirmed by the General Assembly in 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24. These changes were made by the Reviser of Statutes pursuant to Ky. ch. 24, sec. 1938.