Government Contract Review Committee
 

 

 

 

Authority & Duties

  • KRS 45A.690 - Definitions.
  • KRS 45A.695 - Personal service contract (PSC) procedures.
  • KRS 45A.700 - PSCs & Memoranda of Agreements exempt from review.
  • KRS 45A.705 - Government Contract Review Committee duties.
  • KRS 45A.715 - Certain contracts by Revenue Cabinet prohibited.
  • KRS 45A.720 - Contract for executioner not subject to 45A.690 - 45A.725.
  • KRS 45A.725 - Authority of Committee to establish policies & procedures.

45A.690 - Definitions for KRS 45A.690 to 45A.725.

(1) As used in KRS 45A.690 to 45A.725:

(a) "Committee" means the Government Contract Review Committee of the Legislative Research Commission;

(b) "Contracting body" means each state board, bureau, commission, department, division, authority, university, college, officer, or other entity, except the Legislature, authorized by law to contract for personal services;

(c) "Governmental emergency" means an unforeseen event or set of circumstances that creates an emergency condition as determined by the committee by promulgation of an administrative regulation;

(d) "Memorandum of agreement" means any memorandum of agreement, memorandum of understanding, program administration contract, interlocal agreement to which the Commonwealth is a party, privatization contract, or similar device relating to services between a state agency and any other governmental body or political subdivision of the Commonwealth that involves an exchange of resources or responsibilities to carry out a governmental function. It includes agreements by regional cooperative organizations formed by local boards of education or other public educational institutions for the purpose of providing professional educational services to the participating organizations and agreements with Kentucky Distinguished Educators pursuant to KRS 158.782. This definition does not apply to:

1. Agreements between the Transportation Cabinet and any political subdivision of the Commonwealth for road and road-related projects;

2. Agreements between the Auditor of Public Accounts and any other governmental agency or political subdivision of the Commonwealth for auditing services;

3. Agreements between state agencies as required by federal or state law;

4. Agreements between state agencies and state universities or colleges and agreements between state universities or colleges and employers of students in the Commonwealth work-study program sponsored by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority;

5. Agreements involving child support collections and enforcement;

6. Agreements with public utilities, providers of direct Medicaid health care to individuals except for any health maintenance organization or other entity primarily responsible for administration of any program or system of Medicaid managed health care services established by law or by agreement with the Cabinet for Health Services, and transit authorities;

7. Nonfinancial agreements;

8. Any obligation or payment for reimbursement of the cost of corrective action made pursuant to KRS 224.60-140;

9. Exchanges of confidential personal information between agencies;

10. Agreements between state agencies and rural concentrated employment programs; or

11. Any other agreement that the committee deems inappropriate for consideration;

(e) "Multicontract" means a group of personal service contracts between a contracting body and individual vendors providing the same or substantially similar services to the contracting body that, for purposes of the committee, are treated as one (1) contract; and

(f) "Personal service contract" means an agreement whereby an individual, firm, partnership, or corporation is to perform certain services requiring professional skill or professional judgment for a specified period of time at a price agreed upon. It includes all price contracts for personal services between a governmental body or political subdivision of the commonwealth and any other entity in any amount. This definition does not apply to:

1. Agreements between the Department of Parks and a performing artist or artists for less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per fiscal year per artist or artists;

2. Agreements with public utilities, foster care parents, providers of direct Medicaid health care to individuals except for any health maintenance organization or other entity primarily responsible for administration of any program or system of Medicaid managed health care services established by law or by agreement with the Cabinet for Health Services, individuals performing homemaker services, and transit authorities;

3. Agreements between state universities or colleges and employers of students in the Commonwealth work study program sponsored by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority;

4. Agreements between a state agency and rural concentrated employment programs;

5. Agreements between the State Fair Board and judges, officials, and entertainers contracted for events promoted by the State Fair Board; or

6. Any other contract that the committee deems inappropriate for consideration;

(2) Compliance with the provisions of KRS 45A.690 to 45A.725 does not dispense with the requirements of any other law necessary to make the personal service contract or memorandum of agreement valid.

Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 486, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 496, sec. 14, effective July 13, 1990.

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