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LRC Research Reports

Updated February 8, 2010

Research reports are documents that include a literature search, a compilation and analysis of data, and a set of recommendations.

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700 Capital Avenue
Frankfort, KY  40601

(502) 564-8100, ext. 797

No.

In Print - Title (Year)
365 (874KB) Housing Foreclosures in Kentucky
364 (286KB) Report of the Subcommittee on the Penal Code and Controlled Substances Act
363 (802KB) Review Of Education Technology Initiatives
362 (1,716KB) Compendium of State Education Rankings 2008
361 (668KB) Fees, Dues, and Supplies in Kentucky Schools
360 (7,477KB) Kentucky District Data Profiles School Year 2007-2008
359 (1,590KB) Costs of Providing Services to Unauthorized Aliens Can Be Estimated for Some Programs, but Overall Costs and Benefits Are Unknown. 
358 (1,126KB) Review of Special Education in Kentucky
357 (764 KB) Reentry Programs For Felons Should Be Improved and Outcome Measures Should Be Developed (2008)
356 (539 KB) The Costs of College and High School Textbooks in Kentucky (2008)

355 (7.60 MB)

Kentucky District Data Profiles (2008)

354 (616 KB)

Understanding How Tax Provisions Interact With the SEEK Formula (2008)

353 (1.79 KB)

A Review of the Extended School Services Program (2008)

352 (740 KB)

Investment Rates of Return, Governance, and Policies of the Kentucky Retirement Systems and the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System (2008)
351 (28,088 KB) Medicaid Prescription Drug Benefit Fraud,Abuse,and Cost Management

349 (374 KB)

2007 School Finance Report (Accepted February 8, 2008)

137 (2.17 MB)

A Citizen's Guide to the Kentucky Constitution (Revised October, 2005)

Out of Print - Contact the LRC library
Some out-of-print reports have hyperlinks; those without hyperlinks, contact leslie.smith@lrc.ky.gov for copies.

348 (1.22 MB)

Siting of Electric Transmission Lines (2007)

347 (766 KB)

School Insurance (2007)

346 (13 MB)

Drug Courts (2007)

345 (1.03 MB)

A Compendium of State Education Rankings (2007)

344 (623 KB)

A Review of the Flexible Focus Fund Program (2007)

343 (1.15 MB)

Pollution Cap and Trade Programs in Kentucky (2007)

342 (6.14 MB)

Kentucky's Foster Care System Is Improving, but Challenges Remain (2006)

341 (1.28 MB)

Planning for School Facilities Can Be Improved to Better Serve the Needs of All Students (2007)

340 (2.20 MB)

Kentucky's Community Mental Health System Is Expanding and Would Benefit From Better Planning and Reporting (Revised June 2007)

339 (3.24 MB)

Highly Skilled Educator Program (2007)

338 (769 KB)

Indicators of Efficiency and Effectiveness in Elementary and Secondary Education Spending (Accepted December 5, 2006)

337 (3.70 MB)

A Study of Anesthesiologist Assistants (February 2007)

336 (1.09 MB)

2006 School Finance Report (Accepted December 5, 2006)

335 (1.15 MB)

2005 School Finance Report (Accepted December 5, 2006)

334 (1.04 MB)

School Size and Student Outcomes in Kentucky's Public Schools
(Adopted June 8, 2006)

333  (1,139 KB)

Information Systems Can Help Prevent, but Not Eliminate, Health Care Fraud and Abuse (2006)

332  (9.08 MB)

A Review of the School Facilities Construction Commission 
(February 2006)

331  (593 KB)

A Study of Physician Assistant Licensure (December 2005)

330  (1.09 MB)

Implications of the U.S. Supreme Court's Kelo Decision for the Use of Eminent Domain in Kentucky (2005)

329  (620 KB)

Planning for Water Projects in Kentucky: 
Implementation of Senate Bill 409 (2005)

328  (850 KB)

An Analysis of the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (2005)

327  (848 KB)

Kentucky Can Improve the Coordination of Protective Services for Elderly and Other Vulnerable Adults (2005)

326  (5.16 MB)

Improved Coordination and Information Could Reduce the Backlog of Unserved Warrants (2005)

325 (840 KB)

Offshore Outsourcing of Kentucky State Government Services: Direct Contracting Is Limited but the Amount of Subcontracting Is Unknown (2005)

324 (2.28 MB)

Appropriate Management and Technology Can Reduce Costs and Risks of Computer Use by State Employees

323 (684 KB)

A Study Expanding Prescriptive Authority for Controlled Substances to Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners (2004 HB 595)

322 (8.85 MB)

Uncollected Revenues and Improper Payments Cost Kentucky Millions of Dollars a Year (2004)

321 (275 KB)

Program Evaluation: Improving Fiscal Accountability and Effectiveness of Services in the Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program

320 (0.97 MB)

Feasibility of Establishing a Bill Monroe State Park (SCR 157)

319 (662 KB)

Human Service Transportation Delivery: System Faces Quality, Coordination, and Utilization Challenges

318 (13.7 MB)

The Competitiveness of Kentucky's Coal Industry (2004)
Link (3.4 MB) Comprehensive Management Review of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - is a report issued December 2003, commissioned by LRC, and prepared by the Dye Management Group, Inc.

317 (795 KB)

A Study of the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship Program

316 (592 KB)

Compulsive Gambling in Kentucky

315 (468 KB)

A Study of Secondary Career and Technical Education

314 (196 KB)

Task Force on Inter-County Cooperation (Senate Bill 133)

313 (263 KB)

Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force Final Report (House Bill 303): Improving Kentucky's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

312 (819 KB)

Program Evaluation: The Commonwealth Accountability Testing System

311 (4.40 MB)

Program Evaluation: Postsecondary Education in Kentucky: Systemwide Improvement but Accountability Is Insufficient

310 (3.20 MB)

Program Evaluation: The Seek Formula for Funding Kentucky’s School Districts:  An Evaluation of Data, Procedures, and Budgeting

309 (939 KB)

Feasibility of Establishing a Museum of Kentucky Agriculture (2003)

308 (533 KB)

Program Evaluation: East and West Kentucky Corporations (2002)

307 (285 KB)

Tax and Related Incentives for Forest Management

306 (201 MB)

Compensation and Benefits of Kentucky Public School Employees

305 (912 KB)

Immigration in Kentucky - A Preliminary Description

304 (1.32 MB)

Program Evaluation:  An Analysis of Kentucky's Prevailing Wage Laws and Procedures (2002)

303 (1.64 MB)

Program Evaluation:  Executive Branch Contracting for Services: Inconsistent Procedures Limit Accountability and Efficiency (2002)

302 (846 KB)

Program Evaluation:  Performance-Based Budgeting: Concepts and Examples (2001)

301 (188 KB)

Tobacco Contracting in Burley Tobacco (2001)

300 (974 KB)

Impact Plus (2001)

299 (266 KB)

Restructuring Kentucky's Electric Utility Industry (2000)

298 (1.42 MB)

Progress Report on Coordinated Human Service Transportation System (2000)

297 (104 KB)

Teacher Quality Issues in Kentucky, Final Report (2000)

296 (0.98 KB)

Adult Education and Literacy in Kentucky (2000)

295 (144 KB)

Personnel Pilot Projects: Design Weakness Limits Effectiveness

294 (398 KB)

An Economic Analysis of the Southern Dairy Compact: Implications for Kentucky (2000)

293 (296 KB)

Program Evaluation:  Kentucky Early Intervention System First Steps (1999)

292 (219 KB)

A Study of Denturitry (2000)

291 (104 KB)

Kentucky Housing Corporation Allocation of Federal Homeless Grant Money (2000)

290 (217 KB)

Status of the Health Insurance Market in Kentucky (1998)

289 (235 KB)

Report on Genetic Testing in Health, Life and Disability Insurance in Kentucky (1999)

288 (88.9 KB)

Report of the Container Deposit Task Force: Evaluating Container Deposit Legislation for Kentucky -1998 HB 371 (1999)

287 (213 KB)

Report of the Subcommittee on Teleconferencing - 1998 SR 176 (1999)

286 (691 KB)

Program Evaluation: Health Insurance Market for Kentucky State Government Employees and Retirees (1999)

285 (545 KB)

Program Evaluation:  State Agency Service Contract Administration (1999)

284 (157 KB)

Report of the DPTS/911 Task Force (1999)

283 (281 KB)

Program Evaluation:  Review of the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program (1999)

282 (63.8 KB)

Program Evaluation:  Motor Vehicle Registration Abuse (1999)

281 (164 KB)

Program Evaluation:  Kentucky Medicaid Drug File and Prior Authorization System (1999)

280 (12.6 MB)

Final Report of the Task Force on Children in Placement (1998)

279  (283 KB)

Program Evaluation:  Division of Licensing and Regulation, Cabinet for Human Resources, Office of Inspector General (1997)

278  (8.16 MB)

Program Evaluation:  State Park Marinas (1997)

277 (6.68 MB)

Program Evaluation:  Dept for Social Insurance Eligibility Determination Process (1997)

276 (9.48 MB)

Preliminary Report of the Task Force on Children in Placement: The Challenge of 1996 Senate Concurrent Resolution 107 (1996)

275 (7.43 MB)

Program Evaluation: Cabinet for Human Resources Family Service Worker's Caseloads (1996)

274 (195 KB)

Program Evaluation:  Kentucky Medical Assistance Program (1996)

273 (12.53 MB)

Families First - Commission on Poverty Report (1996)

271 (226 KB)

Kentucky's Association of Counties Self-Insurance and Loan Programs (1994)

270 (153 KB)

Program Evaluation: Kentucky's Earmarked Taxes, Restricted Use and Off-Budget Funds (1992)

269 (231 KB)

Program Evaluation: Kentucky's State Park System (1994)

268 (122 KB)

Program Evaluation: Kentucky Dept. for the Blind Interstate Vending Program (1994)

267 (2.67 MB)

Alternative Uses for State Prison Farm Properties (1994)

264 (6.09 MB)

A Study of Temporary and Part-Time Employment in Kentucky (1994)

263 (7.03 MB)

Program Evaluation:  Out-Of-Home Child Care in Kentucky (1993)

262 (5.78 MB)

Labor Force Statistics:  A Review and Analysis (1993)

261 (1.89 MB)

Kentucky Department for the Blind - Site Acquisition for Rehabilitation Center (1992)

258 (4.20 MB)

Report of the Task Force to Study Highway Needs (1992)

257 (9.53 MB)

Program Evaluation:  Kentucky's Parole System (1992)

256 (9.06 MB)

Federal Acid Rain Legislation:  Its Effect on Kentucky (SCR 73) (1992)

254 (25.6 MB)

Report of the Commission on Kentucky's Government (1991)

252 (6.51 MB)

The Impact of Reductions in Defense Spending on the Kentucky Economy (1990)

250 (15.5MB)

Program Evaluation:  State Purchasing Policies and Practices (1989)

249 (2.43 MB)

Kentucky's Early Retirement Incentive Plan Cost/Benefit Study (1990)

248 (11.8 MB)

Weatherization Assistance Program and Other Energy Conservation Efforts in Kentucky (1989)

246 (7.55 MB)

Restrictions on Outdoor Advertising Devices in Rural Kentucky (1990)

245 (6.39 MB)

Kentucky's Brucellosis Eradication Program (1989)

244 (7.56 MB)

Utilization of Wood Waste in Kentucky (HR 163) (1989)

243 (10.1 MB)

Program Evaluation:  Kentucky's Teacher Preparation System (1989)

242 (8.77 MB)

Report of the Licking River Basin Task Force (HCR 69) (1989)

240 (3.33 MB)

Final Report of the Special Commission on Election Reform (1988)

239 (3.16 MB)

Bill Monroe Bluegrass Music Museum Feasibility Study (1988)

235 (2.48 MB)

Long-Term Care for Retired Teachers (1988)

234 (10.7 MB)

Services to Adults with Mental Retardation in Kentucky (1988)

232 (16.2 MB)

Report of the Kentucky Insurance and Liability Tax Force (1988)

228 (6.10 MB)

Kentucky's Elementary and Secondary Public School Textbook Program (1987)

227 (6.61 MB)

Space Needs of State Government in Franklin County (1987)

226 (12.4 MB)

Report of the Special Commission on Constitutional Review (1987)

223 (9.43 MB)

Report of the Commission of Financing Health Care for the Medically Indigent (1986)

222 (11.7 MB)

Program Evaluation:  Higher Education in Kentucky (1986)

221 (7.29 MB)

Final Report of the Kentucky Tobacco Task Force (1986)

219 (2.53 MB)

Motor Vehicle Licensing: A Review of Inventory and Audit Procedures (1985)

217 (4.14 MB)

Cabinet for Human Resources Reimbursement to Private Child Care Agencies (1985)

216 (8.71 MB)

Feasibility of Establishing a Community College in Daviess County, Kentucky (1985)

215 (2.62 MB)

Final Report of the Special Jail Study Committee (1984)

212 (7.70 MB)

Program Evaluation: Kentucky's Experimental Gifted and Talented Education Program (1984)

211 (13.3 MB)

Report of the 1982-83 Kentucky Water Management Task Force (1984)

205 (5.75 MB)

Role and Mission of the Kentucky School for the Blind and the Kentucky School for the Deaf (1983)

202 (5.87 MB)

Feasibility Study: William G. Kenton Center for Government and Political Studies (1983)

201 (2.48 MB)

Program Evaluation: The Crippled Children's Services Program (1983)

199 (11.6 MB)

Program Evaluation: University Affiliated and Non-Affiliated Corporations (1983)

198 (9.24 MB)

Program Evaluation: Small Operators Technical Assistance Program (SOTAP) (1983)

196 (8.61 MB)

Program Evaluation: Board of Barbering and Board of Hairdressers and Cosmetologists (1983)

194 (7.91 MB)

Program Evaluation: Commonwealth Cash Management (1982)

193 (3.70 MB)

Program Evaluation: Computer Services Contracts (1982)

192 (10.4 MB)

Report of the Special Advisory Committee on Nuclear Issues (1980-81 Interim)

190 (6.23 MB)

Report of the Special Solar Energy Advisory Committee (1981)

189  (4.06 MB)

Program Evaluation: Laws and Regulations Affecting Kentucky Educational Television (1981)

188  (5.20 MB)

Kentucky's Wood-Using Industries: Prospects for Expansion (1982)

186 (7.21 MB)

Elevated Housing: Flood Protection Through Raising Existing Structures (1981)

184 (7.33 MB)

The Feasibility of Air Ambulance Service in Kentucky (1981)

182 (4.19 MB)

Program Evaluation: Real Property Lease Procedures of the Commonwealth (1981)

181 (3.21 MB)

Rail Transportation Programs in Kentucky (1981)

180 (4.74 MB)

Program Evaluation: Bonded Indebtedness in Kentucky (1981)

179 (8.05 MB)

The Measurement of Air Quality in the Commonwealth (1981)

178 (4.70 MB)

Program Evaluation: Kentucky State Fire and Tornado Insurance Fund (1981)

177 (3.56 MB)

School Accreditation Requirements vs. Financial Support (1981)

176 (5.33 MB)

Coal Trucks and the Law (1981)

175 (10.2 MB)

Program Evaluation:  Kentucky Bureau for the Blind (1980)

174 (9.75 MB)

Program Evaluation:  Kentucky Special and Vocational Education Programs (1980)

173 (3.83 MB)

Program Evaluation: Travel by State Government Employees (1980)

172 (6.52 MB)

The Fiscal Impact of the Kentucky Coal Industry (1980)

170 (491 KB)

Program Review:  Real Estate Education, Research and Recovery Fund (1980)

169 (5.59 MB)

Program Evaluation: Kentucky Public Employes' Deferred Compensation System (1980)

168 (6.08 MB)

Highway Maintenance in Kentucky: An Overview (1980)

167 (6.03 MB)

Report of the Special Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste Disposal (1979 Supplement)

166 (5.83 MB)

A Review of the Need for State Licensure of Electrical Occupations (1979)

163 (8.24 MB)

The Kentucky Medical Assistance Program's Dispensing Fee Reimbursement to Pharmacists (1979)

161 (2.15 MB)

A Plan to Provide Professional Education and Services to Underserved Areas of the State (1979)

158 (5.42 MB)

Kentucky's Election Contest and Recount Statutes (1979)

157 (3.07 MB)

Scientific and Technical Information for the Kentucky General Assembly  (1979)

152 (2.12 MB)

Feasibility of Senior Citizens Discount (1979)

151 (3.01 MB)

The Feasibility of a Kentucky Coal Museum (1979)

150 (3.10MB)

Hunter Safety Education (1978)

149 (1.04 MB)

Urban Abandonment and Property Tax Delinquency (1978)

147 (4.40 MB)

Regulation of the Building Industry in Kentucky (1977)

146 (10 MB)

Nursing Homes in Kentucky (1977)

139 (4.83 MB)

Driver Licensing in Kentucky (1977)

136 (11.1 MB)

Rising Electricity Rates (1977)

135 (2.90 MB)

Financing of Mass Transportation Operations (1977)

133 (6.20 MB)

Physician Manpower in Kentucky (1977)

132 (2.26 MB)

Kentucky's Kindergarten Program: Four Years Later (1977)

116 (2.60 MB)

Mechanized Vote Recording: A Survey (1975)

112 (2.24 MB)

Society's Stepchildren: The Mentally Retarded (1973)

104 (3.44 MB)

Social Security and the Teacher (1973)

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