KRS 14.250: One-stop business portal -- Advisory committee -- Assessment,

recommendations, and duties.

(1) The Secretary of State, Finance and Administration Cabinet, the Cabinet for

Economic Development, and the Commonwealth Office of Technology shall

jointly establish a one-stop electronic business portal that shall serve as a

single, unified entry point for business owners to access and complete initial

and ongoing state services and requirements in relation to the creation or

ongoing operation of a business located in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

The agencies identified in this subsection shall coordinate, manage, and

implement the portal based on the results of an assessment conducted by the

One-Stop Business Portal Advisory Committee under subsection (3) of this

section.

(2) The One-Stop Business Portal Advisory Committee is hereby established to

provide guidance in the creation and implementation of the one-stop business

portal. The committee shall consist of the Secretary of State, the secretary of

the Governor's Executive Cabinet, the secretary of the Economic Development

Cabinet or his or her designee, the secretary of the Finance and Administration

Cabinet or his or her designee, the secretary of the Education and Labor

Cabinet or his or her designee, the secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet

or his or her designee, the secretary of the Transportation Cabinet or his or her

designee, the secretary of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet or his or her

designee, and the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet or his or

her designee. The Governor may appoint other members to the committee at

his or her discretion. The committee shall be co-chaired by the Secretary of

State and the secretary of the Governor's Executive Cabinet.

(3) The One-Stop Business Portal Advisory Committee shall prepare an

assessment detailing recommendations for the creation, ongoing operation,

and management of the one-stop business portal, to be presented to the

Governor, the Secretary of State, and the Legislative Research Commission by

December 31, 2011. This assessment shall include the following:

(a) An estimate of the costs for full implementation of the portal, including

those associated with technology, maintenance, sharing agency data,

information security, and other start-up costs;

(b) An estimate of the costs of establishing and maintaining a call center

staffed with persons trained to answer questions and help businesses

obtain information and services, along with a recommendation as to

where the call center should be located and the number of staff necessary

to operate it;

(c) Recommendations on the location, design, and functionality of the portal;

(d) Recommendations as to the roles of the state agencies identified in

subsection (1) of this section regarding the day-to-day operational

management of the portal;

(e) Recommendations on the time line for developing and testing the portal;

(f) Identification of any statutory or regulatory changes that need to be made

to existing law to effectuate the portal's functionality;

(g) Identification of other state agencies that possess business-related

functions and content so that those functions can be added to the portal;

(h) Identification of any impediments posed by federal law and recommended

ways to address the impediment;

(i) A comprehensive analysis of the processes of all state agencies, with a

view toward streamlining and reducing the paperwork necessary for

businesses to interact with each agency; and

(j) Recommendations on the scope of services to be provided by the portal.

At a minimum, services shall include:

1. Application and renewal of business-related licenses and fees

incident to the start-up and operation of a business;

2. Electronic payment of taxes and related costs imposed by state law

incident to the operation of a business;

3. Filing of documents and papers imposed by state law associated

with the operation of a business; and

4. Creation of individual electronic accounts for each business which

allows the business to monitor its filings, payments, and other

business-compliance activities.

(4) The One-Stop Business Portal Advisory Committee shall:

(a) Ensure that the portal has a Web site and the ability to process new

business registrations as handled by the Secretary of State's Office, and

will be in a testing phase for the Department of Revenue's tax registration

application by December 31, 2012; and

(b) Ensure that subsequent and additional online business applications

maintained by the Commonwealth shall be evaluated and prioritized.