KRS 26A.260: Web site to provide public access to expenditure records of judicial

branch -- Monthly and weekly updates -- AOC is sole custodian of information

and records -- Branches to share software and applications.

(1) By January 1, 2012, the Administrative Of fice of the Courts, under the direction of

the Chief Justice, shall provide public access to records relating to expenditures of

the judicial branch of state government through display of the records on a Web

site. The Web site shall provide:

(a) Financial information of expenditures not exempt under the provisions of state

or federal law, including:

1. The payee name;

2. The category or type of the expenditure;

3. A description of the reason for the expenditure, if available;

4. The expenditure amount; and

5. A link to the financial document, if the document is electronically

available;

(b) A searchable format;

(c) Access to the current enacted Judicial Branch Budget; and

(d) A link to the public access Web site displays of the executive and legislative

branches of state government, and of the public institutions of higher

education.

(2) Information on the Web site shall be updated at least on a monthly basis. However,

information on the Web site which is part of, or contained in, an electronic

accounting sy stem utilized by all branches of state government, such as the

Enhanced Management Administrative Reporting System (EMARS), shall be

updated on a weekly basis.

(3) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall maintain exclusive control and be

considered t he sole custodian of all information and records generated by and

through activity of the judicial branch of government, notwithstanding the situs of

the information and records in another branch of government, and disclosure thereof

shall only be by the A dministrative Office of the Courts in accordance with

applicable law.

(4) In order to reduce Web site development costs and enhance public access and use of

records viewed through Web sites as provided by this section and KRS 7.505 and

42.032, each branch of state government shall freely share with the other branches

of state government the software, software developments, and all applications, data,

and information within its control used for Web site design, appearance, content,

and operation in compliance with, or in furtherance of, the purposes contemplated

by this section and KRS 7.505 and 42.032.