KRS 45.353: Referral for review and consideration -- Review standards and criteria --

Vote required for approval.

(1) The Commission shall refer each block grant application received to the designated

review body for review and consideration.

(2) The designated review body shall review and consider each block grant application

according to the following standards and criteria, and shall make an affirmative

finding of fact that:

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, block grant and other

funds specified in the application have been included in an appropriation

provision or any branch budget bill enacted by the General Assembly in

anticipation of such application;

(b) Any excess in the total amount of block grant funds sought over the total

amount of such funds anticipated and included in an appropriation provision

or any branch budget bill, has been included in a surplus expenditure plan

approved by the General Assembly;

(c) A budget reduction plan specifying programs and services to be eliminate d or

to be reduced in scope if federal funding diminishes or is cut, has been

included;

(d) The budget reduction plan does not propose to increase the ratio of state funds

to federal funds if federal funding diminishes or is cut;

(e) Block grant and other funds to be provided under the application are fairly and

equitably distributed among those programs, services, or recipients eligible for

block grant funding;

(f) Block grant and other funds to be provided under the application are not to be

used to fund programs or services that would duplicate or supplant existing

programs or services funded by the private sector;

(g) The intended uses of block grant and other funds specified in the application

are in compliance with the applicable federal and state laws pertaining to such

block grant funds; and

(h) The amount of block grant and other funds to be retained by the state

administering agency for administrative purposes does not exceed an amount

allowable under federal law.

(3) For the purpose of the review a nd consideration of a block grant application, the

findings of fact and any other reports or recommendations of the designated review

body need only be approved by a majority of the members present at the public

hearing held according to KRS 45.352.