KRS 7.110: Power to secure information -- Coercing production of evidence --

Cooperation of other agencies -- Cooperation with other states -- Conference of

Commissioners on Uniform State Laws -- Subcommittee and citizens'

committee reports and recommendations.

(1) The Commission, its co -chairmen or director, any other member of the General

Assembly authorized by the director, or any employee authorized by the director,

shall have access to all public records as provided in KRS 61.870 to 61.884, of

every agency, di vision or department of state government, and of any agency or

institution, public or private, which has been the recipient of public funds. The

Commission, its co -chairmen or director, any other member of the General

Assembly authorized by the director, o r any employee authorized by the director,

may utilize automated data processing procedures and equipment in the accession of

public records, if such records exist in machine readable form. To effect the

purposes of this section, the Commission shall prom ulgate such rules and

regulations relating to the accession of public records as are necessary. The

Commission, its co -chairmen or director, any other member of the General

Assembly authorized by the director, or any employee authorized by the director,

may require information on oath of any person touching any matter which he is

instructed to investigate, study or audit, and shall have the power to subpoena

witnesses and records for such purpose, and otherwise compel the giving of

evidence of any matter u nder study. If any person fails or refuses to testify or

furnish documentary evidence concerning any matter with respect to which the

Commission desires information pertaining to the studies in which it is engaged, the

Franklin Circuit Court, on applicatio n of the Commission, may compel obedience

by proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience of a subpoena issued

from the Circuit Court or a refusal to testify therein. Every witness so subpoenaed

under this section shall receive for his attendanc e the fee and mileage provided for

witnesses in civil cases in Circuit Court, which shall be audited and paid upon the

presentation of proper vouchers sworn to by the witness and approved by the

Commission.

(2) All state agencies and institutions shall cooperate with the Commission to effectuate

the purposes of KRS 7.090 to 7.110 and shall submit copies of their annual or

biennial reports to the Commission.

(3) The Commission shall encourage and arrange conferences with officials of other

states and of othe r units of government; carry forward the participation of this state

as a member of the Council of State Governments, both regionally and nationally,

and formulate proposals for cooperation between this state and other states. The

Legislative Research Comm ission shall function as Kentucky's commission on

interstate cooperation in carrying out the program of the Council of State

Governments as it relates to Kentucky.

(4) The Commission shall designate persons to represent Kentucky at the National

Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. The Commission shall

report the findings and recommendations of the national conference to the General

Assembly. Any funds appropriated to the commissioners on uniform state laws shall

be paid out on vouchers approved by the director of the Commission.

(5) The Commission may establish such subcommittees and advisory citizens'

committees as may be convenient or desired for the proper and efficient

performance of its functions. Members of the General Assembly other than those

who are members of the Commission designated to serve on subcommittees shall

receive the same travel allowances and compensation for attending meetings as they

do for attending meetings during a session of the General Assembly, except that

each General Assembly member who is a chairman of a joint interim committee of

the Legislative Research Commission shall be paid, in addition to such allowances

and compensation, ten dollars ($10) per day for each committee meeting that he

chairs.

(6) The Commission shall report its findings, either with or without recommendations,

to the Governor of the Commonwealth, and to each member of the General

Assembly at least thirty (30) days prior to the convening of each regular session of

the General Assembly.