KRS 7.320: Powers and duties of the Commission.

(1) The Legislative Research Commission or a subcommittee authorized by it shall

study and examine expenditures of state agencies. To facilitate optimum

effectiveness and economy in the performance of this function, the Legislative

Research Commission or a com mittee or subcommittee authorized by it, shall

employ electronic data processing equipment including computers and other

necessary support equipment capable of providing read only access to the desired

expenditure records. The Commission may organize and adopt rules for the

conduct of its business and do whatever else it considers necessary or advisable to

carry out the purposes of KRS 7.310 to 7.380.

(2) The Commission may adopt rules and prescribe procedures for the conduct of its

affairs.

(3) The Commis sion or any member thereof or any employee duly authorized by the

Commission or the co -chairmen thereof may administer oaths, issue subpoenas,

compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, books, accounts,

documents, and testimony, and have the deposition of witnesses taken in the manner

prescribed by law for taking depositions in civil actions. If a person disobeys or

refuses to comply with a subpoena, or if a witness refuses to testify to a matter

regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated, the Franklin Circuit Court may on

application of the Commission compel obedience by proceedings for contempt in

the same manner as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena

issued from the court or a refusal to testify in the court. Each witness who appears

before the Commission by its order, other than an officer or employee of the state, is

entitled to the fees and mileage provided for witnesses in civil cases in courts of

record, which shall be audited and paid upon the pres entation of proper vouchers

sworn to by such witnesses and approved by the co-chairmen of the Commission.