{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-12.028","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 12.028","heading":"Governor and elected state executive officers to submit proposals for change","body":"to General Assembly -- Reorganization plans -- Legislative monitoring --\nLapsed funds.\n(1) Recognizing the necessity for grouping related functions of organizational units and\nadministrative bodies in order to promote greater economy, efficiency and improved\nadministration, the Governor, the Kentucky Economic Development Partnership as\ncreated in KRS 154.10 -010, and other elected state executive officers may propose\nto the  General Assembly, for its approval, changes in the state government\norganizational structure which may include the creation, alteration or abolition of\nany organizational unit or administrative body and the transfer of functions,\npersonnel, funds, equipment, facilities, and records from one (1) organizational unit\nor administrative body to another.\n(2) Any reorganization proposed under subsection (1) of this section shall be set forth\nin a reorganization plan which shall be filed with the Legislative Resea rch\nCommission. The plan shall include:\n(a) An explanation of each proposed change, including the need for the change;\n(b) An estimate of any reduction or increase in expenditures, itemized as far as\npracticable, which the promulgating officer expects will  result from the\nreorganization;\n(c) A description of any improvements in the management, delivery of state\nservices, and efficiency of state government operations which the\npromulgating officer expects will be realized as a result of the reorganization;\nand\n(d) Specification of the effects of the reorganization on the budget and personnel\nof each affected organizational unit or administrative body, including but not\nlimited to the amount of funds and the number of employees that will be\ntransferred from one (1) organizational unit or administrative body to another,\nany reductions in the state workforce resulting from the reorganization, and\nthe methods to be utilized to achieve such reductions.\n(3) The Legislative Research Commission or the Legislative Over sight and\nInvestigations Committee may monitor the implementation of any reorganization\nplan to determine the extent to which the anticipated improvements in economy,\nefficiency, or administration have been realized as a result of the reorganization and\nshall report its findings to the General Assembly.\n(4) Funds transferred due to reorganization shall be maintained in separately designated\naccounts. Any excess funds resulting from a reorganization shall lapse to the\ngeneral fund surplus account.","path":["KRS Chapter 12"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=50697","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:28Z","sha256":"c8d6327711ed2f1a3e1daf9425910f82bafcb1ad2d1c6573cf4c2826a334f9de","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-12.027","next":"us-ky/krs-12.029"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}