{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-45.353","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 45.353","heading":"Referral for review and consideration -- Review standards and criteria --","body":"Vote required for approval.\n(1) The Commission shall refer each block grant application received to the designated\nreview body for review and consideration.\n(2) The designated review body shall review and consider each block grant application\naccording to the following standards and criteria, and shall make an affirmative\nfinding of fact that:\n(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, block grant and other\nfunds specified in the application have been included in an appropriation\nprovision or any branch budget bill enacted by the General Assembly in\nanticipation of such application;\n(b) Any excess in the total amount of block grant funds sought over the total\namount of such funds anticipated and included in an appropriation provision\nor any branch budget bill, has been included in a surplus expenditure plan\napproved by the General Assembly;\n(c) A budget reduction plan specifying programs and services to be eliminate d or\nto be reduced in scope if federal funding diminishes or is cut, has been\nincluded;\n(d) The budget reduction plan does not propose to increase the ratio of state funds\nto federal funds if federal funding diminishes or is cut;\n(e) Block grant and other funds to be provided under the application are fairly and\nequitably distributed among those programs, services, or recipients eligible for\nblock grant funding;\n(f) Block grant and other funds to be provided under the application are not to be\nused to fund programs or services that would duplicate or supplant existing\nprograms or services funded by the private sector;\n(g) The intended uses of block grant and other funds specified in the application\nare in compliance with the applicable federal and state laws  pertaining to such\nblock grant funds; and\n(h) The amount of block grant and other funds to be retained by the state\nadministering agency for administrative purposes does not exceed an amount\nallowable under federal law.\n(3) For the purpose of the review a nd consideration of a block grant application, the\nfindings of fact and any other reports or recommendations of the designated review\nbody need only be approved by a majority of the members present at the public\nhearing held according to KRS 45.352.","path":["KRS Chapter 45"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=22244","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:05Z","sha256":"39fc384d06b0d80a18c00d3806de121daa5e6f9d45f0f06daa2adf7b465926ca","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-45.352","next":"us-ky/krs-45.3535"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}