Kentucky Revised Statutes Title III. Executive Branch § 13A.010.Definitions for chapter

(1) “Administrative body” means each state board, bureau, cabinet, commission, department, authority, officer, or other entity, except the General Assembly and the Court of Justice, authorized by law to promulgate administrative regulations;

(2) “Administrative regulation” means each statement of general applicability promulgated by an administrative body that implements, interprets, or prescribes law or policy, or describes the organization, procedure, or practice requirements of any administrative body. The term includes an existing administrative regulation, a new administrative regulation, an emergency administrative regulation, an administrative regulation in contemplation of a statute, and the amendment or repeal of an existing administrative regulation, but does not include:

(3) “Adopted” means that an administrative regulation has become effective in accordance with the provisions of this chapter;

(4) “Authorizing signature” means the signature of the head of the administrative body authorized by statute to promulgate administrative regulations;

(5) “Commission” means the Legislative Research Commission;

(6) “Effective” means an administrative regulation that has completed the legislative committee review established by KRS 13A.290, 13A.330, and 13A.331;

(7) “Federal mandate” means any federal constitutional, legislative, or executive law or order that requires or permits any administrative body to engage in regulatory activities that impose compliance standards, reporting requirements, recordkeeping, or similar responsibilities upon entities in the Commonwealth;

(8) “Federal mandate comparison” means a written statement containing the information required by KRS 13A.245;

(9) “Filed” or “promulgated” means that an administrative regulation, or other document required to be filed by this chapter, has been submitted to the Commission in accordance with this chapter;

(10) “Last effective date” means the latter of:

(11) “Legislative committee” means an interim joint committee, a House or Senate standing committee, a statutory committee, or a subcommittee of the Legislative Research Commission;

(12) “Local government” means and includes a city, county, urban-county, charter county, consolidated local government, special district, or a quasi-governmental body authorized by the Kentucky Revised Statutes or a local ordinance;

(13) “Major economic impact” means an overall negative or adverse economic impact from an administrative regulation of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or more on state or local government or regulated entities, in aggregate, as determined by the promulgating administrative bodies;

(14) “Proposed administrative regulation” means an administrative regulation that:

(15) “Regulatory impact analysis” means a written statement containing the provisions required by KRS 13A.240;

(16) “Small business” means a business entity, including its affiliates, that:

(17) “Statement of consideration” means the document required by KRS 13A.280 in which the administrative body summarizes the comments received, its responses to those comments, and the action taken, if any, as a result of those comments and responses;

(18) “Subcommittee” means the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee of the Legislative Research Commission;

(19) “Tiering” means the tailoring of regulatory requirements to fit the particular circumstances surrounding regulated entities; and

(20) “Written comments” means comments submitted to the administrative body's contact person identified pursuant to KRS 13A.220(6)(d) via hand delivery, United States mail, e-mail, or facsimile and may include but is not limited to comments submitted internally from within the promulgating administrative body or from another administrative body.