2025 Regular Session - Day 26 - SB 103, Rep. Scott Sharp

Mr Speaker I ask you have the clerk report house committee substitute one Mr clerk please report house committee substitute one to Senate Bill 103 gentleman from voy I move for adoption Mr Speaker question for the body is on adoption of house committee substitute one is there any discussion seeing none all those in favor please signify by saying I all oppose nay motion carries house committee substitute one is adopted gentleman from Bo thank you Mr Speaker uh this bill is brought by Senator Carroll and he brought this because Kentucky is listed as number 48th in ranking for people with disabilities for employment and this bill uh the fact that fact alone brings question to the effectiveness of the Kentucky office of vocational rehab this bill's responsible uh this bill is in response to the statistic statistics we just mentioned I just mentioned and uh what this bill effectively does is it brings needed transparency to the office of vocational rehab it requires them to promate uh regulations governing the service Personnel administration of the vocational rehab services in compliance with KRS chapter 13A is an alpha I've gotten quite a bring the v um under the legislative review this bill also requires the director of of V to establish a preference for instate providers as long as this does not deny an individual the necessary services that may be available outside of the state and to promate administrative regulations establishing the procedures and standards for the service fee memos further it requires the exec executive director to generate an annual report detailing the OVR activities including a complete operating and financial statement and this report will then be given to the governor and lrc which will then filter down to the appropriate committees uh for evaluation Mr Speaker if there are no questions I move passage of Senate Bill 103 as amended by house committee substitute one