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11A.201 Definitions for KRS 11A.201 to 11A.246 and KRS 11A.990. As used in KRS 11A.201 to 11A.246 and KRS 11A.990: <br>(1) &quot;Compensation&quot; means any money, thing of value, or economic benefit conferred on, or received by, any person in return for services rendered, or to be rendered, by <br>himself or another; (2) (a) &quot;Expenditure&quot; means any of the following that is made to, or for the benefit of an elected executive official, the secretary of a cabinet listed in KRS 12.250, <br>an executive agency official, or a member of the staff of any of the officials <br>listed in this paragraph: 1. A payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, reimbursement, or gift <br>of money, real estate, or anything of value, including, but not limited to, <br>food and beverages, entertainment, lodging, transportation, or honoraria; 2. A contract, promise, or agreement to make an expenditure; or 3. The purchase, sale, or gift of services or any other thing of value. (b) &quot;Expenditure&quot; does not include a contribution, gift, or grant to a foundation or other charitable organization that is exempt from federal income taxation <br>under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. &quot;Expenditure&quot; does not <br>include the purchase, sale, or gift of services or any other thing of value that is <br>available to the general public on the same terms as it is available to the <br>persons listed in this subsection. &quot;Expenditure&quot; does not include a payment, <br>contribution, gift, purchase, or any other thing of value that is made to or on <br>behalf of any elected executive official, the secretary of a cabinet listed in <br>KRS 12.250, an executive agency official, or any member of the staff of any <br>of the officials listed in this paragraph who works for a state agency for which <br>the executive agency lobbyist is not registered to influence; (3) &quot;Employer&quot; means any person who engages an executive agency lobbyist; <br>(4) &quot;Engage&quot; means to make any arrangement, and &quot;engagement&quot; means arrangement, whereby an individual is employed or retained for compensation to act for or on <br>behalf of an employer to influence executive agency decisions or to conduct any <br>executive agency lobbying activity; (5) (a) &quot;Financial transaction&quot; means a transaction or activity that is conducted or undertaken for profit and arises from the joint ownership, or the ownership, or <br>part ownership in common of any real or personal property or any commercial <br>or business enterprise of whatever form or nature between the following: <br>1. An executive agency lobbyist, his employer, a real party in interest, or a <br>member of the immediate family of the executive agency lobbyist, his <br>employer, or a real party in interest; and 2. Any elected executive official, the secretary of a cabinet listed in KRS <br>12.250, an executive agency official, or any member of the staff of any <br>of the officials listed in this subparagraph. (b) &quot;Financial transaction&quot; does not include any transaction or activity described in paragraph (a) of this subsection if it is available to the general public on the <br>same terms; (6) &quot;Executive agency&quot; means the office of an elected executive official, a cabinet listed in KRS 12.250, or any other state agency, department, board, or commission <br>controlled or directed by an elected executive official or otherwise subject to his <br>authority. &quot;Executive agency&quot; does not include any court or the General Assembly; (7) &quot;Executive agency decision&quot; means a decision of an executive agency regarding the expenditure of funds of the state or of an executive agency with respect to the award <br>of a contract, grant, lease, or other financial arrangement under which those funds <br>are distributed or allocated; (8) (a) &quot;Executive agency lobbyist&quot; means any person engaged to influence executive agency decisions or to conduct executive agency lobbying activity as one (1) <br>of his main purposes on a substantial basis. (b) &quot;Executive agency lobbyist&quot; does not include an elected or appointed officer or employee of a federal or state agency, state college, state university, or <br>political subdivision who attempts to influence or affect executive agency <br>decisions in his fiduciary capacity as a representative of his agency, college, <br>university, or political subdivision; (9) (a) &quot;Executive agency lobbying activity&quot; means contacts made to promote, oppose, or otherwise influence the outcome of an executive agency decision <br>by direct communication with an elected executive official, the secretary of <br>any cabinet listed in KRS 12.250, any executive agency official, or a member <br>of the staff of any one of the officials listed in this paragraph. (b) &quot;Executive agency lobbying activity&quot; does not include any of the following: 1. The action of any person having a direct interest in executive agency <br>decisions, if the person acting under Section 1 of the Kentucky <br>Constitution, assembles together with other persons for their common <br>good, petitions any person listed in paragraph (a) of this subsection for <br>the redress of grievances or other proper purposes; 2. Contacts made for the sole purpose of gathering information contained <br>in a public record; or 3. Appearances before public meetings of executive agencies; (10) &quot;Executive agency official&quot; means an officer or employee of an executive agency whose principal duties are to formulate policy or to participate directly or indirectly <br>in the preparation, review, or award of contracts, grants, leases, or other financial <br>arrangements with an executive agency; (11) &quot;Aggrieved party&quot; means a party entitled to resort to a remedy; <br>(12) &quot;Elected executive official&quot; means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, State Treasurer, Attorney General, and <br>Commissioner of Agriculture; (13) &quot;Person&quot; means an individual, proprietorship, firm, partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, joint stock company, syndicate, business, trust, estate, company, corporation, limited liability corporation, association, club, committee, <br>organization, or group of persons acting in concert; (14) &quot;Staff&quot; means any employee of the office of the Governor, or a cabinet listed in KRS 12.250, whose official duties are to formulate policy and who exercises <br>administrative or supervisory authority, or who authorizes the expenditure of state <br>funds; (15) &quot;Real party in interest&quot; means the person or entity on whose behalf an executive agency lobbyist is acting, if that person or entity is not the employer of the executive <br>agency lobbyist; and (16) &quot;Substantial basis&quot; means contacts which are intended to influence a decision that involves one or more disbursements of state funds in an amount of at least five <br>thousand dollars (&#36;5,000) per year. Effective: December 1, 2000 <br>History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 6, effective December 1, 2000. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 172, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996. -- Created 1993 (1st <br>Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 4, sec. 45, effective September 16, 1993. Legislative Research Commission Note (12/1/2000). The contingency on the effectiveness of this statute set by 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 18, was met, the voters <br>of the Commonwealth having ratified at the general election on November 7, 2000, a <br>constitutional amendment (see 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 399) abolishing the Railroad <br>Commission.

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11A.201 Definitions for KRS 11A.201 to 11A.246 and KRS 11A.990. As used in KRS 11A.201 to 11A.246 and KRS 11A.990: <br>(1) &quot;Compensation&quot; means any money, thing of value, or economic benefit conferred on, or received by, any person in return for services rendered, or to be rendered, by <br>himself or another; (2) (a) &quot;Expenditure&quot; means any of the following that is made to, or for the benefit of an elected executive official, the secretary of a cabinet listed in KRS 12.250, <br>an executive agency official, or a member of the staff of any of the officials <br>listed in this paragraph: 1. A payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, reimbursement, or gift <br>of money, real estate, or anything of value, including, but not limited to, <br>food and beverages, entertainment, lodging, transportation, or honoraria; 2. A contract, promise, or agreement to make an expenditure; or 3. The purchase, sale, or gift of services or any other thing of value. (b) &quot;Expenditure&quot; does not include a contribution, gift, or grant to a foundation or other charitable organization that is exempt from federal income taxation <br>under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. &quot;Expenditure&quot; does not <br>include the purchase, sale, or gift of services or any other thing of value that is <br>available to the general public on the same terms as it is available to the <br>persons listed in this subsection. &quot;Expenditure&quot; does not include a payment, <br>contribution, gift, purchase, or any other thing of value that is made to or on <br>behalf of any elected executive official, the secretary of a cabinet listed in <br>KRS 12.250, an executive agency official, or any member of the staff of any <br>of the officials listed in this paragraph who works for a state agency for which <br>the executive agency lobbyist is not registered to influence; (3) &quot;Employer&quot; means any person who engages an executive agency lobbyist; <br>(4) &quot;Engage&quot; means to make any arrangement, and &quot;engagement&quot; means arrangement, whereby an individual is employed or retained for compensation to act for or on <br>behalf of an employer to influence executive agency decisions or to conduct any <br>executive agency lobbying activity; (5) (a) &quot;Financial transaction&quot; means a transaction or activity that is conducted or undertaken for profit and arises from the joint ownership, or the ownership, or <br>part ownership in common of any real or personal property or any commercial <br>or business enterprise of whatever form or nature between the following: <br>1. An executive agency lobbyist, his employer, a real party in interest, or a <br>member of the immediate family of the executive agency lobbyist, his <br>employer, or a real party in interest; and 2. Any elected executive official, the secretary of a cabinet listed in KRS <br>12.250, an executive agency official, or any member of the staff of any <br>of the officials listed in this subparagraph. (b) &quot;Financial transaction&quot; does not include any transaction or activity described in paragraph (a) of this subsection if it is available to the general public on the <br>same terms; (6) &quot;Executive agency&quot; means the office of an elected executive official, a cabinet listed in KRS 12.250, or any other state agency, department, board, or commission <br>controlled or directed by an elected executive official or otherwise subject to his <br>authority. &quot;Executive agency&quot; does not include any court or the General Assembly; (7) &quot;Executive agency decision&quot; means a decision of an executive agency regarding the expenditure of funds of the state or of an executive agency with respect to the award <br>of a contract, grant, lease, or other financial arrangement under which those funds <br>are distributed or allocated; (8) (a) &quot;Executive agency lobbyist&quot; means any person engaged to influence executive agency decisions or to conduct executive agency lobbying activity as one (1) <br>of his main purposes on a substantial basis. (b) &quot;Executive agency lobbyist&quot; does not include an elected or appointed officer or employee of a federal or state agency, state college, state university, or <br>political subdivision who attempts to influence or affect executive agency <br>decisions in his fiduciary capacity as a representative of his agency, college, <br>university, or political subdivision; (9) (a) &quot;Executive agency lobbying activity&quot; means contacts made to promote, oppose, or otherwise influence the outcome of an executive agency decision <br>by direct communication with an elected executive official, the secretary of <br>any cabinet listed in KRS 12.250, any executive agency official, or a member <br>of the staff of any one of the officials listed in this paragraph. (b) &quot;Executive agency lobbying activity&quot; does not include any of the following: 1. The action of any person having a direct interest in executive agency <br>decisions, if the person acting under Section 1 of the Kentucky <br>Constitution, assembles together with other persons for their common <br>good, petitions any person listed in paragraph (a) of this subsection for <br>the redress of grievances or other proper purposes; 2. Contacts made for the sole purpose of gathering information contained <br>in a public record; or 3. Appearances before public meetings of executive agencies; (10) &quot;Executive agency official&quot; means an officer or employee of an executive agency whose principal duties are to formulate policy or to participate directly or indirectly <br>in the preparation, review, or award of contracts, grants, leases, or other financial <br>arrangements with an executive agency; (11) &quot;Aggrieved party&quot; means a party entitled to resort to a remedy; <br>(12) &quot;Elected executive official&quot; means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, State Treasurer, Attorney General, and <br>Commissioner of Agriculture; (13) &quot;Person&quot; means an individual, proprietorship, firm, partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, joint stock company, syndicate, business, trust, estate, company, corporation, limited liability corporation, association, club, committee, <br>organization, or group of persons acting in concert; (14) &quot;Staff&quot; means any employee of the office of the Governor, or a cabinet listed in KRS 12.250, whose official duties are to formulate policy and who exercises <br>administrative or supervisory authority, or who authorizes the expenditure of state <br>funds; (15) &quot;Real party in interest&quot; means the person or entity on whose behalf an executive agency lobbyist is acting, if that person or entity is not the employer of the executive <br>agency lobbyist; and (16) &quot;Substantial basis&quot; means contacts which are intended to influence a decision that involves one or more disbursements of state funds in an amount of at least five <br>thousand dollars (&#36;5,000) per year. Effective: December 1, 2000 <br>History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 6, effective December 1, 2000. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 172, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996. -- Created 1993 (1st <br>Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 4, sec. 45, effective September 16, 1993. Legislative Research Commission Note (12/1/2000). The contingency on the effectiveness of this statute set by 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 18, was met, the voters <br>of the Commonwealth having ratified at the general election on November 7, 2000, a <br>constitutional amendment (see 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 399) abolishing the Railroad <br>Commission.

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11A.201 Definitions for KRS 11A.201 to 11A.246 and KRS 11A.990. As used in KRS 11A.201 to 11A.246 and KRS 11A.990: <br>(1) &quot;Compensation&quot; means any money, thing of value, or economic benefit conferred on, or received by, any person in return for services rendered, or to be rendered, by <br>himself or another; (2) (a) &quot;Expenditure&quot; means any of the following that is made to, or for the benefit of an elected executive official, the secretary of a cabinet listed in KRS 12.250, <br>an executive agency official, or a member of the staff of any of the officials <br>listed in this paragraph: 1. A payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, reimbursement, or gift <br>of money, real estate, or anything of value, including, but not limited to, <br>food and beverages, entertainment, lodging, transportation, or honoraria; 2. A contract, promise, or agreement to make an expenditure; or 3. The purchase, sale, or gift of services or any other thing of value. (b) &quot;Expenditure&quot; does not include a contribution, gift, or grant to a foundation or other charitable organization that is exempt from federal income taxation <br>under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. &quot;Expenditure&quot; does not <br>include the purchase, sale, or gift of services or any other thing of value that is <br>available to the general public on the same terms as it is available to the <br>persons listed in this subsection. &quot;Expenditure&quot; does not include a payment, <br>contribution, gift, purchase, or any other thing of value that is made to or on <br>behalf of any elected executive official, the secretary of a cabinet listed in <br>KRS 12.250, an executive agency official, or any member of the staff of any <br>of the officials listed in this paragraph who works for a state agency for which <br>the executive agency lobbyist is not registered to influence; (3) &quot;Employer&quot; means any person who engages an executive agency lobbyist; <br>(4) &quot;Engage&quot; means to make any arrangement, and &quot;engagement&quot; means arrangement, whereby an individual is employed or retained for compensation to act for or on <br>behalf of an employer to influence executive agency decisions or to conduct any <br>executive agency lobbying activity; (5) (a) &quot;Financial transaction&quot; means a transaction or activity that is conducted or undertaken for profit and arises from the joint ownership, or the ownership, or <br>part ownership in common of any real or personal property or any commercial <br>or business enterprise of whatever form or nature between the following: <br>1. An executive agency lobbyist, his employer, a real party in interest, or a <br>member of the immediate family of the executive agency lobbyist, his <br>employer, or a real party in interest; and 2. Any elected executive official, the secretary of a cabinet listed in KRS <br>12.250, an executive agency official, or any member of the staff of any <br>of the officials listed in this subparagraph. (b) &quot;Financial transaction&quot; does not include any transaction or activity described in paragraph (a) of this subsection if it is available to the general public on the <br>same terms; (6) &quot;Executive agency&quot; means the office of an elected executive official, a cabinet listed in KRS 12.250, or any other state agency, department, board, or commission <br>controlled or directed by an elected executive official or otherwise subject to his <br>authority. &quot;Executive agency&quot; does not include any court or the General Assembly; (7) &quot;Executive agency decision&quot; means a decision of an executive agency regarding the expenditure of funds of the state or of an executive agency with respect to the award <br>of a contract, grant, lease, or other financial arrangement under which those funds <br>are distributed or allocated; (8) (a) &quot;Executive agency lobbyist&quot; means any person engaged to influence executive agency decisions or to conduct executive agency lobbying activity as one (1) <br>of his main purposes on a substantial basis. (b) &quot;Executive agency lobbyist&quot; does not include an elected or appointed officer or employee of a federal or state agency, state college, state university, or <br>political subdivision who attempts to influence or affect executive agency <br>decisions in his fiduciary capacity as a representative of his agency, college, <br>university, or political subdivision; (9) (a) &quot;Executive agency lobbying activity&quot; means contacts made to promote, oppose, or otherwise influence the outcome of an executive agency decision <br>by direct communication with an elected executive official, the secretary of <br>any cabinet listed in KRS 12.250, any executive agency official, or a member <br>of the staff of any one of the officials listed in this paragraph. (b) &quot;Executive agency lobbying activity&quot; does not include any of the following: 1. The action of any person having a direct interest in executive agency <br>decisions, if the person acting under Section 1 of the Kentucky <br>Constitution, assembles together with other persons for their common <br>good, petitions any person listed in paragraph (a) of this subsection for <br>the redress of grievances or other proper purposes; 2. Contacts made for the sole purpose of gathering information contained <br>in a public record; or 3. Appearances before public meetings of executive agencies; (10) &quot;Executive agency official&quot; means an officer or employee of an executive agency whose principal duties are to formulate policy or to participate directly or indirectly <br>in the preparation, review, or award of contracts, grants, leases, or other financial <br>arrangements with an executive agency; (11) &quot;Aggrieved party&quot; means a party entitled to resort to a remedy; <br>(12) &quot;Elected executive official&quot; means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, State Treasurer, Attorney General, and <br>Commissioner of Agriculture; (13) &quot;Person&quot; means an individual, proprietorship, firm, partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, joint stock company, syndicate, business, trust, estate, company, corporation, limited liability corporation, association, club, committee, <br>organization, or group of persons acting in concert; (14) &quot;Staff&quot; means any employee of the office of the Governor, or a cabinet listed in KRS 12.250, whose official duties are to formulate policy and who exercises <br>administrative or supervisory authority, or who authorizes the expenditure of state <br>funds; (15) &quot;Real party in interest&quot; means the person or entity on whose behalf an executive agency lobbyist is acting, if that person or entity is not the employer of the executive <br>agency lobbyist; and (16) &quot;Substantial basis&quot; means contacts which are intended to influence a decision that involves one or more disbursements of state funds in an amount of at least five <br>thousand dollars (&#36;5,000) per year. Effective: December 1, 2000 <br>History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 6, effective December 1, 2000. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 172, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996. -- Created 1993 (1st <br>Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 4, sec. 45, effective September 16, 1993. Legislative Research Commission Note (12/1/2000). The contingency on the effectiveness of this statute set by 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 18, was met, the voters <br>of the Commonwealth having ratified at the general election on November 7, 2000, a <br>constitutional amendment (see 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 399) abolishing the Railroad <br>Commission.