MEDIA ADVISORY: SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE TO HEAR FROM
KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET; COUNTY CLERKS ASSOCIATION ON KAVIS UPDATES
Higdon, lawmakers receive responses to questions
FRANKFORT, KY (Jan. 30, 2024) — The Senate Transportation Committee will hear testimony on Wednesday morning from Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials and representatives from the Kentucky County Clerk’s Association.
Senate Transportation Committee Chair, Jimmy Higdon, R-Lebanon, and other lawmakers posed a number of questions on the issue, and responses were received. Those questions and answers can be found HERE.
Higdon is encouraging attention to the ongoing challenges faced by county clerks’ offices across Kentucky since implementing the Kentucky Automated Vehicle Information System (KAVIS).
“The rollout of KAVIS has been an effort that was decades in the making, and I know it’s been frustrating for everyone who has experienced bumps in the road, especially Kentucky residents and customers,” Higdon said. “As our county clerks and KYTC work through these issues, I’d ask for everyone’s patience. I felt it was important to bring the cabinet and representatives on behalf of county clerks to update us on where things stand. I appreciate answers that have been provided to questions we had, so I look forward to talking through these issues tomorrow.”
What: Senate Transportation Committee meeting
Where: Capitol Annex, Room 131
When: 10 a.m. EST, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024
Discussion of the Implementation of KAVIS
Heather Stout, Executive Director, Office of Information Technology, KYTC
Tabatha Clemons, President of Kentucky County Clerk's Association
The meeting will stream live at KET.org/legislature and the Legislative Research Commission YouTube Channel.
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Sen. Jimmy Higdon, R-Lebanon, represents the 14th Senate District, including Larue, Marion, Nelson, Spencer, and Washington Counties. Higdon serves as Senate Transportation Committee chair. Higdon is also the Public Pension Oversight Board co-chair. He serves as an Education; Licensing and Occupations and Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection committee member. Higdon previously served as a Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Committee member, which was restructured as a part of the new Senate Health Services Committee.
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