November 2, 2000

Ken Carroll, Executive Director
Bluegrass State Skills Corporation
500 Metro Street, Capital Plaza Tower 21st Floor
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-2121

Dear Mr. Carroll,

Pursuant to the Kentucky Open Records and Open Meetings Act, I am writing to request the following:

Copies of any and all records, including exhibits and attachments to any records, in any format, related to the $46,066 training grant awarded to Amazon.com in 1999. A press release announcing this grant is attached.

This request includes, but is not limited to:

1) the Needs Assessment application submitted by Amazon.com


2) the Request for Proposal issued to training providers by the BSSC


3) the completed application for BSSC funding by the chosen training provider


4) any and all records related to the BSSC Board's approval of the application, including hearing minutes/notes


5) any and all records relating to BSSC reimbursements to Amazon.com, including but not limited to invoices and cancelled checks.

Should any individual document be found to be exempt from disclosure under the Open Records Act, I would like to receive any portions of exempt documents that are releasable under the Act.

I agree to pay applicable fees for this request. If this request will cost more than $200, please contact me with a cost estimate before proceeding. Please note that this request is made by a non-profit public interestresearch organization for non-commercial purposes.

Thank you for your assistance with this request.

Sincerely,