(1) The Legislative Research Commission shall, within ten (10) days of receiving any block grant application from the state administering agency, provide for statewide notice, pursuant to KRS Chapter 424, of public hearings to be conducted by the designated review body for the purpose of receiving comments on the block grant application.
(2) The Commission shall, no later than sixty (60) days prior to the submission of the block grant application to the federal administering agency, provide for a public hearing on each block grant application. The hearing may be held at such time, place and location as the Commission shall determine. All hearings and deliberations of the Commission pursuant to KRS 45.351 to 45.359 shall be electronically recorded. The recordings shall constitute a public record.