Board of Regents v. Farrell

OPINION

MOORE, Judge:

The above-captioned appellants appeal a declaratory judgment entered in favor of the above-captioned appellees by the Franklin Circuit Court. For the reasons specified below, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

RELEVANT FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The general background of this case was summarized by the circuit court as follows:

House Bill 1 (“HB 1”), the Executive Branch Budget Bill for the 2010-2012 biennium, was enacted June 11, 2010. The bill contained the “process and procedure” to be followed “in the event that the fiscal situation of the Commonwealth requires…