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Kentucky Revised Statutes Title III. Executive Branch § 15.910.Members of board; terms; chairperson; expenses; voting

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(1) The state board shall be composed of the following fifteen (15) members:

(a) 1. The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or designee;

2. The secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet or designee;

3. The secretary of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet or designee;

4. The commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State Police or designee; and

5. The Attorney General or designee;

(b) Eight (8) public members from each of the following organizations:

1. The executive director of the Kentucky Youth Advocates or designee;

2. The executive director of the Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky or designee;

3. The state director of the Kentucky Court Appointed Special Advocates Network, Inc. or designee;

4. The executive director of the Children's Advocacy Centers of Kentucky or designee;

5. The president of the Children's Alliance or designee;

6. The executive director of the Kentucky Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics or designee;

7. The executive director of the Kentucky Association of Regional Programs or designee; and

8. The director of the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts or designee; and

(c) Two (2) nonvoting liaisons who are members of the General Assembly, one (1) of whom shall be a member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one (1) of whom shall be a member of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate.

(2) The Attorney General shall serve as chairperson or designate a chairperson of the state board in which case the chairperson shall serve in that position at the pleasure of the Attorney General. The state board may elect other officers and committees as it considers appropriate.

(3) There shall be no per diem compensation; however, the schedule for reimbursement of expenses for the public members of the state board shall be the same as for state employees. The reimbursement, executive director and staff salaries, and all actual and necessary operating expenses of the state board shall be paid from the trust fund, pursuant to an authorization as provided in KRS 15.935.

(4) A majority of the entire membership of the state board, excluding nonvoting liaison members, shall constitute a quorum, and all actions of the state board shall be by vote of a majority of its entire membership, excluding nonvoting liaison members.

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