Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVII. Economic Security and Public Welfare § 198B.032.Housing, Buildings and Construction Advisory Committee

(1) The Housing, Buildings and Construction Advisory Committee is established within the department and shall be composed of the following seventeen (17) voting members:

(2) Each committee member appointed under subsection (1)(d) of this section shall serve a term of three (3) years, except that initial appointments shall be staggered by the Governor. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(3) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall serve as chair of the committee. The committee shall annually elect a member to serve as vice chair.

(4) The committee shall meet at least quarterly, and a majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If a vote on a matter before the committee results in a tie, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall cast an additional deciding vote.

(5) Committee members who are not full-time state government employees shall be compensated for their time when attending committee meetings or performing official duties as directed by the committee at the rate of fifty dollars ($50) per day. Members of the committee shall be reimbursed for all expenses paid or incurred in the discharge of official business consistent with the reimbursement policy for state employees.

(6) The committee shall provide ongoing advice and input to the department, but shall not become directly involved in the licensing or regulation of housing, buildings, and construction matters by the department.

(7) The department shall give the committee thirty (30) days to review and comment on a proposed administrative regulation before the regulation is promulgated, amended, or repealed, except in the case of an emergency administrative regulation.