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315.155 Removal of board members.
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The Governor may remove a member of the board for any of the following reasons:
(a) Refusal or inability of a board member to perform his duties as a member of
the board in an efficient, responsible and professional manner;
(b) Misuse of the office by a member of the board to obtain personal, pecuniary,
or material gain or advantage for himself or another;
(c) Willful violation of any provision of KRS Chapter 315 or any rule or
regulation promulgated thereunder.
Any person may file a complaint with the executive director of the board against a
board member alleging specific facts which constitute grounds for removal from the
board. The executive director shall transmit a copy of any such complaint to the
Governor, the president of the board and the accused board member. Upon a written
recommendation of the Governor or two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the board, a
hearing shall be conducted before an impartial hearing officer pursuant to KRS
Chapter 13B.
The hearing officer shall submit a transcript of the hearing to the Governor with a
recommendation based on evidence presented in the hearing. The Governor shall
review the transcript to determine if the evidence supports the recommendation, and
he shall enter a finding in accordance with such determination.
In the event a board member is removed, his removal shall be effective as of the
date of the Governor's finding and a vacancy shall be deemed to exist. Any board
member so removed shall be entitled to appeal the removal in the Franklin Circuit
Court.
Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 257, sec. 18, effective July 15, 1996. -- Created
1982 Ky. Acts ch. 191, sec. 19, effective July 15, 1982.
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