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147A.330 Endow Kentucky Commission -- Duties -- Membership -- Meetings.
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There is hereby established the Endow Kentucky Commission, which shall be
responsible for the planning, implementation, and direction of a strategic and
collaborative philanthropic partnership to focus on building endowment funds
that will address community needs through community foundations.
The commission shall be attached to the Department for Local Government for
administrative purposes.
The duties of the commission shall include but not be limited to the following:
(a) Explore opportunities for funding for the community endowment fund
established by KRS 147A.315;
(b) Consult and advise the Governor and the agencies, departments, boards,
and commissions of the Commonwealth, as well as local governments, on
matters pertaining to philanthropy;
(c) Provide technical assistance to qualified community foundations and
affiliate community foundations; and
(d) Review and certify community foundations pursuant to KRS 147A.325.
The membership of the commission shall consist of:
(a) The secretary of the Cabinet for Economic Development, or his or her
designee;
(b) One (1) citizen member engaged in private rural development
philanthropy, or who represents private rural development philanthropic
interests, to be appointed by the Governor;
(c) One (1) representative of each community foundation that is organized or
operating in the Commonwealth and in compliance with the national
standards for community foundations established by the National Council
on Foundations, to be appointed by the Governor; and
(d) One (1) representative from the area development districts appointed by
the Governor from a list of names submitted by the executive directors of
the area development districts.
The Governor shall appoint members for a term of two (2) years, and any
member may be reappointed. The members shall designate the chair of the
commission from among the membership.
Members shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their
actual expenses incurred in the performance of commission duties in
accordance with KRS 45.101 and administrative regulations promulgated
thereunder.
The commission shall meet upon the call of the chair, but not less than twice
each year.
Effective:July 15, 2010
History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 7, effective July 15, 2010.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010). A reference to the
"Governor's Office for Local Development" in subsection (2) of this section, as
created by 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 7, has been changed in codification to the
"Department for Local Government" to reflect the renaming of that agency in
Executive Order 2009-540, which was confirmed by the General Assembly in
2010 Ky. Acts ch. 117. This change was made by the Reviser of Statutes
pursuant to 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 90.
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