2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 171 - STATE LIBRARIES -- LIBRARIANS -- STATE ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 171.347 Commonwealth of Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission -- Membership.
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171.347 Commonwealth of Kentucky
Commission -- Membership.
Abraham
Lincoln
Bicentennial
There is created the Commonwealth of Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
Commission, which shall be attached to the Kentucky Historical Society for
administrative purposes. The commission shall be composed of twenty (20)
members, as follows:
(1) Two (2) members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker
of the House;
(2) Two (2) members of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate;
(3) The secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, or his or
her designee;
(4) One (1) member from the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, appointed by
the secretary of that cabinet;
(5) One (1) member from the Kentucky Historical Society, appointed by the
director of that agency;
(6) One (1) member from the Kentucky Heritage Council, appointed by the
executive director of that agency;
(7) One (1) member from the Kentucky African-American Heritage Commission,
appointed by the head of that agency;
(8) One (1) member from the Kentucky Humanities Council, appointed by the
executive director of that agency;
(9) One (1) member from the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
established by the United States Congress, appointed by the concurrence of
the chairs of that agency;
(10) The Larue County judge/executive, or his or her designee;
(11) One (1) member from the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace, appointed by the
superintendent of that national historic site;
(12) One (1) member from the Lincoln Museum in Hodgenville, appointed by the
president of that agency;
(13) One (1) member from the Mary Todd Lincoln House in Lexington, appointed by
the head of that agency;
(14) One (1) member from the Farmington Historic Home museum in Louisville,
appointed by the head of that agency; and
(15) Four (4) citizen members from the state at large with a demonstrated interest in
history and substantial knowledge and appreciation of Abraham Lincoln,
appointed by the Governor.
The chair of the commission shall be elected from among the membership by the
commission members.
Effective:June 25, 2009
History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 55, effective June 25, 2009; and
ch. 16, sec. 44, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211,
sec. 109, effective July 12, 2006. -- Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 1,
effective June 20, 2005.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/25/2009). This section was amended
by 2009 Ky. Acts chs. 11 and 16, which do not appear to be in conflict and have
been codified together.
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