2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .182   Membership -- Reimbursement of expenses -- Designation of alternate.

11.182 Membership -- Reimbursement of expenses -- Designation of alternate. (1) The membership of the commission shall consist of forty-seven (47) members who have the resources to accomplish the goals set forth in Kentucky's Appalachian Development Plan created under KRS 11.180(1). (a)  Ex-officio members shall be: the Governor; secretary of the Governor's Executive Cabinet; secretary of the Cabinet for Economic Development; secretary of the Transportation Cabinet; secretary of the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet; secretary of the Commerce Cabinet; secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; the commissioner of the Department of Workforce Investment; secretary of the Education Cabinet; commissioner of the Department of Agriculture; president of the Council on Postsecondary Education; president of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System; commissioner of the Department of Education; commissioner of the Department for Local Government; executive director of the Kentucky Housing Corporation; Governor's alternate to the Appalachian Regional Commission; president of Morehead State University; executive director of the University of Kentucky Appalachian Center; director of the Center for Kentucky Rural Economic Development; state director of Rural Development of the United States Department of Agriculture; executive director of the East Kentucky Corporation; chair of the Kentucky Appalachian Advisory Council's steering committee; and two (2) vice chairs of the Kentucky Appalachian Advisory Council's Steering Committee. (b)  Members appointed by the Governor shall be: 1. A county judge/executive, mayor, executive director of an area development district, president of a community college, member of the House of Representatives, member of the Senate, and member of the state's judicial branch, all of whom shall be currently serving in the Appalachian region of the Commonwealth. The members who are a representative, a senator, and a representative of the judicial branch shall serve in a nonvoting capacity; 2. Nine (9) at-large members; and 3. One (1) member representing the Community Action Agencies of Appalachian Kentucky. (c)  Members appointed by and representing certain entities shall be: two (2) members of the Kentucky Appalachian Advisory Council; one (1) member of the University of Kentucky Office of Management and Budget; one (1) member from the Christian Appalachian Project; one (1) member appointed by the United States Representative from the Fifth Congressional District; and one (1) member appointed by the East Kentucky Leadership Foundation's board of directors. (2) Members listed in subsection (1)(a) and (b)1. of this section shall serve during their terms of office or appointment. Members listed in subsection (1)(b)2., (1)(b)3., and Page 1 of 2 (1)(c) of this section shall serve four (4) year staggered terms and may be reappointed. (3) Members of the commission who are not state employees shall receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. (4) Each member of the commission may designate in writing over his signature an alternate with full authority, in the absence of the designating member for any reason, to attend any properly convened meeting of the commission and to participate in the consideration of any business and transactions of the commission. Any designation of an alternate may, in the discretion of the designating member, be limited to be effective only for a designated meeting or only for specified business. An alternate shall not be entitled to vote upon any business or transactions of the commission. Effective: July 12, 2006 History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 3, effective June 20, 2005; and ch. 99, sec. 2, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 26, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 468, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/20/2005). 2005 Ky. Acts chs. 11, 85, 95, 97, 98, 99, 123, and 181 instruct the Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory references to agencies and officers whose names have been changed in 2005 legislation confirming the reorganization of the executive branch. Such a correction has been made in this section. Page 2 of 2