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314.452 Nursing Workforce Foundation -- Board -- Membership -- Reimbursement
-- Executive director -- Funding.
(1) As used in KRS 314.450 to 314.464, "board" means the board of the Nursing
Workforce Foundation.
(2) The Nursing Workforce Foundation is created and shall be governed by a board
composed of members who are residents of Kentucky appointed by the Governor.
(3) The foundation shall be governed by a board, the membership of which shall consist
of the following: <br>(a) President, or a designee, of the Kentucky Community and Technical College
System;
(b) President, or a designee, of the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges
and Universities;
(c) President, or a designee, of the Council on Postsecondary Education; <br>(d) Secretary, or a designee, of the Education and Workforce Development
Cabinet;
(e) Executive director, or a designee, of the Kentucky Board of Nursing; <br>(f) President, or a designee, of the Kentucky Nurses Association; <br>(g) President, or a designee, of the Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and
Nurse Midwives;
(h) President, or a designee, of the Kentucky Council of Associate Degree
Nursing Programs;
(i) Chair, or a designee, of the Kentucky Association of Baccalaureate and Higher
Degree Nursing Programs; and
(j) Two (2) members from a list of three (3) individuals recommended by the
Kentucky Hospital Association, with one (1) representing a rural hospital and <br>one (1) representing an urban hospital.
(4) The board shall elect a chairman from its members. The board shall meet at least
four (4) times a year and at the call of the chairman or a majority of the board <br>members. A majority of the board membership shall constitute a quorum.
(5) Each hospital representative appointment shall be for a term of four (4) years. A
vacancy on the board shall be filled by the Governor as provided under this <br>section.
(6) Members of the board shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses when
carrying out official duties of the board in accordance with state administrative <br>regulations relating to travel reimbursement.
(7) The board shall employ or contract with a qualified person or nonprofit organization
to serve as executive director to the board and shall fix the compensation and define <br>the duties. The executive director shall be responsible for the performance of the <br>administrative functions of the board and such other duties as the board may direct. <br>The board may employ or contract with other persons as may be necessary to carry <br>on the work of the board.
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(8) The board shall be a nonprofit, quasi-governmental corporation subject to the
Kentucky Open Records Law and Kentucky Open Meetings Law. The board shall <br>have any and all general corporate, trust, or other powers reasonable or necessary to <br>fulfill the requirements and purposes of KRS 314.450 to 314.464.
(9) The provisions of KRS 314.450 to 314.464 shall be funded by any grants, gifts, and
contributions received by the board or other general funds appropriated by the <br>General Assembly.
Effective: June 25, 2009 <br>History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 67, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended
2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 130, effective July 12, 2006. -- Created 2002 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 272, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2002.
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