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CHAPTER 342 WORKERS' COMPENSATION
342.809 Election of officers -- Quorum -- Compensation -- Ex officio members of board.
Download pdfthree (3) members shall be appointed to terms that expire December 31, 1995, and
four (4) members shall be appointed to terms that expire December 31, 1997.
Subsequent members shall serve terms of four (4) years and shall serve until their
successors are appointed and qualified. (2) Senate confirmation of the Governor's appointees is required in accordance with the provisions of KRS 11.160. If a member is not confirmed by the Senate, the
Governor, within thirty (30) days of the rejection, shall make another appointment.
That member shall serve the remainder of the term in question and shall also be
subject to confirmation should the term extend until the next regular session, or a
special session which includes this subject on the call, whichever occurs earlier. (3) Six (6) members shall constitute a quorum. The board shall meet at least quarterly and at such other times as the chair may determine. The board shall also meet upon
the call of four (4) or more of the members of the board. (4) On July 15, 1998, each member, except the secretaries of the cabinets, shall be compensated eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) annually, and beginning
on July 15, 1999, twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) annually. In addition, the
members of the board, except the secretaries of the cabinets, shall be reimbursed for
necessary travel and lodging expenses in accordance with administrative regulations
promulgated by the Cabinet for Finance and Administration for state employees. (5) A board member, except the secretaries of the cabinets, may be removed for cause by the board. Cause shall include, but not be limited to, incompetence or
misconduct defined in policies or bylaws adopted by the board. Effective: June 21, 2001
History: Amended 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 73, sec. 1, effective June 21, 2001. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 94, effective July 15, 1998; ch. 361, sec. 3, effective July
15, 1998; and ch. 394, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts
ch. 194, sec. 63, effective July 15, 1996. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 181, Part 12,
sec. 43, effective April 4, 1994. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/98). This section was amended by 1998 Ky. Acts chs. 154, 361, and 394. Where these Acts are not in conflict, they have been
codified together. Where a conflict exists between Acts chs. 154 and 361, Acts
ch. 361, which was last enacted by the General Assembly prevails under KRS
446.250.
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