2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 211 - STATE HEALTH PROGRAMS 211.585 Breast Cancer Research and Education Trust Fund Board -- Membership -- Terms -- Meetings.
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211.585 Breast Cancer Research and Education Trust Fund Board -Membership -- Terms -- Meetings.
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The Breast Cancer Research and Education Trust Fund Board is hereby
created for the purpose of administering the trust fund created under KRS
211.580. The board shall be composed of nine (9) members as follows:
(a) The director of the University of Louisville Brown Cancer Center or the
director's appointed designee;
(b) The director of the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center or the
director's appointed designee;
(c) The president of the Kentucky Breast Cancer Alliance or the president's
appointed designee;
(d) The director of the Kentucky Cancer Program East or the director's
appointed designee;
(e) The director of the Kentucky Cancer Program West or the director's
appointed designee;
(f) Two (2) citizens, one (1) of whom shall be a breast cancer survivor, to be
appointed by the Governor;
(g) The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, or the
secretary's designee; and
(h) The commissioner of the Department for Public Health or the
commissioner's designee.
The board shall be attached to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for
administrative purposes.
The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall convene the
first meeting of the board within sixty (60) days of June 20, 2005.
Board members shall serve without compensation, but may receive
reimbursement for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties.
The term of each appointed member shall be four (4) years.
A member whose term has expired may continue to serve until a successor is
appointed and qualifies. A member who is appointed to an unexpired term shall
serve the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. A
member may serve two (2) consecutive four (4) year terms and shall not be
reappointed for four (4) years after the completion of those terms.
A majority of the full membership of the board shall constitute a quorum.
At the first meeting, the board shall elect, by majority vote, a president who
shall preside at all meetings and coordinate the functions and activities of the
board. The president shall be elected or reelected each calendar year
thereafter.
The board shall meet at least two (2) times annually but may meet more
frequently, as deemed necessary, subject to call by the president or by request
of a majority of the board members.
Effective:June 20, 2005
History: Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 27, sec. 3, effective June 20, 2005.
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.
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