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344.510 Commission established -- Members -- Terms -- Executive director.
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There is hereby established the Kentucky Commission on Women as a separate
administrative body of state government within the meaning of KRS Chapter 12.
The membership of the commission shall consist of the Lieutenant Governor and
not more than twenty-four (24) members and a chairman who shall be appointed by
the Governor. The members of the commission shall serve terms of four (4) years;
except that:
(a) Of the members initially appointed after June 17, 1978, six (6) members shall
serve a term of one (1) year, six (6) a term of two (2) years, six (6) a term of
three (3) years and six (6) a term of four (4) years; and
(b) Of the members appointed after July 15, 1998, six (6) members appointed to
fill the terms expiring June 17, 1999, shall serve until January 17, 2000; six
(6) members appointed to fill the terms expiring June 17, 2000, shall serve
until January 17, 2001; six (6) members appointed to fill the terms expiring
June 17, 2001, shall serve until January 17, 2002; and six (6) members
appointed to fill the terms expiring June 17, 2002, shall serve until January 17,
2003; and subsequent appointments shall be for four (4) year terms ending on
January 17. The Governor shall appoint a chairman who shall serve at the
Governor's will. There shall be an executive director, who shall be appointed
by the Governor, and shall be administrative head and chief executive officer
of the commission. The Governor, in appointing the commission, shall
attempt to insure, insofar as it may be practicable, and with due regard to the
several geographic regions and socio-economic groupings of the state, that the
membership is broadly representative of the women of the state. The
commission shall meet at the call of the chairman, but at least twice during
each calendar year; a majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of the commission's business.
Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 194, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended
1982 Ky. Acts ch. 379, sec. 9, effective April 9, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch.
155, sec. 157, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 70, sec. 1.
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