200.700 Early Childhood Development Authority -- Membership -- Meetings. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 2 200.700 Early Childhood Development Authority -- Membership -- Meetings. (1) The Early Childhood Development Authority is established as a public agency and political subdivision of the Commonwealth with all powers, duties, and
responsibilities conferred upon it by statute and essential to perform its functions
including but not limited to employing other persons, consultants, attorneys, and
agents. The authority shall be attached to the Department of Education for
administrative purposes and shall establish necessary advisory councils. The
authority shall have the ability to make expenditures from the early childhood
development fund and shall ensure that expenditures made from the early childhood
development fund are in conformance with its duties as established by the General
Assembly. (2) The authority shall consist of the following sixteen (16) members: (a) The director of the Division of Early Childhood Development, who shall serve as chair; (b) The secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet;
(c) The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;
(d) One (1) nonvoting ex officio member from the House of Representatives who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Speaker of the House; (e) One (1) nonvoting ex officio member from the Senate who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the President of the Senate; (f) Seven (7) private sector members knowledgeable about the health, education, and development of preschool children who shall be appointed by the
Governor. At least one (1) private sector member shall be appointed from
each congressional district; (g) Three (3) citizens at large of the Commonwealth who shall be appointed by the Governor; and (h) One (1) early childhood development advocate. (3) No later than thirty (30) days after July 14, 2000, the governing bodies of each of the following organizations shall recommend three (3) persons, at least one (1) of
whom shall be male and at least one (1) of whom shall be female, as candidates for
initial appointment by the Governor as private sector members to the authority:
(a) The Kentucky AFL-CIO;
(b) The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce;
(c) The Kentucky League of Cities;
(d) The Kentucky Medical Association;
(e) The Louisville Urban League and Lexington Urban League;
(f) The Kentucky County Judge/Executives Association; and
(g) The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. (4) The Governor shall select the private sector members of the authority by selecting one (1) nominee from each list of the three (3) nominees submitted to the Governor
by each organization listed under subsection (3) of this section. The Governor shall Page 2 of 2 fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the appointed term from the
appropriate list of nominees. If there are no nominees remaining on the appropriate
list, the Governor shall request a list of additional nominees from the appropriate
organization. (5) (a) The initial terms of the private sector and citizen at-large members of the authority shall be for:
1. One (1) year for two (2) of the initial terms; 2. Two (2) years for three (3) of the initial terms; 3. Three (3) years for two (2) of the initial terms; and 4. Four (4) years for four (4) of the initial appointments. (b) All succeeding appointments shall be for four (4) years from the expiration date of the preceding appointment. (c) Members shall serve until a successor has been appointed. (6) Private sector and citizen at-large members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses. (7) In making appointments to the authority, the Governor shall assure broad geographical, ethnic, and gender diversity representation from the major sectors of
Kentucky's early childhood development community. In filling vacancies, the
Governor shall attempt to assure the continuing representation on the authority of
broad constituencies of Kentucky's early childhood development community. (8) Upon the expiration of the term of any member, the governing body of the organization that made the original recommendation shall recommend three (3)
persons, at least one (1) of whom shall be male and at least one (1) of whom shall
be female, between sixty (60) and thirty (30) days before the expiration of the term
of any authority member who is appointed as a result of a previous
recommendation. The Governor shall, during March of the year that any
organization is to recommend three (3) persons, request the organization to
recommend three (3) persons for possible appointment to the authority. If there is
no response, the Governor shall make the appointment from the population of the
Commonwealth. (9) The authority shall meet at least quarterly and at other times upon call of the chair or a majority of the authority. (10) Members of the authority shall serve on a voluntary basis, receive a fixed per diem set by the authority, and be reimbursed for their expenses in accordance with state
travel expense and reimbursement administrative regulations. Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 61, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 119, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts
ch. 99, sec. 49, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 308, sec. 1,
effective July 14, 2000.