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15.910 Members of board -- Terms -- Chairman -- Expenses.

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15.910 Members of board -- Terms -- Chairman -- Expenses. (1) The state board shall be composed of the following members: (a) The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, the chief state school officer, the <br>commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State Police, and the Attorney <br>General, or designees authorized to speak on their behalf; and (b) Ten (10) public members appointed by the Governor. It is recommended that, as a group, the public members shall demonstrate knowledge in the area of <br>child sexual abuse and exploitation prevention; shall be representative of the <br>demographic composition of this state; and, to the extent practicable, shall be <br>representative of all the following categories: parents, school administrators, <br>law enforcement, the religious community, the legal community, the medical <br>community, professional providers of child sexual abuse and exploitation <br>prevention services, and volunteers in child sexual abuse and exploitation <br>prevention services. (2) The term of each public member shall be three (3) years, except that of the public members first appointed, three (3) shall serve for three (3) years, three (3) for two <br>(2) years, and four (4) for one (1) year. A public member shall not serve more than <br>two (2) consecutive terms, whether partial or full. A vacancy shall be filled for the <br>balance of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. (3) The Attorney General shall serve as chairman or designate a chairperson of the state board in which case the chairperson shall serve in that position at the pleasure of the <br>Attorney General. The state board may elect other officers and committees as it <br>considers appropriate. (4) There shall be no per diem compensation; however, the schedule for reimbursement of expenses for the public members of the state board shall be the same as for state <br>employees. The reimbursement, executive director and staff salaries, and all actual <br>and necessary operating expenses of the state board shall be paid from the trust <br>fund, pursuant to an authorization as provided in KRS 15.935. Effective: June 26, 2007 <br>History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 34, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 83, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 426, sec. 67, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 27, sec. 1, <br>effective March 2, 1992. -- Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 382, sec. 3, effective July 13, <br>1984.