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151B.130 Foundation for Adult Education.

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Page 1 of 1 151B.130 Foundation for Adult Education. (1) There is hereby established a nonprofit foundation to be known as the &quot;Foundation for Adult Education.&quot; The purpose of the foundation shall be to supplement public <br>funding for adult training in order to expand existing basic skills training programs. (2) Funding for the foundation shall be obtained through contributions by the private sector. The foundation shall be empowered to solicit and accept funds from the <br>private sector to be used for grants to local education agencies to fund adult basic <br>education programs especially designed for business and industry. Contributors may <br>specify that contributed funds be used to improve the educational level of their <br>employees as it relates to the GED instruction program. (3) The foundation shall be governed by a board of trustees to be appointed by the secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet with responsibility <br>for adult education programs based on recommendations from business, industry, <br>labor, education, and interested citizens. Staff for the board of trustees shall be <br>provided by the cabinet. (4) The foundation shall be attached to the office of the president of the Council on Postsecondary Education for administrative purposes. Effective: June 25, 2009 <br>History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 19, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 38, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2003 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 29, sec. 14, effective June 24, 2003. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 217, sec. 3, <br>effective July 15, 1996. -- Repealed, reenacted and amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 470, <br>sec. 24, effective July 1, 1990; repealed and reenacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, <br>sec. 371. -- Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 209, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986. Formerly codified as KRS 156.486 <br>Legislative Research Commission Note (7/13/90). The Act amending this section prevails over the repeal and reenactment in House Bill 940, Acts Ch. 476, pursuant to <br>Section 653(1) of Acts Ch. 476.