40.305 Governor's Advisory Board for Veterans' Affairs -- Membership -- Meetings -- Duties of board and commissioner of Department of Veterans' Affairs.
<br><br> <br>Page 1 of 2 <br>40.305 Governor's Advisory Board for Veterans' Affairs -- Membership -- <br>Meetings -- Duties of board and commissioner of Department of Veterans' <br>Affairs. <br>(1) There is created a board to be known as the Governor's Advisory Board for <br>Veterans' Affairs, which shall be attached to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. <br>(2) The board shall be composed of the following: <br>(a) Seven (7) members appointed by the Governor; <br>(b) The executive director of the Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs; and <br>(c) The adjutant general of the Commonwealth. <br>(3) All board members appointed by the Governor shall serve until their successors are <br>appointed, and all appointments shall be for three (3) years. It is further provided <br>that the appointments shall be veterans with service during time of war or hostilities <br>wherein American troops were engaged in conflict with an armed enemy. If <br>practicable, the Governor, in making appointments to the board, shall give due <br>consideration to a fair representation on the board of nationally recognized veterans' <br>organizations active in Kentucky, based on size of the membership of such <br>organizations in this state. The state headquarters of each major veterans' <br>organization may, from time to time, submit a list of not more than three (3) names <br>to the Governor from which list original appointments may be made and vacancies <br>filled in his discretion. <br>(4) Members of the board shall meet at least quarterly at the Department of Veterans' <br>Affairs, and at such other times as the chairman may designate, and the members <br>shall decide as to the specific meeting date. <br>(5) Members of the board shall be paid for the actual expenses incurred upon <br>attendance of meetings of the board subject to the Finance and Administration <br>Cabinet regulations. <br>(6) At its first meeting the members of the board shall select a chairman, vice chairman, <br>and secretary from among the appointed members. <br>(7) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall provide administrative support to the <br>board. <br>(8) The board shall advise the commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs and <br>the Governor on the administration of veterans' services programs. <br>(9) The commissioner shall advise the Governor on matters relating to veterans' affairs. <br>(10) The commissioner and the board shall advise the General Assembly on matters <br>relating to veterans' affairs and the administration of veterans' services programs. <br>Effective: June 25, 2009 <br>History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 1, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended <br>2001 Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 1, effective June 21, 2001. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 280, secs. 1 and 3, effective July 14, 2000; former KRS 36.310 repealed and <br>reenacted as KRS 40.305 ch. 147, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1996 <br>Ky. Acts ch. 244, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 118, <br>sec. 2, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 1, effective <br><br> <br>Page 2 of 2 <br>July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. II, sec. 9(1); and ch. 74, Art. <br>VI, sec. 33. -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 222, sec. 1. <br>Formerly codified as KRS 36.310. <br>Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/2000). In accordance with 2000 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 280, sec. 3, the amendment of the former KRS 36.310 in Section 1 of Acts <br>Chapter 280 has been merged into the repeal and reenactment of that statute as KRS <br>40.305 by 2000 Ky. Acts 147, sec. 2, notwithstanding KRS 446.260. <br><br>