171.820 Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission -- Members -- Officers --
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(1)The Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission is hereby established to
promote, in partnership with the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, awareness of
significant Native American influences within the historical and cultural
experiences of Kentucky.
(2)The membership of the commission shall consist of seventeen
(17)members who
derive from geographically diverse areas of the state and who represent various
heritage interests as follows:
(a)The secretary of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, or the secretary's
designee;
(b)Three
(3)members from institutions of higher learning;
(c)Two
(2)members from the preservation or archeological communities;
(d)One
(1)member from the arts community; and
(e)Ten
(10)members from the public at large, eight
(8)of whom shall be of
Native American heritage.
(3)Members listed in paragraphs
(b)to
(e)of subsection
(2)of this section shall be
appointed by the Governor and shall serve for terms of four
(4)years. Any vacancy
shall be filled by appointment of the Governor for the remainder of the unexpired
term.
(4)Commission members shall receive no compensation for their services but may be
reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties.
(5)From the commission membership, the Governor shall appoint a chair and vice
chair of the commission. The commission may elect by majority vote other officers
deemed necessary.
(6)The commission shall meet at least three
(3)times per year. Notice of the time and
location of each meeting shall be provided in writing to each member at least ten
(10)days in advance of the meeting.
(7)A majority of the members present shall constitute a quorum.
(8)Committees may be formed at the discretion of the chair.
(9)The commission may seek and accept grants or raise funds from any available
source, public or private, to accomplish its duties and responsibilities.
(10)The commission shall be attached for administrative purposes to the Kentucky
Heritage Council, whose responsibilities shall include but not be limited to
designating a staff person to coordinate commission staff needs and providing other
staff and services as needed for the commission to perform its duties under KRS
171.822.