148.587 Kentucky Sestercentennial Commission -- Duties -- Membership.
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(Repealed - Effective until January 1, 2027) (Effective until January 1,
2027)
(1)As used in this section:
(a)"Commission" means the Kentucky Sestercentennial Commission established
in subsection
(2)of this section; and
(b)"Sestercentennial" means the two hundred fiftieth anniversary of historic
events from 1774 to 1776 that include the founding of Harrodsburg in 1774,
the opening of Boone Trace in 1775, the genesis of westward movement, and
the important events tied to our nation's founding in 1776.
(2)The Kentucky Sestercentennial Commission is hereby established to plan and
implement events to celebrate the two hundred fiftieth anniversary of Old Fort
Harrod in 2024, culminating with the Declaration of Independence in 1776. To
accomplish its charge, the commission shall:
(a)Elect a chair of the commission and have the authority to form subcommittees
and working groups that include non-commission members in order to plan,
develop, and coordinate specific activities;
(b)Plan, encourage, develop, and coordinate the commemoration of the two
hundred fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the United States and
recognize Kentucky's integral role in that event and the impact of its people
on the nation's past, present, and future;
(c)Ensure that adequate way-finding signage and mapping is accomplished to
mark and identify the relevant points of interest and routes involved in the
founding of Kentucky and the opening of the west;
(d)Educate citizens of the Commonwealth and the nation about the stories of
pioneers, African Americans, and Native Americans in the early days of
westward settlement and the impact Fort Harrod and Fort Boonesborough had
on Kentucky and American history;
(e)Plan and implement events for a three
(3)year sestercentennial
commemoration of the years 2024 to 2026 and following years deemed
appropriate by the commission, including any battlefield commemorations if
funds are available;
(f)Assist local governments with planning, preparation, and grant applications
for sestercentennial events and projects;
(g)Coordinate federal, state, local, and nonprofit organizations' sestercentennial
activities occurring in Kentucky;
(h)Coordinate events and activities with parties, commissions, and organizations
wishing to participate in the commemoration;
(i)Seek funding sources such as foundations, line item appropriations, federal
grants, philanthropic organizations, and lineage societies;
(j)Establish press, print, and electronic contacts that generate stories on a
continual basis;
(k)Encourage and contract new publications and create a call for papers on how
the history of this early frontier settlement impacted American history;
(l)Organize symposiums and other methodologies to investigate genealogy
relative to the events involved in the founding of Kentucky and opening of the
west;
(m)Create higher and lower educational programs; and
(n)Perform other duties necessary to educate Kentuckians on the history of early
frontier settlements and on the Commonwealth's role in early westward
expansion and to highlight the importance of the years 1774 to 1776 to
Kentucky history.
(3)The commission shall consist of the following fourteen
(14)members:
(a)The secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet or his or her designee;
(b)One
(1)member from the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet appointed by
the secretary of the cabinet;
(c)One
(1)member from the Kentucky Heritage Council, appointed by the state
historic preservation officer;
(d)One
(1)member from the Kentucky Humanities Council, appointed by the
chair of the council;
(e)One
(1)member of the Friends of Fort Harrod, recommended by the leader of
that organization and appointed by the Governor;
(f)Three
(3)citizen members appointed by the Governor, one
(1)of whom shall
be designated as the chair;
(g)The commissioner of the Department of Parks or his or her designee;
(h)The president of Friends of Boone Trace, Inc. or his or her designee;
(i)The president of the Fort Boonesborough Foundation, or his or her designee;
(j)One
(1)member from the Kentucky African American Heritage Commission
appointed by the chair of that commission;
(k)One
(1)member of the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission
appointed by the chair of that commission; and
(l)One
(1)member of the Kentucky Historical Society appointed by the
executive director of the society.
(4)The Kentucky Sestercentennial Commission shall be attached to the Kentucky
Historical Society for administrative purposes only.
(5)This section shall expire on January 1, 2027.