200.700 Early Childhood Advisory Council -- Membership -- Meetings.
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(1)The Early Childhood Advisory Council is established as a public agency and
political subdivision of the Commonwealth with all powers, duties, and
responsibilities conferred upon it by statute and essential to perform its
functions including but not limited to employing other persons, consultants,
attorneys, and agents. The council shall be attached to the Education and
Labor Cabinet for administrative purposes and shall establish necessary
advisory councils. The secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet or the
secretary's designee shall be the appointing authority for the council pursuant
to KRS Chapter 18A. The council shall have the ability to make expenditures
from the early childhood development fund and shall ensure that expenditures
made from the early childhood development fund are in conformance with its
duties as established by the General Assembly.
(2)The council shall be headed by an executive director appointed by the
Governor pursuant to KRS 12.040. The executive director shall report to the
secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet or the secretary's designee.
(3)The council shall consist of the following twenty-six
(26)members:
(a)The state director of Head Start Collaboration;
(b)The secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet or designee;
(c)The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or designee;
(d)One
(1)nonvoting ex officio member from the House of Representatives
who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Speaker of the
House;
(e)One
(1)nonvoting ex officio member from the Senate who shall be
appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the President of the Senate;
(f)Six
(6)private sector members knowledgeable about the health, mental
health, education, and development of prenatal to school entry children
who shall be appointed by the Governor. One
(1)private sector member
shall be appointed from each congressional district;
(g)Seven
(7)citizens at large of the Commonwealth who shall be appointed
by the Governor;
(h)One
(1)early childhood development advocate who shall be appointed by
the Governor;
(i)One
(1)member representing higher education with expertise in early
childhood who shall be appointed by the Governor; and
(j)Six
(6)members appointed by the Governor, including one
(1)member
from a Head Start program located in the state, one
(1)member from a
local education agency, one
(1)member from the state agency
responsible for education, one
(1)member from the state agency
responsible for child care, one
(1)member from the state agency
responsible for Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA), and one
(1)member from the state agency for health and mental
health.
(a)The initial terms of the private sector and citizen-at-large members of the
council shall be for:
1. One
(1)year for five
(5)of the initial terms;
2. Two
(2)years for five
(5)of the initial terms;
3. Three
(3)years for six
(6)of the initial terms; and
4. Four
(4)years for five
(5)of the initial appointments.
(b)All succeeding appointments shall be for four
(4)years from the
expiration date of the preceding appointment. The private and
citizen-at-large members shall serve no more than two
(2)full successive
terms. A term shall expire on June 30 in the appropriate year.
(c)Members shall serve until a successor has been appointed. If a vacancy
on the council occurs, the Governor shall appoint a replacement for the
remainder of the unexpired term except for the members appointed by the
Speaker of the House and President of the Senate.
(d)The members and nonmember appointees of the council shall comply
with the gift and conflict of interest statutes in KRS Chapter 11A. Any
conflict of interest issue shall be submitted to the Executive Branch Ethics
Commission for resolution.
(e)The Governor shall appoint the chair of the council from the private sector
or citizen-at-large membership.
(f)The chair may appoint nonmembers of the council to committees or
workgroups.
(5)Private sector and citizen-at-large members and nonmembers appointed to a
committee or workgroup shall serve without compensation but shall be
reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses in accordance with state
travel expenses and reimbursement administrative regulations.
(6)In making appointments to the council, the Governor shall assure broad
geographical, ethnic, and gender diversity representation from the major
sectors of Kentucky's early childhood development community. In filling
vacancies, the Governor shall attempt to assure the continuing representation
on the council of broad constituencies of Kentucky's early childhood
development community.
(7)The council shall meet at least quarterly and at other times upon call of the
chair or a majority of the council.
(8)Members of the council shall serve on a voluntary basis and be reimbursed for
their expenses in accordance with state travel expense and reimbursement
administrative regulations.