KRS 15.910: Members of board -- Terms -- Chairperson -- Expenses -- Voting.

(1) The state board shall be composed of the following fifteen (15) members:

(a) 1. The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or

designee;

2. The secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet or designee;

3. The secretary of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet or designee;

4. The commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State Police or

designee; and

5. The Attorney General or designee;

(b) Eight (8) public members from each of the following organizations:

1. The executive director of the Kentucky Youth Advocates or

designee;

2. The executive director of the Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky or

designee;

3. The state director of the Kentucky Court Appointed Special

Advocates Network, Inc. or designee;

4. The executive director of the Children's Advocacy Centers of

Kentucky or designee;

5. The president of the Children's Alliance or designee;

6. The executive director of the Kentucky Chapter of the American

Academy of Pediatrics or designee;

7. The executive director of the Kentucky Association of Regional

Programs or designee; and

8. The director of the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts or

designee; and

(c) Two (2) nonvoting liaisons who are members of the General Assembly,

one (1) of whom shall be a member of the House of Representatives

appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one (1) of

whom shall be a member of the Senate appointed by the President of the

Senate.

(2) The Attorney General shall serve as chairperson or designate a chairperson of

the state board in which case the chairperson shall serve in that position at the

pleasure of the Attorney General. The state board may elect other officers and

committees as it considers appropriate.

(3) There shall be no per diem compensation; however, the schedule for

reimbursement of expenses for the public members of the state board shall be

the same as for state employees. The reimbursement, executive director and

staff salaries, and all actual and necessary operating expenses of the state

board shall be paid from the trust fund, pursuant to an authorization as

provided in KRS 15.935.

(4) A majority of the entire membership of the state board, excluding nonvoting

liaison members, shall constitute a quorum, and all actions of the state board

shall be by vote of a majority of its entire membership, excluding nonvoting

liaison members.