KRS 154.12-205: Bluegrass State Skills Corporation -- Board.

(1) There is hereby created an independent, de jure corporation of the

Commonwealth with all the general corporate powers incidental thereto which

shall be known as the "Bluegrass State Skills Corporation." The corporation

shall be a political subdivision of the state and shall be attached to the Cabinet

for Economic Development.

(2) The corporation is created and established to improve and promote the

employment opportunities of the citizens of the Commonwealth by creating and

expanding programs of skills training and education which meet the needs of

qualified companies.

(3) The corporation shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of

seventeen (17) members, including the following five (5) ex officio members:

the commissioner of the Department of Workforce Development or his or her

designee, the secretary of the Cabinet for Economic Development, the

secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet, the president of the Council on

Postsecondary Education, and the president of the Kentucky Community and

Technical College System. The twelve (12) other members shall be appointed

by the Governor, including persons having knowledge and experience in

business and industry, skills training, education, and minority employment; and

at least one (1) of the twelve (12) members shall be appointed to represent

labor organizations. Each member appointed by the Governor shall serve for a

term of four (4) years, except that in making the initial appointments, the

Governor shall appoint three (3) members to serve for one (1) year, three (3)

members to serve for two (2) years, three (3) members to serve for three (3)

years, and three (3) members to serve for four (4) years. All succeeding

appointments shall be for a term of four (4) years.

(4) In the event of a vacancy, the Governor may appoint a replacement member

who shall hold office during the remainder of the term so vacated.

(5) Any member may be removed from his appointment by the Governor for

cause.

(6) The Governor shall designate a member of the board as its chairman.

(7) Members of the board of directors of the corporation, except for ex officio

members, shall be entitled to compensation for their services in the amount of

one hundred dollars ($100) for each regular or special called meeting of the

corporation, and all members shall be entitled to reimbursement for any actual

and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

(8) The board of directors of the corporation shall annually elect a vice chairman, a

secretary, and a treasurer. The secretary shall keep a record of the

proceedings of the corporation and shall be custodian of all books, documents,

and papers filed with the corporation, and its official seal.

(9) The Cabinet for Economic Development shall provide staff and support

services to the corporation and shall direct and supervise its administrative

affairs and general management subject to the policies, control, and direction

of the board.

(10) All officers and employees of the corporation having access to its funding shall

give bond to the corporation, at its expense, in the amount and with the surety

as the board may prescribe.