KRS 164.013: President of council -- Selection -- Appointment -- Powers and duties --

Salary -- Term -- Transfer of personnel positions.

(1) The Council on Postsecondary Education shall set the qualifications for the position

of president of the council . The council may employ a search firm and conduct a

nationwide search for candidates. Any search firm employed by the council shall

consider, interview, and propose three (3) or more candidates for the position of

president. The council may seek additiona l names from the search firm or from

other sources. The candidate selected by the council to serve as president shall be

subject to Senate confirmation in accordance with KRS 11.160.

(2) The president shall possess an excellent academic and administrative background,

have strong communication skills, have significant experience and an established

reputation as a professional in the field of postsecondary education, and shall not

express, demonstrate, or appear to have an institutional or regional bias in hi s or her

actions.

(3) The president shall be the primary advocate for postsecondary education and

advisor to the Governor and the General Assembly on matters of postsecondary

education in Kentucky. As the primary advocate for postsecondary education, the

president shall work closely with the elected leadership of the Commonwealth to

ensure that they are fully informed about postsecondary education issues and that

the council fully understands the goals for postsecondary education in the

Commonwealth.

(4) The president may design and develop for review by the council new statewide

initiatives in accordance with the strategic agenda.

(5) (a) The council shall set the salary of the president at an amount no greater than

the salary the president was receiving on January 1, 2012.

(b) The salary of the president shall be exempt from state employee salary

limitations as set forth in KRS 64.640.

(6) The president shall be accorded a contract to serve for a term not to exceed five (5)

years, which is renewable at the pleasure of the council.

(7) The president shall determine the staffing positions and organizational structure

necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the council and may employ staff. All

personnel positions of the Council on Higher Education, as o f May 30, 1997, with

the exception of the position of executive director, shall be transferred to the

Council on Postsecondary Education. All personnel shall be transferred at the same

salary and benefit levels. Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 11A.04 0, any

person employed by the Council on Higher Education prior to May 30, 1997, may

accept immediate employment with any governmental entity or any postsecondary

education organization or institution in the Commonwealth and may carry out the

employment duties assigned by that entity, organization, or institution.

(8) The president shall be responsible for the day -to-day operations of the council and

shall report and submit annual reports on the strategic implementation plan of the

strategic agenda, carry out policy and program directives of the council, prepare and

submit to the council for its approval the proposed budget of the council, and

perform all other duties and responsibilities assigned by state law.

(9) With approval of the council, the president may enter into agreements with any

state agency or political su bdivision of the state, any state postsecondary education

institution, or any other person or entity to enlist staff assistance to implement the

duties and responsibilities under KRS 164.020.

(10) The president shall be reimbursed for all actual and necess ary expenses incurred in

the performance of all assigned duties and responsibilities.