KRS 164.357: Governmental Services Center at Kentucky State University -- Authority

to direct -- Duties and responsibilities of center -- Executive director of

authority.

(1) There is established as a separate administrative body of state government the

Governmental Services Center at Kentucky State University which shall be attached

to the Personnel Cabinet for administrative purposes. The center shall be governed

by the Governmental Services Center Authority.

(2) The authority shall consist of the president of Ke ntucky State University, who shall

be chairman, the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, the secretary

of the Personnel Cabinet, two (2) members appointed by the Governor, each of

whom shall serve as ex officio voting members of the authori ty, and two (2) other

voting members to be appointed by the chairman of the authority. Appointed

members shall be citizens and residents of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The

initial term of one (1) of the members appointed by the chairman shall be for two

(2) years, and the initial term of the other appointed member shall be for a term of

four (4) years; thereafter, all appointments shall be for terms of four (4) years, but

appointed members shall be removable at will by the chairman of the authority.

(3) The Governmental Services Center at Kentucky State University, under direction of

the authority, shall be responsible for the development, coordination, content,

approval, and implementation of all training, employee development, and related

programs conduc ted for and on behalf of all program cabinets, departments,

administrative bodies, and program managers of the state government. The center

shall conduct, or cause to be conducted, ongoing management training programs for

all program managers and superviso rs within the executive branch of state

government. The organizational units whose supervisors and managers received

training at the center shall share the cost of the training on a pro rata basis. The

center shall encourage the enrollment of state employe es in academic courses and

programs at Kentucky State University. If desired academic courses are not

available at the university, and cannot feasibly be developed by the university, other

universities and community colleges within the Commonwealth shall b e utilized.

The authority shall determine the appropriateness of all such programs.

(4) The authority may employ an executive director and other employees necessary to

perform the functions of the center in accordance with the provisions of KRS

Chapter 18A. The executive director or any staff member of the center may hold

concurrently with their employment by the center, and subject to the provisions of

KRS 164.360 and 164.365, faculty appointments of appropriate rank at Kentucky

State University.

(5) Members of the authority who are not either state or university employees shall be

reimbursed for their actual expenses in attending meetings for the authority.