KRS 171.347: Commonwealth of Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial

Commission -- Membership.

There is created the Commonwealth of Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial

Commission, which shall be attached to the Kentucky Historical Society for

administrative purposes. The commission shall be composed of twenty (20)

members, as follows:

(1) Two (2) members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker

of the House;

(2) Two (2) members of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate;

(3) The secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet, or his or her designee;

(4) One (1) member from the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, appointed by

the secretary of that cabinet;

(5) One (1) member from the Kentucky Historical Society, appointed by the

executive director of that agency;

(6) One (1) member from the Kentucky Heritage Council, appointed by the

executive director of that agency;

(7) One (1) member from the Kentucky African-American Heritage Commission,

appointed by the head of that agency;

(8) One (1) member from the Kentucky Humanities Council, appointed by the

executive director of that agency;

(9) One (1) member from the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission

established by the United States Congress, appointed by the concurrence of

the chairs of that agency;

(10) The Larue County judge/executive, or his or her designee;

(11) One (1) member from the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace, appointed by the

superintendent of that national historic site;

(12) One (1) member from the Lincoln Museum in Hodgenville, appointed by the

president of that agency;

(13) One (1) member from the Mary Todd Lincoln House in Lexington, appointed by

the head of that agency;

(14) One (1) member from the Farmington Historic Home museum in Louisville,

appointed by the head of that agency; and

(15) Four (4) citizen members from the state at large with a demonstrated interest in

history and substantial knowledge and appreciation of Abraham Lincoln,

appointed by the Governor.

The chair of the commission shall be elected from among the membership by the

commission members.