KRS 199.8983: Kentucky Child Care Advisory Council -- Membership -- Duties --

Annual report.

(1) There is hereby created the Kentucky Child Care Advisory Council to be composed

of thirty-four (34) members. The members appointed by the Governor shall serve a

term of three (3) years. The appointed members of the council shall be

geographically and culturally representative of the population of the

Commonwealth and shall be no less than proportionally representative of the two

(2) leading political parties of the Commonwealth based on the state's voter

registration and the political affiliation of each appointee as of December 31 of the

year preceding the date of his or her appointment. For administrative purposes, the

council shall be attached to the department. The members shall be as follows:

(a) The commissioner of the department, or designee;

(b) Four (4) members appointed by the Governor representing child -care center

providers licensed pursuant to this chapter;

(c) Two (2) members appointed by the Governo r representing family child -care

home providers licensed pursuant to this chapter;

(d) Three (3) members appointed by the Governor who are parents, de facto

custodians, guardians, or legal custodians of children receiving services from

child-care centers o r family child -care homes licensed pursuant to this

chapter;

(e) Two (2) members appointed by the Governor representing local child -care

resource and referral agencies;

(f) One (1) member appointed by the Governor with a professional background

in economics from a list of names provided by the president of the Council on

Postsecondary Education;

(g) Two (2) members appointed by the Governor with professional backgrounds

in, or specialized knowledge of, child care and early childhood issues from a

list of names provided by the President of the Senate;

(h) Two (2) members appointed by the Governor with professional backgrounds

in, or specialized knowledge of, child care and early childhood issues from a

list of names provided by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(i) One (1) member appointed by the Governor with a professional background

in, or specialized knowledge of, child care and early childhood issues from a

list of names provided by the Minority Floor Leader of the Senate;

(j) One (1) member appointed by the Governor with a professional background

in, or specialized knowledge of, child care and early childhood issues from a

list of names provided by the Minority Floor Leader of the House of

Representatives;

(k) Three (3) members appointed by the Governor from the private sector who are

knowledgeable about education, health, and development of children;

(l) The director of the Division of Child Care within the department, or designee,

as a nonvoting ex officio member;

(m) The commissioner of education, Education and Labor Cabinet, or designee, as

a nonvoting ex officio member;

(n) The executive director of the Governor's Office of Early Childhood, or

designee, as a nonvoting ex officio member;

(o) The commissioner of the Department for Public Health within the cabinet, or

designee, as a nonvoting ex officio member;

(p) The state fire marshal, Public Protection Cabinet, or designee, as a nonvoting

ex officio member;

(q) The executive director of the Kentucky Center for Statistics, or designee;

(r) The two (2) co -chairs of the Interim Joint Committee on Families and

Children who shall be nonvoting members;

(s) The two (2) co -chairs of the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and

Revenue's Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and F amily Services who

shall be nonvoting members; and

(t) The two (2) co-chairs of the Interim Joint Committee on Education who shall

be nonvoting members.

(2) The council shall have two (2) co -chairpersons. One (1) co-chairperson shall be the

commissioner of the department, or designee, and one (1) co -chairperson shall be

elected by the voting members of the council.

(3) Members shall serve until a successor has been appointed. If a vacancy on the

council occurs, the Governor shall appoint a replacement for t he remainder of the

unexpired term.

(4) Members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for reasonable

and necessary expenses in accordance with state travel expenses and reimbursement

administrative regulations.

(5) The council shall meet at least quarterly and at other times upon call of the co -

chairpersons.

(6) The council shall advise the cabinet on matters affecting the operations, funding,

and licensing of child -care centers, child -care microcenters as defined in KRS

199.8911, family child-care homes, and other matters as directed by the General

Assembly. The council shall provide input and recommendations for ways to

improve quality, access, and outcomes.

(7) The council shall make an annual report by December 1 each year that provide s

summaries of its actions and discussions from that year and recommendations to

address the availability, affordability, accessibility, and quality of child care in the

Commonwealth. A copy of the annual report shall be posted on the cabinet's

website and provided to the secretary, the Governor, and the Legislative Research

Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children.