KRS 247.090: State Fair Board -- Membership -- Vacancies -- State Fair Board not

subject to reorganization under KRS Chapter 12.

(1) The State Fair Board shall be composed of sixteen (16) voting members and

five (5) ex officio, nonvoting members, as follows:

(a) The Governor or his or her designee;

(b) The Commissioner of Agriculture or his or her designee;

(c) The President of the Senate or his or her designee, who shall serve as an

ex officio, nonvoting member for the duration of his or her service as

President of the Senate;

(d) The Speaker of the House of Representatives or his or her designee, who

shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member for the duration of his or

her service as Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(e) The secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet or his or her

designee, who shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member for the

duration of his or her service as secretary of the cabinet. The secretary

shall provide additional financial expertise to the Kentucky State Fair

Board, with no resulting personnel impact, fiscal impact, nor expense to

Kentucky state government;

(f) The dean of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and

Environment or his or her designee;

(g) Four (4) members appointed by the Governor from the state at large with

due consideration to geographical distribution throughout the state;

(h) Three (3) members appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture from

the state at large who are involved with, or experienced in, agriculture or

agriculture-related businesses;

(i) One (1) member appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture from a list

of six (6) nominees that are representative of all segments of animal

agriculture provided by trade organizations and commodity groups that

may include but not be limited to the Kentucky Cattlemen's Association,

Kentucky Dairy Development Council, Kentucky Livestock Improvement

Association, Kentucky Pork Producers Association, Kentucky Poultry

Federation, and Kentucky Sheep and Goat Development Office;

(j) One (1) member appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture from a list

of six (6) nominees that are representative of all segments of crop or plant

production provided by trade organizations or commodity groups that may

include but not be limited to Kentucky Corn Growers Association,

Kentucky Grape and Wine Council, Kentucky Horticulture Council,

Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association, and Kentucky Soybean

Association;

(k) One (1) member appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture from a list

of six (6) nominees submitted by the governing body of the American

Saddlebred Horse Association;

(l) One (1) member appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture from a list

of six (6) nominees provided by the Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation;

(m) One (1) member appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture from a list

of six (6) nominees provided by the Kentucky Association of Fairs and

Horse Shows;

(n) One (1) member appointed by the Governor from a list of six (6)

nominees provided by the Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau

representing the hospitality and tourism industry;

(o) The state president of the Kentucky FFA Association, who shall serve as

an ex officio, nonvoting member for the duration of his or her term as

student leader of the association; and

(p) The state president of the Kentucky 4-H Organization, who shall serve as

an ex officio, nonvoting member for the duration of his or her term as

student leader of the organization.

(2) The terms of the members of the board appointed by the Commissioner of

Agriculture or the Governor, respectively, shall be staggered terms and shall be

subject to confirmation as provided in KRS 11.160(2). Members of the board

shall be appointed to a term of four (4) years and shall serve until their

successors are duly appointed and qualified. Members of the board shall be

appointed to no more than three (3) terms that began on or after March 29,

2021. Terms that began prior to March 29, 2021, shall not count toward the

term limits established by this subsection. As the terms of each group of

members expire, the Commissioner of Agriculture or the Governor, as the case

may be, shall appoint successors for terms of four (4) years and until their

successors are appointed and qualify. The initial appointments of the members

designated in subsection (1)(g) and (h) of this section shall be for staggered

terms, as follows:

(a) Pursuant to subsection (1)(g) of this section, the Governor shall appoint

one (1) at-large member in 2022, one (1) at-large member in 2023, and

two (2) at-large members in 2024 to replace or reappoint current

members whose terms expire in each of these years;

(b) Pursuant to subsection 1(h) of this section, the Commissioner of

Agriculture shall appoint one (1) at-large member in 2021, one (1) at-large

member in 2022, and one (1) at-large member in 2023 to replace or

reappoint current members whose terms expire in each of these years;

(c) On March 29, 2021, and pursuant to subsection (1)(h) of this section, the

Commissioner of Agriculture shall appoint one (1) at-large member to

serve a one (1) year term in order to establish the number of voting

members as required by this section; and

(d) Those members whose terms expire in 2021 shall be appointed by the

Commissioner of Agriculture.

It is the intention of the General Assembly that the political affiliation of the

appointed members shall be as evenly divided as possible between the two (2)

political parties polling the largest number of votes in the state at general

elections.

(3) In case of a vacancy among the appointed members of the board, the

unexpired term shall be filled pursuant to the requirements and procedures for

original appointments.

(4) The State Fair Board shall not be subject to reorganization under KRS Chapter

12.