KRS 247.100: Definition -- Corporate powers of State Fair Board -- Minutes and

records of meetings -- Legislative intent -- Transfer of records, files, and

documents to board.

(1) As used in this section, "solely for administrative purposes" means those

limited functions and purposes expressly requested by the State Fair Board to

be performed by the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet. The State Fair Board

shall have sole discretion as to which functions shall be deemed necessary for

the efficient operation of the State Fair Board and the properties in its custody

and control.

(2) The State Fair Board shall be a body corporate with full corporate powers. The

General Assembly hereby recognizes and reaffirms that the operations of the

State Fair Board and the operation of its facilities are unique activities for state

government and that an independent corporate structure is best to enable the

State Fair Board to be managed in an entrepreneurial and business-like

manner. The State Fair Board shall be an independent, de jure municipal

corporation and political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, which

shall be a public body corporate and politic. The State Fair Board shall be

deemed a public agency within the meaning of KRS 61.805 and 61.870. The

State Fair Board shall be attached to the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet

solely for administrative purposes.

(3) Full minutes and records shall be kept of all meetings of the board and all

official actions of the board shall be recorded therein, and such minutes and

records shall constitute public records and be available at all reasonable times

for public inspection.

(4) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the State Fair Board shall be

accountable to the Governor, the Commissioner of Agriculture, the General

Assembly, and the people of the Commonwealth through a system of audits,

reports, and thorough financial disclosures.

(5) On March 29, 2021, any records, files, or documents associated with functions

previously performed by the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, but for which

it is no longer deemed responsible, shall be transferred to the State Fair Board.