KRS 273.415: Organization -- Separate organizations to provide specific services

otherwise unavailable.

(1) A community action agency shall be organized and shall operate subject to the

provisions of KRS 273.405 to 273.453. To the extent KRS 273.405 to 273.453 are

inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of KRS 273.405 to

273.453 shall be controlling.

(2) A community action agency shall be organized and operate subject to the provisions

of KRS 65.210 through 65.300 and KRS 273.405 to 273.453.

(3) One (1) or more community action agencies may form a separate organization to

provide a specific service that would be otherwise unavailable to low income

persons within the community action agencies' service area. The board of any

organization so fo rmed shall include local elected officials from the service area,

representatives of the private sector in the service area and representatives of the

community action agencies in the service area to ensure the representation of the

low income and target r esidents. Any organization so formed, serving as an

instrumentality of one (1) or more community action agencies, shall be eligible for

associate membership in any association of community action agencies consistent

with group bylaws, and shall be eligible for benefits such as group insurance and

retirement programs for which community action agencies are eligible, subject to

approval by the association.