KRS 315.155: Removal of board members.

(1) The Governor may remove a member of the board for any of the following reasons:

(a) Refusal or inability of a board member to perform his duties as a member of

the board in an efficient, responsible and professional manner;

(b) Misuse of the office by a me mber of the board to obtain personal, pecuniary,

or material gain or advantage for himself or another;

(c) Willful violation of any provision of KRS Chapter 315 or any rule or

regulation promulgated thereunder.

(2) Any person may file a complaint with the executive director of the board against a

board member alleging specific facts which constitute grounds for removal from the

board. The executive director shall transmit a copy of any such complaint to the

Governor, the president of the board and the accused board member. Upon a written

recommendation of the Governor or two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the board, a

hearing shall be conducted before an impartial hearing officer pursuant to KRS

Chapter 13B.

(3) The hearing officer shall submit a transcript of the hearing to the Governor with a

recommendation based on evidence presented in the hearing. The Governor shall

review the transcript to determine if the evidence supports the recommendation, and

he shall enter a finding in accordance with such determination.

(4) In the event a board member is removed, his removal shall be effective as of the

date of the Governor's finding and a vacancy shall be deemed to exist. Any board

member so removed shall be entitled to appeal the removal in the Franklin Circuit

Court.