{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-247.984","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 247.984","heading":"Farms to Food Banks Advisory Committee.","body":"(1) The Farms to Food Banks Advisory Committee is hereby created for the purpose of\nadvising the department concerning the implementation and administration of the\nprogram established under KRS 247.980 to 247.986. The committee shall be\ncomposed of no fewer th an ten (10) but no more than fifteen (15) members\nappointed by the Commissioner. Membership on the committee shall include:\n(a) Food and nutrition advocates;\n(b) Regional food bank representatives;\n(c) Local government representatives;\n(d) Representatives of the department and Governor's Office;\n(e) Agricultural commodity producers;\n(f) Representatives of farm advocacy groups;\n(g) Representatives of Kentucky public or private colleges and universities; and\n(h) At-large members designated by the Commissioner.\n(2) The advisory committee shall elect a chairperson during the first organizational\nmeeting.\n(3) The committee shall:\n(a) Advise the department concerning the implementation and administration of\nKRS 247.980 to 247.986;\n(b) Make recommendations to the d epartment regarding the content of\nadministrative regulations promulgated by the department in accordance with\nKRS 247.980 to 247.986;\n(c) Advise the department on administration of the fund created pursuant to KRS\n247.985 by developing a written plan for the expenditure of funds. The\ncommittee shall meet at least one (1) time a year to review the plan and\nprepare the annual report. The plan shall, at a minimum, include the\nfollowing:\n1. A summary of existing food banks in Kentucky;\n2. An evaluation of the needs of the hungry in Kentucky, including the\npopulation of areas served by food banks, the percent of the population\nthat is at or below the federal poverty level, an estimate of the number of\nschool children who receive free or redu ced-price meals, and other\ncriteria that can measure need; and\n3. A proposal for distributing funds to areas of recognized need; and\n(d) Provide to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission an annual\nreport by October 1 of each year. The initial  report shall include the plan\ndeveloped under paragraph (c) of this subsection for the expenditure of funds.\nThe initial and future reports shall include details of the amounts and\nrecipients of funds distributed.\n(4) Appointed committee members may be re imbursed for reasonable and necessary\nexpenses incurred while engaged in carrying out the official duties of the\ncommittee.\n(5) The committee shall be attached to the Department of Agriculture for administrative\npurposes.","path":["KRS Chapter 247"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=47458","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:53:00Z","sha256":"f3bcf193b5dfd7efce4ba9871ba3a5030edf7e56a9aaaaebd666b1d23e6057d0","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-247.983","next":"us-ky/krs-247.985"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}