{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-309.432","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 309.432","heading":"Creation of Kentucky Board of Radon Safety -- Qualifications of members","body":"-- Terms -- Vacancies -- Quorum -- Officers -- Immunity -- Reimbursements.\n(1) The Kentucky Board of Radon Safety is hereby created and shall be attached to the\nDepartment of Professional Licensing in the Public Protection Cabinet for\nadministrative purposes. Each member of the board shall be a citizen and resident of\nthe Commonwealth of Kentucky. The board shall consist of seven (7) members as\nfollows:\n(a) Four (4) member s shall be either a radon measurement contractor, a radon\nmitigation contractor, or a person associated with a radon laboratory\nconducting laboratory analysis and shall be appointed by the Governor from a\nlist of six (6) names submitted to the Governor by the Kentucky Association\nof Radon Professionals;\n(b) One (1) nonvoting member shall be a representative of the home building\nindustry and shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of three (3) names\nsubmitted to the Governor by the Home Builders Association of Kentucky;\n(c) One (1) nonvoting member shall be a real estate salesperson or broker\nlicensed under KRS Chapter 324 and shall be appointed by the Governor from\na list of three (3) names submitted to the Governor by the Kentucky\nAssociation of Realtors; and\n(d) One (1) member shall be a representative of a public health organization and\nshall be appointed by the Governor from a list of three (3) names submitted to\nthe Governor by the Kentucky Cancer Consortium.\n(2) (a) To be eligible for initial app ointment as a member of the board under\nsubsection (1)(a) of this section, a person shall have been actively engaged in\nthe practice of radon measurement, mitigation, or laboratory analysis for not\nless than three (3) years immediately preceding the date o f appointment to the\nboard.\n(b) Upon expiration of the initial appointments, to be eligible for appointment as\na member of the board under subsection (1)(a) of this section, a person shall\nhave been actively engaged in the practice of radon measurement, mi tigation,\nor laboratory analysis for not less than three (3) years immediately preceding\nthe date of the appointment to the board and hold a valid certification as a\nradon measurement contractor or radon mitigation contractor, or be associated\nwith a radon laboratory with a valid certification.\n(3) The Governor shall initially appoint two (2) members for a term of four (4) years,\ntwo (2) members for a term of three (3) years, and one (1) member for a term of two\n(2) years. All appointments shall expire on J une 30 of the last year of the terms.\nThereafter, members shall be appointed for terms of four (4) years. Members shall\nserve until their successors are appointed.\n(4) Upon recommendation of the board, the Governor may remove any member of the\nboard appointed by the Governor for poor attendance, neglect of duty, misfeasance,\nor malfeasance in office.\n(5) Vacancies in the membership of the board for any cause shall be filled by\nappointment by the Governor for the balance of the unexpired term.\n(6) A majority of the voting board members shall constitute a quorum to do business.\nThe board shall meet at least once each calendar year or at other times deemed\nnecessary by the chairperson or a quorum of the board upon being given a minimum\nof ten (10) days' notice at a location designated by the chairperson or a quorum of\nthe board.\n(7) The board shall elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson. The chairperson shall\npreside at all meetings at which the chairperson is present. The vice chairperson\nshall preside at all meetings in the absence of the chairperson.\n(8) If the chairperson and vice chairperson are absent from a meeting of the board when\na quorum exists, the members who are present may elect a presiding officer who\nshall serve as acting chairperson until the conclusion of the meeting or until the\narrival of the chairperson or vice chairperson.\n(9) Members of the board shall be immune from suit for any discretionary act\nperformed by them in good faith.\n(10) Each member of the board shall be reimbursed for costs for actual travel and for\nincidental, clerical, and all other actual and necessary expenses incurred in the\ndischarge of official duties associated with the board, as prescribed by the board\nthrough the promulgation of an administrative regulation.","path":["KRS Chapter 309"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=52678","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:02Z","sha256":"2b8083a88f7c1af08347e43894188cddcebc58ef8c0187377329eab8ef72ad01","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-309.430","next":"us-ky/krs-309.434"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}