House Bill 686

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Last Action 02/23/24: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents Introduced
Bill Request Number 1747
Sponsor DJ Johnson
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 168.040 to revise the membership requirements of the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television; require members appointed by the Governor be confirmed by the Senate; require the executive director of the authority to recommend a member of the arts community with at least five years experience in a profession pertaining to arts and culture to the Governor, and require Senate confirmation of the appointment; provide that the term of any member appointed by the Governor who has been employed with the executive branch of state government within one year of the appointment expire as of the effective date of the Act; require, as of the effective date of the Act, the term of any member to expire if he or she is one of three or more members representing the same Supreme Court district; require that new appointments or reappointments made by the Governor reflect equal representation of the two sexes, proportional representation of the two leading political parties based on voter registration, the minority racial composition of the Commonwealth, and be confirmed by the Senate; require that no appointment made by the Governor be an employee of the executive branch of state government within one year of his or her appointment, and that no more than two members represent the same Supreme Court district; amend KRS 168.050 to prescribe the term lengths for newly appointed members; amend KRS 168.060 and 168.070 to conform; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version Education, Elementary and Secondary - Kentucky Authority for Educational Television, membership
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Kentucky Department of Education commissioner or designee, KET board, membership
Education, Higher - Council on Postsecondary Education president or designee, KET board, addition
Education, Higher - Council on Postsecondary Education, KET board, staff member, addition
Effective Dates, Emergency - Kentucky Authority for Educational Television, membership
General Assembly - Kentucky Authority for Educational Television, board members, confirmation
Governor - Kentucky Authority for Educational Television, membership
State Agencies - Council on Postsecondary Education president or designee, KET board, addition
State Agencies - Council on Postsecondary Education, KET board, staff member, addition
State Agencies - Kentucky Authority for Educational Television, executive director appointment, addition
State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Education commissioner or designee, KET board, membership
State Employees - Council on Postsecondary Education, KET board, staff member, addition
Television and Radio - Kentucky Authority for Educational Television, membership
Universities and Colleges - Council on Postsecondary Education president or designee, KET board, addition
Universities and Colleges - Council on Postsecondary Education, KET board, staff member, addition
Boards and Commissions - Kentucky Authority for Educational Television, executive director appointment, addition
Boards and Commissions - Kentucky Authority for Educational Television, membership

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02/23/24
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)


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