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AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Military History Museum and Committee.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
Section 1. KRS 171.345 is amended to read as follows:
(1)
There is established the Kentucky Military Museum which shall be housed in the
Old State Arsenal, and shall serve as repository of objects relating to the
Commonwealth's military history.
(2)
The Kentucky Historical Society and its staff shall maintain the museum, receive,
store and catalogue all military historical items, and exercise fiduciary responsibility
in the preservation and maintenance of the Old State Arsenal and all objects placed
therein and loaned for display therein.
(3)
The Department for Military Affairs and the adjutant general shall provide the Old
State Arsenal as the museum facility, shall maintain and operate the building and
grounds, and shall cooperate in contributing items of military history for display
within the museum.
(4)
There is hereby created the Kentucky Military Museum Committee which shall
establish policies and procedures for operation of the Military Museum.
(5)
(a)
The committee shall be composed of the following:
1.
The adjutant general, as an ex officio voting member;
2.
The[ and] director of the Historical Society, as an ex officio voting
member;[both serving ex officio,] and
3.
Twelve (12)[ six (6)] members[, each selected from lists of three (3)
nominees, with three (3) lists submitted from each ex officio member,
all] appointed by the Governor according to the provisions set forth
under paragraphs (b) to (f) of this subsection[to serve for terms of four
(4) years. The Governor shall also appoint a chairman of the committee
from its membership].
(b)
The committee members appointed by the Governor shall be selected
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alternately from a list of three (3) nominees as each vacancy occurs,
beginning with a list submitted by the adjutant general, with the following
list to be submitted by the director of the Historical Society when the next
vacancy occurs. Both the adjutant general and the director of the Historical
Society shall submit at least one (1) nominee with service in a branch of the
military service and the ex officio members and the Governor shall give due
consideration to fair representation on the committee from all branches of
the military service.
(c)
The committee members appointed by the Governor shall serve four (4) year
terms and, if a vacancy occurs, newly appointed members shall serve the
remaining term of the member to be replaced. All vacancies shall be filled
within thirty (30) days of notice to the Governor that a vacancy exists, and
such notice shall be served promptly by the ex officio members.
(d)
Committee members may be removed for cause by a majority vote of the
members present at a meeting and constituting a quorum. Failure to attend
less than half of the meetings in a year shall be sufficient cause. The year
specified in this paragraph shall begin on the calendar day of the member's
appointment by the Governor and it shall end three hundred and sixty-five
(365) days later.
(e)
No committee member shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms. A
member appointed to a partial term vacancy exceeding two (2) years shall
be deemed to have served a full term. A former member may be reappointed
following an absence of one (1) term.
(f)
The Governor shall appoint, for a two (2) year term, a chairman of the
committee from its members who shall submit proposed rules of procedure
to the committee for the duration of his or her term. Within thirty (30) days
of the expiration of the chairman's term, or after his or her removal or
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otherwise becoming unavailable to serve, the Governor shall appoint a
replacement chairman from the existing committee membership. A vice
chairman and a secretary shall be selected by a majority vote of the
members present at a meeting and constituting a quorum, and each shall be
selected by the committee at the first such meeting following a vacancy in
that position.
(6)[(5)]
The Military Museum and committee shall be attached to the Kentucky
Historical Society for administrative and other purposes.
Section 2. (1) Within thirty days of the effective date of this Act, the Governor
shall appoint members from lists submitted by the ex officio members in accordance with
paragraph (5)(b) of Section 1 of this Act for any vacancies during this time. These terms
shall be staggered by one year upon each successive appointment, the first member to
serve a term of one year with each successive member to serve one more year than the
prior appointed member's term. This cycle shall begin again for every fifth member
appointed to a vacancy so that no member shall be appointed to a term that exceeds four
years in length.
(2)
The existing committee members serving on the effective date of this Act
shall serve the remainder of their terms, unless removed for cause in accordance with
paragraph (2)(d) of Section 1 of this Act or otherwise become unavailable to complete
their terms. The appointments for these vacancies shall proceed within thirty days of that
time and in accordance with the procedure for staggering terms outlined in subsection (1)
of this section.
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