Section 238.520 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Charitable Gaming Advisory Commission(1) The Charitable Gaming Advisory Councilis created to be composed of nine (9) members consisting of:(a) The presidentof the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporationordesignee;(b) The Attorney General ordesignee;(c) One (1) representative from the Kentucky Commonwealth's Attorneys Association;(d) One (1) representative from the Kentucky Charitable Gaming Association;(e) One (1) certified public accountant;(f) One (1) member selected from the public at large;(g) One (1) representative selected from the Joint Executive Council of Veterans Organizations of Kentucky;(h) One (1) representative from Catholic organizations; and(i) One (1) representative from Kentucky's volunteer firefighter organizations. The certified public accountant, the one (1) at-large member, and the representatives from the Kentucky Commonwealth's Attorneys Association and the Kentucky Charitable Gaming Association shall be appointed by the Governor. The representative from each of the two (2) associations, the one (1) representative from the Joint Executive Council of Veterans Organizations of Kentucky, the one (1) representative from the Catholic organizations, and the one (1) representative from the volunteer firefighter organizations shall be selected from a list of at least three (3) names submitted to the Governor by the respective association.
(2) Each member shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years. No member from the public at large shall be appointed in the same year. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term. No member of the councilmay serve more than two (2) full terms.(3) The Charitable Gaming Advisory Councilshall provide ongoing advice and input to the officeand to the General Assembly but shall not become directly involved in the licensing and regulation of charitable gaming by the office or corporation.(4) The councilshall meet quarterly, upon the request of the chair or four (4) of its members or as otherwise directed by the office. Five (5) members shall constitute a quorum for conducting business. The councilshall annually elect a chairfrom its membership, and no person elected chairshall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms of one (1) year each. Members shall receive no compensation for serving on the council, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses for attending meetings and performing other official functions, consistent with state reimbursement policy for state employees.Amended by 2024 Ky. Acts ch. TBD,§ 16, eff. 7/1/2025.Effective:7/15/2010
Amended 2010, Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 536, effective7/15/2010. -- Amended 2007, Ky. Acts ch. 120, sec. 5, effective 6/26/2007. -- Amended 2000, Ky. Acts ch. 374, sec. 5, effective 7/14/2000. -- Amended 1998, Ky. Acts ch. 232, sec. 3, effective 4/1/1998. -- Amended 1996, Ky. Acts ch. 331, sec. 15, effective 4/10/1996. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 66, sec. 5, effective 3/16/1994.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.