Section 247.100 - Definition - Corporate powers of State Fair Board - Minutes and records of meetings - Legislative intent - Transfer of records, files, and documents to board(1) As used in this section, "solely for administrative purposes" means those limited functions and purposes expressly requested by the State Fair Board to be performed by the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet. The State Fair Board shall have sole discretion as to which functions shall be deemed necessary for the efficient operation of the State Fair Board and the properties in its custody and control.(2) The State Fair Board shall be a body corporate with full corporate powers. The General Assembly hereby recognizes and reaffirms that the operations of the State Fair Board and the operation of its facilities are unique activities for state government and that an independent corporate structure is best to enable the State Fair Board to be managed in an entrepreneurial and business-like manner. The State Fair Board shall be an independent, de jure municipal corporation and political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, which shall be a public body corporate and politic. The State Fair Board shall be deemed a public agency within the meaning of KRS 61.805 and 61.870. The State Fair Board shall be attached to the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet solely for administrative purposes.(3) Full minutes and records shall be kept of all meetings of the board and all official actions of the board shall be recorded therein, and such minutes and records shall constitute public records and be available at all reasonable times for public inspection.(4) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the State Fair Board shall be accountable to the Governor, the Commissioner of Agriculture, the General Assembly, and the people of the Commonwealth through a system of audits, reports, and thorough financial disclosures.(5) On March 29, 2021, any records, files, or documents associated with functions previously performed by the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, but for which it is no longer deemed responsible, shall be transferred to the State Fair Board.Effective: March 29, 2021
Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 163, sec. 3, effective March 29, 2021. -- Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 142, sec. 2, effective April 27, 2016. -- Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 217, sec. 1. -- Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 2. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 4618i-2, 4618i-6.
Amended by 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 163,§ 3, eff. 3/29/2021.Amended by 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 142,§ 2, eff. 4/27/2016.Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 217, sec. 1. -- Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 2. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective 10/1/1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 4618i-2, 4618i-6.