§ 238-520-4

238.520 Charitable Gaming Advisory Council. (Effective July 1, 2025) (1) The Charitable Gaming Advisory Council is created to be composed of nine (9) members consisting of: (a) The president of the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation or designee; (b) The Attorney General or designee; (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 ac countant, 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) association s, the one (1) representative from the Joint Executive Council of Veterans Organizations of Kentucky, the one (1)

be appointed by the Governor. The representative from each of the two (2) association s, 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 fil led in the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term. No member of the council may serve more than two (2) full terms. (3) The Charitable Gaming Advisory Council shall provide ongoing advice and input to the office and t o the General Assembly but shall not become directly involved in the licensing and regulation of charitable gaming by the office or corporation. (4) The council shall meet quarterly, upon the request of the chair or four (4) of its members or as otherwise directed by the office.

nd regulation of charitable gaming by the office or corporation. (4) The council shall 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 council shall annually elect a chair from its membership, and no person elected chair shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms of one (1) year each. Memb ers 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. Effective: July 1, 202 5 History: Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 171, sec. 16, effective July 1, 2025. -- Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 536, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 120, sec. 5, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 374, sec. 5, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 232, sec. 3, effective April 1, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 331, sec. 15, effective April 10, 1996. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 66, sec. 5, effective March 16, 1994.