An advisory commission is hereby established to act in a general advisory capacity to the medical examiner services. The commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State Police, the commissioner of criminal justice training, the secretary of justice and public safety, and the secretary for health and family services shall be ex officio members of the advisory commission. The secretary of justice and public safety shall appoint five (5) additional members for terms of four (4) years each or until their successors are appointed and qualify. Members of the advisory commission shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be repaid their actual expenses incurred in attending meetings.
Effective: June 26, 2007

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 72.225

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 144, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended
2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 111, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 94, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 195, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1982; and ch. 343, sec. 15, effective July 15, 1982. — Amended
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 38. — Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 114, sec. 4.
Legislative Research Commission Note. This section was amended by 1982 Acts, Chapter 195, Section 4, and 1982 Acts, Chapter 343, Section 15, which are in conflict in regard to the appointing authority for members of the advisory commission to medical examiner services. Pursuant to KRS § 446.250, the amendment in Chapter 343, Section 15, prevails as the later enactment.