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Yes. The (KYOAAC) was created by state law.[1] The KYOAAC is responsible for awarding funds from the 50% Commonwealth share.[2]
In addition to its grantmaking role,[3] the KYOAAC is empowered to develop spending priorities,[4] work with state agencies and other stakeholders to develop project metrics,[5] recommend state or local policy changes,[6] and create regulations to carry out its duties.[7]
The KYOAAC has formed specialized subcommittees, including a Treatment and Recovery Subcommittee, as well as a Prevention, Reform, and Compliance Subcommittee.[8]
The KYOAAC is required to meet at least twice each calendar year,[9] though in practice it has ,[10] and its meetings must be conducted in accordance with Kentucky’s .[11]
Not necessarily. One appointee of the KYOAAC must represent “victims of the opioid crisis,”[12] but the law does not say that person must themselves have lived and/or living experience. A list of KYOAAC members may be found .
The composition of KYOAAC’s nine (9) voting and two (2) non-voting members is defined by state law to include:[13]
State Attorney General or their designee, who serves as chair[14]
State Treasurer or their designee[15]
Secretary of the (CHFS) or their designee[16]
Member appointed by the University of Kentucky from its team[17]
Member appointed by the state Attorney General representing “victims of the opioid crisis”[18]
Member appointed by the state Attorney General representing “the drug treatment and prevention community”[19]
Member appointed by the state Attorney General representing law enforcement[20]
Two (2) citizens at large appointed by the state Attorney General[21]
Two (2) non-voting members appointed by the Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives and President of the Kentucky Senate, respectively[22]
No (up to each locality). Local governments in Kentucky are not required to establish opioid settlement advisory bodies. However, localities may choose to establish advisory councils that include members with lived and/or living experience to help ensure that settlement spending reflects community priorities.
The Kentucky Attorney General (AG) exercises a notable level of influence over the KYOAAC’s composition. In addition to serving as a voting Chair, the AG appoints five of the remaining eight voting members.[24]
Ky. Rev. Stat. Sec. 15.291(1). ↑
Ky. Rev. Stat. Secs. 15.291(5). ↑
Ky. Rev. Stat. Sec. 15.291(6)(b). ↑
Ky. Rev. Stat. Sec. 15.291(6)(c). ↑
Ky. Rev. Stat. Sec. 15.291(6)(d). ↑
Ky. Rev. Stat. Sec. 15.291(7)(b). ↑
Ky. Rev. Stat. Sec. 15.291(4)(b). ↑
Ky. Rev. Stat. Sec. 15.291(4)(a). ↑
Ky. Rev. Stat. Sec. 15.291(2)(a)(5). ↑
Ky. Rev. Stat. Sec. 15.291(2)(a)(1). ↑
Ky. Rev. Stat. Sec. 15.291(2)(a)(2). ↑
Ky. Rev. Stat. Sec. 15.291(2)(a)(3). ↑
Ky. Rev. Stat. Sec. 15.291(2)(a)(4). ↑
Ky. Rev. Stat. Sec. 15.291(2)(a)(5). ↑
Ky. Rev. Stat. Sec. 15.291(2)(a)(6). ↑
Ky. Rev. Stat. Sec. 15.291(2)(a)(7). ↑
Ky. Rev. Stat. Sec. 15.291(2)(a)(8). ↑
Ky. Rev. Stat. Secs. 15.291(2)(b)(1)-(2). ↑
Ky. Rev. Stat. Secs. 15.291(3)(a)-(b), (2)(b). ↑
Ky. Rev. Stat. Secs. 15.291(3)(a)(1), (5)-(8). ↑
KYOAAC members’ terms are served concurrently with their respective offices (state Attorney General, Treasurer, and CHFS Secretary, or their designees), staggered two-year terms (the remaining six voting members), or at the pleasure of their appointing authorities (non-voting legislative appointees).[23] Current KYOAAC members are listed .
See and grants map. ↑
See various subcommittee minutes . ↑
See, e.g., Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission (“”). Kentucky Attorney General website. Accessed September 1, 2024. ↑
Ky. Rev. Stat. Secs. 15.291(2)(a)-(b). See also . Kentucky Attorney General press release. July 2, 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024 (“The Commission is comprised of nine voting and two non-voting members including stakeholders from the prevention and treatment community, law enforcement and victims of the drug crisis”). ↑
