State Archives and Records Commission Membership

The commission is a seventeen member body composed of:

• the State Librarian, who serves as chair of the Commission;
• the Secretary of the Cabinet for Education and Workforce Development;
• the Auditor of Public Accounts;
• the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court;
• the Director of the Legislative Research Commission;
• the Attorney General;
• the Director of the Office of Policy and Management;
• the Chief Information Officer for the Commonwealth;
• one member representing the University of Kentucky;
• one member representing the Kentucky Historical Society;
• one member representing the Kentucky Library association;
• one member representing regional universities and colleges;
• one member representing local governments; and
• four citizens-at-large.

The composition of the commission's membership is designed to ensure that Kentucky citizens and government agencies are fairly represented and that records which document the administration of government and which impact every facet of the lives of our citizens are given their appropriate disposition. Not only does the commission act to ensure that records of enduring value are preserved for use by future generations, it also assures a more efficient and economical use of tax dollars by providing for the timely destruction of records that have ceased to have value. Its decisions help ensure that the intent of Kentucky's public records law, as defined in KRS 171.410 - 171.740, is met.