Kentucky Statutes 36.020 – Adjutant general — Appointment — Rank — Qualifications — Bond — Compensation
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(1) The Governor, immediately on his induction into office, shall appoint the adjutant general who shall have served honorably, or be serving, as a commissioned officer of the Armed Forces of the United States, and who shall:
(a) Have at least ten (10) years commissioned service in the Kentucky National Guard. A national guard active duty tour or mobilization of national guard units into active federal duty shall not be considered a break in national guard service.
(b) Have attained at least the rank of lieutenant colonel with federal recognition. (c) Have not been separated from the Kentucky National Guard for more than five
(5) years before the date of appointment.
(d) Have met the federal recognition requirement for his current rank and be qualified to meet the requirements for federal recognition in the ranks of brigadier general and major general at the time of appointment to those ranks.
(2) The Governor shall issue a commission to the adjutant general in the grade of major general. The commission shall automatically be vacated when the adjutant general is relieved from duty or at the expiration of the term of the Governor appointing him. The adjutant general shall execute bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). The adjutant general shall be compensated at the base rate of pay, not including subsistence and quarters allowances, as provided in KRS § 38.205, or prescribed in KRS § 64.640.
Effective: July 14, 1992
History: Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992. — Amended
1970 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 6. — Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 214, sec. 1. — Amended
1962 Ky. Acts ch. 127, sec. 2. — Amended 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 4, sec. 1. — Amended
1954 Ky. Acts ch. 94, sec. 2. — Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 27, sec. 25. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2711a-142, 2711a-151, 2711a-229, 4618-81.
(a) Have at least ten (10) years commissioned service in the Kentucky National Guard. A national guard active duty tour or mobilization of national guard units into active federal duty shall not be considered a break in national guard service.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 36.020
- Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(b) Have attained at least the rank of lieutenant colonel with federal recognition. (c) Have not been separated from the Kentucky National Guard for more than five
(5) years before the date of appointment.
(d) Have met the federal recognition requirement for his current rank and be qualified to meet the requirements for federal recognition in the ranks of brigadier general and major general at the time of appointment to those ranks.
(2) The Governor shall issue a commission to the adjutant general in the grade of major general. The commission shall automatically be vacated when the adjutant general is relieved from duty or at the expiration of the term of the Governor appointing him. The adjutant general shall execute bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). The adjutant general shall be compensated at the base rate of pay, not including subsistence and quarters allowances, as provided in KRS § 38.205, or prescribed in KRS § 64.640.
Effective: July 14, 1992
History: Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992. — Amended
1970 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 6. — Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 214, sec. 1. — Amended
1962 Ky. Acts ch. 127, sec. 2. — Amended 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 4, sec. 1. — Amended
1954 Ky. Acts ch. 94, sec. 2. — Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 27, sec. 25. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2711a-142, 2711a-151, 2711a-229, 4618-81.