344.520 Duties and functions of commission. The duties and functions of the commission shall be to: (1) Promote, encourage, and provide advisory assistance in the establishment of local volunteer community improvement programs for, and of interest to, women; (2) Conduct programs, studies, seminars, and conferences, and encourage state and local women's business, professional, and civic organizations to do likewise, to educate the public to the problems of women; (3) Consult with and advise the Governor and the agencies, departments, boards, and commissions of the state and local and municipal governments on matters pertaining to women; (4) Cooperate with the federal government and with the governments of other states in programs relating to women; and (5) Contract from time to time as may be appropriate with experts and consultants who may be utilized as deemed necessary and make other purchases and expenditures, all in accordance with the provisions of KRS Chapter 45A, and make such other agreements, subject to the provisions of KRS Chapter 45 and 45A, and perform any acts that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of KRS 344.510 to 344.530. Effective: July 13, 1990 History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 496, sec. 63, effective July 13, 1990. -- Created 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 70, sec. 2. 2018-2020 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 169, Pt. I, A, 9, (1) at 1292.