Joint

Statutory

Commission on Race & Access to Opportunity

Jurisdiction and staff rosters are maintained on the official LRC committee profile. Know Your Vote Kentucky adds parsed meeting agendas from the legislative calendar below.

Next meeting

Wed, Aug 19, 2026

3:00 ET

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8 members 9 meetings on record 38 meeting materials

Members

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Co-chairs

Amanda Bledsoe

Senator · Senate District 12

Co-Chair

Kevin Jackson

Representative · House District 020

Co-Chair

Members

George Brown

Representative · House District 077

Karen Berg

Senator · Senate District 26

Keturah Herron

Senator · Senate District 35

Lindsey Tichenor

Senator · Senate District 06

Nima Kulkarni

Representative · House District 040

Samara Heavrin

Representative · House District 018

Meetings & agendas

Parsed from the LRC legislative calendar. Select a meeting to expand its agenda. Agendas can change the day before a meeting.

Upcoming(4)

Next meeting

Wed, Aug 19, 2026

3:00 ET

Wed, Sep 16, 2026

3:00 ET

Wed, Oct 21, 2026

3:00 ET

Wed, Nov 18, 2026

3:00 ET

Past meetings(5)

Cancelled

Mon, Jul 20, 2026

3:00 ET

Approval of June Meeting Minutes
A Discussion on Family and Fatherhood
- Mark Ludwig, Executive Director, National Council for Equal Shared Parenting
  - David Cozart, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer, Commonwealth Center for Fathers and Families (CCFF)
  - Joel Griffith, CCFF Board of Directors
  - Ebony O'Rea, CCFF Senior Regional Engagement Officer (Louisville)
  - Tyler Barrett, CCFF Regional Engagement Agent (Eastern KY)

A Discussion on Crime and Community Policing
- Lexington Police Chief Lawrence B. Weathers
  - Louisville Police Chief Paul Humphrey
    - Bowling Green Police Chief Michael Delaney

Approval of October Minutes
A Discussion on Legislative Recommendations

Approval of September Meeting Minutes
Carter G. Woodson Academy
- Nekesha Cozart, Principal
  - Dr. Roszalyn Akins, Dean and Visionary
  - Dr. DeMarcus Hopson, Instructor
  - DeVaughn Elery, Senior Scholar
  - Phillip Higgins, Sophomore Scholar
  - Elton Parish, Sophomore Scholar
The West End School
- Dr. Gregory E. Ross, President/Head of School

Meeting materials

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Commission on Race & Access to Opportunity