2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .020   Departments within the cabinet -- Offices and divisions within the departments -- Appointments.

224.10-020 Departments within the cabinet -- Offices and divisions within the departments -- Appointments. (1) There is established within the cabinet a Department for Natural Resources, a Department for Environmental Protection, a Department of Labor, and a Department of Public Protection. Each department shall be headed by a commissioner appointed by the secretary with the approval of the Governor as required by KRS 12.050. The commissioners shall be directly responsible to the secretary and shall perform such functions, powers, and duties as provided by law and as the secretary may prescribe. (2) There is established within the Department for Natural Resources a Division of Forestry, a Division of Conservation, an Office of Technical and Administrative Support, a Division of Mine Reclamation and Enforcement, a Division of Mine Permits, a Division of Abandoned Mine Lands, a Division of Oil and Gas Conservation, and an Office of Mine Safety and Licensing. There shall be established within the Office of Mine Safety and Licensing a Division of Safety Inspection and Licensing, a Division of Explosives and Blasting, a Division of Investigation, and a Division of Safety Analysis, Training, and Certification. Each division shall be headed by a director and each office shall be headed by an executive director. Directors and executive directors shall be appointed by the secretary with the approval of the Governor as required by KRS 12.050 and, as appropriate, KRS 353.530, except for the director of the Division of Conservation, who shall be appointed in accordance with KRS 146.100. Both directors and executive directors shall be directly responsible to the commissioner and shall perform the functions, powers, and duties as provided by law and as prescribed by the secretary. (3) (a)  There is established within the Department of Labor an Office of Occupational Safety and Health, an Office of Labor-Management Relations and Mediation, an Office of Workplace Standards, and a Division of Administrative Services. Each division shall be headed by a director and each office shall be headed by an executive director who shall be appointed by the secretary with the approval of the Governor as required by KRS 12.050. The directors and the executive directors shall be directly responsible to the commissioner and shall perform the functions, powers, and duties as provided by law and as prescribed by the secretary. (b)  The following agencies are attached to the Department of Labor for administrative purposes only: 1. Kentucky Labor Management Advisory Council; 2. Kentucky Employees' Insurance Association; 3. State Labor Relations Board; 4. Workers' Compensation Funding Commission; 5. Workers' Compensation Advisory Council; 6. Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board; 7. Prevailing Wage Review Board; 8. Apprenticeship and Training Council; 9. Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority; 10.  Workers' Compensation Nominating Commission; and 11.  Office of Workers' Claims. (4) (a) There is established within the Department of Public Protection a Division of Administrative Services, an Office of Financial Institutions, an Office of Insurance, an Office of Housing, Buildings and Construction, an Office of Charitable Gaming, and an Office of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Each division shall be headed by a division director and each office shall be headed by an executive director. Division directors and executive directors shall be appointed by the secretary with the approval of the Governor as required by KRS 12.050. Division directors and executive directors shall be directly responsible to the commissioner and shall perform the functions, powers, and duties as provided by law and as prescribed by the secretary. (b) The following agencies are attached to the Department of Public Protection for administrative purposes only: 1. Kentucky Public Service Commission; 2. Crime Victims Compensation Board; 3. Board of Claims; 4. Board of Tax Appeals; 5. Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Authority; and 6. Kentucky Horse Racing Authority. Effective: June 20, 2005 History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 21, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 360, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 399, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 122, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 290, sec. 1, effective June 19, 1976. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. III, sec. 2, effective June 21, 1974. Formerly codified as KRS 224.012. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/20/2005). Although 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 21, contains a reference to "Section 64 of this Act" (KRS 353.510) in subsection (2) of this statute, that reference has been codified as KRS 353.530 (2005 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 65) because a section was added to the introduced version of the bill in the Senate Committee Substitute, but the necessary adjustment to this internal reference was not made. This manifest typographical or clerical error and has been corrected in codification under KRS 7.136(1)(h). Legislative Research Commission Note (6/20/2005). 2005 Ky. Acts chs. 11, 85, 95, 97, 98, 99, 123, and 181 instruct the Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory references to agencies and officers whose names have been changed in 2005 legislation confirming the reorganization of the executive branch. Such a correction has been made in this section.