2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .025   Office of Inspector General -- Executive Director -- Responsibilities -- Secretary\'s power to organize office.

224.10-025 Office of Inspector General -- Executive Director -- Responsibilities -- Secretary's power to organize office. (1) The Office of Inspector General is established within the Office of the Secretary of the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet. (2) The Office of Inspector General shall be headed by an executive director appointed by the secretary of the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet, subject to approval of the Governor as provided in KRS 12.050. (3) The office shall: (a)  Be responsible for investigating alleged violations of environmental laws and administrative regulations; (b)  Coordinate and provide support for the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet's participation in investigations involving the cabinet, other Kentucky state agencies, and agencies of other states and the federal government; and (c)  Be responsible for administrative investigations necessary for the effective and efficient management of the cabinet. (4) The Office of Inspector General shall be composed of organizational entities deemed appropriate by the secretary of the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet. Effective: July 14, 2000 History:Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 3, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. 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. Page 1 of 1