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151B.020 Education and Workforce
organizational units -- Secretary.
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Development
Cabinet
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Major
The Education and Workforce Development Cabinet is hereby created, which
shall constitute a cabinet of the state government within the meaning of KRS
Chapter 12. The cabinet shall consist of a secretary and those administrative
bodies and employees as provided by law.
The cabinet, subject to the provisions of KRS Chapter 12, shall be composed
of the major organizational units listed below, units listed in KRS 12.020, and
other departments, divisions, and sections as are from time to time deemed
necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the cabinet:
(a) The Department of Workforce Investment, which is hereby created and
established within the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.
The department shall be directed and managed by a commissioner who
shall be appointed by the Governor under the provisions of KRS 12.040,
and who shall report to the secretary of the Education and Workforce
Development Cabinet. The department shall be composed of the
following offices:
1.
The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, which is created by KRS
151B.185;
2.
The Office for the Blind established by KRS 163.470; and
3.
The Office of Employment and Training, which is created by KRS
151B.280.
(b) The Unemployment Insurance Commission established by KRS 341.110.
The executive officer of the cabinet shall be the secretary of the Education and
Workforce Development Cabinet. The secretary shall be appointed by the
Governor pursuant to KRS 12.255 and shall serve at the pleasure of the
Governor. The secretary shall have general supervision and direction over all
activities and functions of the cabinet and its employees and shall be
responsible for carrying out the programs and policies of the cabinet. The
secretary shall be the chief executive officer of the cabinet and shall have
authority to enter into contracts, subject to the approval of the secretary of the
Finance and Administration Cabinet, when the contracts are deemed
necessary to implement and carry out the programs of the cabinet. The
secretary shall have the authority to require coordination and nonduplication of
services provided under the Federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, 20
U.S.C. secs. 9201 et seq. The secretary shall have the authority to mandate
fiscal responsibility dispute resolution procedures among state organizational
units for services provided under the Federal Workforce Investment Act of
1998, 20 U.S.C. secs. 9201 et seq.
The secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet and the
secretary's designated representatives, in the discharge of the duties of the
secretary, may administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions, certify
official acts, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and
production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records
considered necessary and relevant as evidence at hearings held in connection
with the administration of the cabinet.
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The secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet may
delegate any duties of the secretary's office to employees of the cabinet as he
or she deems necessary and appropriate, unless otherwise prohibited by
statute.
The secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet shall
promulgate, administer, and enforce administrative regulations that are
necessary to implement programs mandated by federal law, or to qualify for the
receipt of federal funds, and that are necessary to cooperate with other state
and federal agencies for the proper administration of the cabinet and its
programs except for programs and federal funds within the authority of the
Department of Education, the Kentucky Board of Education, and the Education
Professional Standards Board.
Effective:June 25, 2013
History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 15, sec. 3, effective June 25, 2013; and ch.
59, sec. 38, effective June 25, 2013. -- Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 13,
effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 21, effective
July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 29, sec. 6, effective June 24, 2003;
and ch. 31, sec. 2, effective June 24, 2003. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 300,
sec. 2, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 38, sec. 2,
effective June 21, 2001. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 156, sec. 2, effective
July 14, 2000; and ch. 199, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky.
Acts ch. 50, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 134,
sec. 3, effective July 15, 1996; ch. 217, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1996; ch. 261,
sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996; and ch. 271, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1996. -Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 469, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1994. Amended
1992 Ky. Acts ch. 395, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts
ch. 470, sec. 1, effective July 1, 1990.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/25/2013). This statute was amended
by 2013 Ky. Acts chs. 15 and 59, which do not appear to be in conflict and have
been codified together.
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