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151B.020 Education and Workforce Development Cabinet -- Major organizational
units -- Secretary.
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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:
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The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, which is created by KRS
151B.185;
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The Office for the Blind established by KRS 163.470; and
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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
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cabinet.
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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