.017   Office of General Counsel.


42.017 Office of General Counsel.
(1)
The Office of General Counsel established within the Office of the Secretary by
KRS 42.0145 shall be responsible for the coordination and provision of legal
services for the cabinet and for other functions and duties as the secretary may
assign relating to the performance of the cabinet's legal services.
(2)
The Office of General Counsel shall be headed by an executive director who shall
function as the general counsel. The executive director shall be appointed in
accordance with KRS 12.210 and shall report to the secretary. The Attorney
General, on request of the secretary, may designate attorneys in the Office of
General Counsel as assistant attorneys general as provided in KRS 15.105.
(3)
The Office of General Counsel shall consist of two (2) offices, each of which shall
provide legal services for its respective offices and departments, as follows:
(a)  Office of Legal Services for Finance and Technology, headed by an executive
director and composed of organizational entities deemed appropriate by the
secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet; and
(b)  Office of Legal Services for Revenue, headed by an executive director,
including the Division of Protest Resolution and any additional organizational
entities deemed appropriate by the secretary of the Finance and
Administration Cabinet.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 8, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended
2002 Ky. Acts ch. 12, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2002. -- Created 1984 Ky. Acts
ch. 340, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1984.