2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 15A - JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET 15A.342 Duties of Office of Drug Control Policy and KY-ASAP -- Authority for administrative regulations -- Reports.
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15A.342 Duties of Office of Drug Control Policy and KY-ASAP -- Authority for
administrative regulations -- Reports.
The Office of Drug Control Policy shall be responsible for all matters relating to the
research, coordination, and execution of drug control policy and for the management
of state and federal grants, including but not limited to the prevention and treatment
related to substance abuse. By December 31 of each year, the Office of Drug
Control Policy shall review, approve, and coordinate all current projects of any
substance abuse program which is conducted by or receives funding through
agencies of the executive branch. This oversight shall extend to all substance abuse
programs which are principally related to the prevention or treatment, or otherwise
targeted at the reduction, of substance abuse in the Commonwealth. The Office of
Drug Control Policy shall promulgate administrative regulations consistent with
enforcing this oversight authority. In addition, the Office of Drug Control Policy and
KY-ASAP shall:
(1) Develop a strategic plan to reduce the prevalence of smoking and drug and
alcohol abuse among both the youth and adult populations in Kentucky;
(2) Monitor the data and issues related to youth alcohol and tobacco access,
smoking cessation and prevention, and substance abuse policies, their impact
on state and local programs, and their flexibility to adapt to the needs of local
communities and service providers;
(3) Make policy recommendations to be followed to the extent permitted by
budgetary restrictions and federal law, by executive branch agencies that work
with smoking cessation and prevention and alcohol and substance abuse
issues to ensure the greatest efficiency in agencies and to ensure that a
consistency in philosophy will be applied to all efforts undertaken by the
administration in initiatives related to smoking cessation and prevention and
alcohol and substance abuse;
(4) Identify existing resources in each community that advocate or implement
programs for smoking cessation or prevention, or drug and alcohol abuse
prevention, education, or treatment;
(5) Encourage coordination among public and private, state and local, agencies,
organizations, and service providers, and monitor related programs;
(6) Act as the referral source of information, utilizing existing information
clearinghouse resources within the Department for Public Health and
CHAMPIONS for a Drug Free Kentucky Office, relating to youth tobacco
access, smoking cessation and prevention, and substance abuse prevention,
cessation, and treatment programs. The Office of Drug Control Policy and
KY-ASAP shall identify gaps in information referral sources;
(7) Search for grant opportunities for existing programs within the Commonwealth;
(8) Make recommendations to state and local agencies and local tobacco
addiction and substance abuse advisory and coordination boards;
(9) Observe programs from other states;
(10) Coordinate services among local and state agencies, including but not limited
to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, the Cabinet for Health and Family
Services, the Department of Agriculture, the Public Protection Cabinet, the
Administrative Office of the Courts, and the Education and Workforce
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Development Cabinet;
Assure the availability of training, technical assistance, and consultation to
local service providers for programs funded by the Commonwealth that provide
services related to tobacco addiction, smoking cessation or prevention, or
alcohol or substance abuse;
Review existing research on programs related to smoking cessation and
prevention and substance abuse prevention and treatment;
Comply with any federal mandate regarding smoking cessation and prevention
and substance abuse, to the extent authorized by state statute;
Establish a mechanism to coordinate the distribution of funds to support any
local prevention, treatment, and education program based on the strategic plan
developed in subsection (1) of this section that could encourage smoking
cessation and prevention through efficient, effective, and research-based
strategies;
Oversee a school-based initiative that links schools with community-based
agencies and health departments to implement School Programs to Prevent
Tobacco Use, based upon the model recommended by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention. To the extent permitted by resources, the
initiative shall involve input by and services from each of the family resource
and youth services centers, regional prevention centers, and existing
school-based antidrug programs;
Work with community-based organizations to encourage them to work together
to establish comprehensive tobacco addiction and substance abuse prevention
education programs and carry out the strategic plan developed in this section.
These organizations shall be encouraged to partner with district and local
health departments and community mental health centers to plan and
implement interventions to reach youths before tobacco addiction and
substance abuse become a problem in their lives;
Coordinate media campaigns designed to demonstrate the negative impact of
smoking and the increased risk of tobacco addiction, substance abuse, and the
development of other disease in children, young people, and adults. To
accomplish this objective, KY-ASAP shall work with local media to reach all
segments of the community quickly and efficiently;
Certify to the Governor, the secretary of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet,
and the General Assembly during the budget request process established
under KRS Chapter 48 the extent to which each entity receiving state funds
has cooperated with the Office of Drug Control Policy and KY-ASAP,
coordinated with community resources, and vigorously pursued the philosophy
of the Office of Drug Control Policy and KY-ASAP;
Promulgate, with the approval of the secretary of the Justice and Public Safety
Cabinet, any administrative regulations necessary to implement this section
and KRS 15A.340 and 15A.344; and
Report annually to the Legislative Research Commission and Governor
regarding the proper organization of state government agencies that will
provide the greatest coordination of services, and report semiannually to the
Legislative Research Commission and Governor on the status of the Office of
Drug Control Policy and KY-ASAP programs, services, and grants, and on
other matters as requested by the Legislative Research Commission and
Governor.
Effective:July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 21, effective July 15, 2010. -Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 7, effective June 25, 2009. -- Repealed,
reenacted, and amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 11, effective June 26, 2007.
-- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 6, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended
2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 11, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts
ch. 536, sec. 26, effective July 14, 2000.
Formerly codified as KRS 12.332.
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