2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 18A - STATE PERSONNEL 18A.025 Appointment of secretary of Personnel Cabinet -- Responsibilities -- Organization and duties of cabinet.
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18A.025 Appointment of secretary of Personnel Cabinet -- Responsibilities -Organization and duties of cabinet.
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The Governor shall appoint the secretary of personnel as provided in KRS
18A.015, who shall be considered an employee of the state. The secretary
shall be a graduate of an accredited college or university and have at least five
(5) years' experience in personnel administration or in related fields, have
known sympathies with the merit principle in government and shall be
dedicated to the preservation of this principle. Additional education may be
substituted for the required experience and additional experience may be
substituted for the required education.
The secretary of the Personnel Cabinet or the secretary's designee, shall be
responsible for the coordination of the state's affirmative action plan,
established by KRS 18A.138.
There is established within the Personnel Cabinet the following offices,
departments, and divisions, each of which shall be headed by either a
commissioner, executive director, or division director appointed by the
secretary, subject to the prior approval of the Governor pursuant to KRS
12.040 or 12.050, depending on the level of the appointment, except that the
Kentucky Employees Deferred Compensation Authority shall be headed by an
executive director who shall be appointed by the authority's board of directors:
(a) Office of the Secretary, which shall be responsible for communication
with state employees about personnel and other relevant issues and for
the administration and coordination of the following:
1.
Office of Employee Relations, composed of the following programs:
a.
Workers' Compensation Program pursuant to KRS 18A.375;
b.
Life Insurance Program pursuant to KRS 18A.205 to KRS
18A.220;
c.
Sick leave Sharing Program, pursuant to KRS 18A.197;
d.
Annual Leave Sharing Program, pursuant to KRS 18A.203;
e.
Health and Safety Program;
f.
Employee Assistance Program;
g.
Employee Incentive Programs, pursuant to KRS 18A.202; and
h.
Employee Mediation Program;
2.
Office of Administrative Services, which shall be responsible for the
Personnel Cabinet's administrative functions;
3.
Office of Legal Services, which shall provide legal services to the
Personnel Cabinet and to executive branch agencies and their
representatives upon request;
4.
Office of Diversity and Equality, which shall coordinate and
implement diversity initiatives for state agencies, the affirmative
action plan established by KRS 18A.138, the state Equal
Employment Opportunity Program, and the Minority Management
Trainee Program;
5.
Governmental Services Center, which shall be responsible for
(4)
employee and managerial training and organizational development;
6.
Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority,
which shall maintain a deferred compensation plan for state
employees; and
7.
Center for Strategic Innovation, which shall assist in all aspects of
developing and executing the strategic direction of the cabinet;
(b) Department of Human Resources Administration, which shall be
composed of the:
1.
Division of Employee Management, which shall be responsible for
payroll, records, classification, and compensation. The division shall
also be responsible for implementing lay-off plans mandated by KRS
18A.113 to 118A.1132 and shall monitor and assist state agencies
in complying with the provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards
Act. The division shall:
a.
Maintain the central personnel files mandated by KRS 18A.020
and process personnel documents and position actions;
b.
Operate and maintain a uniform payroll system and certify
payrolls as required by KRS 18A.125;
c.
Maintain plans of classification and compensation for state
service and review and evaluate the plans; and
d.
Coordinate and implement the employee performance
evaluation systems throughout state government;
2.
Division of Career Opportunities, which shall be responsible for
employment counseling, applicant processing, employment register,
and staffing analysis functions. The division shall:
a.
Operate a centralized applicant and employee counseling
program;
b.
Operate, coordinate, and construct the examination program
for state employment;
c.
Prepare registers of candidate employment;
d.
Coordinate outreach programs, such as recruitment and the
Administrative Intern Program; and
3.
Division of Technology Services, which shall be responsible for the
development and maintenance of all technology and technology
infrastructure; and
(c) Department of Employee Insurance, which shall be responsible for the:
1.
Health Insurance Program, pursuant to KRS 18A.225;
2.
Flexible Benefit Plan, pursuant to KRS 18A.227;
3.
Division of Insurance Administration, which shall be responsible for
enrollment and service functions; and
4.
Division of Financial and Data Services, which shall be responsible
for fiscal and data analysis functions.
The cabinet shall include principal assistants appointed by the secretary,
pursuant to KRS 12.050 or 18A.115(1)(g) and (h), as necessary for the
development and implementation of policy. The secretary may employ,
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, personnel necessary to execute the
functions and duties of the department.
Effective:July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2012. -Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 97, sec. 2, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended
2002 Ky. Acts ch. 122, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 2001 Ky.
Acts ch. 70, sec. 2, effective March 15, 2001. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 97,
sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 82, sec. 2,
effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 154, sec. 13, effective July 15, 1998. -Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 116, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended
1986 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986; and ch. 494, sec. 9,
effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 3, effective July
13, 1984; and ch. 404, sec. 8, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky.
Acts ch. 393, sec. 13; and repealed, reenacted, and amended as KRS 18A.025,
ch. 448, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec.
4. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 22. -- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 63,
sec. 7.
2014-2016 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2014 Ky. Acts
ch. 117, Pt. I, C, 2, (2) at 628.
2014-2016 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2014 Ky. Acts
ch. 117, Pt. I, D, 10, (1) at 636.
Formerly codified as KRS 18.180.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/20/2005). The Reviser of Statutes has
renumbered the subparagraphs of subsection (3)(a) of this statute and deleted
the word "which" under the authority of KRS 7.136(1)(a) and (h).
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/20/2005). 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 97, sec.
2, amends this section to insert a reference to "KRS 18A.115(g) and (h)" in
subsection (4). Because only subsection (1) of KRS 18A.115 contains
paragraphs (g) and (h), and those paragraphs relate to principal assistants
exempted from classified service, the reference has been changed in
codification to "KRS 18A.115(1)(g) and (h)" under KRS 7.136(1)(e) and (h).
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