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AN ACT relating to real property boards. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 12 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) (a) The Division of Real Property Boards is hereby created within the Public 5
Protection Cabinet and shall include the: 6
1. Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors, created under Section 2 of this 7
Act; 8
2. Real Estate Appraisers Board, created under Section 7 of this Act; and 9
3. Board of Auctioneers, created under section 14 of this Act. 10
(b) The division shall be managed by an executive director, who shall be 11
appointed by the secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet with prior 12
written approval of the Governor. The executive director shall be exempted 13
from the classified service. 14
(c) The division may: 15
1. Provide appropriate attorneys, personnel staffing and administrative 16
support to the real property boards identified in paragraph (a) of this 17
subsection; 18
2. Establish and maintain an office, meeting space, office supplies, 19
furniture, storage space, and any other supplies that are necessary to 20
carry out the duties of the division and the real property boards 21
identified in paragraph (a) of this subsection; 22
3. Make available for public inspection all decisions, opinions, and 23
interpretations formulated or used by the division and the real 24
property boards identified in paragraph (a) of this subsection in 25
discharging their functions; 26
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property boards identified in paragraph (a) of this subsection; 1
5. Employ administrative coordinators who shall carry out the 2
administrative functions and day-to-day operations of the real 3
property boards identified in paragraph (a) of this subsection. The 4
maximum number of administrative coordinators shall be one (1) for 5
each real property board. These administrative coordinators shall be 6
exempted from the classified service; and 7
6. Enter into agreements with any state agency, political subdivision of 8
the state, postsecondary education institution, or other person or entity 9
to assist with implementation of the duties and responsibilities of the 10
division or, upon request, the real property boards identified in 11
paragraph (a) of this subsection. 12
(2) The executive director of the division shall: 13
(a) Provide oversight of the division; 14
(b) Review and provide feedback on any administrative regulation proposed by 15
any of the boards within the division prior to the promulgation of the 16
administrative regulation; 17
(c) Review and provide feedback on the budgets and expenditures of the boards 18
within the division; 19
(d) Pursuant to KRS 13B.120(7), automatically hear and issue a final order 20
regarding any decision of a real property board that would otherwise be 21
subject to appeal. An aggrieved party may appeal a final order of the 22
executive director pursuant to KRS Chapter 13B within thirty (30) days 23
after the issuance of the order to the Circuit Court of the county where the 24
party has his or her principal place of business or where the party resides; 25
(e) Make available for public inspection all decisions, opinions, and 26
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his or her functions; 1
(f) Carry out the applicable policy and program directives of the Public 2
Protection Cabinet; 3
(g) Prepare annual reports on the executive director's activities; 4
(h) Delegate any power to employees and contractors as needed; 5
(i) Have at least ten (10) years of experience in any one (1) of the professions 6
under the jurisdiction of a real property board within the division; and 7
(j) Perform all other duties assigned by law. 8
Section 2. KRS 198B.704 is amended to read as follows: 9
(1) (a) There is hereby created an independent agency of state government to be 10
known as the Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors, which shall be attached to 11
the Division of Real Property Boards[Department of Professional Licensing] 12
for administrative purposes. The board shall consist of five (5) members, each 13
appointed by the Governor. Each board member shall serve a term of three (3) 14
years. The board shall annually select one (1) of its members to serve as chair 15
and one (1) of its members to serve as vice chair to act in the chair's absence. 16
The board shall designate either a board member or a member of the board's 17
administrative staff to serve as secretary to the board. 18
(b) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring other than by expiration of 19
a term shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term. 20
(c) No more than three (3) members of the same political party shall serve on the 21
board at the same time. 22
(d) No member of the board shall reside in the same county as another member. 23
The members of the board shall be residents of Kentucky. 24
(e) 1. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of 25
business. The affirmative vote of a majority of the members is necessary 26
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2. If the chair and vice chair are absent from a meeting of the board when a 1
quorum exists, the members who are present may elect a presiding 2
officer who shall serve as acting chair until the conclusion of the 3
meeting or until the arrival of the chair or vice chair. 4
(f) No member may serve on the board for more than six (6) consecutive years. A 5
member may serve on the board for six (6) consecutive years on more than 6
one (1) occasion if that person is not a member of the board for at least two 7
(2) years between periods of board service. 8
(2) The five (5) members of the board shall be chosen as follows: 9
(a) Three (3) members shall: 10
1. Have been actively engaged in performing home inspections in 11
Kentucky for at least five (5) years immediately before the member's 12
appointment to the board, or have completed no less than one hundred 13
(100) fee-paid inspections per year over the last five (5) years; and 14
2. Be licensed by the board as a home inspector; 15
(b) One (1) member shall represent the public at large and shall not be associated 16
with the home inspection, home building, or real estate business other than as 17
a consumer; and 18
(c) One (1) member shall be a real estate professional licensed under KRS 19
Chapter 324 who has been actively engaged in selling, trading, exchanging, 20
optioning, leasing, renting, managing, or listing residential real estate in 21
Kentucky for at least five (5) years immediately before the member's 22
appointment to the board. This member shall be selected from a list of three 23
(3) names submitted to the Governor from the Kentucky Association of 24
Realtors. When a vacancy occurs in this member position, the Kentucky 25
Association of Realtors shall have sixty (60) days after the vacancy occurs to 26
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Governor may reject the list of three (3) names and request that the Kentucky 1
Association of Realtors submit a new list of three (3) names within sixty (60) 2
days of the Governor's request. If the Kentucky Association of Realtors fails 3
to timely submit this list to the Governor, the Governor may immediately 4
appoint a qualified person to fill this vacancy. 5
(3) A board member shall be automatically removed from the board and a vacancy 6
shall occur when the board member: 7
(a) Ceases to be a resident of the Commonwealth of Kentucky; 8
(b) Displays incompetence, neglect of duty, or unprofessional conduct; 9
(c) Fails to adhere to a duly adopted code of ethics of the board. Failure to adhere 10
to this code shall be determined by official action of the board; 11
(d) Enters a plea of guilty to, or has been found guilty of, a felony and the time 12
for appeal has passed or the judgment of conviction has been finally affirmed 13
on appeal; or 14
(e) Misses three (3) consecutive meetings or misses more than twenty-five 15
percent (25%) of the meetings held over the previous twelve (12) month 16
period. 17
(4) Voting members of the board shall be compensated no more than three hundred 18
dollars ($300) per day for official business, subject to an annual maximum of six 19
thousand dollars ($6,000). Members shall be reimbursed for all expenses paid and 20
incurred in the discharge of official business consistent with the reimbursement 21
policy for state employees. With the approval of the executive director of the 22
Division of Real Property Boards within the Public Protection Cabinet[executive 23
director of the Kentucky Real Estate Authority within the Department of 24
Professional Licensing], board members and board staff may attend and travel to 25
and from meetings and events relevant to the board or the industry the board 26
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(5) The board shall meet at least quarterly each calendar year upon the call of the chair 1
or the written request of a majority of the members of the board. 2
(6) The chair shall establish the date, time, and place for each meeting. 3
Section 3. KRS 198B.706 is amended to read as follows: 4
The board shall: 5
(1) Through the promulgation of administrative regulations: 6
(a) Determine the requirements for and prescribe the form of licenses, 7
applications, and other documents that are required by KRS 198B.700 to 8
198B.738; and 9
(b) Require that a home inspection report include a statement that the home 10
inspection report does not address environmental hazards and list all other 11
exclusions with specificity; 12
(2) Grant, deny, suspend, and revoke approval of examinations and courses of study 13
regarding home inspections; 14
(3) Issue or deny applications for licensure and renewals; 15
(4) Investigate complaints concerning licensees, or persons the board has reason to 16
believe should be licensees, including complaints concerning failure to comply with 17
KRS 198B.700 to 198B.738 or administrative regulations promulgated under KRS 18
198B.700 to 198B.738, and, when appropriate, take action in accordance with KRS 19
198B.728 and 198B.730; 20
(5) Bring actions in the name of the state in an appropriate court in order to enforce 21
compliance with KRS 198B.700 to 198B.738 or the administrative regulations 22
promulgated under KRS 198B.700 to 198B.738; 23
(6) Establish license fees in an amount not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) 24
annually; 25
(7) Inspect the records of a licensee in accordance with administrative regulations 26
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(8) Conduct or designate a member or other representative to conduct public hearings 1
on any matter for which a hearing is required under KRS 198B.728 and 198B.730; 2
(9) Adopt a seal containing the words "Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors" and, 3
through the board's secretary, certify copies and authenticate all acts of the board; 4
(10) Use counsel, consultants, and other persons, enter into contracts, and authorize 5
expenditures that are reasonably necessary or appropriate to administer and enforce 6
KRS 198B.700 to 198B.738 and administrative regulations promulgated 7
thereunder; 8
(11) Establish continuing education requirements for licensed home inspectors in 9
accordance with KRS 198B.722 and 198B.724; 10
(12) Conduct disciplinary actions against licensees to include: 11
(a) Suspension, probation, or permanent revocation of a license; 12
(b) Requiring a licensee to obtain additional continuing education; and 13
(c) Issuance of a written reprimand; 14
(13) Require all fee-paid home inspections to be conducted in accordance with the 15
standards of practice of: 16
(a) The American Society of Home Inspectors; 17
(b) The International Association of Certified Home Inspectors; or 18
(c) Any other approved standards of practice that are equal to the standards of 19
practice of the organizations in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection as 20
determined by the board. 21
The board may establish standards of practice for home inspectors licensed in 22
Kentucky at a later date, which will supersede any other standards of practice 23
previously adopted by the board and, if adopted by regulation, the standards in 24
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection; 25
(14) Exercise all other powers specifically conferred on the board under KRS 198B.700 26
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(15) Promulgate administrative regulations to carry out the effective administration and 1
the requirements of KRS 198B.700 to 198B.738, following review by[with the 2
approval of] the executive director of the Division of Real Property 3
Boards[Kentucky Real Estate Authority]. 4
Section 4. KRS 198B.728 is amended to read as follows: 5
(1) The board shall take disciplinary actions against or impose sanctions on a licensee 6
for failing to comply with any provision of KRS 198B.700 to 198B.738 or any 7
administrative regulations promulgated to carry out KRS 198B.700 to 198B.738. 8
(2) Pursuant to KRS 13B.120(7), the executive director of the Kentucky Real Estate 9
Authority within the Public Protection Cabinet[Department of Professional 10
Licensing] shall hear and issue a final order regarding any decision of the board. An 11
aggrieved party may appeal a final order of the executive director pursuant to KRS 12
Chapter 13B within thirty (30) days after the issuance of the order to the Circuit 13
Court of the county where the licensee has his or her principal place of business or 14
where the license applicant resides. 15
Section 5. KRS 324.200 is amended to read as follows: 16
(1) If the commission determines after a hearing that any applicant is not entitled to 17
receive a license, a license shall not be granted to the applicant, and if the 18
commission determines after a hearing that any licensee has violated any of the 19
provisions of this chapter, the disciplinary measures in KRS 324.160(1) may be 20
ordered. 21
(2) Pursuant to KRS 13B.120(7), the executive director of the Kentucky Real Estate 22
Authority within the Public Protection Cabinet[Department of Professional 23
Licensing] shall hear and issue a final order regarding a decision of the commission. 24
(3) An aggrieved party may appeal a final order of the executive director pursuant to 25
KRS Chapter 13B within thirty (30) days after the issuance of the order to the 26
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business or where the license applicant resides. Disciplinary action imposed by the 1
executive director shall be automatically stayed during the pendency of an appeal to 2
a circuit or appellate court, unless otherwise indicated in the final order of the 3
executive director. 4
Section 6. KRS 324.281 is amended to read as follows: 5
(1) There is hereby created the Kentucky Real Estate Commission. The Governor shall 6
appoint seven (7) persons, at least six (6) of whom, immediately prior to the date of 7
their appointment have been residents of the state for ten (10) years and whose 8
vocation for a period of at least ten (10) years shall have been that of an active real 9
estate licensee. One (1) member shall be a citizen at large who is not associated 10
with or financially interested in the practice or business regulated. The term of the 11
members of the commission shall be for three (3) years and until their successors 12
are appointed and qualify, except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this 13
section. A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction 14
of business. 15
(2) All appointments shall be for the specified three (3) year term. No person appointed 16
after July 14, 2000, shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms. 17
(3) For each appointment or vacancy, the Kentucky Association of Realtors shall 18
within sixty (60) days supply a list of not less than three (3) names of licensees to 19
the Governor each year from which the broker or sales associate appointments shall 20
be made. The Governor may reject the list of three (3) names and request that the 21
Kentucky Association of Realtors submit a new list of three (3) names within sixty 22
(60) days of the Governor's request. If the Kentucky Association of Realtors fails to 23
timely submit this list to the Governor, the Governor may immediately appoint a 24
qualified person to fill this vacancy. The Governor may otherwise fill vacancies 25
arising in the middle of the year from those remaining on the list or from a new list 26
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(4) There shall not be more than four (4) members of any one (1) political party serving 1
on the commission at the same time. No member of the commission shall reside in 2
the same county as another member. Appointees to fill vacancies shall be appointed 3
for the unexpired term. 4
(5) It shall be the duty of the commission to: 5
(a) Promulgate administrative regulations, with the approval of the executive 6
director of the Kentucky Real Estate Authority; 7
(b) Hold disciplinary hearings concerning matters in controversy as provided by 8
this chapter; 9
(c) Conduct examinations for applicants eligible under this chapter or 10
alternatively to contract with an entity to conduct examinations; 11
(d) Conduct necessary educational seminars and courses directed toward 12
continuing education within the real estate field; 13
(e) Investigate or cause to be investigated any irregularities in violation of this 14
chapter or the promulgated and authorized administrative regulations of the 15
commission; and 16
(f) Participate with any other agency of the Commonwealth or the authorized 17
agency of another state for the betterment or improvement of the 18
administration of the statutes or administrative regulations governing this 19
commission. 20
Any action taken by the commission under this subsection shall be appealable as 21
are other actions of the commission under this chapter. 22
(6) The commission, at its discretion, may use the funds necessary to purchase liability 23
insurance for members and executive officers of the commission, inspectors, and 24
for members of the staff exempted from classified service of the state by KRS 25
18A.115. 26
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who were licensed prior to June 19, 1976, to successfully complete mandatory 1
continuing education as a condition of license renewal. 2
(8) The commission shall, by the promulgation of administrative regulations, develop a 3
review process by which continuing education courses may be approved for credit. 4
An applicant may seek the commission's approval for credit for courses not 5
previously approved by the commission by submitting sufficient information 6
describing the course to the commission for review. 7
(9) The Governor shall set the compensation of the members of the commission, but 8
voting members of the commission shall be compensated no less than three hundred 9
dollars ($300) per day for official business, subject to an annual maximum of six 10
thousand dollars ($6,000). Members shall be reimbursed for all expenses paid and 11
incurred in the discharge of official business consistent with the reimbursement 12
policy for state employees. With the approval of the executive director of the 13
Kentucky Real Estate Authority within the Public Protection Cabinet[Department 14
of Professional Licensing], commission members and commission staff may attend 15
and travel to and from meetings and events relevant to the commission or to the 16
industry the commission represents. 17
Section 7. KRS 324A.015 is amended to read as follows: 18
(1) There is created a Real Estate Appraisers Board consisting of five (5) members, two 19
(2) of whom shall be certified real estate appraisers, one (1) of whom shall 20
represent the public and shall not be associated with or financially interested in the 21
practice of real estate appraisals, and two (2) of whom shall be employed in the 22
lending industry. The board shall administer the provisions of this chapter and may 23
promulgate administrative regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of 24
KRS 324A.010 to 324A.090. 25
(2) (a) The board members shall be appointed by the Governor. Not more than one 26
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Members shall be appointed by the Governor for staggered terms of three (3) 1
years. No person shall serve more than two (2) full consecutive terms. 2
(b) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring other than by expiration of 3
a term shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term. 4
(c) No more than three (3) members of the same political party shall serve on the 5
board at the same time. 6
(3) The appraiser appointees to the board shall be certified and shall have engaged in 7
the appraisal of real estate in Kentucky on a continuing basis for at least ten (10) 8
years. 9
(4) A board member shall be automatically removed from the board and a vacancy 10
shall occur when: 11
(a) An appraiser member of the board ceases to be certified; 12
(b) A consumer member of the board acquires a certification as an appraiser; 13
(c) A lending industry member ceases to be employed in the lending industry; 14
(d) A board member enters a plea of guilty to, or has been found guilty of, a 15
felony and the time for appeal has passed or the judgment of conviction has 16
been finally affirmed on appeal; 17
(e) A board member ceases to be a bona fide resident of the Commonwealth of 18
Kentucky; 19
(f) A board member displays incompetence, neglect of duty, or unprofessional 20
conduct; 21
(g) A board member fails to adhere to a duly adopted code of ethics of the board. 22
Failure to adhere to this code shall be determined by official action of the 23
board; or 24
(h) A board member misses three (3) consecutive meetings or misses more than 25
twenty-five percent (25%) of the meetings held over the previous twelve (12) 26
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(5) The board shall adopt a seal with the design it prescribes, by which it shall 1
authenticate its proceedings. Copies of all records and papers in the office of the 2
board, duly certified and authenticated by the seal of the board, shall be received in 3
evidence in all courts equally and with like effect as the original. All records kept in 4
the office of the board under the authority of this chapter shall be open to public 5
inspection in accordance with KRS 61.820 to 61.884 and consistent with 6
regulations prescribed by the board. 7
(6) The Governor shall set the compensation of the members of the board, but voting 8
members of the board shall be compensated no more than three hundred dollars 9
($300) per day for official business, subject to an annual maximum of six thousand 10
dollars ($6,000). Members shall be reimbursed for all expenses paid and incurred in 11
the discharge of official business consistent with the reimbursement policy for state 12
employees. With the approval of the executive director of the Division of Real 13
Property Boards within the Public Protection Cabinet,[Kentucky Real Estate 14
Authority within the Department of Professional Licensing,] board members and 15
board staff may attend and travel to and from meetings and events relevant to the 16
board or the industry the board represents. 17
(7) The board shall ensure that those employed to investigate grievances filed with the 18
board are state-certified general appraisers with a minimum of five (5) years of 19
experience. 20
Section 8. KRS 324A.020 is amended to read as follows: 21
The board shall have authority to promulgate administrative regulations following review 22
of[with the approval of] the executive director of the Division of Real Property 23
Boards[Kentucky Real Estate Authority], have subpoena power, hold disciplinary 24
hearings, conduct examinations, conduct educational seminars, investigate allegations of 25
wrongdoing under this chapter, seek and obtain injunctive relief to enforce the provisions 26
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Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, and perform 1
such other functions and duties as may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of 2
KRS 324A.010 to 324A.090. 3
Section 9. KRS 324A.052 is amended to read as follows: 4
(1) Any person or organization, including the board upon its own volition, may file 5
with the board a written complaint alleging a violation of any provision of this 6
chapter. Complaints shall be filed with the board within: 7
(a) Five (5) years after the date of transmittal of the appraisal report or appraisal 8
review assignment; or 9
(b) Two (2) years after the final disposition of any judicial proceeding in which 10
the appraiser provided testimony related to the assignment, whichever expires 11
last. 12
Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection shall not apply to complaints involving the 13
actions outlined in KRS 324A.050(1)(c), (d), (g), and (k). The board shall 14
investigate each complaint. 15
(2) If the investigation reveals evidence supporting the complaint, the board shall set 16
the matter for hearing in accordance with the provisions of KRS Chapter 13B 17
before fining, reprimanding, suspending, revoking, refusing to renew, or any 18
combination thereof. 19
(3) If the investigation reveals that the alleged violation did occur but was not of a 20
serious nature, the board may issue a written admonishment to the certificate holder 21
or licensee. A copy of the admonishment shall be placed in the recipient's file with 22
the board. The recipient shall have the right to file a response to the admonishment 23
within thirty (30) days of its receipt and have the response placed in the file. The 24
recipient may, alternatively, within thirty (30) days of the receipt, file a request for 25
hearing with the board. Upon receipt of this request, the board shall set aside the 26
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provisions of KRS Chapter 13B. 1
(4) After denying an application for a certificate or license or issuing an admonishment, 2
the board shall grant an administrative hearing in accordance with KRS Chapter 3
13B only upon written request of the applicant made within thirty (30) days of the 4
mailing of the letter of denial or admonishment. 5
(5) Pursuant to KRS 13B.120(7), the executive director of the Division of Real 6
Property Boards within the Public Protection Cabinet[Kentucky Real Estate 7
Authority within the Department of Professional Licensing] shall hear and issue a 8
final order regarding a decision of the board. An aggrieved party may appeal a final 9
order of the executive director pursuant to KRS Chapter 13B within thirty (30) days 10
after the issuance of the order to the Circuit Court of the county where the licensee 11
has his or her principal place of business or where the license applicant resides. 12
Section 10. KRS 324A.154 is amended to read as follows: 13
The board shall promulgate administrative regulations, following review of[with the 14
approval] of the executive director of the Division of Real Property Boards[Kentucky 15
Real Estate Authority], establishing a reasonable filing fee to be paid by each appraisal 16
management company seeking registration under KRS 324A.152. The filing fee shall 17
include the annual fee for inclusion in the national registry maintained by the Appraisal 18
Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council. 19
Section 11. KRS 324B.050 is amended to read as follows: 20
(1) The Kentucky Real Estate Authority is hereby created within the Public Protection 21
Cabinet[Department of Professional Licensing]. 22
(2) The authority shall be managed by an executive director, who shall be appointed by 23
the secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet with prior written approval from the 24
Governor. The executive director shall be exempted from the classified service. 25
(3) The authority shall have the power and authority to: 26
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to the Kentucky Real Estate Commission[real property boards]; 1
(b) Establish and maintain an office, meeting space, office supplies, furniture, 2
storage space, and any other supplies that are necessary to carry out the duties 3
of the authority and the Kentucky Real Estate Commission[real property 4
boards]; 5
(c) Make available for public inspection all decisions, opinions, and 6
interpretations formulated or used by the authority and the Kentucky Real 7
Estate Commission[real property boards] in discharging its[their] functions; 8
(d) Publicize the functions and purposes of the authority and the Kentucky Real 9
Estate Commission[real property boards]; 10
(e) Employ an administrative coordinator[ administrative coordinators] who 11
shall carry out the administrative functions and day-to-day operations of the 12
Kentucky Real Estate Commission. The administrative coordinator shall be 13
exempted from the classified service; and[real property boards. The 14
maximum number of administrative coordinators shall be one (1) for each real 15
property board. administrative coordinators shall be exempted from the 16
classified service;] 17
(f) Enter into agreements with any state agency, political subdivision of the state, 18
postsecondary education institution, or other person or entity to assist with 19
implementation of the duties and responsibilities of the authority or, upon 20
request, the Kentucky Real Estate Commission[real property boards; and 21
(g) Charge the real property boards a reasonable amount for the services of the 22
authority and its employees]. 23
Section 12. KRS 324B.030 is amended to read as follows: 24
(1) The Department of Professional Licensing in the Public Protection Cabinet shall 25
provide administrative services, technical assistance, and advice to the following 26
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of which maintain their identity and their full authority for making policy decisions 1
in the fields that they regulate: the State Board of Accountancy, the Kentucky 2
Board of Architects, the Kentucky Board of Barbering, the Kentucky Board of 3
Cosmetology, the State Board of Podiatry, the Kentucky State Board of 4
Chiropractic Examiners, the Kentucky Board of Dentistry, the State Board of 5
Embalmers and Funeral Directors, the State Board of Registration for Professional 6
Engineers and Land Surveyors, the Kentucky Board of Nursing, the Kentucky 7
Board of Ophthalmic Dispensers, the Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners, 8
the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Physical Therapy, the State 9
Board of Examiners of Psychologists[, the Kentucky Real Estate Commission], the 10
Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners[, the Board of Auctioneers], the 11
Kentucky Board of Landscape Architects, the State Board of Medical Licensure, 12
the Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, the Kentucky Board of 13
Licensure for Nursing Home Administrators, the Kentucky Licensing Board for 14
Specialists in Hearing Instruments, the Kentucky Board of Social Work, the 15
Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services, and any other boards and 16
commissions that are created to license, certify, register, or otherwise regulate any 17
occupational or professional category. 18
(2) The department may also provide administrative services to a board or commission 19
that is created to license, certify, register, or otherwise regulate any occupational or 20
professional category if these administrative services are deemed to be preferable or 21
required after the review process conducted under KRS 324B.040. 22
(3) To the extent that the department provides administrative services, the respective 23
boards and commissions are relieved of the power and duty to provide the services 24
for themselves. The department shall charge each board or commission a reasonable 25
amount for administrative services provided pursuant to subsection (1) of this 26
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commissions. 1
(4) The department may receive complaints against the conduct of licensees granted 2
licensure by the boards and commissions assigned to the department for 3
administrative purposes. The department shall cause these complaints to be reduced 4
to writing and forwarded to the appropriate board or commission for investigation 5
and a determination of the validity of the complaint. The department shall keep a 6
record of all complaints received by it and forwarded to a board or commission. 7
(5) Any board or commission listed in subsection (1) of this section, shall accept 8
personal checks in payment of license renewal fees. 9
Section 13. KRS 324B.060 is amended to read as follows: 10
The executive director shall: 11
(1) Provide government oversight of the Kentucky Real Estate Commission[real 12
property boards]; 13
(2) Review and provide feedback on[approve or disapprove] any administrative 14
regulation proposed by the Kentucky Real Estate Commission[real property 15
boards] prior to the promulgation of the administrative regulation; 16
(3) Review and provide feedback on[approve or disapprove] the budgets and 17
expenditures of the Kentucky Real Estate Commission[real property boards]; 18
(4) Pursuant to KRS 13B.120(7), automatically hear and issue a final order regarding 19
any decision of the Kentucky Real Estate Commission[a real property board] that 20
would otherwise be subject to appeal. An aggrieved party may appeal a final order 21
of the executive director pursuant to KRS Chapter 13B within thirty (30) days after 22
the issuance of the order to the Circuit Court of the county where the licensee has 23
his or her principal place of business or where the license applicant resides; 24
(5) Make available for public inspection all decisions, opinions, and interpretations 25
formulated or used by the executive director in discharging his or her functions; 26
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(7) Prepare annual reports on the executive director's activities; 1
(8) Delegate any power to employees and contractors as needed; 2
(9) Have at least ten (10) years of experience in real estate brokerage[one (1) of the 3
professions under the jurisdiction of a real property board]; and 4
(10) Perform all other duties assigned by law. 5
Section 14. KRS 330.050 is amended to read as follows: 6
(1) There is hereby created a Board of Auctioneers. The Governor shall appoint a board 7
consisting of five (5) members, all of whom immediately prior to the date of their 8
appointment have been residents of the Commonwealth of Kentucky for five (5) 9
years, and four (4) whose vocation for a period of at least five (5) years has been 10
that of an auctioneer. One (1) member shall be a citizen at large who is not 11
associated with or financially interested in the practice or business regulated. The 12
term of the members of the board shall be for three (3) years and until their 13
successors are appointed and qualified. Members to fill vacancies shall be 14
appointed for the unexpired term. 15
(2) At no time shall there be more than two (2) auctioneer members of the same 16
political party on the board. Whenever there is an auctioneer vacancy on the board, 17
within sixty (60) days the Kentucky Auctioneer Association shall recommend to the 18
Governor at least three (3) names for each auctioneer vacancy, and such 19
appointment or appointments shall be made from the recommendations of the 20
association, unless the Governor rejects the list of three (3) names and requests that 21
the Kentucky Auctioneer Association submit a new list of three (3) names within 22
sixty (60) days of the Governor's request. If the Kentucky Auctioneer Association 23
fails to timely submit its recommendations to the Governor, the Governor may 24
immediately appoint a qualified auctioneer to fill this vacancy. 25
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(4) (a) No member of the board shall reside in the same county as another member. 1
(b) A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of 2
business. 3
(c) No member may serve on the board for more than six (6) consecutive years. A 4
member may serve on the board for six (6) consecutive years on more than 5
one (1) occasion if that person is not a member of the board for at least two 6
(2) years between periods of board service. 7
(5) (a) The board shall obtain office space, furniture, stationery, and any other proper 8
supplies and conveniences reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of 9
this chapter. If any items deemed to be reasonably necessary by or which are 10
required by the board are available through vendors under contract with the 11
Commonwealth of Kentucky at less cost than if obtained otherwise, then the 12
items shall be acquired pursuant to the contract. 13
(b) The board shall have full authority to obtain for its members, staff, and 14
employees complete insurance coverage, including, but not limited to, liability 15
and errors and omissions insurance, so long as the insurance concerns the 16
business of the board. 17
(6) All fees and charges collected by the board under the provisions of this chapter 18
shall be paid into the State Treasury through the Finance and Administration 19
Cabinet and shall be credited to an agency fund account for the Board of 20
Auctioneers under the provisions of KRS 45.253 and shall be withdrawn or 21
expended as provided in that section, if such payment, credit, withdrawal, or 22
expense provisions do not conflict with any provision of this chapter. 23
(a) The board may establish and collect reasonable fees relating to the 24
administration and enforcement of this chapter for application or other 25
processing costs, on-line service, continuing education provider services, copy 26
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processing costs. 1
(b) The total expenses for all purposes and obligations of the board shall not 2
exceed the total fees, charges, fines, penalties, and other income imposed 3
under the provisions of this chapter and paid into the state treasury. 4
(c) The board shall be financially self-sustaining, and if funds permit it may 5
underwrite, within its financial limitations, educational programs for the 6
enlightenment and benefit of all licensees who have paid fees pursuant to this 7
chapter. 8
(7) The board shall maintain annually a list of the names and addresses of all licensees 9
regulated by the board. This list shall also contain the names of all persons whose 10
licenses have been suspended or revoked within the preceding year, as well as any 11
other information relative to the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter that 12
the board may deem of interest to the public. 13
(8) The board may promulgate administrative regulations following review of[with the 14
approval of] the executive director of the Division of Real Property Boards within 15
the Public Protection Cabinet[Kentucky Real Estate Authority] in accordance with 16
KRS Chapter 13A as required to fulfill the duties and functions assigned to the 17
board by this chapter. 18
(9) A board member shall be automatically removed from the board and a vacancy 19
shall occur when: 20
(a) An auctioneer member of the board ceases to be a licensed auctioneer; 21
(b) A nonlicensed member of the board acquires a license regulated by the board; 22
(c) A board member enters a plea of guilty, an Alford plea, a plea of no contest 23
to, or has been convicted of, any felony, and the time for appeal has passed or 24
the judgment of conviction has been finally affirmed on appeal; 25
(d) A board member ceases to be a resident of the Commonwealth of Kentucky; 26
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conduct; 1
(f) The member fails to adhere to a duly adopted code of ethics of the board. 2
Failure to adhere to this code shall be determined by official action of the 3
board; 4
(g) The member enters a plea of guilty to, or has been found guilty of, a felony 5
and the time for appeal has passed or the judgment of conviction has been 6
finally affirmed on appeal; or 7
(h) The member misses three (3) consecutive meetings or misses more than 8
twenty-five percent (25%) of the meetings held over the previous twelve (12) 9
month period. 10
(10) The Governor shall set the compensation of the members of the board, but voting 11
members of the board shall be compensated no less than three hundred dollars 12
($300) per day for official business, subject to an annual maximum of six thousand 13
dollars ($6,000). Members shall be reimbursed for all expenses paid and incurred in 14
the discharge of official business consistent with the reimbursement policy for state 15
employees. With the approval of the executive director of the Kentucky Real Estate 16
Authority within the Department of Professional Licensing, board members and 17
board staff may attend and travel to and from meetings and events relevant to the 18
board and the industry the board represents. 19
Section 15. KRS 330.130 is amended to read as follows: 20
(1) Before denying an application for license or before imposing any disciplinary 21
action authorized under KRS 330.110, the board shall set the matter for an 22
administrative hearing, if a hearing is requested by the applicant or licensee. The 23
hearing shall be conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B. If the subject of 24
the hearing is an apprentice auctioneer, the board shall also provide notification of 25
the hearing to the auctioneer employing the apprentice auctioneer or whose employ 26
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requested, to the auctioneer's last known business address. 1
(2) Pursuant to KRS 13B.120(7), the executive director of the Division of Real 2
Property Boards within the Public Protection Cabinet[Kentucky Real Estate 3
Authority within the Department of Professional Licensing] shall hear and issue a 4
final order regarding a decision of the board. 5
(3) An aggrieved party may appeal a final order of the executive director pursuant to 6
KRS Chapter 13B within thirty (30) days after the issuance of the order to the 7
Circuit Court of the county where the licensee has his or her principal place of 8
business or where the license applicant resides. 9
Section 16. KRS 324B.010 is amended to read as follows: 10
As used in this chapter[, unless the context requires otherwise]: 11
(1) "Authority" means the Kentucky Real Estate Authority; 12
(2) "Cabinet" means the Public Protection Cabinet; 13
(3) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Professional 14
Licensing; 15
(4) "Department" means the Department of Professional Licensing; and 16
(5) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Kentucky Real Estate 17
Authority[; and 18
(6) (a) "Real property board" means: 19
1. Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors, established under KRS 198B.700 20
to 198B.738; 21
2. Kentucky Real Estate Commission, established under KRS Chapter 324; 22
3. Real Estate Appraisers Board, established under KRS Chapter 324A; or 23
4. Board of Auctioneers, established under KRS Chapter 330; and 24
(b) "Real property boards" means a combination of all the boards listed in 25
paragraph (a) of this subsection]. 26
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amended to read as follows: 1
Departments, program cabinets and their departments, and the respective major 2
administrative bodies that they include are enumerated in this section. It is not intended 3
that this enumeration of administrative bodies be all-inclusive. Every authority, board, 4
bureau, interstate compact, commission, committee, conference, council, office, or any 5
other form of organization shall be included in or attached to the department or program 6
cabinet in which they are included or to which they are attached by statute or statutorily 7
authorized executive order; except in the case of the Personnel Board and where the 8
attached department or administrative body is headed by a constitutionally elected 9
officer, the attachment shall be solely for the purpose of dissemination of information and 10
coordination of activities and shall not include any authority over the functions, 11
personnel, funds, equipment, facilities, or records of the department or administrative 12
body. 13
I. Cabinet for General Government - Departments headed by elected officers: 14
(1) The Governor. 15
(2) Lieutenant Governor. 16
(3) Department of State. 17
(a) Secretary of State. 18
(b) Board of Elections. 19
(c) Registry of Election Finance. 20
(4) Department of Law. 21
(a) Attorney General. 22
(5) Department of the Treasury. 23
(a) Treasurer. 24
(6) Department of Agriculture. 25
(a) Commissioner of Agriculture. 26
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(c) Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation. 1
(7) Auditor of Public Accounts. 2
(a) Commonwealth Office of the Ombudsman. 3
II. Program cabinets headed by appointed officers: 4
(1) Justice and Public Safety Cabinet: 5
(a) Department of Kentucky State Police. 6
1. Office of Administrative Services. 7
a. Division of Operational Support. 8
b. Division of Management Services. 9
2. Office of Operations. 10
a. Division of West Troops. 11
b. Division of East Troops. 12
c. Division of Special Enforcement. 13
d. Division of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement. 14
3. Office of Technical Services. 15
a. Division of Forensic Sciences. 16
b. Division of Electronic Services. 17
c. Division of Records Management. 18
(b) Department of Criminal Justice Training. 19
(c) Department of Corrections. 20
(d) Department of Juvenile Justice. 21
(e) Office of the Secretary. 22
(f) Office of Drug Control Policy. 23
(g) Office of Legal Services. 24
(h) Office of the Kentucky State Medical Examiner. 25
(i) Parole Board. 26
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(k) Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Services. 1
(l) Office of Human Resource Management. 2
1. Division of Human Resource Administration. 3
2. Division of Employee Management. 4
(m) Department of Public Advocacy. 5
(n) Office of Communications. 6
1. Information Technology Services Division. 7
(o) Office of Financial Management Services. 8
1. Division of Financial Management. 9
(p) Grants Management Division. 10
(2) Energy and Environment Cabinet: 11
(a) Office of the Secretary. 12
1. Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. 13
2. Office of Legal Services. 14
a. Legal Division I. 15
b. Legal Division II. 16
3. Office of Administrative Hearings. 17
4. Office of Communication. 18
5. Mine Safety Review Commission. 19
6. Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves. 20
7. Kentucky Public Service Commission. 21
(b) Department for Environmental Protection. 22
1. Office of the Commissioner. 23
2. Division for Air Quality. 24
3. Division of Water. 25
4. Division of Environmental Program Support. 26
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6. Division of Enforcement. 1
7. Division of Compliance Assistance. 2
(c) Department for Natural Resources. 3
1. Office of the Commissioner. 4
2. Division of Mine Permits. 5
3. Division of Mine Reclamation and Enforcement. 6
4. Division of Abandoned Mine Lands. 7
5. Division of Oil and Gas. 8
6. Division of Mine Safety. 9
7. Division of Forestry. 10
8. Division of Conservation. 11
9. Office of the Reclamation Guaranty Fund. 12
(d) Office of Energy Policy. 13
1. Division of Energy Assistance. 14
(e) Office of Administrative Services. 15
1. Division of Human Resources Management. 16
2. Division of Financial Management. 17
3. Division of Information Services. 18
(3) Public Protection Cabinet. 19
(a) Office of the Secretary. 20
1. Office of Communications and Public Outreach. 21
2. Office of Legal Services. 22
a. Insurance Legal Division. 23
b. Charitable Gaming Legal Division. 24
c. Alcoholic Beverage Control Legal Division. 25
d. Housing, Buildings and Construction Legal Division. 26
e. Financial Institutions Legal Division. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1634
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f. Professional Licensing Legal Division. 1
3. Office of Administrative Hearings. 2
4. Office of Administrative Services. 3
a. Division of Human Resources. 4
b. Division of Fiscal Responsibility. 5
(b) Office of Claims and Appeals. 6
1. Board of Tax Appeals. 7
2. Board of Claims. 8
3. Crime Victims Compensation Board. 9
(c) Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission. 10
(d) Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. 11
1. Office of Executive Director. 12
a. Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering and Compliance. 13
b. Division of Stewards. 14
c. Division of Licensing. 15
d. Division of Enforcement. 16
e. Division of Incentives and Development. 17
f. Division of Veterinary Services. 18
(e) Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. 19
1. Division of Distilled Spirits. 20
2. Division of Malt Beverages. 21
3. Division of Enforcement. 22
(f) Department of Charitable Gaming. 23
1. Division of Licensing and Compliance. 24
2. Division of Enforcement. 25
(g) Department of Financial Institutions. 26
1. Division of Depository Institutions. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1634
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2. Division of Non-Depository Institutions. 1
3. Division of Securities. 2
(h) Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. 3
1. Division of Fire Prevention. 4
2. Division of Plumbing. 5
3. Division of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning. 6
4. Division of Building Code Enforcement. 7
(i) Department of Insurance. 8
1. Division of Health and Life Insurance and Managed Care. 9
2. Division of Property and Casualty Insurance. 10
3. Division of Administrative Services. 11
4. Division of Financial Standards and Examination. 12
5. Division of Licensing. 13
6. Division of Insurance Fraud Investigation. 14
7. Division of Consumer Protection. 15
(j) Department of Professional Licensing. 16
[1. Real Estate Authority.] 17
(k) Kentucky Real Estate Authority. 18
(l) Division of Real Property Boards. 19
(4) Transportation Cabinet: 20
(a) Department of Highways. 21
1. Office of Project Development. 22
2. Office of Project Delivery and Preservation. 23
3. Office of Highway Safety. 24
4. Highway District Offices One through Twelve. 25
(b) Department of Vehicle Regulation. 26
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(d) Department of Rural and Municipal Aid. 1
1. Office of Local Programs. 2
2. Office of Rural and Secondary Roads. 3
(e) Office of the Secretary. 4
1. Office of Public Affairs. 5
2. Office for Civil Rights and Small Business Development. 6
3. Office of Budget and Fiscal Management. 7
4. Office of Inspector General. 8
5. Secretary's Office of Safety. 9
(f) Office of Support Services. 10
(g) Office of Transportation Delivery. 11
(h) Office of Audits. 12
(i) Office of Human Resource Management. 13
(j) Office of Information Technology. 14
(k) Office of Legal Services. 15
(5) Cabinet for Economic Development: 16
(a) Office of the Secretary. 17
1. Office of Legal Services. 18
2. Department for Business and Community Development. 19
a. Development and Retention Division – West Kentucky. 20
b. Development, Retention, and Administrative Division – 21
Central and East Kentucky. 22
c. Community and Workforce Development Division. 23
3. Department for Financial Services. 24
a. Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority. 25
b. Finance and Personnel Division. 26
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d. Compliance Division. 1
e. Program Administration Division. 2
f. Bluegrass State Skills Corporation. 3
4. Office of Strategy and Public Affairs. 4
a. Marketing and Communications Division. 5
b. Research and Strategy Division. 6
5. Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 7
a. Commission on Small Business Innovation and Advocacy. 8
(6) Cabinet for Health and Family Services: 9
(a) Office of the Secretary. 10
1. Office of Public Affairs. 11
2. Office of Legal Services. 12
3. Office of Inspector General. 13
4. Office of Human Resource Management. 14
5. Office of Finance and Budget. 15
6. Office of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs. 16
7. Office of Administrative Services. 17
8. Office of Application Technology Services. 18
9. Office of Data Analytics. 19
(b) Department for Public Health. 20
(c) Department for Medicaid Services. 21
(d) Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual 22
Disabilities. 23
(e) Department for Aging and Independent Living. 24
(f) Department for Community Based Services. 25
(g) Department for Income Support. 26
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(7) Finance and Administration Cabinet: 1
(a) Office of the Secretary. 2
(b) Office of the Inspector General. 3
(c) Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. 4
(d) Office of General Counsel. 5
(e) Office of the Controller. 6
(f) Office of Administrative Services. 7
(g) Office of Policy and Audit. 8
(h) Department for Facilities and Support Services. 9
(i) Department of Revenue. 10
(j) Commonwealth Office of Technology. 11
(k) State Property and Buildings Commission. 12
(l) Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Contract Compliance. 13
(m) Kentucky Employees Retirement Systems. 14
(n) Commonwealth Credit Union. 15
(o) State Investment Commission. 16
(p) Kentucky Housing Corporation. 17
(q) Kentucky Local Correctional Facilities Construction Authority. 18
(r) Kentucky Turnpike Authority. 19
(s) Historic Properties Advisory Commission. 20
(t) Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority. 21
(u) Kentucky River Authority. 22
(v) Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System Board of Trustees. 23
(w) Executive Branch Ethics Commission. 24
(x) Office of Fleet Management. 25
(8) Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet: 26
(a) Kentucky Department of Tourism. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1634
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1. Division of Tourism Services. 1
2. Division of Marketing and Administration. 2
3. Division of Communications and Promotions. 3
(b) Kentucky Department of Parks. 4
1. Division of Information Technology. 5
2. Division of Human Resources. 6
3. Division of Financial Operations. 7
4. Division of Purchasing. 8
5. Division of Facilities. 9
6. Division of Park Operations. 10
7. Division of Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service. 11
8. Division of Engagement. 12
9. Division of Food Services. 13
10. Division of Rangers. 14
(c) Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. 15
1. Division of Law Enforcement. 16
2. Division of Administrative Services. 17
3. Division of Engineering, Infrastructure, and Technology. 18
4. Division of Fisheries. 19
5. Division of Information and Education. 20
6. Division of Wildlife. 21
7. Division of Marketing. 22
(d) Kentucky Horse Park. 23
1. Division of Support Services. 24
2. Division of Buildings and Grounds. 25
3. Division of Operational Services. 26
(e) Kentucky State Fair Board. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1634
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1. Office of Administrative and Information Technology Services. 1
2. Office of Human Resources and Access Control. 2
3. Division of Expositions. 3
4. Division of Kentucky Exposition Center Operations. 4
5. Division of Kentucky International Convention Center. 5
6. Division of Public Relations and Media. 6
7. Division of Venue Services. 7
8. Division of Personnel Management and Staff Development. 8
9. Division of Sales. 9
10. Division of Security and Traffic Control. 10
11. Division of Information Technology. 11
12. Division of the Louisville Arena. 12
13. Division of Fiscal and Contract Management. 13
14. Division of Access Control. 14
(f) Office of the Secretary. 15
1. Office of Finance. 16
2. Office of Government Relations and Administration. 17
(g) Office of Legal Affairs. 18
(h) Office of Human Resources. 19
(i) Office of Public Affairs and Constituent Services. 20
(j) Office of Arts and Cultural Heritage. 21
(k) Kentucky African-American Heritage Commission. 22
(l) Kentucky Foundation for the Arts. 23
(m) Kentucky Humanities Council. 24
(n) Kentucky Heritage Council. 25
(o) Kentucky Arts Council. 26
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1. Division of Museums. 1
2. Division of Oral History and Educational Outreach. 2
3. Division of Research and Publications. 3
4. Division of Administration. 4
(q) Kentucky Center for the Arts. 5
1. Division of Governor's School for the Arts. 6
(r) Kentucky Artisans Center at Berea. 7
(s) Northern Kentucky Convention Center. 8
(t) Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center. 9
(9) Personnel Cabinet: 10
(a) Office of the Secretary. 11
(b) Department of Human Resources Administration. 12
(c) Office of Employee Relations. 13
(d) Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority. 14
(e) Office of Administrative Services. 15
(f) Office of Legal Services. 16
(g) Governmental Services Center. 17
(h) Department of Employee Insurance. 18
(i) Office of Diversity, Equality, and Training. 19
(j) Office of Public Affairs. 20
(10) Education and Labor Cabinet: 21
(a) Office of the Secretary. 22
1. Office of Legal Services. 23
a. Workplace Standards Legal Division. 24
b. Workers' Claims Legal Division. 25
c. Workforce Development Legal Division. 26
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a. Division of Human Resources Management. 1
b. Division of Fiscal Management. 2
c. Division of Operations and Support Services. 3
3. Office of Technology Services. 4
a. Division of Information Technology Services. 5
4. Office of Policy and Audit. 6
5. Office of Legislative Services. 7
6. Office of Communications. 8
7. Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics. 9
8. Board of the Kentucky Center for Statistics. 10
9. Early Childhood Advisory Council. 11
10. Governors' Scholars Program. 12
11. Governor's School for Entrepreneurs Program. 13
12. Foundation for Adult Education. 14
(b) Department of Education. 15
1. Kentucky Board of Education. 16
2. Kentucky Technical Education Personnel Board. 17
3. Education Professional Standards Board. 18
(c) Board of Directors for the Center for School Safety. 19
(d) Department for Libraries and Archives. 20
(e) Kentucky Environmental Education Council. 21
(f) Kentucky Educational Television. 22
(g) Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. 23
(h) Department of Workforce Development. 24
1. Career Development Office. 25
2. Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. 26
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b. Division of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Training Center. 1
c. Division of Blind Services. 2
d. Division of Field Services. 3
e. Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation. 4
f. Employment First Council. 5
3. Office of Employer and Apprenticeship Services. 6
a. Division of Apprenticeship. 7
4. Kentucky Apprenticeship Council. 8
5. Division of Technical Assistance. 9
6. Office of Adult Education. 10
7. Office of the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board. 11
(i) Department of Workplace Standards. 12
1. Division of Occupational Safety and Health Compliance. 13
2. Division of Occupational Safety and Health Education and 14
Training. 15
3. Division of Wages and Hours. 16
(j) Office of Unemployment Insurance. 17
(k) Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Commission. 18
(l) Department of Workers' Claims. 19
1. Division of Workers' Compensation Funds. 20
2. Office of Administrative Law Judges. 21
3. Division of Claims Processing. 22
4. Division of Security and Compliance. 23
5. Division of Specialist and Medical Services. 24
6. Workers' Compensation Board. 25
(m) Workers' Compensation Funding Commission. 26
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(o) State Labor Relations Board. 1
(p) Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority. 2
(q) Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. 3
(r) Workers' Compensation Nominating Committee. 4
(s) Office of Educational Programs. 5
(t) Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board. 6
(u) Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education. 7
(v) Kentucky Work Ready Skills Advisory Committee. 8
(w) Kentucky Geographic Education Board. 9
(x) Disability Determination Services Program. 10
III. Other departments headed by appointed officers: 11
(1) Council on Postsecondary Education. 12
(2) Department of Military Affairs. 13
(3) Department for Local Government. 14
(4) Kentucky Commission on Human Rights. 15
(5) Kentucky Commission on Women. 16
(6) Department of Veterans' Affairs. 17
(7) Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs. 18
(8) Office of Minority Empowerment. 19
(9) Governor's Council on Wellness and Physical Activity. 20
(10) Kentucky Communications Network Authority. 21
Section 18. KRS 12.020 (Effective July 1, 2025) is amended to read as follows: 22
Departments, program cabinets and their departments, and the respective major 23
administrative bodies that they include are enumerated in this section. It is not intended 24
that this enumeration of administrative bodies be all-inclusive. Every authority, board, 25
bureau, interstate compact, commission, committee, conference, council, office, or any 26
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cabinet in which they are included or to which they are attached by statute or statutorily 1
authorized executive order; except in the case of the Personnel Board and where the 2
attached department or administrative body is headed by a constitutionally elected 3
officer, the attachment shall be solely for the purpose of dissemination of information and 4
coordination of activities and shall not include any authority over the functions, 5
personnel, funds, equipment, facilities, or records of the department or administrative 6
body. 7
I. Cabinet for General Government - Departments headed by elected officers: 8
(1) The Governor. 9
(2) Lieutenant Governor. 10
(3) Department of State. 11
(a) Secretary of State. 12
(b) Board of Elections. 13
(c) Registry of Election Finance. 14
(4) Department of Law. 15
(a) Attorney General. 16
(5) Department of the Treasury. 17
(a) Treasurer. 18
(6) Department of Agriculture. 19
(a) Commissioner of Agriculture. 20
(b) Agricultural Development Board. 21
(c) Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation. 22
(7) Auditor of Public Accounts. 23
(a) Commonwealth Office of the Ombudsman. 24
II. Program cabinets headed by appointed officers: 25
(1) Justice and Public Safety Cabinet: 26
(a) Department of Kentucky State Police. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1634
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1. Office of Administrative Services. 1
a. Division of Operational Support. 2
b. Division of Management Services. 3
2. Office of Operations. 4
a. Division of West Troops. 5
b. Division of East Troops. 6
c. Division of Special Enforcement. 7
d. Division of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement. 8
3. Office of Technical Services. 9
a. Division of Forensic Sciences. 10
b. Division of Electronic Services. 11
c. Division of Records Management. 12
(b) Department of Criminal Justice Training. 13
(c) Department of Corrections. 14
(d) Department of Juvenile Justice. 15
(e) Office of the Secretary. 16
(f) Office of Drug Control Policy. 17
(g) Office of Legal Services. 18
(h) Office of the Kentucky State Medical Examiner. 19
(i) Parole Board. 20
(j) Kentucky State Corrections Commission. 21
(k) Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Services. 22
(l) Office of Human Resource Management. 23
1. Division of Human Resource Administration. 24
2. Division of Employee Management. 25
(m) Department of Public Advocacy. 26
(n) Office of Communications. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1634
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1. Information Technology Services Division. 1
(o) Office of Financial Management Services. 2
1. Division of Financial Management. 3
(p) Grants Management Division. 4
(2) Energy and Environment Cabinet: 5
(a) Office of the Secretary. 6
1. Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. 7
2. Office of Legal Services. 8
a. Legal Division I. 9
b. Legal Division II. 10
3. Office of Administrative Hearings. 11
4. Office of Communication. 12
5. Mine Safety Review Commission. 13
6. Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves. 14
7. Kentucky Public Service Commission. 15
(b) Department for Environmental Protection. 16
1. Office of the Commissioner. 17
2. Division for Air Quality. 18
3. Division of Water. 19
4. Division of Environmental Program Support. 20
5. Division of Waste Management. 21
6. Division of Enforcement. 22
7. Division of Compliance Assistance. 23
(c) Department for Natural Resources. 24
1. Office of the Commissioner. 25
2. Division of Mine Permits. 26
3. Division of Mine Reclamation and Enforcement. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1634
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4. Division of Abandoned Mine Lands. 1
5. Division of Oil and Gas. 2
6. Division of Mine Safety. 3
7. Division of Forestry. 4
8. Division of Conservation. 5
9. Office of the Reclamation Guaranty Fund. 6
(d) Office of Energy Policy. 7
1. Division of Energy Assistance. 8
(e) Office of Administrative Services. 9
1. Division of Human Resources Management. 10
2. Division of Financial Management. 11
3. Division of Information Services. 12
(3) Public Protection Cabinet. 13
(a) Office of the Secretary. 14
1. Office of Communications and Public Outreach. 15
2. Office of Legal Services. 16
a. Insurance Legal Division. 17
b. Charitable Gaming Legal Division. 18
c. Alcoholic Beverage Control Legal Division. 19
d. Housing, Buildings and Construction Legal Division. 20
e. Financial Institutions Legal Division. 21
f. Professional Licensing Legal Division. 22
3. Office of Administrative Hearings. 23
4. Office of Administrative Services. 24
a. Division of Human Resources. 25
b. Division of Fiscal Responsibility. 26
(b) Office of Claims and Appeals. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1634
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1. Board of Tax Appeals. 1
2. Board of Claims. 2
3. Crime Victims Compensation Board. 3
(c) Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission. 4
(d) Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. 5
1. Office of Executive Director. 6
a. Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering and Compliance. 7
b. Division of Stewards. 8
c. Division of Licensing. 9
d. Division of Enforcement. 10
e. Division of Incentives and Development. 11
f. Division of Veterinary Services. 12
(e) Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. 13
1. Division of Distilled Spirits. 14
2. Division of Malt Beverages. 15
3. Division of Enforcement. 16
(f) Department of Charitable Gaming. 17
1. Division of Licensing and Compliance. 18
2. Division of Enforcement. 19
(g) Department of Financial Institutions. 20
1. Division of Depository Institutions. 21
2. Division of Non-Depository Institutions. 22
3. Division of Securities. 23
(h) Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. 24
1. Division of Fire Prevention. 25
2. Division of Plumbing. 26
3. Division of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1634
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4. Division of Building Code Enforcement. 1
(i) Department of Insurance. 2
1. Division of Health and Life Insurance and Managed Care. 3
2. Division of Property and Casualty Insurance. 4
3. Division of Administrative Services. 5
4. Division of Financial Standards and Examination. 6
5. Division of Licensing. 7
6. Division of Insurance Fraud Investigation. 8
7. Division of Consumer Protection. 9
(j) Department of Professional Licensing. 10
[1. Real Estate Authority.] 11
(k) Kentucky Real Estate Authority. 12
(l) Division of Real Property Boards. 13
(4) Transportation Cabinet: 14
(a) Department of Highways. 15
1. Office of Project Development. 16
2. Office of Project Delivery and Preservation. 17
3. Office of Highway Safety. 18
4. Highway District Offices One through Twelve. 19
(b) Department of Vehicle Regulation. 20
(c) Department of Aviation. 21
(d) Department of Rural and Municipal Aid. 22
1. Office of Local Programs. 23
2. Office of Rural and Secondary Roads. 24
(e) Office of the Secretary. 25
1. Office of Public Affairs. 26
2. Office for Civil Rights and Small Business Development. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1634
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3. Office of Budget and Fiscal Management. 1
4. Office of Inspector General. 2
5. Secretary's Office of Safety. 3
(f) Office of Support Services. 4
(g) Office of Transportation Delivery. 5
(h) Office of Audits. 6
(i) Office of Human Resource Management. 7
(j) Office of Information Technology. 8
(k) Office of Legal Services. 9
(5) Cabinet for Economic Development: 10
(a) Office of the Secretary. 11
1. Office of Legal Services. 12
2. Department for Business and Community Development. 13
a. Development and Retention Division – West Kentucky. 14
b. Development, Retention, and Administrative Division – 15
Central and East Kentucky. 16
c. Community and Workforce Development Division. 17
3. Department for Financial Services. 18
a. Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority. 19
b. Finance and Personnel Division. 20
c. IT and Resource Management Division. 21
d. Compliance Division. 22
e. Program Administration Division. 23
f. Bluegrass State Skills Corporation. 24
4. Office of Strategy and Public Affairs. 25
a. Marketing and Communications Division. 26
b. Research and Strategy Division. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1634
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5. Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 1
a. Commission on Small Business Innovation and Advocacy. 2
(6) Cabinet for Health and Family Services: 3
(a) Office of the Secretary. 4
1. Office of Public Affairs. 5
2. Office of Legal Services. 6
3. Office of Inspector General. 7
4. Office of Human Resource Management. 8
5. Office of Finance and Budget. 9
6. Office of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs. 10
7. Office of Administrative Services. 11
8. Office of Application Technology Services. 12
9. Office of Data Analytics. 13
(b) Department for Public Health. 14
(c) Department for Medicaid Services. 15
(d) Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual 16
Disabilities. 17
(e) Department for Aging and Independent Living. 18
(f) Department for Community Based Services. 19
(g) Department for Family Resource Centers and Volunteer Services. 20
(7) Finance and Administration Cabinet: 21
(a) Office of the Secretary. 22
(b) Office of the Inspector General. 23
(c) Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. 24
(d) Office of General Counsel. 25
(e) Office of the Controller. 26
(f) Office of Administrative Services. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1634
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(g) Office of Policy and Audit. 1
(h) Department for Facilities and Support Services. 2
(i) Department of Revenue. 3
(j) Commonwealth Office of Technology. 4
(k) State Property and Buildings Commission. 5
(l) Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Contract Compliance. 6
(m) Kentucky Employees Retirement Systems. 7
(n) Commonwealth Credit Union. 8
(o) State Investment Commission. 9
(p) Kentucky Housing Corporation. 10
(q) Kentucky Local Correctional Facilities Construction Authority. 11
(r) Kentucky Turnpike Authority. 12
(s) Historic Properties Advisory Commission. 13
(t) Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority. 14
(u) Kentucky River Authority. 15
(v) Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System Board of Trustees. 16
(w) Executive Branch Ethics Commission. 17
(x) Office of Fleet Management. 18
(8) Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet: 19
(a) Kentucky Department of Tourism. 20
1. Division of Tourism Services. 21
2. Division of Marketing and Administration. 22
3. Division of Communications and Promotions. 23
(b) Kentucky Department of Parks. 24
1. Division of Information Technology. 25
2. Division of Human Resources. 26
3. Division of Financial Operations. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1634
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4. Division of Purchasing. 1
5. Division of Facilities. 2
6. Division of Park Operations. 3
7. Division of Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service. 4
8. Division of Engagement. 5
9. Division of Food Services. 6
10. Division of Rangers. 7
(c) Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. 8
1. Division of Law Enforcement. 9
2. Division of Administrative Services. 10
3. Division of Engineering, Infrastructure, and Technology. 11
4. Division of Fisheries. 12
5. Division of Information and Education. 13
6. Division of Wildlife. 14
7. Division of Marketing. 15
(d) Kentucky Horse Park. 16
1. Division of Support Services. 17
2. Division of Buildings and Grounds. 18
3. Division of Operational Services. 19
(e) Kentucky State Fair Board. 20
1. Office of Administrative and Information Technology Services. 21
2. Office of Human Resources and Access Control. 22
3. Division of Expositions. 23
4. Division of Kentucky Exposition Center Operations. 24
5. Division of Kentucky International Convention Center. 25
6. Division of Public Relations and Media. 26
7. Division of Venue Services. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1634
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8. Division of Personnel Management and Staff Development. 1
9. Division of Sales. 2
10. Division of Security and Traffic Control. 3
11. Division of Information Technology. 4
12. Division of the Louisville Arena. 5
13. Division of Fiscal and Contract Management. 6
14. Division of Access Control. 7
(f) Office of the Secretary. 8
1. Office of Finance. 9
2. Office of Government Relations and Administration. 10
(g) Office of Legal Affairs. 11
(h) Office of Human Resources. 12
(i) Office of Public Affairs and Constituent Services. 13
(j) Office of Arts and Cultural Heritage. 14
(k) Kentucky African-American Heritage Commission. 15
(l) Kentucky Foundation for the Arts. 16
(m) Kentucky Humanities Council. 17
(n) Kentucky Heritage Council. 18
(o) Kentucky Arts Council. 19
(p) Kentucky Historical Society. 20
1. Division of Museums. 21
2. Division of Oral History and Educational Outreach. 22
3. Division of Research and Publications. 23
4. Division of Administration. 24
(q) Kentucky Center for the Arts. 25
1. Division of Governor's School for the Arts. 26
(r) Kentucky Artisans Center at Berea. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1634
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(s) Northern Kentucky Convention Center. 1
(t) Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center. 2
(9) Personnel Cabinet: 3
(a) Office of the Secretary. 4
(b) Department of Human Resources Administration. 5
(c) Office of Employee Relations. 6
(d) Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority. 7
(e) Office of Administrative Services. 8
(f) Office of Legal Services. 9
(g) Governmental Services Center. 10
(h) Department of Employee Insurance. 11
(i) Office of Diversity, Equality, and Training. 12
(j) Office of Public Affairs. 13
(10) Education and Labor Cabinet: 14
(a) Office of the Secretary. 15
1. Office of Legal Services. 16
a. Workplace Standards Legal Division. 17
b. Workers' Claims Legal Division. 18
c. Workforce Development Legal Division. 19
2. Office of Administrative Services. 20
a. Division of Human Resources Management. 21
b. Division of Fiscal Management. 22
c. Division of Operations and Support Services. 23
3. Office of Technology Services. 24
a. Division of Information Technology Services. 25
4. Office of Policy and Audit. 26
5. Office of Legislative Services. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1634
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6. Office of Communications. 1
7. Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics. 2
8. Board of the Kentucky Center for Statistics. 3
9. Early Childhood Advisory Council. 4
10. Governors' Scholars Program. 5
11. Governor's School for Entrepreneurs Program. 6
12. Foundation for Adult Education. 7
(b) Department of Education. 8
1. Kentucky Board of Education. 9
2. Kentucky Technical Education Personnel Board. 10
3. Education Professional Standards Board. 11
(c) Board of Directors for the Center for School Safety. 12
(d) Department for Libraries and Archives. 13
(e) Kentucky Environmental Education Council. 14
(f) Kentucky Educational Television. 15
(g) Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. 16
(h) Department of Workforce Development. 17
1. Career Development Office. 18
2. Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. 19
a. Division of Kentucky Business Enterprise. 20
b. Division of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Training Center. 21
c. Division of Blind Services. 22
d. Division of Field Services. 23
e. Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation. 24
f. Employment First Council. 25
3. Office of Employer and Apprenticeship Services. 26
a. Division of Apprenticeship. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1634
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4. Kentucky Apprenticeship Council. 1
5. Division of Technical Assistance. 2
6. Office of Adult Education. 3
7. Office of the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board. 4
(i) Department of Workplace Standards. 5
1. Division of Occupational Safety and Health Compliance. 6
2. Division of Occupational Safety and Health Education and 7
Training. 8
3. Division of Wages and Hours. 9
(j) Office of Unemployment Insurance. 10
(k) Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Commission. 11
(l) Department of Workers' Claims. 12
1. Division of Workers' Compensation Funds. 13
2. Office of Administrative Law Judges. 14
3. Division of Claims Processing. 15
4. Division of Security and Compliance. 16
5. Division of Specialist and Medical Services. 17
6. Workers' Compensation Board. 18
(m) Workers' Compensation Funding Commission. 19
(n) Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. 20
(o) State Labor Relations Board. 21
(p) Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority. 22
(q) Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. 23
(r) Workers' Compensation Nominating Committee. 24
(s) Office of Educational Programs. 25
(t) Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board. 26
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(v) Kentucky Work Ready Skills Advisory Committee. 1
(w) Kentucky Geographic Education Board. 2
(x) Disability Determination Services Program. 3
III. Other departments headed by appointed officers: 4
(1) Council on Postsecondary Education. 5
(2) Department of Military Affairs. 6
(3) Department for Local Government. 7
(4) Kentucky Commission on Human Rights. 8
(5) Kentucky Commission on Women. 9
(6) Department of Veterans' Affairs. 10
(7) Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs. 11
(8) Office of Minority Empowerment. 12
(9) Governor's Council on Wellness and Physical Activity. 13
(10) Kentucky Communications Network Authority. 14