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AN ACT relating to economic relief for local communities of the Commonwealth 1
and declaring an emergency. 2
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 3
SECTION 1. SUBCHAPTER 14 OF KRS CHAPTER 154 IS ESTABLISHED, 4
AND A NEW SECTION THEREOF IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 5
The Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program of 2024 is 6
intended exclusively for the federal grants identified or administered by the United 7
States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Delta Regional Authority, 8
or the federal agencies that comprise the Interagency Working Group on Coal and 9
Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization established by Presidential 10
Executive Order 14008, issued on January 27, 2021. 11
SECTION 2. A NEW SECTION OF SUBCHAPTER 14 OF KRS CHAPTER 12
154 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 13
As used in this subchapter: 14
(1) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Economic Development; 15
(2) "Commission" means the GRANT Commission established in Section 8 of this 16
Act; 17
(3) "County population ranking" means the score of each county determined by the 18
cabinet under subsection (7) of Section 5 of this Act; 19
(4) "Eligible grant recipient" means a grant applicant that is a county or city 20
governing body or nonprofit charitable organization organized under 26 U.S.C. 21
sec. 501(c)(3) and engaged in public benefit improvements; 22
(5) "Eligible project" means a project that: 23
(a) Benefits the public or substantially benefits the public and satisfies the 24
evaluation criteria in Section 5 of this Act and that is initiated on: 25
1. Publicly owned property; 26
2. Property to be acquired, which comes with either a: 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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a. Legally binding letter of intent or option for the sale to an 1
eligible grant recipient; or 2
b. Legally binding sale agreement for the sale to an eligible grant 3
recipient; or 4
3. Private property on which a project is located that is in the public 5
interest and for a public purpose and that benefits an eligible 6
community; and 7
(b) Requires local matching funds based on the county population ranking as 8
provided in Section 5 of this Act; 9
(6) "Eligible use" means the authorized purpose for which an awarded grant may be 10
used depending on the source of funds from the Commonwealth; 11
(7) "Interagency Working Group" means the Interagency Working Group on Coal 12
and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization established by 13
Presidential Executive Order 14008, issued on January 27, 2021; 14
(8) "Population density": 15
(a) Means the number of persons per square mile of a county; 16
(b) Is calculated by dividing the total county population by the square miles in 17
the county; 18
(c) Is determined by using the population estimate from the most recent 19
available five (5) year American Community Survey as published by the 20
United States Census Bureau; and 21
(d) Is used to rank each county in descending order, with the county having the 22
largest population density receiving a rank of one (1) and the county with 23
the smallest population density receiving a rank of one hundred twenty 24
(120); 25
(9) "Regional project" means an eligible project that is proposed by eligible grant 26
recipients residing or having a primary business address in different counties in 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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this Commonwealth who submit a single grant application; and 1
(10) "Ten (10) year percentage change in population": 2
(a) Means the percentage change in population within a county; 3
(b) Is determined by comparing the population estimate from the most recent 4
available five (5) year American Community Survey as published by the 5
United States Census Bureau to the same survey ten (10) years prior to the 6
most recent available survey; and 7
(c) Is used to rank each county in descending order, with the county having the 8
largest positive percentage change in population receiving a rank of one (1) 9
and the county with the largest negative percentage change receiving a rank 10
of one hundred twenty (120). 11
SECTION 3. A NEW SECTION OF SUBCHAPTER 14 OF KRS CHAPTER 12
154 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 13
(1) The Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program of 14
2024 is hereby established under the cabinet, subject to the approval of the 15
commission established in Section 8 of this Act. The cabinet's administration of 16
the program includes but is not limited to the following: 17
(a) Creating and making available a standardized grant application and a 18
regional grant application for the obligation of state funds under this 19
subchapter to apply for matching federal funds; 20
(b) Developing a standardized scoring system pursuant to this section and 21
Section 5 of this Act; 22
(c) Reviewing and processing the applications submitted by the proposed 23
eligible grant recipients to the cabinet; 24
(d) Verifying and determining whether a match applicant is an eligible grant 25
recipient that is seeking a federal grant for an eligible project; 26
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with the evaluation criteria set forth in this section and Section 5 of this 1
Act; 2
(f) Scoring each match application pursuant to the scoring system described in 3
Section 5 of this Act; 4
(g) Ranking each match application: 5
1. To prioritize the greatest return on investment and relative positive 6
impact of the eligible project; and 7
2. Based on the project evaluation and the project score described in this 8
section and Section 5 of this Act; 9
(h) Compiling a list of proposed match applicants whose eligible project 10
demonstrates a high level of investment potential if a match is provided, as 11
revealed by the evaluation, scoring, and ranking process described in this 12
section and Section 5 of this Act; 13
(i) Providing detailed feedback to the match applicants after the project 14
evaluation and project score are completed and the match application is 15
approved or denied by the cabinet, unless otherwise prohibited by federal or 16
state law; 17
(j) Obligating matching funds to selected eligible grant recipients; 18
(k) Compiling the monthly report to be submitted under Section 7 of this Act; 19
and 20
(l) Compiling the annual report to be submitted under Section 7 of this Act. 21
(2) The cabinet shall determine the terms, conditions, and requirements of 22
application for match funds awarded from the Government Resources 23
Accelerating Needed Transformation Program of 2024 fund. The cabinet may 24
establish procedures and standards for the review and approval of obligation of 25
match funds through the promulgation of administrative regulations in 26
accordance with KRS Chapter 13A. By December 1, 2024, the cabinet shall 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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submit recommended legislative changes to the Legislative Research Commission 1
for referral to and for consideration by the Senate Standing Committee on 2
Appropriations and Revenue and the House Standing Committee on 3
Appropriations and Revenue or the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations 4
and Revenue. 5
(3) The secretary of the cabinet shall have the authority to hire staff, contract for 6
services, expend funds, and operate the normal business activities of the 7
Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program of 2024. 8
Notwithstanding KRS Chapter 45A, the cabinet may contract with a third party 9
for implementation and administration of the program. 10
(4) The Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program of 11
2024 as provided in this subchapter shall sunset on December 31, 2026, unless 12
authorized by the General Assembly to continue its work for a specified period of 13
time. 14
(5) The Kentucky Council of Area Development Districts and local area development 15
districts shall assist eligible grant recipients in identifying available federal grant 16
opportunities and preparing federal grant applications and Government 17
Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program of 2024 applications. 18
Nothing in this subsection shall prevent any public agency or nonprofit entity 19
from assisting eligible grant recipients in identifying available federal grant 20
opportunities and preparing federal grant applications and Government 21
Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program of 2024 applications. 22
(6) Upon request of the local area development districts, a local public institution in 23
the postsecondary education system as defined in KRS 164.001 shall assist the 24
eligible grant recipients in their area by including but not limited to: 25
(a) Identifying opportunities for federal grants; 26
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the communities including but not limited to providing data and analysis for 1
the federal grant application; or 2
(c) Acting as the contact person for the local public institution to the Kentucky 3
Council of Area Development Districts and to the area development district 4
in which the local public institution is located and updating the contact 5
person information. 6
SECTION 4. A NEW SECTION OF SUBCHAPTER 14 OF KRS CHAPTER 7
154 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 8
(1) (a) To participate in the Government Resources Accelerating Needed 9
Transformation Program of 2024, grant applicants shall submit either a 10
standardized or a regional application to the cabinet for consideration by 11
the commission. 12
(b) The cabinet shall provide a preliminary evaluation of the application within 13
five (5) business days of receipt of the application. As part of the 14
preliminary evaluation, the cabinet shall consider the following: 15
1. Applicant's eligibility when evaluated against the requirements of the 16
federal grant; and 17
2. Application completeness when evaluated against the requirements of 18
the federal grant. 19
(c) The cabinet shall provide a final decision of approval or denial on the 20
application within twenty-one (21) calendar days of receipt of the 21
application. 22
(2) If a grant application is selected as an eligible match recipient approved under 23
this subchapter, it shall comply with any match agreement and reporting 24
requirements deemed necessary by the cabinet to verify that the awarded funds to 25
go toward an eligible use. 26
(3) If the selected match recipient fails to comply with subsection (2) of this section 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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or uses the awarded match money for any purpose other than an eligible use, the 1
selected eligible match recipient shall forfeit and be liable to the cabinet for the 2
full award amount. 3
SECTION 5. A NEW SECTION OF SUBCHAPTER 14 OF KRS CHAPTER 4
154 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 5
(1) The cabinet shall identify and certify the areas for grant funding designated by 6
the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Delta 7
Regional Authority or Interagency Working Group as a priority for obligation of 8
match funds. Any area in Kentucky that is eligible for federal grant resources, 9
but is not a United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, a 10
Delta Regional Authority, or an Interagency Working Group designated 11
community, may be eligible for obligation of state funds under this section. The 12
cabinet shall not approve a project unless it finds that the project is in the public 13
interest and the grant funds will be used for a public purpose. For purposes of 14
this subsection, projects that are in the public interest and for a public purpose 15
can include a derivative private benefit, if the cabinet finds the following: 16
(a) The project will enhance a community or region; 17
(b) The granting entity for which the cabinet's matching grant is being used 18
requires a public purpose for grant eligibility; or 19
(c) The cabinet in its judgment concludes the proposal will enhance the quality 20
of life or services in a community or region. 21
(2) The cabinet shall evaluate each applicant's eligible project according to the 22
criteria described in this section for the purpose of compiling a recommendation 23
and score for the eligible project pursuant to this section. 24
(3) If a match applicant is selected as an eligible grant recipient approved under the 25
Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program of 2024, it 26
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necessary by the cabinet to verify that the awarded grant shall go toward an 1
eligible use. 2
(4) In the administration of the Government Resources Accelerating Needed 3
Transformation Program of 2024, the cabinet shall develop a scoring system for 4
the project proposed by each match applicant based on the total projected return 5
on investment and the relative positive impact in the community. 6
(5) The scoring system shall include a: 7
(a) Score in each category as specified in subsection (6) of this section; and 8
(b) Total weighted score, which is the average of the scores in each category. 9
(6) The scoring categories shall include but are not limited to: 10
(a) Projected return on investment the project will yield, which includes an 11
assessment of the: 12
1. Likelihood of project completion both with the cabinet's funding and 13
without; 14
2. Application content when evaluated against the federal grant 15
program's publicly available scoring rubric or evaluation criteria, if 16
any; 17
3. Projected gross economic impact of the proposed project on the 18
community; 19
4. Projected number of jobs created by the proposed project and 20
subsequent impact on the community; 21
5. Determination of the cost of the project based on the cost expended by 22
the cabinet if it obligates the requested grant amount to the applicant; 23
6. Evidence of community support for the project; 24
7. Likelihood that the applicant can successfully manage the federal 25
grant's administration requirements; and 26
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particular applicant; and 1
(b) Overall positive impact the project will have on the surrounding community 2
as evidenced by clear and feasible projected outcomes of the grant-funded 3
project. 4
(7) (a) On or before May 1, 2024, and not later than May 1 every two (2) years 5
thereafter, the cabinet shall determine a county population ranking for each 6
county by adding the following two (2) factors: 7
1. The population density ranking; and 8
2. The ten (10) year percentage change in population ranking. 9
(b) The required local match for each county shall be as follows: 10
1. Eligible projects in counties where the county population ranking is 11
greater than or equal to one hundred ninety-three (193) shall provide 12
a minimum amount of local matching funds equal to one percent (1%) 13
of the state match; 14
2. Eligible project in counties where the county population ranking is 15
less than one hundred ninety-three (193) but greater than or equal to 16
one hundred forty-five (145) shall provide a minimum amount of local 17
matching funds equal to two percent (2%) of the state match; 18
3. Eligible project in counties where the county population ranking is 19
less than one hundred forty-five (145) but greater than or equal to 20
ninety-seven (97) shall provide a minimum amount of local matching 21
funds equal to three percent (3%) of the state match; 22
4. Eligible project in counties where the county population ranking is 23
less than ninety-seven (97) but greater than or equal to forty-nine (49) 24
shall provide a minimum amount of local matching funds equal to 25
four percent (4%) of the state match; and 26
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less than forty-nine (49) shall provide a minimum amount of local 1
matching funds equal to five percent (5%) of the state match. 2
(c) On or before November 1, 2024, and no later than November 1 every two (2) 3
years thereafter, the cabinet shall report to the Legislative Research 4
Commission and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriation and 5
Revenue the following information for each county: 6
1. The county name; 7
2. The population density ranking for that county; 8
3. The ten (10) year percentage change in population ranking for that 9
county; and 10
4. The county population ranking for that county. 11
(8) (a) For selected eligible grant recipients that are involved in a regional project, 12
the cabinet may pool the potential allocation of funds available for each 13
county represented by the eligible grant recipients for the grant amount 14
awarded. 15
(b) A county that is an eligible grant recipient involved in a regional project 16
shall provide that county's local matching funds based on the county 17
population ranking determined under subsection (7) of this section and 18
each county's local matching funds may be pooled as described in 19
paragraph (a) of this subsection. 20
(9) Beginning no later than November 1, 2024, and annually thereafter until the 21
authorized appropriation is spent or returned, the cabinet shall compile and 22
submit a report for each application approved by the GRANT Commission 23
established in Section 8 of this Act for the Government Resources Accelerating 24
Needed Transformation Program of 2024. The report shall be electronically 25
delivered to the Legislative Research Commission and the Interim Joint 26
Committee on Appropriations and Revenue and contain the following 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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information: 1
(a) The name of the applicant, a description of the eligible project, and the 2
location of each proposed project for which an application was approved; 3
(b) The date the application was approved by the GRANT Commission; 4
(c) The amount of funding authorized for each project approved; 5
(d) The total amount of funding disbursed for each project approved; and 6
(e) The round of funding for which each project received approval. 7
(10) The Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program of 8
2024 shall begin April 15, 2024. The cabinet shall begin accepting applications 9
for the program on May 15, 2024. 10
SECTION 6. A NEW SECTION OF SUBCHAPTER 14 OF KRS CHAPTER 11
154 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 12
(1) There is hereby established in the State Treasury a trust and agency account to be 13
known as the Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation 14
Program of 2024 fund. The fund shall consist of moneys received from state 15
appropriations, gifts, grants, and federal funds. 16
(2) The fund shall be administered and maintained by the cabinet. 17
(3) Amounts deposited in the fund shall be used for awarding: 18
(a) Matching funds to applicants of the Government Resources Accelerating 19
Needed Transformation Program of 2024 upon notification of award of the 20
federal grant requiring matching funds. Up to twenty percent (20%) of the 21
amounts deposited in the fund shall be used for match awards for nonprofit 22
charitable organizations organized under 26 U.S.C. sec. 501(c)(3); and 23
(b) Matching funds to applicants of the Government Resources Accelerating 24
Needed Transformation Program of 2024 upon notification of award of the 25
federal grant requiring matching funds. Up to eighty percent (80%) of the 26
amounts deposited in the fund shall be used for match awards to county or 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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city governing bodies. 1
(4) Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, moneys in the account not expended at the close of 2
a fiscal year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward into the next fiscal year. 3
(5) Any interest earnings of the fund shall become a part of the fund and shall not 4
lapse. 5
(6) Moneys deposited in the fund are hereby appropriated for the purposes set forth 6
in this section and shall not be appropriated or transferred by the General 7
Assembly for any other purposes. 8
(7) Any match funds awarded under subsection (3) of this section shall be canceled 9
upon denial of the federal award. 10
(8) On or after June 30, 2024, any unencumbered moneys in the fund established in 11
Section 10 of this Act, shall be transferred to the Government Resources 12
Accelerating Needed Transformation Program of 2024 fund administered by the 13
Cabinet for Economic Development created in this section. 14
SECTION 7. A NEW SECTION OF SUBCHAPTER 14 OF KRS CHAPTER 15
154 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 16
(1) (a) By June 1, 2024, the cabinet shall submit a monthly report on eligible 17
project applications to the Governor and the Senate Standing Committee on 18
Appropriations and Revenue and the House Standing Committee on 19
Appropriations and Revenue, or the Interim Joint Committee on 20
Appropriations and Revenue, and make the reports available on the 21
cabinet's website. 22
(b) The monthly report shall be a summary of the eligible project applications 23
and shall include but not be limited to the following: 24
1. A list of all match applicants; 25
2. The identity of applicants who were not selected for obligation of 26
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3. Trends found in feedback given to applicants who were not selected 1
for obligation of match funds; 2
4. Eligible uses of the projects cited in the match applications; 3
5. The date of the application; 4
6. The date of receipt of the application by the cabinet; 5
7. A description of the federal grant funds applied for by the applicant; 6
8. A description of the title, subject matter, preliminary evaluation, and 7
scoring tally of the eligible project; 8
9. The date of the cabinet's preliminary evaluation; 9
10. The amount of moneys requested, and the amount of moneys approved 10
or denied for each application; 11
11. The date of the cabinet's final decision on obligation of the match 12
funds, the date of the federal grant approval or denial, and whether 13
the eligible project was approved or denied; and 14
12. Any other information requested by the cabinet. 15
(2) By November 1, 2024, and annually thereafter until November 1, 2026, the 16
cabinet shall prepare an annual report of the Government Resources 17
Accelerating Needed Transformation Program of 2024 to be submitted to the 18
Governor and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue and 19
made available on the cabinet's website. The annual report shall include but not 20
be limited to the following: 21
(a) A summary of the monthly reports and the match applications received and 22
relevant statistics relating to actions taken by the cabinet and grants 23
awarded, including the applicant, award amount, and the purpose of the 24
funding; 25
(b) The current balance of the Government Resources Accelerating Needed 26
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(c) Recommendations regarding appropriations to the Government Resources 1
Accelerating Needed Transformation Program of 2024 fund for the 2
upcoming fiscal year; and 3
(d) Recommendations for legislation or policy actions needed to facilitate 4
greater receipt of grant funding to eligible grant recipients. 5
SECTION 8. A NEW SECTION OF SUBCHAPTER 14 OF KRS CHAPTER 6
154 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 7
(1) There is hereby established the GRANT Commission. The commission shall be 8
administratively attached to the Cabinet for Economic Development. 9
(2) (a) The commission shall consist of the following seven (7) voting members: 10
1. The Attorney General or his or her designee; 11
2. The Auditor of Public Accounts or his or her designee; 12
3. The secretary of the Cabinet for Economic Development or his or her 13
designee; 14
4. The Secretary of State of his or her designee; 15
5. The State Treasurer or his or her designee; and 16
6 Two (2) members appointed by the Governor. 17
(b) Each member appointed by the Governor shall serve for a term of four (4) 18
years, except that in making the initial appointments, the Governor shall 19
appoint two (2) members to serve for two (2) years. All succeeding 20
appointments shall be for a term of four (4) years. 21
(3) The commission shall elect the chair and vice chair from its membership every 22
two (2) years. In the absence or vacancy of the chair, the vice chair shall serve as 23
chair. 24
(4) All members shall be registered voters of Kentucky. 25
(5) (a) Meetings of the commission shall be conducted according to KRS 61.805 to 26
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(b) The commission shall meet at least twice within each calendar year. 1
(c) Four (4) voting members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for 2
the transaction of business. 3
(d) Each member of the commission shall have one (1) vote, with all actions 4
being taken by an affirmative vote of the majority of members present. 5
(6) The cabinet shall provide staff and support services to the commission and shall 6
direct and supervise its administrative affairs and general management subject to 7
the policies, control, and direction of the commission. 8
(7) Notwithstanding KRS 12.028, the commission shall not be subject to 9
reorganization by the Governor. 10
Section 9. KRS 147A.154 is amended to read as follows: 11
(1) The Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program is 12
hereby established under the department. The department's administration of the 13
program includes but is not limited to the following: 14
(a) Creating and making available a standardized grant application and a regional 15
grant application; 16
(b) Developing a standardized scoring system pursuant to KRS 147A.162; 17
(c) Reviewing and processing the applications and proposals submitted by the 18
proposed grant recipients; 19
(d) Verifying and determining whether a grant applicant is an eligible grant 20
recipient and seeking a grant for an eligible project; 21
(e) Evaluating the project proposed by the grant application in accordance with 22
the evaluation criteria set forth in KRS 147A.160; 23
(f) Scoring each grant application project pursuant to the scoring system 24
described in KRS 147A.162; 25
(g) Ranking each grant application: 26
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impact on the priority community; and 1
2. Based on the project evaluation and the project score described in KRS 2
147A.160 and 147A.162; 3
(h) Compiling a list of proposed grant recipients whose eligible project 4
demonstrates a high level of investment potential if a grant is made, as 5
revealed by the evaluation, scoring, and ranking process described in this 6
section and KRS 147A.160 and 147A.162; 7
(i) Providing detailed feedback to the grant applicants after the project evaluation 8
and project score are completed; 9
(j) Awarding matching grants to selected eligible grant recipients; and 10
(k) Compiling for the annual report submitted under KRS 147A.164 the 11
following information about the project: 12
1. A list of all program applicants; 13
2. The identity of applicants who were not selected for recommendation; 14
3. Trends found in feedback given to applicants who were not selected for 15
recommendation; 16
4. Eligible uses of the projects cited in the grant applications; and 17
5. Any other information requested by the department. 18
(2) The department shall determine the terms, conditions, and requirements of 19
application for grant funds awarded from the Government Resources Accelerating 20
Needed Transformation Program fund. The department may establish procedures 21
and standards for the review and approval of eligible grant awards through the 22
promulgation of administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A. 23
(3) The commissioner of the department shall have the authority to hire staff, contract 24
for services, expend funds, and operate the normal business activities of the 25
Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program. 26
(4) The Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program shall 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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sunset on April 15, 2025. The department shall not accept any application or 1
obligate any funds under Section 10 of this Act on or after April 15, 2
2024[December 31, 2026, unless authorized by the General Assembly to continue 3
its work for a specified period of time]. 4
(5) The Kentucky Council of Area Development Districts and local area development 5
districts shall assist priority communities in identifying available grant 6
opportunities and preparing Government Resources Accelerating Needed 7
Transformation Program applications. Nothing in this subsection prevents any 8
public agency or nonprofit entity from assisting priority communities in identifying 9
and preparing Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation 10
Program applications. 11
Section 10. KRS 147A.158 is amended to read as follows: 12
(1) There is hereby established in the State Treasury a trust and agency account to be 13
known as the Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program 14
fund. The fund shall consist of moneys received from state appropriations, gifts, 15
grants, and federal funds. 16
(2) The fund shall be administered and maintained by the department. 17
(3) Amounts deposited in the fund shall be used for: 18
(a) Awarding matching fund grants to applicants of the Government Resources 19
Accelerating Needed Transformation Program upon notification of award of 20
the federal grant requiring matching funds; and 21
(b) Administration of the program. 22
(4) Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, moneys in the account not expended at the close of a 23
fiscal year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward into the next fiscal year. 24
(5) Any interest earnings of the fund shall become a part of the fund and shall not 25
lapse. 26
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this section and shall not be appropriated or transferred by the General Assembly 1
for any other purposes. 2
(7) Any amounts obligated under subsection (3)(a) of this section shall be canceled 3
upon denial of the federal award. 4
(8) By December 1, 2023, and annually thereafter until December 1, 2024[December 1, 5
2026], the department shall prepare an annual report detailing the expenditures for 6
the administration of the program from the fund, which shall be included in the 7
annual report submitted under KRS 147A.164. 8
(9) Any moneys in the fund on or after June 30, 2024, shall be transferred to the 9
Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program of 2024 10
fund administered by the Cabinet for Economic Development created in Section 6 11
of this Act. 12
Section 11. KRS 12.020 (Effective until July 1, 2024) is amended to read as 13
follows: 14
Departments, program cabinets and their departments, and the respective major 15
administrative bodies that they include are enumerated in this section. It is not intended 16
that this enumeration of administrative bodies be all-inclusive. Every authority, board, 17
bureau, interstate compact, commission, committee, conference, council, office, or any 18
other form of organization shall be included in or attached to the department or program 19
cabinet in which they are included or to which they are attached by statute or statutorily 20
authorized executive order; except in the case of the Personnel Board and where the 21
attached department or administrative body is headed by a constitutionally elected 22
officer, the attachment shall be solely for the purpose of dissemination of information and 23
coordination of activities and shall not include any authority over the functions, 24
personnel, funds, equipment, facilities, or records of the department or administrative 25
body. 26
I. Cabinet for General Government - Departments headed by elected officers: 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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(1) The Governor. 1
(2) Lieutenant Governor. 2
(3) Department of State. 3
(a) Secretary of State. 4
(b) Board of Elections. 5
(c) Registry of Election Finance. 6
(4) Department of Law. 7
(a) Attorney General. 8
(5) Department of the Treasury. 9
(a) Treasurer. 10
(6) Department of Agriculture. 11
(a) Commissioner of Agriculture. 12
(b) Agricultural Development Board. 13
(c) Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation. 14
(7) Auditor of Public Accounts. 15
II. Program cabinets headed by appointed officers: 16
(1) Justice and Public Safety Cabinet: 17
(a) Department of Kentucky State Police. 18
1. Office of Administrative Services. 19
a. Division of Operational Support. 20
b. Division of Management Services. 21
2. Office of Operations. 22
a. Division of West Troops. 23
b. Division of East Troops. 24
c. Division of Special Enforcement. 25
d. Division of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement. 26
3. Office of Technical Services. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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a. Division of Forensic Sciences. 1
b. Division of Electronic Services. 2
c. Division of Records Management. 3
(b) Department of Criminal Justice Training. 4
(c) Department of Corrections. 5
(d) Department of Juvenile Justice. 6
(e) Office of the Secretary. 7
(f) Office of Drug Control Policy. 8
(g) Office of Legal Services. 9
(h) Office of the Kentucky State Medical Examiner. 10
(i) Parole Board. 11
(j) Kentucky State Corrections Commission. 12
(k) Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Services. 13
(l) Office of Human Resource Management. 14
1. Division of Human Resource Administration. 15
2. Division of Employee Management. 16
(m) Department of Public Advocacy. 17
(n) Office of Communications. 18
1. Information Technology Services Division. 19
(o) Office of Financial Management Services. 20
1. Division of Financial Management. 21
(p) Grants Management Division. 22
(2) Energy and Environment Cabinet: 23
(a) Office of the Secretary. 24
1. Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. 25
2. Office of Legal Services. 26
a. Legal Division I. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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b. Legal Division II. 1
3. Office of Administrative Hearings. 2
4. Office of Communication. 3
5. Mine Safety Review Commission. 4
6. Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves. 5
7. Kentucky Public Service Commission. 6
(b) Department for Environmental Protection. 7
1. Office of the Commissioner. 8
2. Division for Air Quality. 9
3. Division of Water. 10
4. Division of Environmental Program Support. 11
5. Division of Waste Management. 12
6. Division of Enforcement. 13
7. Division of Compliance Assistance. 14
(c) Department for Natural Resources. 15
1. Office of the Commissioner. 16
2. Division of Mine Permits. 17
3. Division of Mine Reclamation and Enforcement. 18
4. Division of Abandoned Mine Lands. 19
5. Division of Oil and Gas. 20
6. Division of Mine Safety. 21
7. Division of Forestry. 22
8. Division of Conservation. 23
9. Office of the Reclamation Guaranty Fund. 24
(d) Office of Energy Policy. 25
1. Division of Energy Assistance. 26
(e) Office of Administrative Services. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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1. Division of Human Resources Management. 1
2. Division of Financial Management. 2
3. Division of Information Services. 3
(3) Public Protection Cabinet. 4
(a) Office of the Secretary. 5
1. Office of Communications and Public Outreach. 6
2. Office of Legal Services. 7
a. Insurance Legal Division. 8
b. Charitable Gaming Legal Division. 9
c. Alcoholic Beverage Control Legal Division. 10
d. Housing, Buildings and Construction Legal Division. 11
e. Financial Institutions Legal Division. 12
f. Professional Licensing Legal Division. 13
3. Office of Administrative Hearings. 14
4. Office of Administrative Services. 15
a. Division of Human Resources. 16
b. Division of Fiscal Responsibility. 17
(b) Office of Claims and Appeals. 18
1. Board of Tax Appeals. 19
2. Board of Claims. 20
3. Crime Victims Compensation Board. 21
(c) Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission. 22
(d) Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. 23
1. Office of Executive Director. 24
a. Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering and Compliance. 25
b. Division of Stewards. 26
c. Division of Licensing. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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d. Division of Enforcement. 1
e. Division of Incentives and Development. 2
f. Division of Veterinary Services. 3
(e) Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. 4
1. Division of Distilled Spirits. 5
2. Division of Malt Beverages. 6
3. Division of Enforcement. 7
(f) Department of Charitable Gaming. 8
1. Division of Licensing and Compliance. 9
2. Division of Enforcement. 10
(g) Department of Financial Institutions. 11
1. Division of Depository Institutions. 12
2. Division of Non-Depository Institutions. 13
3. Division of Securities. 14
(h) Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. 15
1. Division of Fire Prevention. 16
2. Division of Plumbing. 17
3. Division of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning. 18
4. Division of Building Code Enforcement. 19
(i) Department of Insurance. 20
1. Division of Health and Life Insurance and Managed Care. 21
2. Division of Property and Casualty Insurance. 22
3. Division of Administrative Services. 23
4. Division of Financial Standards and Examination. 24
5. Division of Licensing. 25
6. Division of Insurance Fraud Investigation. 26
7. Division of Consumer Protection. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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(j) Department of Professional Licensing. 1
1. Real Estate Authority. 2
(4) Transportation Cabinet: 3
(a) Department of Highways. 4
1. Office of Project Development. 5
2. Office of Project Delivery and Preservation. 6
3. Office of Highway Safety. 7
4. Highway District Offices One through Twelve. 8
(b) Department of Vehicle Regulation. 9
(c) Department of Aviation. 10
(d) Department of Rural and Municipal Aid. 11
1. Office of Local Programs. 12
2. Office of Rural and Secondary Roads. 13
(e) Office of the Secretary. 14
1. Office of Public Affairs. 15
2. Office for Civil Rights and Small Business Development. 16
3. Office of Budget and Fiscal Management. 17
4. Office of Inspector General. 18
5. Secretary's Office of Safety. 19
(f) Office of Support Services. 20
(g) Office of Transportation Delivery. 21
(h) Office of Audits. 22
(i) Office of Human Resource Management. 23
(j) Office of Information Technology. 24
(k) Office of Legal Services. 25
(5) Cabinet for Economic Development: 26
(a) Office of the Secretary. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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1. Office of Legal Services. 1
2. Department for Business and Community Development. 2
a. Development and Retention Division - West Kentucky. 3
b. Development, Retention, and Administrative Division - 4
Central and East Kentucky. 5
c. Community and Workforce Development Division. 6
3. Department for Financial Services. 7
a. Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority. 8
b. Finance and Personnel Division. 9
c. IT and Resource Management Division. 10
d. Compliance Division. 11
e. Program Administration Division. 12
f. Bluegrass State Skills Corporation. 13
g. The GRANT Commission. 14
4. Office of Strategy and Public Affairs. 15
a. Marketing and Communications Division. 16
b. Research and Strategy Division. 17
5. Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 18
a. Commission on Small Business Innovation and Advocacy. 19
(6) Cabinet for Health and Family Services: 20
(a) Office of the Secretary. 21
1. Office of the Ombudsman and Administrative Review. 22
2. Office of Public Affairs. 23
3. Office of Legal Services. 24
4. Office of Inspector General. 25
5. Office of Human Resource Management. 26
6. Office of Finance and Budget. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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7. Office of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs. 1
8. Office of Administrative Services. 2
9. Office of Application Technology Services. 3
10. Office of Data Analytics. 4
(b) Department for Public Health. 5
(c) Department for Medicaid Services. 6
(d) Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual 7
Disabilities. 8
(e) Department for Aging and Independent Living. 9
(f) Department for Community Based Services. 10
(g) Department for Income Support. 11
(h) Department for Family Resource Centers and Volunteer Services. 12
(i) Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs. 13
(7) Finance and Administration Cabinet: 14
(a) Office of the Secretary. 15
(b) Office of the Inspector General. 16
(c) Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. 17
(d) Office of General Counsel. 18
(e) Office of the Controller. 19
(f) Office of Administrative Services. 20
(g) Office of Policy and Audit. 21
(h) Department for Facilities and Support Services. 22
(i) Department of Revenue. 23
(j) Commonwealth Office of Technology. 24
(k) State Property and Buildings Commission. 25
(l) Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Contract Compliance. 26
(m) Kentucky Employees Retirement Systems. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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(n) Commonwealth Credit Union. 1
(o) State Investment Commission. 2
(p) Kentucky Housing Corporation. 3
(q) Kentucky Local Correctional Facilities Construction Authority. 4
(r) Kentucky Turnpike Authority. 5
(s) Historic Properties Advisory Commission. 6
(t) Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority. 7
(u) Kentucky River Authority. 8
(v) Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System Board of Trustees. 9
(w) Executive Branch Ethics Commission. 10
(x) Office of Fleet Management. 11
(8) Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet: 12
(a) Kentucky Department of Tourism. 13
1. Division of Tourism Services. 14
2. Division of Marketing and Administration. 15
3. Division of Communications and Promotions. 16
(b) Kentucky Department of Parks. 17
1. Division of Information Technology. 18
2. Division of Human Resources. 19
3. Division of Financial Operations. 20
4. Division of Purchasing. 21
5. Division of Facilities. 22
6. Division of Park Operations. 23
7. Division of Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service. 24
8. Division of Engagement. 25
9. Division of Food Services. 26
10. Division of Rangers. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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(c) Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. 1
1. Division of Law Enforcement. 2
2. Division of Administrative Services. 3
3. Division of Engineering, Infrastructure, and Technology. 4
4. Division of Fisheries. 5
5. Division of Information and Education. 6
6. Division of Wildlife. 7
7. Division of Marketing. 8
(d) Kentucky Horse Park. 9
1. Division of Support Services. 10
2. Division of Buildings and Grounds. 11
3. Division of Operational Services. 12
(e) Kentucky State Fair Board. 13
1. Office of Administrative and Information Technology Services. 14
2. Office of Human Resources and Access Control. 15
3. Division of Expositions. 16
4. Division of Kentucky Exposition Center Operations. 17
5. Division of Kentucky International Convention Center. 18
6. Division of Public Relations and Media. 19
7. Division of Venue Services. 20
8. Division of Personnel Management and Staff Development. 21
9. Division of Sales. 22
10. Division of Security and Traffic Control. 23
11. Division of Information Technology. 24
12. Division of the Louisville Arena. 25
13. Division of Fiscal and Contract Management. 26
14. Division of Access Control. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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(f) Office of the Secretary. 1
1. Office of Finance. 2
2. Office of Government Relations and Administration. 3
(g) Office of Legal Affairs. 4
(h) Office of Human Resources. 5
(i) Office of Public Affairs and Constituent Services. 6
(j) Office of Arts and Cultural Heritage. 7
(k) Kentucky African-American Heritage Commission. 8
(l) Kentucky Foundation for the Arts. 9
(m) Kentucky Humanities Council. 10
(n) Kentucky Heritage Council. 11
(o) Kentucky Arts Council. 12
(p) Kentucky Historical Society. 13
1. Division of Museums. 14
2. Division of Oral History and Educational Outreach. 15
3. Division of Research and Publications. 16
4. Division of Administration. 17
(q) Kentucky Center for the Arts. 18
1. Division of Governor's School for the Arts. 19
(r) Kentucky Artisans Center at Berea. 20
(s) Northern Kentucky Convention Center. 21
(t) Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center. 22
(9) Personnel Cabinet: 23
(a) Office of the Secretary. 24
(b) Department of Human Resources Administration. 25
(c) Office of Employee Relations. 26
(d) Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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(e) Office of Administrative Services. 1
(f) Office of Legal Services. 2
(g) Governmental Services Center. 3
(h) Department of Employee Insurance. 4
(i) Office of Diversity, Equality, and Training. 5
(j) Office of Public Affairs. 6
(10) Education and Labor Cabinet: 7
(a) Office of the Secretary. 8
1. Office of Legal Services. 9
a. Workplace Standards Legal Division. 10
b. Workers' Claims Legal Division. 11
c. Workforce Development Legal Division. 12
2. Office of Administrative Services. 13
a. Division of Human Resources Management. 14
b. Division of Fiscal Management. 15
c. Division of Operations and Support Services. 16
3. Office of Technology Services. 17
a. Division of Information Technology Services. 18
4. Office of Policy and Audit. 19
5. Office of Legislative Services. 20
6. Office of Communications. 21
7. Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics. 22
8. Board of the Kentucky Center for Statistics. 23
9. Early Childhood Advisory Council. 24
10. Governors' Scholars Program. 25
11. Governor's School for Entrepreneurs Program. 26
12. Foundation for Adult Education. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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(b) Department of Education. 1
1. Kentucky Board of Education. 2
2. Kentucky Technical Education Personnel Board. 3
3. Education Professional Standards Board. 4
(c) Board of Directors for the Center for School Safety. 5
(d) Department for Libraries and Archives. 6
(e) Kentucky Environmental Education Council. 7
(f) Kentucky Educational Television. 8
(g) Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. 9
(h) Department of Workforce Development. 10
1. Career Development Office. 11
2. Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. 12
a. Division of Kentucky Business Enterprise. 13
b. Division of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Training Center. 14
c. Division of Blind Services. 15
d. Division of Field Services. 16
e. Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation. 17
f. Employment First Council. 18
3. Office of Employer and Apprenticeship Services. 19
a. Division of Apprenticeship. 20
4. Kentucky Apprenticeship Council. 21
5. Division of Technical Assistance. 22
6. Office of Adult Education. 23
7. Office of the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board. 24
(i) Department of Workplace Standards. 25
1. Division of Occupational Safety and Health Compliance. 26
2. Division of Occupational Safety and Health Education and 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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Training. 1
3. Division of Wages and Hours. 2
(j) Office of Unemployment Insurance. 3
(k) Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Commission. 4
(l) Department of Workers' Claims. 5
1. Division of Workers' Compensation Funds. 6
2. Office of Administrative Law Judges. 7
3. Division of Claims Processing. 8
4. Division of Security and Compliance. 9
5. Division of Specialist and Medical Services. 10
6. Workers' Compensation Board. 11
(m) Workers' Compensation Funding Commission. 12
(n) Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. 13
(o) State Labor Relations Board. 14
(p) Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority. 15
(q) Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. 16
(r) Workers' Compensation Nominating Committee. 17
(s) Office of Educational Programs. 18
(t) Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board. 19
(u) Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education. 20
(v) Kentucky Work Ready Skills Advisory Committee. 21
(w) Kentucky Geographic Education Board. 22
III. Other departments headed by appointed officers: 23
(1) Council on Postsecondary Education. 24
(2) Department of Military Affairs. 25
(3) Department for Local Government. 26
(4) Kentucky Commission on Human Rights. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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(5) Kentucky Commission on Women. 1
(6) Department of Veterans' Affairs. 2
(7) Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs. 3
(8) Office of Minority Empowerment. 4
(9) Governor's Council on Wellness and Physical Activity. 5
(10) Kentucky Communications Network Authority. 6
Section 12. KRS 12.020 (Effective between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025) is 7
amended to read as follows: 8
Departments, program cabinets and their departments, and the respective major 9
administrative bodies that they include are enumerated in this section. It is not intended 10
that this enumeration of administrative bodies be all-inclusive. Every authority, board, 11
bureau, interstate compact, commission, committee, conference, council, office, or any 12
other form of organization shall be included in or attached to the department or program 13
cabinet in which they are included or to which they are attached by statute or statutorily 14
authorized executive order; except in the case of the Personnel Board and where the 15
attached department or administrative body is headed by a constitutionally elected 16
officer, the attachment shall be solely for the purpose of dissemination of information and 17
coordination of activities and shall not include any authority over the functions, 18
personnel, funds, equipment, facilities, or records of the department or administrative 19
body. 20
I. Cabinet for General Government - Departments headed by elected officers: 21
(1) The Governor. 22
(2) Lieutenant Governor. 23
(3) Department of State. 24
(a) Secretary of State. 25
(b) Board of Elections. 26
(c) Registry of Election Finance. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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(4) Department of Law. 1
(a) Attorney General. 2
(5) Department of the Treasury. 3
(a) Treasurer. 4
(6) Department of Agriculture. 5
(a) Commissioner of Agriculture. 6
(b) Agricultural Development Board. 7
(c) Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation. 8
(7) Auditor of Public Accounts. 9
(a) Commonwealth Office of the Ombudsman. 10
II. Program cabinets headed by appointed officers: 11
(1) Justice and Public Safety Cabinet: 12
(a) Department of Kentucky State Police. 13
1. Office of Administrative Services. 14
a. Division of Operational Support. 15
b. Division of Management Services. 16
2. Office of Operations. 17
a. Division of West Troops. 18
b. Division of East Troops. 19
c. Division of Special Enforcement. 20
d. Division of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement. 21
3. Office of Technical Services. 22
a. Division of Forensic Sciences. 23
b. Division of Electronic Services. 24
c. Division of Records Management. 25
(b) Department of Criminal Justice Training. 26
(c) Department of Corrections. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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(d) Department of Juvenile Justice. 1
(e) Office of the Secretary. 2
(f) Office of Drug Control Policy. 3
(g) Office of Legal Services. 4
(h) Office of the Kentucky State Medical Examiner. 5
(i) Parole Board. 6
(j) Kentucky State Corrections Commission. 7
(k) Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Services. 8
(l) Office of Human Resource Management. 9
1. Division of Human Resource Administration. 10
2. Division of Employee Management. 11
(m) Department of Public Advocacy. 12
(n) Office of Communications. 13
1. Information Technology Services Division. 14
(o) Office of Financial Management Services. 15
1. Division of Financial Management. 16
(p) Grants Management Division. 17
(2) Energy and Environment Cabinet: 18
(a) Office of the Secretary. 19
1. Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. 20
2. Office of Legal Services. 21
a. Legal Division I. 22
b. Legal Division II. 23
3. Office of Administrative Hearings. 24
4. Office of Communication. 25
5. Mine Safety Review Commission. 26
6. Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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7. Kentucky Public Service Commission. 1
(b) Department for Environmental Protection. 2
1. Office of the Commissioner. 3
2. Division for Air Quality. 4
3. Division of Water. 5
4. Division of Environmental Program Support. 6
5. Division of Waste Management. 7
6. Division of Enforcement. 8
7. Division of Compliance Assistance. 9
(c) Department for Natural Resources. 10
1. Office of the Commissioner. 11
2. Division of Mine Permits. 12
3. Division of Mine Reclamation and Enforcement. 13
4. Division of Abandoned Mine Lands. 14
5. Division of Oil and Gas. 15
6. Division of Mine Safety. 16
7. Division of Forestry. 17
8. Division of Conservation. 18
9. Office of the Reclamation Guaranty Fund. 19
(d) Office of Energy Policy. 20
1. Division of Energy Assistance. 21
(e) Office of Administrative Services. 22
1. Division of Human Resources Management. 23
2. Division of Financial Management. 24
3. Division of Information Services. 25
(3) Public Protection Cabinet. 26
(a) Office of the Secretary. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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1. Office of Communications and Public Outreach. 1
2. Office of Legal Services. 2
a. Insurance Legal Division. 3
b. Charitable Gaming Legal Division. 4
c. Alcoholic Beverage Control Legal Division. 5
d. Housing, Buildings and Construction Legal Division. 6
e. Financial Institutions Legal Division. 7
f. Professional Licensing Legal Division. 8
3. Office of Administrative Hearings. 9
4. Office of Administrative Services. 10
a. Division of Human Resources. 11
b. Division of Fiscal Responsibility. 12
(b) Office of Claims and Appeals. 13
1. Board of Tax Appeals. 14
2. Board of Claims. 15
3. Crime Victims Compensation Board. 16
(c) Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission. 17
(d) Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. 18
1. Office of Executive Director. 19
a. Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering and Compliance. 20
b. Division of Stewards. 21
c. Division of Licensing. 22
d. Division of Enforcement. 23
e. Division of Incentives and Development. 24
f. Division of Veterinary Services. 25
(e) Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. 26
1. Division of Distilled Spirits. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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2. Division of Malt Beverages. 1
3. Division of Enforcement. 2
(f) Department of Charitable Gaming. 3
1. Division of Licensing and Compliance. 4
2. Division of Enforcement. 5
(g) Department of Financial Institutions. 6
1. Division of Depository Institutions. 7
2. Division of Non-Depository Institutions. 8
3. Division of Securities. 9
(h) Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. 10
1. Division of Fire Prevention. 11
2. Division of Plumbing. 12
3. Division of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning. 13
4. Division of Building Code Enforcement. 14
(i) Department of Insurance. 15
1. Division of Health and Life Insurance and Managed Care. 16
2. Division of Property and Casualty Insurance. 17
3. Division of Administrative Services. 18
4. Division of Financial Standards and Examination. 19
5. Division of Licensing. 20
6. Division of Insurance Fraud Investigation. 21
7. Division of Consumer Protection. 22
(j) Department of Professional Licensing. 23
1. Real Estate Authority. 24
(4) Transportation Cabinet: 25
(a) Department of Highways. 26
1. Office of Project Development. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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2. Office of Project Delivery and Preservation. 1
3. Office of Highway Safety. 2
4. Highway District Offices One through Twelve. 3
(b) Department of Vehicle Regulation. 4
(c) Department of Aviation. 5
(d) Department of Rural and Municipal Aid. 6
1. Office of Local Programs. 7
2. Office of Rural and Secondary Roads. 8
(e) Office of the Secretary. 9
1. Office of Public Affairs. 10
2. Office for Civil Rights and Small Business Development. 11
3. Office of Budget and Fiscal Management. 12
4. Office of Inspector General. 13
5. Secretary's Office of Safety. 14
(f) Office of Support Services. 15
(g) Office of Transportation Delivery. 16
(h) Office of Audits. 17
(i) Office of Human Resource Management. 18
(j) Office of Information Technology. 19
(k) Office of Legal Services. 20
(5) Cabinet for Economic Development: 21
(a) Office of the Secretary. 22
1. Office of Legal Services. 23
2. Department for Business and Community Development. 24
a. Development and Retention Division – West Kentucky. 25
b. Development, Retention, and Administrative Division – 26
Central and East Kentucky. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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c. Community and Workforce Development Division. 1
3. Department for Financial Services. 2
a. Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority. 3
b. Finance and Personnel Division. 4
c. IT and Resource Management Division. 5
d. Compliance Division. 6
e. Program Administration Division. 7
f. Bluegrass State Skills Corporation. 8
g. The GRANT Commission. 9
4. Office of Strategy and Public Affairs. 10
a. Marketing and Communications Division. 11
b. Research and Strategy Division. 12
5. Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 13
a. Commission on Small Business Innovation and Advocacy. 14
(6) Cabinet for Health and Family Services: 15
(a) Office of the Secretary. 16
1. Office of Public Affairs. 17
2. Office of Legal Services. 18
3. Office of Inspector General. 19
4. Office of Human Resource Management. 20
5. Office of Finance and Budget. 21
6. Office of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs. 22
7. Office of Administrative Services. 23
8. Office of Application Technology Services. 24
9. Office of Data Analytics. 25
(b) Department for Public Health. 26
(c) Department for Medicaid Services. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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(d) Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual 1
Disabilities. 2
(e) Department for Aging and Independent Living. 3
(f) Department for Community Based Services. 4
(g) Department for Income Support. 5
(h) Department for Family Resource Centers and Volunteer Services. 6
(7) Finance and Administration Cabinet: 7
(a) Office of the Secretary. 8
(b) Office of the Inspector General. 9
(c) Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. 10
(d) Office of General Counsel. 11
(e) Office of the Controller. 12
(f) Office of Administrative Services. 13
(g) Office of Policy and Audit. 14
(h) Department for Facilities and Support Services. 15
(i) Department of Revenue. 16
(j) Commonwealth Office of Technology. 17
(k) State Property and Buildings Commission. 18
(l) Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Contract Compliance. 19
(m) Kentucky Employees Retirement Systems. 20
(n) Commonwealth Credit Union. 21
(o) State Investment Commission. 22
(p) Kentucky Housing Corporation. 23
(q) Kentucky Local Correctional Facilities Construction Authority. 24
(r) Kentucky Turnpike Authority. 25
(s) Historic Properties Advisory Commission. 26
(t) Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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(u) Kentucky River Authority. 1
(v) Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System Board of Trustees. 2
(w) Executive Branch Ethics Commission. 3
(x) Office of Fleet Management. 4
(8) Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet: 5
(a) Kentucky Department of Tourism. 6
1. Division of Tourism Services. 7
2. Division of Marketing and Administration. 8
3. Division of Communications and Promotions. 9
(b) Kentucky Department of Parks. 10
1. Division of Information Technology. 11
2. Division of Human Resources. 12
3. Division of Financial Operations. 13
4. Division of Purchasing. 14
5. Division of Facilities. 15
6. Division of Park Operations. 16
7. Division of Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service. 17
8. Division of Engagement. 18
9. Division of Food Services. 19
10. Division of Rangers. 20
(c) Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. 21
1. Division of Law Enforcement. 22
2. Division of Administrative Services. 23
3. Division of Engineering, Infrastructure, and Technology. 24
4. Division of Fisheries. 25
5. Division of Information and Education. 26
6. Division of Wildlife. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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7. Division of Marketing. 1
(d) Kentucky Horse Park. 2
1. Division of Support Services. 3
2. Division of Buildings and Grounds. 4
3. Division of Operational Services. 5
(e) Kentucky State Fair Board. 6
1. Office of Administrative and Information Technology Services. 7
2. Office of Human Resources and Access Control. 8
3. Division of Expositions. 9
4. Division of Kentucky Exposition Center Operations. 10
5. Division of Kentucky International Convention Center. 11
6. Division of Public Relations and Media. 12
7. Division of Venue Services. 13
8. Division of Personnel Management and Staff Development. 14
9. Division of Sales. 15
10. Division of Security and Traffic Control. 16
11. Division of Information Technology. 17
12. Division of the Louisville Arena. 18
13. Division of Fiscal and Contract Management. 19
14. Division of Access Control. 20
(f) Office of the Secretary. 21
1. Office of Finance. 22
2. Office of Government Relations and Administration. 23
(g) Office of Legal Affairs. 24
(h) Office of Human Resources. 25
(i) Office of Public Affairs and Constituent Services. 26
(j) Office of Arts and Cultural Heritage. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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(k) Kentucky African-American Heritage Commission. 1
(l) Kentucky Foundation for the Arts. 2
(m) Kentucky Humanities Council. 3
(n) Kentucky Heritage Council. 4
(o) Kentucky Arts Council. 5
(p) Kentucky Historical Society. 6
1. Division of Museums. 7
2. Division of Oral History and Educational Outreach. 8
3. Division of Research and Publications. 9
4. Division of Administration. 10
(q) Kentucky Center for the Arts. 11
1. Division of Governor's School for the Arts. 12
(r) Kentucky Artisans Center at Berea. 13
(s) Northern Kentucky Convention Center. 14
(t) Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center. 15
(9) Personnel Cabinet: 16
(a) Office of the Secretary. 17
(b) Department of Human Resources Administration. 18
(c) Office of Employee Relations. 19
(d) Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority. 20
(e) Office of Administrative Services. 21
(f) Office of Legal Services. 22
(g) Governmental Services Center. 23
(h) Department of Employee Insurance. 24
(i) Office of Diversity, Equality, and Training. 25
(j) Office of Public Affairs. 26
(10) Education and Labor Cabinet: 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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(a) Office of the Secretary. 1
1. Office of Legal Services. 2
a. Workplace Standards Legal Division. 3
b. Workers' Claims Legal Division. 4
c. Workforce Development Legal Division. 5
2. Office of Administrative Services. 6
a. Division of Human Resources Management. 7
b. Division of Fiscal Management. 8
c. Division of Operations and Support Services. 9
3. Office of Technology Services. 10
a. Division of Information Technology Services. 11
4. Office of Policy and Audit. 12
5. Office of Legislative Services. 13
6. Office of Communications. 14
7. Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics. 15
8. Board of the Kentucky Center for Statistics. 16
9. Early Childhood Advisory Council. 17
10. Governors' Scholars Program. 18
11. Governor's School for Entrepreneurs Program. 19
12. Foundation for Adult Education. 20
(b) Department of Education. 21
1. Kentucky Board of Education. 22
2. Kentucky Technical Education Personnel Board. 23
3. Education Professional Standards Board. 24
(c) Board of Directors for the Center for School Safety. 25
(d) Department for Libraries and Archives. 26
(e) Kentucky Environmental Education Council. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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(f) Kentucky Educational Television. 1
(g) Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. 2
(h) Department of Workforce Development. 3
1. Career Development Office. 4
2. Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. 5
a. Division of Kentucky Business Enterprise. 6
b. Division of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Training Center. 7
c. Division of Blind Services. 8
d. Division of Field Services. 9
e. Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation. 10
f. Employment First Council. 11
3. Office of Employer and Apprenticeship Services. 12
a. Division of Apprenticeship. 13
4. Kentucky Apprenticeship Council. 14
5. Division of Technical Assistance. 15
6. Office of Adult Education. 16
7. Office of the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board. 17
(i) Department of Workplace Standards. 18
1. Division of Occupational Safety and Health Compliance. 19
2. Division of Occupational Safety and Health Education and 20
Training. 21
3. Division of Wages and Hours. 22
(j) Office of Unemployment Insurance. 23
(k) Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Commission. 24
(l) Department of Workers' Claims. 25
1. Division of Workers' Compensation Funds. 26
2. Office of Administrative Law Judges. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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3. Division of Claims Processing. 1
4. Division of Security and Compliance. 2
5. Division of Specialist and Medical Services. 3
6. Workers' Compensation Board. 4
(m) Workers' Compensation Funding Commission. 5
(n) Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. 6
(o) State Labor Relations Board. 7
(p) Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority. 8
(q) Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. 9
(r) Workers' Compensation Nominating Committee. 10
(s) Office of Educational Programs. 11
(t) Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board. 12
(u) Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education. 13
(v) Kentucky Work Ready Skills Advisory Committee. 14
(w) Kentucky Geographic Education Board. 15
(x) Disability Determination Services Program. 16
III. Other departments headed by appointed officers: 17
(1) Council on Postsecondary Education. 18
(2) Department of Military Affairs. 19
(3) Department for Local Government. 20
(4) Kentucky Commission on Human Rights. 21
(5) Kentucky Commission on Women. 22
(6) Department of Veterans' Affairs. 23
(7) Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs. 24
(8) Office of Minority Empowerment. 25
(9) Governor's Council on Wellness and Physical Activity. 26
(10) Kentucky Communications Network Authority. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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Section 13. KRS 12.020 (Effective July 1, 2025) is 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
(b) Agricultural Development Board. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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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
(j) Kentucky State Corrections Commission. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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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
5. Division of Waste Management. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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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 HB 723/VO
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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 HB 723/VO
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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
(4) Transportation Cabinet: 18
(a) Department of Highways. 19
1. Office of Project Development. 20
2. Office of Project Delivery and Preservation. 21
3. Office of Highway Safety. 22
4. Highway District Offices One through Twelve. 23
(b) Department of Vehicle Regulation. 24
(c) Department of Aviation. 25
(d) Department of Rural and Municipal Aid. 26
1. Office of Local Programs. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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2. Office of Rural and Secondary Roads. 1
(e) Office of the Secretary. 2
1. Office of Public Affairs. 3
2. Office for Civil Rights and Small Business Development. 4
3. Office of Budget and Fiscal Management. 5
4. Office of Inspector General. 6
5. Secretary's Office of Safety. 7
(f) Office of Support Services. 8
(g) Office of Transportation Delivery. 9
(h) Office of Audits. 10
(i) Office of Human Resource Management. 11
(j) Office of Information Technology. 12
(k) Office of Legal Services. 13
(5) Cabinet for Economic Development: 14
(a) Office of the Secretary. 15
1. Office of Legal Services. 16
2. Department for Business and Community Development. 17
a. Development and Retention Division – West Kentucky. 18
b. Development, Retention, and Administrative Division – 19
Central and East Kentucky. 20
c. Community and Workforce Development Division. 21
3. Department for Financial Services. 22
a. Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority. 23
b. Finance and Personnel Division. 24
c. IT and Resource Management Division. 25
d. Compliance Division. 26
e. Program Administration Division. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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f. Bluegrass State Skills Corporation. 1
g. The GRANT Commission. 2
4. Office of Strategy and Public Affairs. 3
a. Marketing and Communications Division. 4
b. Research and Strategy Division. 5
5. Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 6
a. Commission on Small Business Innovation and Advocacy. 7
(6) Cabinet for Health and Family Services: 8
(a) Office of the Secretary. 9
1. Office of Public Affairs. 10
2. Office of Legal Services. 11
3. Office of Inspector General. 12
4. Office of Human Resource Management. 13
5. Office of Finance and Budget. 14
6. Office of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs. 15
7. Office of Administrative Services. 16
8. Office of Application Technology Services. 17
9. Office of Data Analytics. 18
(b) Department for Public Health. 19
(c) Department for Medicaid Services. 20
(d) Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual 21
Disabilities. 22
(e) Department for Aging and Independent Living. 23
(f) Department for Community Based Services. 24
(g) Department for Family Resource Centers and Volunteer Services. 25
(7) Finance and Administration Cabinet: 26
(a) Office of the Secretary. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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(b) Office of the Inspector General. 1
(c) Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. 2
(d) Office of General Counsel. 3
(e) Office of the Controller. 4
(f) Office of Administrative Services. 5
(g) Office of Policy and Audit. 6
(h) Department for Facilities and Support Services. 7
(i) Department of Revenue. 8
(j) Commonwealth Office of Technology. 9
(k) State Property and Buildings Commission. 10
(l) Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Contract Compliance. 11
(m) Kentucky Employees Retirement Systems. 12
(n) Commonwealth Credit Union. 13
(o) State Investment Commission. 14
(p) Kentucky Housing Corporation. 15
(q) Kentucky Local Correctional Facilities Construction Authority. 16
(r) Kentucky Turnpike Authority. 17
(s) Historic Properties Advisory Commission. 18
(t) Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority. 19
(u) Kentucky River Authority. 20
(v) Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System Board of Trustees. 21
(w) Executive Branch Ethics Commission. 22
(x) Office of Fleet Management. 23
(8) Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet: 24
(a) Kentucky Department of Tourism. 25
1. Division of Tourism Services. 26
2. Division of Marketing and Administration. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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3. Division of Communications and Promotions. 1
(b) Kentucky Department of Parks. 2
1. Division of Information Technology. 3
2. Division of Human Resources. 4
3. Division of Financial Operations. 5
4. Division of Purchasing. 6
5. Division of Facilities. 7
6. Division of Park Operations. 8
7. Division of Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service. 9
8. Division of Engagement. 10
9. Division of Food Services. 11
10. Division of Rangers. 12
(c) Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. 13
1. Division of Law Enforcement. 14
2. Division of Administrative Services. 15
3. Division of Engineering, Infrastructure, and Technology. 16
4. Division of Fisheries. 17
5. Division of Information and Education. 18
6. Division of Wildlife. 19
7. Division of Marketing. 20
(d) Kentucky Horse Park. 21
1. Division of Support Services. 22
2. Division of Buildings and Grounds. 23
3. Division of Operational Services. 24
(e) Kentucky State Fair Board. 25
1. Office of Administrative and Information Technology Services. 26
2. Office of Human Resources and Access Control. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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3. Division of Expositions. 1
4. Division of Kentucky Exposition Center Operations. 2
5. Division of Kentucky International Convention Center. 3
6. Division of Public Relations and Media. 4
7. Division of Venue Services. 5
8. Division of Personnel Management and Staff Development. 6
9. Division of Sales. 7
10. Division of Security and Traffic Control. 8
11. Division of Information Technology. 9
12. Division of the Louisville Arena. 10
13. Division of Fiscal and Contract Management. 11
14. Division of Access Control. 12
(f) Office of the Secretary. 13
1. Office of Finance. 14
2. Office of Government Relations and Administration. 15
(g) Office of Legal Affairs. 16
(h) Office of Human Resources. 17
(i) Office of Public Affairs and Constituent Services. 18
(j) Office of Arts and Cultural Heritage. 19
(k) Kentucky African-American Heritage Commission. 20
(l) Kentucky Foundation for the Arts. 21
(m) Kentucky Humanities Council. 22
(n) Kentucky Heritage Council. 23
(o) Kentucky Arts Council. 24
(p) Kentucky Historical Society. 25
1. Division of Museums. 26
2. Division of Oral History and Educational Outreach. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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3. Division of Research and Publications. 1
4. Division of Administration. 2
(q) Kentucky Center for the Arts. 3
1. Division of Governor's School for the Arts. 4
(r) Kentucky Artisans Center at Berea. 5
(s) Northern Kentucky Convention Center. 6
(t) Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center. 7
(9) Personnel Cabinet: 8
(a) Office of the Secretary. 9
(b) Department of Human Resources Administration. 10
(c) Office of Employee Relations. 11
(d) Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority. 12
(e) Office of Administrative Services. 13
(f) Office of Legal Services. 14
(g) Governmental Services Center. 15
(h) Department of Employee Insurance. 16
(i) Office of Diversity, Equality, and Training. 17
(j) Office of Public Affairs. 18
(10) Education and Labor Cabinet: 19
(a) Office of the Secretary. 20
1. Office of Legal Services. 21
a. Workplace Standards Legal Division. 22
b. Workers' Claims Legal Division. 23
c. Workforce Development Legal Division. 24
2. Office of Administrative Services. 25
a. Division of Human Resources Management. 26
b. Division of Fiscal Management. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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c. Division of Operations and Support Services. 1
3. Office of Technology Services. 2
a. Division of Information Technology Services. 3
4. Office of Policy and Audit. 4
5. Office of Legislative Services. 5
6. Office of Communications. 6
7. Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics. 7
8. Board of the Kentucky Center for Statistics. 8
9. Early Childhood Advisory Council. 9
10. Governors' Scholars Program. 10
11. Governor's School for Entrepreneurs Program. 11
12. Foundation for Adult Education. 12
(b) Department of Education. 13
1. Kentucky Board of Education. 14
2. Kentucky Technical Education Personnel Board. 15
3. Education Professional Standards Board. 16
(c) Board of Directors for the Center for School Safety. 17
(d) Department for Libraries and Archives. 18
(e) Kentucky Environmental Education Council. 19
(f) Kentucky Educational Television. 20
(g) Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. 21
(h) Department of Workforce Development. 22
1. Career Development Office. 23
2. Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. 24
a. Division of Kentucky Business Enterprise. 25
b. Division of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Training Center. 26
c. Division of Blind Services. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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d. Division of Field Services. 1
e. Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation. 2
f. Employment First Council. 3
3. Office of Employer and Apprenticeship Services. 4
a. Division of Apprenticeship. 5
4. Kentucky Apprenticeship Council. 6
5. Division of Technical Assistance. 7
6. Office of Adult Education. 8
7. Office of the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board. 9
(i) Department of Workplace Standards. 10
1. Division of Occupational Safety and Health Compliance. 11
2. Division of Occupational Safety and Health Education and 12
Training. 13
3. Division of Wages and Hours. 14
(j) Office of Unemployment Insurance. 15
(k) Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Commission. 16
(l) Department of Workers' Claims. 17
1. Division of Workers' Compensation Funds. 18
2. Office of Administrative Law Judges. 19
3. Division of Claims Processing. 20
4. Division of Security and Compliance. 21
5. Division of Specialist and Medical Services. 22
6. Workers' Compensation Board. 23
(m) Workers' Compensation Funding Commission. 24
(n) Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. 25
(o) State Labor Relations Board. 26
(p) Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 723/VO
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(q) Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. 1
(r) Workers' Compensation Nominating Committee. 2
(s) Office of Educational Programs. 3
(t) Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board. 4
(u) Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education. 5
(v) Kentucky Work Ready Skills Advisory Committee. 6
(w) Kentucky Geographic Education Board. 7
(x) Disability Determination Services Program. 8
III. Other departments headed by appointed officers: 9
(1) Council on Postsecondary Education. 10
(2) Department of Military Affairs. 11
(3) Department for Local Government. 12
(4) Kentucky Commission on Human Rights. 13
(5) Kentucky Commission on Women. 14
(6) Department of Veterans' Affairs. 15
(7) Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs. 16
(8) Office of Minority Empowerment. 17
(9) Governor's Council on Wellness and Physical Activity. 18
(10) Kentucky Communications Network Authority. 19
Section 14. Whereas local areas of Kentucky have been impacted by 20
unemployment rates at or above the national average and coal-related job losses from 21
mine and power plant closures in recent years, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 22
Act takes effect upon its passage and approval by the Governor or upon its otherwise 23
becoming a law. 24