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AN ACT relating to the Office of Safer Communities, making an appropriation 1
therefor, and declaring an emergency. 2
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 3
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 12 IS CREATED TO 4
READ AS FOLLOWS: 5
(1) The Office of Safer Communities is hereby established as an independent agency 6
attached to the Office of the Governor, which shall be headed by an executive 7
director appointed by the Governor. The purpose of the office is to develop 8
strategies to coordinate and promote effective ways to reduce community violence 9
through collaborations with local, state, and federal government agencies. 10
(2) As used in this section: 11
(a) "Community violence" means all deaths or injuries caused by a firearm; 12
(b) "Local educational agency" has the same meaning as in 20 U.S.C. sec. 13
7801(30); 14
(c) "Office" means the Office of Safer Communities; and 15
(d) "State educational agency" has the same meaning as in 20 U.S.C. sec. 16
7801(49). 17
(3) The office shall: 18
(a) Obtain alternative funding sources other than the Commonwealth, 19
including gifts, grants, and bequests; 20
(b) Promote or assist in establishing or enhancing community violence 21
intervention and school-based mental health programs; 22
(c) Coordinate with existing community violence intervention and school-based 23
mental health programs to minimize duplication of services; 24
(d) Collect and disseminate data and make recommendations relating to 25
community violence, policy and intervention programs and school-based 26
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perspective; 1
(e) Create and implement a plan for collection, assessment, and analysis of 2
relevant data, including the: 3
1. Geographic locations of community violence; 4
2. Nature of community violence, including: 5
a. Domestic violence; 6
b. Suicide; 7
c. Child abuse; 8
d. Accidental shootings; and 9
e. Mass shootings; 10
3. Frequency of incidents of community violence; 11
4. Number of victims of community violence; and 12
5. Impacts of gun violence by demographic group; 13
(f) Perform other duties relevant to policy development and implementation to 14
support communities impacted by community violence; 15
(g) Collect and disseminate data and make recommendations relating to school-16
based mental health services in high-need local educational agencies and 17
state educational agencies, including the: 18
1. Impact of the lack of mental health service providers on students; 19
2. Ratio of school-based mental health providers to students; 20
3. Retention rate of school-based mental health service providers; and 21
4. Recruitment processes in place for school-based mental health service 22
providers; and 23
(h) Report to the Governor and employ such staff as necessary to perform the 24
duties, functions, and responsibilities of the office; 25
(4) By February 1 of each year, each law enforcement agency and coroner shall 26
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year to the office. 1
(5) By November 1 of each year, the office shall review, approve, and coordinate all 2
proposed and current community violence intervention programs and projects 3
and school-based mental health programs and projects that are: 4
(a) Conducted by or receive funding through agencies of the executive branch; 5
and 6
(b) Principally related to the prevention or the reduction of community violence 7
in the Commonwealth. 8
(6) By November 1 of each year, the office shall submit an annual report outlining 9
the data collected and the office's recommendations regarding community 10
violence and school-based mental health services and intervention to the 11
Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committees on 12
Health Services and Families and Children. 13
(7) The office shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS 14
Chapter 13A to implement this section. 15
Section 2. KRS 12.020 (Effective until July 1, 2025) is amended to read as 16
follows: 17
Departments, program cabinets and their departments, and the respective major 18
administrative bodies that they include are enumerated in this section. It is not intended 19
that this enumeration of administrative bodies be all-inclusive. Every authority, board, 20
bureau, interstate compact, commission, committee, conference, council, office, or any 21
other form of organization shall be included in or attached to the department or program 22
cabinet in which they are included or to which they are attached by statute or statutorily 23
authorized executive order; except in the case of the Personnel Board and where the 24
attached department or administrative body is headed by a constitutionally elected 25
officer, the attachment shall be solely for the purpose of dissemination of information and 26
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personnel, funds, equipment, facilities, or records of the department or administrative 1
body. 2
I. Cabinet for General Government - Departments headed by elected officers: 3
(1) The Governor. 4
(2) Lieutenant Governor. 5
(3) Department of State. 6
(a) Secretary of State. 7
(b) Board of Elections. 8
(c) Registry of Election Finance. 9
(4) Department of Law. 10
(a) Attorney General. 11
(5) Department of the Treasury. 12
(a) Treasurer. 13
(6) Department of Agriculture. 14
(a) Commissioner of Agriculture. 15
(b) Agricultural Development Board. 16
(c) Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation. 17
(7) Auditor of Public Accounts. 18
(a) Commonwealth Office of the Ombudsman. 19
II. Program cabinets headed by appointed officers: 20
(1) Justice and Public Safety Cabinet: 21
(a) Department of Kentucky State Police. 22
1. Office of Administrative Services. 23
a. Division of Operational Support. 24
b. Division of Management Services. 25
2. Office of Operations. 26
a. Division of West Troops. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS BR 1460
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b. Division of East Troops. 1
c. Division of Special Enforcement. 2
d. Division of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement. 3
3. Office of Technical Services. 4
a. Division of Forensic Sciences. 5
b. Division of Electronic Services. 6
c. Division of Records Management. 7
(b) Department of Criminal Justice Training. 8
(c) Department of Corrections. 9
(d) Department of Juvenile Justice. 10
(e) Office of the Secretary. 11
(f) Office of Drug Control Policy. 12
(g) Office of Legal Services. 13
(h) Office of the Kentucky State Medical Examiner. 14
(i) Parole Board. 15
(j) Kentucky State Corrections Commission. 16
(k) Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Services. 17
(l) Office of Human Resource Management. 18
1. Division of Human Resource Administration. 19
2. Division of Employee Management. 20
(m) Department of Public Advocacy. 21
(n) Office of Communications. 22
1. Information Technology Services Division. 23
(o) Office of Financial Management Services. 24
1. Division of Financial Management. 25
(p) Grants Management Division. 26
(2) Energy and Environment Cabinet: 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS BR 1460
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(a) Office of the Secretary. 1
1. Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. 2
2. Office of Legal Services. 3
a. Legal Division I. 4
b. Legal Division II. 5
3. Office of Administrative Hearings. 6
4. Office of Communication. 7
5. Mine Safety Review Commission. 8
6. Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves. 9
7. Kentucky Public Service Commission. 10
(b) Department for Environmental Protection. 11
1. Office of the Commissioner. 12
2. Division for Air Quality. 13
3. Division of Water. 14
4. Division of Environmental Program Support. 15
5. Division of Waste Management. 16
6. Division of Enforcement. 17
7. Division of Compliance Assistance. 18
(c) Department for Natural Resources. 19
1. Office of the Commissioner. 20
2. Division of Mine Permits. 21
3. Division of Mine Reclamation and Enforcement. 22
4. Division of Abandoned Mine Lands. 23
5. Division of Oil and Gas. 24
6. Division of Mine Safety. 25
7. Division of Forestry. 26
8. Division of Conservation. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS BR 1460
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9. Office of the Reclamation Guaranty Fund. 1
(d) Office of Energy Policy. 2
1. Division of Energy Assistance. 3
(e) Office of Administrative Services. 4
1. Division of Human Resources Management. 5
2. Division of Financial Management. 6
3. Division of Information Services. 7
(3) Public Protection Cabinet. 8
(a) Office of the Secretary. 9
1. Office of Communications and Public Outreach. 10
2. Office of Legal Services. 11
a. Insurance Legal Division. 12
b. Charitable Gaming Legal Division. 13
c. Alcoholic Beverage Control Legal Division. 14
d. Housing, Buildings and Construction Legal Division. 15
e. Financial Institutions Legal Division. 16
f. Professional Licensing Legal Division. 17
3. Office of Administrative Hearings. 18
4. Office of Administrative Services. 19
a. Division of Human Resources. 20
b. Division of Fiscal Responsibility. 21
(b) Office of Claims and Appeals. 22
1. Board of Tax Appeals. 23
2. Board of Claims. 24
3. Crime Victims Compensation Board. 25
(c) Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission. 26
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1. Division of Distilled Spirits. 1
2. Division of Malt Beverages. 2
3. Division of Enforcement. 3
(e) Department of Charitable Gaming. 4
1. Division of Licensing and Compliance. 5
2. Division of Enforcement. 6
(f) Department of Financial Institutions. 7
1. Division of Depository Institutions. 8
2. Division of Non-Depository Institutions. 9
3. Division of Securities. 10
(g) Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. 11
1. Division of Fire Prevention. 12
2. Division of Plumbing. 13
3. Division of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning. 14
4. Division of Building Code Enforcement. 15
(h) Department of Insurance. 16
1. Division of Health and Life Insurance and Managed Care. 17
2. Division of Property and Casualty Insurance. 18
3. Division of Administrative Services. 19
4. Division of Financial Standards and Examination. 20
5. Division of Licensing. 21
6. Division of Insurance Fraud Investigation. 22
7. Division of Consumer Protection. 23
(i) Department of Professional Licensing. 24
1. Real Estate Authority. 25
2. Division of Real Property Boards. 26
(4) Transportation Cabinet: 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS BR 1460
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(a) Department of Highways. 1
1. Office of Project Development. 2
2. Office of Project Delivery and Preservation. 3
3. Office of Highway Safety. 4
4. Highway District Offices One through Twelve. 5
(b) Department of Vehicle Regulation. 6
(c) Department of Aviation. 7
(d) Department of Rural and Municipal Aid. 8
1. Office of Local Programs. 9
2. Office of Rural and Secondary Roads. 10
(e) Office of the Secretary. 11
1. Office of Public Affairs. 12
2. Office for Civil Rights and Small Business Development. 13
3. Office of Budget and Fiscal Management. 14
4. Office of Inspector General. 15
5. Secretary's Office of Safety. 16
(f) Office of Support Services. 17
(g) Office of Transportation Delivery. 18
(h) Office of Audits. 19
(i) Office of Human Resource Management. 20
(j) Office of Information Technology. 21
(k) Office of Legal Services. 22
(5) Cabinet for Economic Development: 23
(a) Office of the Secretary. 24
1. Office of Legal Services. 25
2. Department for Business and Community Development. 26
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b. Development, Retention, and Administrative Division – 1
Central and East Kentucky. 2
c. Community and Workforce Development Division. 3
3. Department for Financial Services. 4
a. Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority. 5
b. Finance and Personnel Division. 6
c. IT and Resource Management Division. 7
d. Compliance Division. 8
e. Program Administration Division. 9
f. Bluegrass State Skills Corporation. 10
g. The GRANT Commission. 11
4. Office of Strategy and Public Affairs. 12
a. Marketing and Communications Division. 13
b. Research and Strategy Division. 14
5. Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 15
a. Commission on Small Business Innovation and Advocacy. 16
(6) Cabinet for Health and Family Services: 17
(a) Office of the Secretary. 18
1. Office of Public Affairs. 19
2. Office of Legal Services. 20
3. Office of Inspector General. 21
4. Office of Human Resource Management. 22
5. Office of Finance and Budget. 23
6. Office of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs. 24
7. Office of Administrative Services. 25
8. Office of Application Technology Services. 26
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10. Office of Medical Cannabis. 1
a. Division of Enforcement and Compliance. 2
b. Division of Licensure and Access. 3
(b) Department for Public Health. 4
(c) Department for Medicaid Services. 5
(d) Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual 6
Disabilities. 7
(e) Department for Aging and Independent Living. 8
(f) Department for Community Based Services. 9
(g) Department for Income Support. 10
(h) Department for Family Resource Centers and Volunteer Services. 11
(7) Finance and Administration Cabinet: 12
(a) Office of the Secretary. 13
(b) Office of the Inspector General. 14
(c) Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. 15
(d) Office of General Counsel. 16
(e) Office of the Controller. 17
(f) Office of Administrative Services. 18
(g) Office of Policy and Audit. 19
(h) Department for Facilities and Support Services. 20
(i) Department of Revenue. 21
(j) Commonwealth Office of Technology. 22
(k) State Property and Buildings Commission. 23
(l) Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Contract Compliance. 24
(m) Kentucky Employees Retirement Systems. 25
(n) Commonwealth Credit Union. 26
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(p) Kentucky Housing Corporation. 1
(q) Kentucky Local Correctional Facilities Construction Authority. 2
(r) Kentucky Turnpike Authority. 3
(s) Historic Properties Advisory Commission. 4
(t) Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority. 5
(u) Kentucky River Authority. 6
(v) Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System Board of Trustees. 7
(w) Executive Branch Ethics Commission. 8
(x) Office of Fleet Management. 9
(8) Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet: 10
(a) Kentucky Department of Tourism. 11
1. Division of Tourism Services. 12
2. Division of Marketing and Administration. 13
3. Division of Communications and Promotions. 14
(b) Kentucky Department of Parks. 15
1. Division of Information Technology. 16
2. Division of Human Resources. 17
3. Division of Financial Operations. 18
4. Division of Purchasing. 19
5. Division of Facilities. 20
6. Division of Park Operations. 21
7. Division of Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service. 22
8. Division of Engagement. 23
9. Division of Food Services. 24
10. Division of Rangers. 25
(c) Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. 26
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2. Division of Administrative Services. 1
3. Division of Engineering, Infrastructure, and Technology. 2
4. Division of Fisheries. 3
5. Division of Information and Education. 4
6. Division of Wildlife. 5
7. Division of Marketing. 6
(d) Kentucky Horse Park. 7
1. Division of Support Services. 8
2. Division of Buildings and Grounds. 9
3. Division of Operational Services. 10
(e) Kentucky State Fair Board. 11
1. Office of Administrative and Information Technology Services. 12
2. Office of Human Resources and Access Control. 13
3. Division of Expositions. 14
4. Division of Kentucky Exposition Center Operations. 15
5. Division of Kentucky International Convention Center. 16
6. Division of Public Relations and Media. 17
7. Division of Venue Services. 18
8. Division of Personnel Management and Staff Development. 19
9. Division of Sales. 20
10. Division of Security and Traffic Control. 21
11. Division of Information Technology. 22
12. Division of the Louisville Arena. 23
13. Division of Fiscal and Contract Management. 24
14. Division of Access Control. 25
(f) Office of the Secretary. 26
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2. Office of Government Relations and Administration. 1
(g) Office of Legal Affairs. 2
(h) Office of Human Resources. 3
(i) Office of Public Affairs and Constituent Services. 4
(j) Office of Arts and Cultural Heritage. 5
(k) Kentucky African-American Heritage Commission. 6
(l) Kentucky Foundation for the Arts. 7
(m) Kentucky Humanities Council. 8
(n) Kentucky Heritage Council. 9
(o) Kentucky Arts Council. 10
(p) Kentucky Historical Society. 11
1. Division of Museums. 12
2. Division of Oral History and Educational Outreach. 13
3. Division of Research and Publications. 14
4. Division of Administration. 15
(q) Kentucky Center for the Arts. 16
1. Division of Governor's School for the Arts. 17
(r) Kentucky Artisans Center at Berea. 18
(s) Northern Kentucky Convention Center. 19
(t) Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center. 20
(9) Personnel Cabinet: 21
(a) Office of the Secretary. 22
(b) Department of Human Resources Administration. 23
(c) Office of Employee Relations. 24
(d) Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority. 25
(e) Office of Administrative Services. 26
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(g) Governmental Services Center. 1
(h) Department of Employee Insurance. 2
(i) Office of Diversity, Equality, and Training. 3
(j) Office of Public Affairs. 4
(10) Education and Labor Cabinet: 5
(a) Office of the Secretary. 6
1. Office of Legal Services. 7
a. Workplace Standards Legal Division. 8
b. Workers' Claims Legal Division. 9
c. Workforce Development Legal Division. 10
2. Office of Administrative Services. 11
a. Division of Human Resources Management. 12
b. Division of Fiscal Management. 13
c. Division of Operations and Support Services. 14
3. Office of Technology Services. 15
a. Division of Information Technology Services. 16
4. Office of Policy and Audit. 17
5. Office of Legislative Services. 18
6. Office of Communications. 19
7. Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics. 20
8. Board of the Kentucky Center for Statistics. 21
9. Early Childhood Advisory Council. 22
10. Governors' Scholars Program. 23
11. Governor's School for Entrepreneurs Program. 24
12. Foundation for Adult Education. 25
(b) Department of Education. 26
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2. Kentucky Technical Education Personnel Board. 1
3. Education Professional Standards Board. 2
(c) Board of Directors for the Center for School Safety. 3
(d) Department for Libraries and Archives. 4
(e) Kentucky Environmental Education Council. 5
(f) Kentucky Educational Television. 6
(g) Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. 7
(h) Department of Workforce Development. 8
1. Career Development Office. 9
2. Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. 10
a. Division of Kentucky Business Enterprise. 11
b. Division of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Training Center. 12
c. Division of Blind Services. 13
d. Division of Field Services. 14
e. Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation. 15
f. Employment First Council. 16
3. Office of Employer and Apprenticeship Services. 17
a. Division of Apprenticeship. 18
4. Kentucky Apprenticeship Council. 19
5. Division of Technical Assistance. 20
6. Office of Adult Education. 21
7. Office of the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board. 22
(i) Department of Workplace Standards. 23
1. Division of Occupational Safety and Health Compliance. 24
2. Division of Occupational Safety and Health Education and 25
Training. 26
3. Division of Wages and Hours. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS BR 1460
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(j) Office of Unemployment Insurance. 1
(k) Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Commission. 2
(l) Department of Workers' Claims. 3
1. Division of Workers' Compensation Funds. 4
2. Office of Administrative Law Judges. 5
3. Division of Claims Processing. 6
4. Division of Security and Compliance. 7
5. Division of Specialist and Medical Services. 8
6. Workers' Compensation Board. 9
(m) Workers' Compensation Funding Commission. 10
(n) Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. 11
(o) State Labor Relations Board. 12
(p) Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority. 13
(q) Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. 14
(r) Workers' Compensation Nominating Committee. 15
(s) Office of Educational Programs. 16
(t) Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board. 17
(u) Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education. 18
(v) Kentucky Work Ready Skills Advisory Committee. 19
(w) Kentucky Geographic Education Board. 20
(x) Disability Determination Services Program. 21
III. Other departments headed by appointed officers: 22
(1) Council on Postsecondary Education. 23
(2) Department of Military Affairs. 24
(3) Department for Local Government. 25
(4) Kentucky Commission on Human Rights. 26
(5) Kentucky Commission on Women. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS BR 1460
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(6) Department of Veterans' Affairs. 1
(7) Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs. 2
(8) Office of Minority Empowerment. 3
(9) Governor's Council on Wellness and Physical Activity. 4
(10) Kentucky Communications Network Authority. 5
(11) Office of Safer Communities. 6
Section 3. KRS 12.020 (Effective July 1, 2025) is amended to read as follows: 7
Departments, program cabinets and their departments, and the respective major 8
administrative bodies that they include are enumerated in this section. It is not intended 9
that this enumeration of administrative bodies be all-inclusive. Every authority, board, 10
bureau, interstate compact, commission, committee, conference, council, office, or any 11
other form of organization shall be included in or attached to the department or program 12
cabinet in which they are included or to which they are attached by statute or statutorily 13
authorized executive order; except in the case of the Personnel Board and where the 14
attached department or administrative body is headed by a constitutionally elected 15
officer, the attachment shall be solely for the purpose of dissemination of information and 16
coordination of activities and shall not include any authority over the functions, 17
personnel, funds, equipment, facilities, or records of the department or administrative 18
body. 19
I. Cabinet for General Government - Departments headed by elected officers: 20
(1) The Governor. 21
(2) Lieutenant Governor. 22
(3) Department of State. 23
(a) Secretary of State. 24
(b) Board of Elections. 25
(c) Registry of Election Finance. 26
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(a) Attorney General. 1
(5) Department of the Treasury. 2
(a) Treasurer. 3
(6) Department of Agriculture. 4
(a) Commissioner of Agriculture. 5
(b) Agricultural Development Board. 6
(c) Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation. 7
(7) Auditor of Public Accounts. 8
(a) Commonwealth Office of the Ombudsman. 9
II. Program cabinets headed by appointed officers: 10
(1) Justice and Public Safety Cabinet: 11
(a) Department of Kentucky State Police. 12
1. Office of Administrative Services. 13
a. Division of Operational Support. 14
b. Division of Management Services. 15
2. Office of Operations. 16
a. Division of West Troops. 17
b. Division of East Troops. 18
c. Division of Special Enforcement. 19
d. Division of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement. 20
3. Office of Technical Services. 21
a. Division of Forensic Sciences. 22
b. Division of Electronic Services. 23
c. Division of Records Management. 24
(b) Department of Criminal Justice Training. 25
(c) Department of Corrections. 26
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(e) Office of the Secretary. 1
(f) Office of Drug Control Policy. 2
(g) Office of Legal Services. 3
(h) Office of the Kentucky State Medical Examiner. 4
(i) Parole Board. 5
(j) Kentucky State Corrections Commission. 6
(k) Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Services. 7
(l) Office of Human Resource Management. 8
1. Division of Human Resource Administration. 9
2. Division of Employee Management. 10
(m) Department of Public Advocacy. 11
(n) Office of Communications. 12
1. Information Technology Services Division. 13
(o) Office of Financial Management Services. 14
1. Division of Financial Management. 15
(p) Grants Management Division. 16
(2) Energy and Environment Cabinet: 17
(a) Office of the Secretary. 18
1. Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. 19
2. Office of Legal Services. 20
a. Legal Division I. 21
b. Legal Division II. 22
3. Office of Administrative Hearings. 23
4. Office of Communication. 24
5. Mine Safety Review Commission. 25
6. Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves. 26
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(b) Department for Environmental Protection. 1
1. Office of the Commissioner. 2
2. Division for Air Quality. 3
3. Division of Water. 4
4. Division of Environmental Program Support. 5
5. Division of Waste Management. 6
6. Division of Enforcement. 7
7. Division of Compliance Assistance. 8
(c) Department for Natural Resources. 9
1. Office of the Commissioner. 10
2. Division of Mine Permits. 11
3. Division of Mine Reclamation and Enforcement. 12
4. Division of Abandoned Mine Lands. 13
5. Division of Oil and Gas. 14
6. Division of Mine Safety. 15
7. Division of Forestry. 16
8. Division of Conservation. 17
9. Office of the Reclamation Guaranty Fund. 18
(d) Office of Energy Policy. 19
1. Division of Energy Assistance. 20
(e) Office of Administrative Services. 21
1. Division of Human Resources Management. 22
2. Division of Financial Management. 23
3. Division of Information Services. 24
(3) Public Protection Cabinet. 25
(a) Office of the Secretary. 26
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2. Office of Legal Services. 1
a. Insurance Legal Division. 2
b. Alcoholic Beverage Control Legal Division. 3
c. Housing, Buildings and Construction Legal Division. 4
d. Financial Institutions Legal Division. 5
e. Professional Licensing Legal Division. 6
3. Office of Administrative Hearings. 7
4. Office of Administrative Services. 8
a. Division of Human Resources. 9
b. Division of Fiscal Responsibility. 10
(b) Office of Claims and Appeals. 11
1. Board of Tax Appeals. 12
2. Board of Claims. 13
3. Crime Victims Compensation Board. 14
(c) Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission. 15
(d) Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. 16
1. Division of Distilled Spirits. 17
2. Division of Malt Beverages. 18
3. Division of Enforcement. 19
(e) Department of Financial Institutions. 20
1. Division of Depository Institutions. 21
2. Division of Non-Depository Institutions. 22
3. Division of Securities. 23
(f) Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. 24
1. Division of Fire Prevention. 25
2. Division of Plumbing. 26
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4. Division of Building Code Enforcement. 1
(g) 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
(h) Department of Professional Licensing. 10
1. Real Estate Authority. 11
2. Division of Real Property Boards. 12
(4) Transportation Cabinet: 13
(a) Department of Highways. 14
1. Office of Project Development. 15
2. Office of Project Delivery and Preservation. 16
3. Office of Highway Safety. 17
4. Highway District Offices One through Twelve. 18
(b) Department of Vehicle Regulation. 19
(c) Department of Aviation. 20
(d) Department of Rural and Municipal Aid. 21
1. Office of Local Programs. 22
2. Office of Rural and Secondary Roads. 23
(e) Office of the Secretary. 24
1. Office of Public Affairs. 25
2. Office for Civil Rights and Small Business Development. 26
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4. Office of Inspector General. 1
5. Secretary's Office of Safety. 2
(f) Office of Support Services. 3
(g) Office of Transportation Delivery. 4
(h) Office of Audits. 5
(i) Office of Human Resource Management. 6
(j) Office of Information Technology. 7
(k) Office of Legal Services. 8
(5) Cabinet for Economic Development: 9
(a) Office of the Secretary. 10
1. Office of Legal Services. 11
2. Department for Business and Community Development. 12
a. Development and Retention Division – West Kentucky. 13
b. Development, Retention, and Administrative Division – 14
Central and East Kentucky. 15
c. Community and Workforce Development Division. 16
3. Department for Financial Services. 17
a. Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority. 18
b. Finance and Personnel Division. 19
c. IT and Resource Management Division. 20
d. Compliance Division. 21
e. Program Administration Division. 22
f. Bluegrass State Skills Corporation. 23
g. The GRANT Commission. 24
4. Office of Strategy and Public Affairs. 25
a. Marketing and Communications Division. 26
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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
10. Office of Medical Cannabis. 14
a. Division of Enforcement and Compliance. 15
b. Division of Licensure and Access. 16
(b) Department for Public Health. 17
(c) Department for Medicaid Services. 18
(d) Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual 19
Disabilities. 20
(e) Department for Aging and Independent Living. 21
(f) Department for Community Based Services. 22
(g) Department for Family Resource Centers and Volunteer Services. 23
(7) Finance and Administration Cabinet: 24
(a) Office of the Secretary. 25
(b) Office of the Inspector General. 26
(c) Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS BR 1460
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(d) Office of General Counsel. 1
(e) Office of the Controller. 2
(f) Office of Administrative Services. 3
(g) Office of Policy and Audit. 4
(h) Department for Facilities and Support Services. 5
(i) Department of Revenue. 6
(j) Commonwealth Office of Technology. 7
(k) State Property and Buildings Commission. 8
(l) Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Contract Compliance. 9
(m) Kentucky Employees Retirement Systems. 10
(n) Commonwealth Credit Union. 11
(o) State Investment Commission. 12
(p) Kentucky Housing Corporation. 13
(q) Kentucky Local Correctional Facilities Construction Authority. 14
(r) Kentucky Turnpike Authority. 15
(s) Historic Properties Advisory Commission. 16
(t) Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority. 17
(u) Kentucky River Authority. 18
(v) Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System Board of Trustees. 19
(w) Executive Branch Ethics Commission. 20
(x) Office of Fleet Management. 21
(8) Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet: 22
(a) Kentucky Department of Tourism. 23
1. Division of Tourism Services. 24
2. Division of Marketing and Administration. 25
3. Division of Communications and Promotions. 26
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1. Division of Information Technology. 1
2. Division of Human Resources. 2
3. Division of Financial Operations. 3
4. Division of Purchasing. 4
5. Division of Facilities. 5
6. Division of Park Operations. 6
7. Division of Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service. 7
8. Division of Engagement. 8
9. Division of Food Services. 9
10. Division of Rangers. 10
(c) Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. 11
1. Division of Law Enforcement. 12
2. Division of Administrative Services. 13
3. Division of Engineering, Infrastructure, and Technology. 14
4. Division of Fisheries. 15
5. Division of Information and Education. 16
6. Division of Wildlife. 17
7. Division of Marketing. 18
(d) Kentucky Horse Park. 19
1. Division of Support Services. 20
2. Division of Buildings and Grounds. 21
3. Division of Operational Services. 22
(e) Kentucky State Fair Board. 23
1. Office of Administrative and Information Technology Services. 24
2. Office of Human Resources and Access Control. 25
3. Division of Expositions. 26
4. Division of Kentucky Exposition Center Operations. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS BR 1460
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5. Division of Kentucky International Convention Center. 1
6. Division of Public Relations and Media. 2
7. Division of Venue Services. 3
8. Division of Personnel Management and Staff Development. 4
9. Division of Sales. 5
10. Division of Security and Traffic Control. 6
11. Division of Information Technology. 7
12. Division of the Louisville Arena. 8
13. Division of Fiscal and Contract Management. 9
14. Division of Access Control. 10
(f) Office of the Secretary. 11
1. Office of Finance. 12
2. Office of Government Relations and Administration. 13
(g) Office of Legal Affairs. 14
(h) Office of Human Resources. 15
(i) Office of Public Affairs and Constituent Services. 16
(j) Office of Arts and Cultural Heritage. 17
(k) Kentucky African-American Heritage Commission. 18
(l) Kentucky Foundation for the Arts. 19
(m) Kentucky Humanities Council. 20
(n) Kentucky Heritage Council. 21
(o) Kentucky Arts Council. 22
(p) Kentucky Historical Society. 23
1. Division of Museums. 24
2. Division of Oral History and Educational Outreach. 25
3. Division of Research and Publications. 26
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(q) Kentucky Center for the Arts. 1
1. Division of Governor's School for the Arts. 2
(r) Kentucky Artisans Center at Berea. 3
(s) Northern Kentucky Convention Center. 4
(t) Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center. 5
(9) Personnel Cabinet: 6
(a) Office of the Secretary. 7
(b) Department of Human Resources Administration. 8
(c) Office of Employee Relations. 9
(d) Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority. 10
(e) Office of Administrative Services. 11
(f) Office of Legal Services. 12
(g) Governmental Services Center. 13
(h) Department of Employee Insurance. 14
(i) Office of Diversity, Equality, and Training. 15
(j) Office of Public Affairs. 16
(10) Education and Labor Cabinet: 17
(a) Office of the Secretary. 18
1. Office of Legal Services. 19
a. Workplace Standards Legal Division. 20
b. Workers' Claims Legal Division. 21
c. Workforce Development Legal Division. 22
2. Office of Administrative Services. 23
a. Division of Human Resources Management. 24
b. Division of Fiscal Management. 25
c. Division of Operations and Support Services. 26
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a. Division of Information Technology Services. 1
4. Office of Policy and Audit. 2
5. Office of Legislative Services. 3
6. Office of Communications. 4
7. Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics. 5
8. Board of the Kentucky Center for Statistics. 6
9. Early Childhood Advisory Council. 7
10. Governors' Scholars Program. 8
11. Governor's School for Entrepreneurs Program. 9
12. Foundation for Adult Education. 10
(b) Department of Education. 11
1. Kentucky Board of Education. 12
2. Kentucky Technical Education Personnel Board. 13
3. Education Professional Standards Board. 14
(c) Board of Directors for the Center for School Safety. 15
(d) Department for Libraries and Archives. 16
(e) Kentucky Environmental Education Council. 17
(f) Kentucky Educational Television. 18
(g) Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. 19
(h) Department of Workforce Development. 20
1. Career Development Office. 21
2. Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. 22
a. Division of Kentucky Business Enterprise. 23
b. Division of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Training Center. 24
c. Division of Blind Services. 25
d. Division of Field Services. 26
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f. Employment First Council. 1
3. Office of Employer and Apprenticeship Services. 2
a. Division of Apprenticeship. 3
4. Kentucky Apprenticeship Council. 4
5. Division of Technical Assistance. 5
6. Office of Adult Education. 6
7. Office of the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board. 7
(i) Department of Workplace Standards. 8
1. Division of Occupational Safety and Health Compliance. 9
2. Division of Occupational Safety and Health Education and 10
Training. 11
3. Division of Wages and Hours. 12
(j) Office of Unemployment Insurance. 13
(k) Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Commission. 14
(l) Department of Workers' Claims. 15
1. Division of Workers' Compensation Funds. 16
2. Office of Administrative Law Judges. 17
3. Division of Claims Processing. 18
4. Division of Security and Compliance. 19
5. Division of Specialist and Medical Services. 20
6. Workers' Compensation Board. 21
(m) Workers' Compensation Funding Commission. 22
(n) Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. 23
(o) State Labor Relations Board. 24
(p) Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority. 25
(q) Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. 26
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(s) Office of Educational Programs. 1
(t) Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board. 2
(u) Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education. 3
(v) Kentucky Work Ready Skills Advisory Committee. 4
(w) Kentucky Geographic Education Board. 5
(x) Disability Determination Services Program. 6
III. Other departments headed by appointed officers: 7
(1) Council on Postsecondary Education. 8
(2) Department of Military Affairs. 9
(3) Department for Local Government. 10
(4) Kentucky Commission on Human Rights. 11
(5) Kentucky Commission on Women. 12
(6) Department of Veterans' Affairs. 13
(7) Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs. 14
(8) Office of Minority Empowerment. 15
(9) Governor's Council on Wellness and Physical Activity. 16
(10) Kentucky Communications Network Authority. 17
(11) Office of Safer Communities. 18
Section 4. KRS 12.023 is amended to read as follows: 19
The following organizational units and administrative bodies shall be attached to the 20
Office of the Governor: 21
(1) Council on Postsecondary Education; 22
(2) Department of Military Affairs; 23
(3) Department for Local Government; 24
(4) Kentucky Commission on Human Rights; 25
(5) Kentucky Commission on Women; 26
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(7) Office of Minority Empowerment; 1
(a) The Martin Luther King Commission; 2
(8) Office of Homeland Security; and 3
(9) Kentucky Communications Network Authority. 4
(10) Office of Safer Communities. 5
Section 5. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of 6
$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2025-2026 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account 7
established by KRS 48.705 to the Office of Safer Communities for the purposes outlined 8
in Section 1 of this Act. Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, the General Fund appropriation 9
shall not lapse and shall carry forward in the Office of Safer Communities. 10
Section 6. Whereas community violence is a pervasive and growing problem 11
nationwide and an emerging crisis with the state of Kentucky, and a delay in the 12
implementation of this Act would severely hinder the safety of the citizens of Kentucky, 13
an emergency is declared to exist, and this Act takes effect upon its passage and approval 14
by the Governor or upon its becoming a law. 15