KRS 12.211: Defense of civil action against state employee by Attorney General.

Upon request of an employee or former employee, the Attorney General may provide for

the defense of any civil action brought against such employee in his official or individual

capacity, or both, on account of an act or omission made in the scope and cours e of his

employment as an employee of the Commonwealth and any of its agencies, except that

neither the state, state employee, nor former state employee shall be subject to an action

arising from discretionary acts or decisions pertaining to the design or construction of

public highways, bridges, or buildings.