KRS 12.252: Public Protection Cabinet -- Organizational structure -- Appointment of

cabinet secretary.

(1) There is established within the Public Protection Cabinet a Department of Financial

Institutions, a Department of Insurance, a Departmen t of Housing, Buildings and

Construction, a Department of Professional Licensing, and a Department of

Alcoholic Beverage Control. Each department shall be headed by a commissioner

appointed by the Governor as required by KRS 12.040 and, where appropriate, by

KRS 241.015 and 304.2 -020. Commissioners shall be directly responsible to the

secretary and shall perform the functions, powers, and duties provided by law and

prescribed by the secretary.

(2) The secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet shall be appo inted by the Governor

in accordance with KRS 12.255. The Office of the Secretary shall contain the

following entities:

(a) The Office of Communications and Public Outreach, which shall be headed

by an executive director appointed by the secretary with the approval of the

Governor in accordance with KRS 12.050;

(b) The Office of Legal Services, which shall be headed by an executive director

appointed by the secretary with the approval of the Governor in accordance

with KRS 12.050 and 12.210;

(c) The Office of Administrative Hearings, which shall be headed by an executive

director appointed by the secretary with the approval of the Governor in

accordance with KRS 12.050 and 12.210; and

(d) The Office of Administrative Services, which shall be headed by an exec utive

director appointed by the secretary with the approval of the Governor in

accordance with KRS 12.050.

(3) There is established within the Public Protection Cabinet the Office of Claims and

Appeals pursuant to KRS 49.010.

(4) There is established withi n the Public Protection Cabinet the Kentucky Boxing and

Wrestling Commission, which shall be headed by an executive director appointed

by the secretary with the approval of the Governor as required by KRS 12.050. The

executive director shall be directly re sponsible to the secretary and shall perform

the functions, powers, and duties provided by law and prescribed by the secretary.