KRS 344.310: Local human rights commissions.

Any city or county, or one (1) or more cities and counties acting jointly, may create a

human rights commission (hereinafter a "local commission"):

(1) To provide for execution within its jurisdiction of the policies embodied in this

chapter and the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 241); and

(2) To safeguard all individuals within its jurisdiction from discrimination because of

race, color, religion, or national origin, sex, or age.