KRS 39A.060: Nature and scope of comprehensive program -- Director under direction

of adjutant general.

The General Assembly recognizes that the nature and scope of the activities necessary to

develop and to administer a statewide comprehensive emergency managemen t program,

together with an integrated emergency management system requires the full support,

cooperation, and active participation of all cabinets, departments, divisions, offices, or

agencies of state government, local elected officials, local public age ncies or entities,

special districts, political subdivisions of the Commonwealth, volunteer organizations,

individual citizens, and the private sector in this Commonwealth. To provide effective

executive leadership for a program area of such broad scope an d to ensure the

professional administration of the comprehensive emergency management program and

integrated emergency management system of the Commonwealth, the General Assembly

declares:

(1) The Division of Emergency Management shall be headed by a direc tor

recommended by the Adjutant General and appointed by the Governor; and

(2) The director shall have the powers, rights, responsibilities, and authorities, as

provided in KRS Chapters 39A to 39F, or other laws, and shall carry out all duties

under the ge neral direction of the Adjutant General of the Department of Military

Affairs.