KRS 42.005: Definitions for KRS 42.010.

As used in KRS 42.010, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Department" means a basic unit of administrative organization of the Finance and

Administration Cabinet designated by statute or by statutorily authorized executive

action as a "department." A department may contain offices, divisions, or both, that

report to it;

(2) "Office" means a basic unit of administrative organization of the Finance and

Administration Cabinet. An office may or may not report directly to the secretary of

the Finance an d Administration Cabinet. An office may contain offices, divisions,

or both, that report to it;

(3) "Division" means a major branch of a department or office established by statute or

by statutorily authorized administrative action;

(4) "Administrative bod y" includes authority, board, bureau, interstate compact,

commission, committee, conference, council, and any other form or organization in

the executive branch of government, but does not include "office," "department,"

"program cabinet" or "division";

(5) "Program cabinet" means a group of departments, or departments and commissions,

or departments and offices, or other administrative bodies, designated by statute or

statutorily authorized executive action as a "program cabinet."