{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-40.300","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 40.300","heading":"Department of Veterans' Affairs attached to Office of Governor --","body":"Organization.\n(1) There is created the Department of Veterans' Affairs, which shall be attached to the\nOffice of the Governor for administrative purposes. Notwithstanding KRS 12 .028,\nthe department's status as a separate organizational unit attached to the Office of the\nGovernor shall not be changed except by action of the General Assembly. The\ndepartment shall be headed by a commissioner appointed by the Governor pursuant\nto KRS 12.040. The Office of the Commissioner is created within the department.\n(2) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall include the Governor's Advisory Board\nfor Veterans' Affairs established by KRS 40.305.\n(3) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall be responsible for providing services to\nveterans in accordance with KRS 40.310 and KRS 40.320 to 40.335.\n(4) There is created the Office of Veteran Legal Services within the Office of the\nCommissioner. The office shall be headed by an executive director appo inted\npursuant to KRS 12.050 who shall report to the commissioner of the Department of\nVeterans' Affairs.\n(5) There is created the Office of Kentucky Veterans' Services within the Office of the\nCommissioner. The office shall be headed by an executive direc tor appointed\npursuant to KRS 12.050 who shall report to the commissioner of the Department of\nVeterans' Affairs.","path":["KRS Chapter 40"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=51205","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:00Z","sha256":"de3f27aae64e469fe035c67f075d6c039e7a7d4a628bb9f940ca40ea43fe8ce9","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-40.230","next":"us-ky/krs-40.305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}