Bill > SB180

This bill creates the Education and Labor Cabinet, which will consolidate and coordinate various state agencies and offices related to education, workforce development, and labor issues. The key provisions of the bill include: - Establishing the Education and Labor Cabinet as a cabinet-level agency within the state government, and transferring various divisions, offices, and agencies from the existing Education and Workforce Development Cabinet and Labor Cabinet to the new Education and Labor Cabinet. - Defining the duties, responsibilities, powers, and authority of the Secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet, including overseeing employer-employee relationships, worker safety, and workers' compensation. - Requiring national and state background checks for Education and Labor Cabinet employees with access to federal tax information. - Granting the Secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet authority to investigate, subpoena witnesses, and take other actions necessary to carry out the Cabinet's functions. - Transferring various boards, commissions, and councils related to labor, workforce development, and education to the Education and Labor Cabinet for administrative purposes. - Making conforming amendments throughout the Kentucky Revised Statutes to reflect the creation of the new Education and Labor Cabinet and the transfer of agencies and responsibilities. The bill is intended to improve coordination and efficiency in the state's education, workforce development, and labor programs and oversight.

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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/sb180.html