<br><br> <br>Page 1 of 1 <br>12.252 Public Protection Cabinet -- Organizational structure -- Appointment of <br>cabinet secretary. <br>(1) There is established within the Public Protection Cabinet a Department of Financial <br>Institutions, a Department of Insurance, a Department of Housing, Buildings and <br>Construction, a Department of Charitable Gaming, and a Department of Alcoholic <br>Beverage Control. Each department shall be headed by a commissioner appointed <br>by the Governor as required by KRS 12.040 and, where appropriate, by KRS <br>238.510, 241.015, and 304.2-020. Commissioners shall be directly responsible to <br>the secretary and shall perform the functions, powers, and duties provided by law <br>and prescribed by the secretary. <br>(2) There is established within the Public Protection Cabinet an Office of Occupations <br>and Professions, which shall be headed by an executive director appointed by the <br>secretary with the approval of the Governor as required by KRS 12.050. The <br>executive director shall be directly responsible to the secretary and shall perform the <br>functions, powers, and duties provided by law and prescribed by the secretary. <br>(3) The secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet shall be appointed by the Governor <br>in accordance with KRS 12.255. The Office of the Secretary shall contain the <br>following entities: <br>(a) The Office of Communications and Public Outreach, which shall be headed <br>by an executive director appointed by the secretary with the approval of the <br>Governor in accordance with KRS 12.050; and <br>(b) The Office of Legal Services, which shall be headed by an executive director <br>appointed by the secretary with the approval of the Governor in accordance <br>with KRS 12.050 and 12.210. <br>(4) The following agencies are attached to the Public Protection Cabinet for <br>administrative purposes only, except as provided in KRS 131.330: <br>(a) Crime Victims Compensation Board; <br>(b) Board of Claims; <br>(c) Kentucky Board of Tax Appeals; <br>(d) Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Authority; and <br>(e) Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. <br>Effective: July 15, 2010 <br>History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 6, effective July 15, 2010. <br><br>