HB 382 (BR 1036) - J. Tipton

     AN ACT relating to the Labor Cabinet.
     Amend KRS 12.020 to remove the Division of Workers' Compensation Funds from the Department of Workers' Claims and remove the Occupational Health and Safety Standards Board; amend KRS 224.20-320 to remove the OSH Standards Board and insert the Labor Cabinet secretary; amend KRS 336.015 to remove the OSH Standards Board; amend KRS 336.020 to remove the Division of Workers' Compensation Funds from the Department of Workers' Claims; create a new section in KRS Chapter 336 to set forth the authority of the inspector general including subpoena power; amend KRS 338.015 to remove the OSH Standards Board from the definitions; amend KRS 338.061 to remove the OSH Standards Board and give the Labor Cabinet secretary its authority; amend KRS 342.120 to give the Kentucky Workers' Compensation funding commission the authority as formerly possessed by the Division of Workers' Compensation Funds to be responsible for the special fund claims and records; amend KRS 342.232 to require the funding commission and KEMI to report on the CWP fund annually instead of quarterly; amend KRS 342.265 to conform; repeal KRS 337.200 and 337.994 pertaining to performance bonds for wages from employers engaged in construction work or the severance, preparation, or transportation of minerals, KRS 338.051 abolishing the OSH Standards Board, and KRS 342.235 relating to travel expenses for the Department of Workers' Claims staff.