Title XVII, Economic Security and Public Welfare

The department, with the approval of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, shall establish the prices at which all articles or products manufactured or produced shall be furnished.

All moneys collected by the department from the sale or disposition of articles and products manufactured or produced by prison labor in accordance with the provisions of KRS 197.200 to 197.250, shall be deposited with the State Treasurer and maintained as special revolving accou…

The department may enter into contracts approved by the State Property and Buildings Commission with any person or persons upon a self-liquidating basis respecting the acquisition and purchase of any equipment, tools, supplies, and materials, so that it may be paid for over a per…

(1) The administrator for each facility operated by the Department of Corrections or under contract to the department is encouraged to work with local religious leaders to provide a voluntary chaplain program. (2) An inmate shall be allowed at least one (1) visit per week by a mi…

Subject to restrictions for violations of rules, any inmate of a facility operated by or under contract to the department who requests religious publications or other religious instructional materials may receive them provided: (1) They have been purchased by or donated to the in…

elective procedure to inmates -- Exceptions. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Cosmetic service or elective procedure" means any procedure, treatment, or surgery to enhance or alter the appearance of any area of the head, neck, and body, including but not limited to: 1. Prescribi…

Program -- Location -- Program availability to inmates -- Responsibilities of department and KCTCS -- Administrative regulations -- Program requirements. (1) The Kentucky Community and Technical College System Prison Education Program, or KCTCS Prison Education Program, is hereby…

and Technical College System -- Duties and responsibilities of department -- Duties and responsibilities of KCTCS -- Limitation. (1) The memorandum of agreement required under KRS 197.290 between the department and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS): (a) …

The department shall operate a specialized treatment program for sexual offenders, hereinafter referred to as the "program."

"department." (1) A person is considered to be a "sexual offender" as used in this chapter when he or she has been adjudicated guilty of a sex crime, as defined in KRS 17.500, or any similar offense in another jurisdiction. (2) A sexual offender becomes an "eligible sexual offend…

inpatient and outpatient environments -- Transfer -- Staff -- Data collection. (1) The department shall have the sole authority and responsibility for establishing by regulation the design of the specialized program created in KRS 197.400 to 197.440. (2) The program shall include…

The department may enter into agreements with public or private agencies in order to implement and operate the program created by KRS Chapter 197.

Communications made in the application for or in the course of a sexual offender's diagnosis and treatment in the program between a sexual offender or member of the offender's family and any employee of the department who is assigned to work in the program, or approved provider, …

As used in KRS 197.505 to 197.525, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Adult correctional facility" means any minimum or medium adult penal or correctional facility operated for the purpose of housing convicted felons for the department; and (2) "Private provider" means a…

facility -- Locations restricted. (1) The state may enter into contracts with a private provider to establish, operate, and manage adult correctional facilities. In all such contracts the state shall retain clear supervisory and monitoring powers over the operation and management…

Staffing requirements -- Failure to provide required services, products, or facilities. Any contract entered on or after July 15, 1988, between the state and a private provider for the operation and management of an adult correctional facility shall include terms which comply wit…

The department shall annually conduct a performance evaluation of any adult correctional facility for which a private provider has contracted to operate. The department shall make a written report of its findings and submit this report along with any recommendations to the privat…

In order for a private provider to enter into a contract with the state for the establishment, operation or management of an adult correctional facility, it shall submit to the state specific documentation that it has demonstrated experience in the establishment, operation or man…

(1) In any provision of KRS 197.505 to 197.525 which requires the private provider or adult correctional facility to establish or implement a policy or procedure governing a particular activity or duty, the department shall first approve the policy or procedure before it shall be…

-- Appeal. (1) As set forth within the contract between the Department of Corrections and the private provider: The department may recommend to the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet the assessment of an administrative fine against the private provider of not mor…

All persons, while acting for a private provider pursuant to the provisions of KRS 197.505 to 197.525 in any capacity entailing the maintenance of custody over any prisoners, shall have the power and authority of peace officers, including the authority granted to Department of Co…

Protection of state's interest in continual level of prison beds. (1) When KRS 197.510 or any other statute relating to contracting for the private operation of prisons requires a performance bond, an irrevocable letter of credit or a performance bond in a form satisfactory to th…

Any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of KRS 197.200 to 197.250 for which no other penalty is herein provided, shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or confined in jail for not less than ten (10) days nor more …

As used in this chapter, unless otherwise provided: (1) "Assembly occupancy" means the occupancy or use of a building or structure or any portion thereof by a gathering of persons for civic, political, travel, religious, social, or recreational purposes, including among others: (…

As used in this chapter, the following words and terms, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning, shall have the following respective meanings: (1) "Area median income" means the greater of the statewide median family income or the median family income for the are…

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky hereby finds and determines that in order to comply with technical income tax rules and regulations proposed to be adopted by the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, with regard to the issuance of securities b…

(1) The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that as a result of the spread of slum conditions and blight to formerly sound urban and rural neighborhoods and as a result of actions involving highways, public facilities and urban renewal activities there exists in the Common…

The General Assembly hereby finds and declares it to be in the public interest to establish a state policy on housing. The objectives of a Kentucky housing policy shall be to: (1) Encourage the availability of decent and affordable housing for all Kentucky residents; (2) Identify…

initiatives. (1) Notwithstanding any statute, administrative regulation, or common law to the contrary, appropriations from the general fund, any restricted fund, or the road fund shall not be expended by any state or local officer, official, employee, or agency for any initiativ…

advisory committee to be received before promulgating administrative regulations. (1) There is hereby created the Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction within the Public Protection Cabinet. The Governor shall appoint a commissioner, subject to Senate confirma…

Officers of corporation and duties. (1) There is hereby created and established an independent, de jure municipal corporation and political subdivision of the Commonwealth which shall be a public body corporate and politic to be known as the Kentucky Housing Corporation. (2) The …

(1) The Housing, Buildings and Construction Advisory Committee is established within the department and shall be composed of the following seventeen (17) voting members: (a) The commissioner of the department or the commissioner's designee; (b) The state fire marshal or a represe…

(1) The Kentucky Housing Corporation shall oversee the development and implementation of the Kentucky housing policy. The corporation shall create an advisory committee on housing policy consisting of the following: (a) The following nine (9) state government members, or their du…

The department shall have the following general powers and duties: (1) To conduct or cause to be conducted studies to determine the needs of the building industry of Kentucky; (2) To conduct or cause to be conducted or participate in studies of the costs of the various factors of…

The corporation shall have all of the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter, including but without limiting the generality of the foregoing the power: (1) To make or participate in the making of insured construction…

(1) The department shall adopt and promulgate a mandatory Uniform State Building Code that establishes standards for the construction of all buildings, as defined in KRS 198B.010, in the state. The code shall provide that the review and approval, as necessary, of building plans f…

(1) In the administration of the programs authorized by or receiving benefits under KRS 198A.040, the executive director of the Kentucky Housing Corporation shall require: (a) That to the greatest extent feasible opportunities for training and employment arising in connection wit…

section -- Testing and certification requirements -- Standards. (Effective January 1, 2027) (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Accredited testing facility" means a facility that tests and certifies welders and welding inspectors, and which ha…

regulations. (1) The corporation shall work with the Kentucky Heritage Council to administer the certified rehabilitation credit permitted by KRS 171.398. (2) For commercial residential property that is granted credit based on thirty percent (30%) of qualified rehabilitation expe…

compensation coverage requirement -- Informal hearing -- Appeal. (1) Each local government shall employ a building official or inspector and other code enforcement personnel as necessary, or shall contract for inspection and code enforcement services in accordance with subsection…

entities -- Limit on return of investment of stockholders or members. (1) The loan agreement or the articles of incorporation, association, partnership or other governing documents of any sponsor, builder or developer assisted under this chapter shall contain, in addition to othe…

inspectors. All buildings shall be constructed according to the construction documents approved by the building official having jurisdiction of the building in accordance with KRS 198B.060. No on-site inspector shall order changes in the construction of a building which are contr…

(1) The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky hereby finds and determines that in order to provide for the greatest possible participation by the corporation in programs for the insurance or guarantee of mortgage loans for the construction or rehabilitation of resident…

(1) The mayor or county judge/executive of a local government which is enforcing the Uniform State Building Code may, upon the approval of the local legislative body, appoint a local appeals board, consisting of five (5) technically qualified persons with professional experience …

(1) Obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to constitute a debt, liability or obligation of the state or of any political subdivision thereof or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any such political subdivision, but shall be p…

(1) There is hereby created and established a loan fund to be known as the housing development fund and to be administered by the corporation as a trust fund separate and distinct from all other moneys, funds, or assets administered by the corporation. (2) The housing development…

(1) Any interested party may suggest amendments to the Uniform State Building Code to the department. The department shall transmit all suggested amendments to the committee and receive comments from the committee on the advisability of the suggested amendments. (2) The departmen…

Building Code -- Exemptions. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an agritourism building as defined in KRS 247.801 shall comply with the Kentucky Building Code. (2) An agritourism building built prior to December 31, 2016, shall be exempt from the following requirem…

Approval of General Assembly required for certain bond or note issuances. (1) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, the corporation may provide for the issuance, at one (1) time or from time to time, of bonds of the corporation if the cumulative outstanding indebt…

building code administration and enforcement. (1) The department shall create and administer a certification program with sufficient testing procedures to certify the following professional classifications: (a) Building inspector; (b) Plans and specifications inspector; and (c) P…