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15.111 Division of Administrative Hearings.

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Page 1 of 1 15.111 Division of Administrative Hearings. (1) The Division of Administrative Hearings is created in the Office of Attorney General. (2) This division shall have the following responsibilities: (a) Employing and maintaining a pool of hearing officers for assignment to the individual agencies at their request, for the conduct of administrative hearings. <br>The Attorney General's office may also employ other staff as necessary to <br>carry out functions and responsibilities assigned by KRS Chapter 13B; (b) Reviewing and approving or disapproving requests from agencies for waivers from provisions of KRS Chapter 13B; (c) Providing training in administrative hearing procedures for hearing officers as required in KRS 13B.030, either by developing and offering the training, or by <br>contracting with appropriate organizations for the provision of training, or by <br>approving training developed and submitted by the agencies; (d) Consulting with the Personnel Cabinet and employing agencies in the establishment of relevant and appropriate qualifications for classes of hearing <br>officers; (e) Establishing, in cooperation with the Division of Consumer Protection, a clearinghouse for complaints concerning the administrative hearing process in <br>Kentucky. Each complaint received shall be referred to the agency that is the <br>subject of the complaint, and the action of the agency to resolve the complaint <br>shall be noted and reported to the division; (f) Reporting to the Legislative Research Commission by July 1 of each odd- numbered year, the status of the administrative hearing process in Kentucky. <br>The report shall include a compilation of statistical data and other information <br>necessary to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of hearing procedures and <br>recommendations for making improvements to the system. Agencies shall <br>provide the information requested by the Division of Administrative Hearings <br>necessary to complete the report. Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 382, sec. 18, effective July 15, 1994.