AN ACT relating to the Department of Workers' Claims and declaring an emergency.
It became law on Apr 9, 2026.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Latest action
- Apr 9, 2026
What it does
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 to establish the Department of Workers' Claims to be administratively attached to the Office of the Governor; amend KRS 342.122 to provide that the combined budgets of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Workers' Compensation Nominating Committee, Department of Workplace Standards, and the proportional support for general administration and approved indirect cost allocation to the Education and Labor Cabinet, shall not exceed 75% of the total combined budget submitted by the Workersâ Compensation Funding Commission and that the Workersâ Compensation Funding Commission, the Department of Workersâ Claims, the Occupational Safety…
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This bill passed and is now law.
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