KRS 227.205

The Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction is hereby created within the Public Protection Cabinet. The department shall be headed by a commissioner appointed by the Governor in accordance with KRS 12.040, and who shall report to the secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet. The office of the commissioner shall also include a deputy commissioner and an executive assistant to the commissioner, who shall be the policy making assistants to the commissioner and shall be appointed pursuant to KRS 12.050. The department shall consist of the Division of Fire Prevention, the Division of Building Codes Enforcement, the Division of Plumbing, the Electrical Division, and the Division of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC). Effective:June 29, 2017