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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 12.250

Program cabinets

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There are established within state government the following program cabinets: (1) Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. (2) Education and Labor Cabinet. (3) Public Protection Cabinet. (4) Transportation Cabinet. (5) Cabinet for Economic Development. (6) Cabinet for Health and Family Services. (7) Finance and Administration Cabinet. (8) Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet. (9) Personnel Cabinet. (10) Energy and Environment Cabinet. Effective:July 1, 2022 History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 236, sec. 7, effective July 1, 2022. -- Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 9, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 3, effective June 25, 2009; and ch. 16, sec. 5, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 9, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 5, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 3, effective June 20, 2005; ch. 95, sec. 9, effective June 20, 2005; ch. 99, sec. 9, effective June 20, 2005; and ch. 123, sec. 3, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 48, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998; ch 154, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 426, sec. 62, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 209, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1994. Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 4; ch. 417, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 325, sec. 21, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 205, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 404, sec. 7, effective July 13, 1984; and ch. 414, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 393, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1982; and ch. 396, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 295, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 186, sec. 20, effective March 29, 1978. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VII, sec. 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (15 in the last 5 years), 2019–2026 · leading case: Wade v. Campbell County Detention Center
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Wade v. Campbell County Detention Center (2020) kyed · cites it 2× “See Ky. Rev. Stat. § 12.250; Gibbons v. Kentucky Dept.”
Myers v. Campbell County Detention Center (2021) kyed · cites it 2× “See Ky. Rev. Stat. § 12.250. The Eleventh Amendment of the United States Constitution specifically prohibits federal courts from exercising subject matter jurisdiction over a suit for money damages brought directly against a state, its agencies, and state officials sued in their…”
Coleman v. Department of Corrections (2023) kyed · cites it 2× “See Ky. Rev. Stat. § 12.250; Gibbons v. Ky. Dept.”
Durham v. Green (2023) kyed · cites it 2× “However, as an agency of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, see Ky. Rev. Stat. § 12.250, the KDOC is not subject to suit under § 1983 in federal court.”
Adkins v. Jordan (2019) kywd · cites it 2× “2004-730 (July 9, 2004); Ky. Rev. Stat. § 12.250. A state and its agencies are not “persons” subject to suit under § 1983.”
Rollin v. Office of Commissioner (2020) kywd · cites it 2× “Therefore, the Eleventh Amendment acts as a bar to all claims for relief against the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and the Kentucky State Police, and the § 1983 claims must be dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted and for seeking monetary…”
Turner v. Mabe (2021) kywd · cites it 2× “See Ky. Rev. Stat. § 12.250(1). KSP is a department within the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, is tasked with statewide law enforcement, and is funded by the Kentucky General Assembly.”
Utley v. State of Kentucky (2023) kywd · cites it 2× “See Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 12.250 and 15A.020.”
Ormond v. Harm (2024) kyed · cites it 2× “Moreover, as an agency of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, see Ky. Rev. Stat. § 12.250, the KDOC is not subject to suit in federal court under § 1983.”
Denny v. Hawkens (2024) kyed · cites it 2× “See Ky. Rev. Stat. § 12.250. Such entities are also not suable “persons” within the meaning of § 1983.”
Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet v. Brown (2024) kyed · cites it 2× “Funding for the Cabinet derives from, inter alia, Kentucky’s General Fund, taxes, fees, and federal funds.”
Hightower v. Burkett (2025) kyed · cites it 2× “See Ky. Rev. Stat. § 12.250; Gibbons v. Kentucky Dept.”
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Rollin v. Office of Commissioner (2020) kywd “Therefore, the Eleventh Amendment acts as a bar to all claims for relief against the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and the Kentucky State Police, and the § 1983 claims must be dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted and for seeking monetary…”
Turner v. Mabe (2021) kywd “See Ky. Rev. Stat. § 12.250(1). KSP is a department within the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, is tasked with statewide law enforcement, and is funded by the Kentucky General Assembly.”
Dumphord v. Gabriel (2021) kyed
Sadler v. Wellpath (2022) kywd
Kenneth Goben v. Cookie Crews Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Corrections (2025) kyctapp
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