The powers and duties of the commission shall be:
(1) To employ an executive director and other necessary personnel within the limits of
funds made available;
(2) To conduct research projects or make studies into and publish reports on
discrimination in Kentucky;
(3) To receive and investigate complaints of discrimination and to recommend ways of
eliminating any injustices occasioned thereby;
(4) To hold public hearings and request the attendance of witnesses;
(5) To cooperate with other organizations, public and private, to discourage
discrimination;
(6) To encourage fair treatment for all persons regardless of race or national ancestry;
(7) To make an annual report to the Governor of its activities under this chapter.
History: Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 76, sec. 4.
Formerly codified as KRS 19.040.
Notes of Decisions
Commonwealth v. Pendennis Club, Inc., 153 S.W.3d 784 (Ky. 2004).
· cites it 4× “15 In such a situation the KCHR would have authority to exercise its powers under KRS 344.180 and KRS 344.190, 16 and the club would be held accountable for its iniquitous employment practices.”
Owen v. Univ. of Kentucky, 486 S.W.3d 266 (Ky. 2016).
“KRS 344.180(3)-(4). See also KRS 344.190 (asserting that the KCHR has the authority to "require answers to interrogatories, compel the attendance of witnesses, examine witnesses under oath or affirmation in person or by deposition, and require the production of documents…”
Martin v. Commonwealth, Pers. Bd., 711 S.W.2d 866 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986).
“Within the provisions of KRS 344.180 and 344.190, the Commission and only the Commission has the power to “appoint an Executive Director, attorneys, hearing examiners, clerks, and other employees and agents as it may deem neces-sary_” [Emphasis added.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 344.180(1) — 1 case
Commonwealth v. Pendennis Club, Inc., 153 S.W.3d 784 (Ky. 2004).
“15 In such a situation the KCHR would have authority to exercise its powers under KRS 344.180 and KRS 344.190, 16 and the club would be held accountable for its iniquitous employment practices.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 344.180(3) — 1 case
Owen v. Univ. of Kentucky, 486 S.W.3d 266 (Ky. 2016).
“KRS 344.180(3)-(4). See also KRS 344.190 (asserting that the KCHR has the authority to "require answers to interrogatories, compel the attendance of witnesses, examine witnesses under oath or affirmation in person or by deposition, and require the production of documents…”
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