AN ACT relating to the operations of the Department of Law.

Amend KRS 15.010 to establish the Department of Child Support Services and the Office of Data Privacy in the Department of Law; amend KRS 15.111 to conform to existing law and recognize that the Office of Administrative Hearings is created under the Department of Law; amend KRS 15.802, 44.030, 156A.060, 186.570, 237.110, 248.664, and 403.135 and various sections of KRS Chapters 405, 406, and 407 to conform with the transfer of child support enforcement programs…

Introduced: February 18, 2025

Last action: March 24, 2025

(Acts Ch. 59)

Effective date: set within the act

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This bill reorganizes parts of Kentucky state government by creating a new Department of Child Support Services and an Office of Data Privacy within the Department of Law (the Attorney General's office). It also formally recognizes the Office of Administrative Hearings as part of that department and updates numerous existing laws to reflect where child support enforcement and certain hearing functions now sit. These changes take effect July 1, 2025. Who it may affect: parents and families involved in child support cases, and state agencies that handle administrative hearings or data privacy matters.

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