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The Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing was established in 1982 in accordance with KRS 163.500-163.520 as The Commission for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired. In 1994, it was renamed the Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The Commission serves in an advisory capacity to the Governor and the General Assembly concerning policy and programs to enhance the quality and coordination of services for the deaf and hearing impaired in both the public and private sectors. Additionally, the Commission oversees the provision of interpreter services to the deaf and hearing impaired. The Commission also compiles needs assessment surveys and a census of the deaf and hearing impaired population.
The Department of Education significantly changed due to the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 (KERA). All positions in the Department of Education were abolished and the new commissioner of Education reorganized the Department with new positions in 1991. The Workforce Development Cabinet was also created in response to KERA. The State Board of Adult Vocational Education and Vocational Rehabilitation; Office of Vocational Rehabilitation; and Adult Basic Education programs were transferred to the new cabinet. The Department was reorganized again in 1998 and again in 2010. The Kentucky Department of Education provides resources and guidance to Kentucky's public schools and districts as they implement the state's K-12 education requirements. The department also serves as the state liaison for federal education requirements and funding opportunities. Current organizational structure is as follows: Office of the Commissioner; Office of Guiding Support Services and General Counsel; Office of Administration and Support; Office of Knowledge, Information and Data Services; Office of Next-Generation Schools and Districts; Office of Assessment and Accountability; and Office of Next-Generation Learners.
This series consists of any publication produced for general public distribution, regardless of format, that documents agency history, agency-related functions or agency activities. It does not include materials issued for internal administrative use, such as manuals of operation. Publications contain important facts and statistics about the operation of the agency and its policies. They provide information, often in summarized form, which aids in understanding the history or administrative functioning of an agency. Series contains publications and reports.
Kentucky. Education and Workforce Development Cabinet
This series represents the official release of information to the media informing the public of agency events and actions. The events or actions may be of special interest to the general public. Series contains: Agency name; date; phone number; contact person; lead; dateline; page number; description of information released.
Kentucky. Education and Workforce Development Cabinet
This series consists of any publication produced for general public distribution, regardless of format, that documents agency history, agency-related functions or agency activities. It does not include materials issued for internal administrative use, such as manuals of operation. Publications contain important facts and statistics about the operation of the agency and its policies. They provide information, often in summarized form, which aids in understanding the history or administrative functioning of an agency. Series contains publications and reports.
Kentucky. Education and Workforce Development Cabinet
The Kentucky Environmental Education Council (EEC) was established in 1990 to improve Kentuckians’ understanding of their environment. EEC’s goal is to provide citizens with the knowledge they need to make their own informed decisions about their environment. EEC operates under KRS 157.900 through 157.915.
The Office for the Blind was originally established as a business enterprise program for the blind by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation in the Department of Education in 1948. In 1956, the State Rehabilitation Agency in the Department of Education took over this program. In 1958, a Division of the Blind was created in the State Rehabilitation Agency. These functions were placed in the Bureau for the Blind when it was created within the Education and Humanities Cabinet, in 1976. The Bureau was renamed the Department for the Blind in 1988 and in 1990 was transferred to the Cabinet for Workforce Development. By 2010, it was renamed the Office for the Blind within the Department for Workforce Investment. The Kentucky Office for the Blind is a state government rehabilitation agency that assists persons who are blind or visually impaired. The Office operates under KRS 163.450 through 163.480.
