WHEREAS, responsibility for adult education and
literacy services currently is shared between the Workforce Development Cabinet
and the Council on Postsecondary Education: and
WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Kentucky has always
promoted effective and efficient management of state government operations; and
WHEREAS, improved efficiency and economy will result
from the creation of a single entity with responsibility for coordinating and
administering all adult education and literacy activities;
NOW THEREFORE, I Paul E. Patton, Governor
of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the
Constitution and KRS 12.028, do hereby order and direct the following:
I.
The Department for Adult Education and Literacy within the Workforce
Development Cabinet which includes the Division of Management Services, the
Division of Program Services, and the Division of Workplace Investment, is
hereby abolished. All records, files,
equipment and funds heretofore assigned to the Department for Adult Education
and Literacy and the aforementioned Divisions are hereby transferred to the
Council on Postsecondary Education and shall be assigned to organizational
entities as deemed appropriate by the President of the Council on Postsecondary
Education.
II.
The functions and activities associated with adult education and literacy
are created and established within the Council on Postsecondary Education. Adult Education and Literacy shall be headed
by a vice president appointed by the President of the Council on Postsecondary
Education pursuant to KRS 164.013(8).
III.
Adult Education and Literacy employees who are participating members of
Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Kentucky (KTRS) who accept
employment with the Council on Postsecondary Education to fill the positions
for Adult Education and Literacy within the Council on Postsecondary Education
shall continue to participate in KTRS.
IV.
Adult Education and Literacy employees who are participating members of
the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) who accept employment with the
Council on Postsecondary Education to fill the positions for Adult Education
and Literacy within the Council on Postsecondary Education shall continue to
participate in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System regardless of their
professional or non-professional designation.
V.
Employees of the Workforce Development Cabinet who accept positions with
the Council on Postsecondary Education shall have the option of transferring
intact all of their accrued leave balances to the Council on Postsecondary
Education or be paid for their accrued time pursuant to Title 101 of the
Kentucky Administrative Regulations.
VI.
The Workforce Development Cabinet, Finance and Administration Cabinet,
Personnel Cabinet, Council on Postsecondary Education, KERS and KTRS of the
Commonwealth of Kentucky shall take all necessary actions to effectuate this
Order.
. This Order shall be effective July 16, 2003.
Signed this ___________ day of June, 2003.
______________________________________
PAUL E. PATTON, Governor
Commonwealth
of Kentucky
_____________________________
JOHN Y. BROWN III
Secretary of State