AN ACT relating to guidelines and standards for labor and workforce development and declaring an emergency.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 151B to establish the Education and Labor Cabinet and move all divisions and offices of the existing Education and Workforce Development Cabinet and the Labor Cabinet to the Education and Labor Cabinet; establish the duties, responsibilities, powers, and authority of the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet; provide that the Education and Labor Cabinet shall exercise all administrative functions of the state concerning employer-employee relationships, including the safety of workers and workers' compensation; require a national and state background check for prospective and current employees of the Education and Labor Cabinet with access to or use of federal tax information; amend various Kentucky Revised Statutes to conform with the creation of the Education and Labor Cabinet; repeal KRS 151B.020, 151B.022, 151B.225, 151B.280, 336.015, 336.020, 336.030, 336.040, 336.050, 336.060, and 336.125.