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Kentucky's Official Home Page
kentucky.gov
Contains links to executive, legislative and judicial branches of state government; city, county and regional governments; directory of government agencies; online government resources; publications and research data. Provides links to licensing agencies and boards, with applications and forms; links to business agencies and resources; tax information and forms. Includes online services for business registration; taxes; vendor registration and bid searching; professional licensing; driver's licenses and vehicle registration; employment; environment.
Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator
ada.ky.gov/
Provides Kentucky accessibility checklist.
Attorney General Opinions
ag.ky.gov/civil/opinions.html
Contains attorney general opinions from 1993 to the present. Users
can perform a word search or browse by opinion number under "Directory
of all OAGs on this site." Provides information concerning attorney
general opinions; information about scams and deceptive practices aimed at small
businesses in Kentucky.
Business Environmental Assistance Program
www.kbeap.org
Provides
business environmental guides, alerts, permit applications and regulations.
Visitors can submit online questionnaire to receive free consultation.
Cabinet for Economic Development
www.ThinkKentucky.com
Procurement Assistance provides "Guide to Government Contracting: A Handbook for Kentucky Businesses," which lists federal, state and local purchasing contacts and Web sites; vendor form and links to state, federal bidding opportunities. New Business resources include Small and Minority Business assistance; Kentucky Business Guide, which covers federal and state business licensing requirements and provides contact information to learn city and county licensing requirements; link to the Secretary of State's One-Stop Business Licensing site; overview of tax credits, loans and other incentives. Existing Business Services includes business expansion resources. Economic Development Information System contains searchable databases of available industrial sites and buildings; extensive county and city profiles. Research and Statistics provides business, demographic, economic data and forecasts. Bluegrass State Skills Corporation contains interactive wizard that helps businesses find training programs and directory of training providers. Business and Industry includes manufacturer and facilities directories; top company listings; facilities and industry reports. Business Fact Sheets cover business climate, education and training, financing and incentives, taxes, infrastructure and utilities, workforce, and company listings. Lists federal, state and regional government programs for land acquisition, building construction and capital equipment; provides program overviews, contact information, eligibility requirements, loan terms and availability; and other financing links, such as to investment banks, venture capital firms, regional banks. International Trade Division provides overview of services and programs; links to Kentucky World Trade Center, trade offices, resources.
Department for Environmental Protection
www.dep.ky.gov
Division for Air Quality provides air regulations; permit regulations, forms, listings of permits by type; complaint guide; Small Business Air Quality Compliance Advisory Panel resources. Division of Waste Management provides list of solid waste facilities and landfill permit overview; hazardous waste permit overview, applications, corrective action program brochure. Includes underground storage tank FAQs; information about exemptions, compliance, closure, Petroleum Storage Tank Environmental Assurance Fund; information about Superfund and Brownfields programs. Underground Storage Tank Branch provides applications for underground storage tank installation and contractor certification; installation guidelines; FAQs. Division of Water provides permitting guidebook; permitting resources for dam construction, floodplain construction, wastewater, drinking water, water withdrawal; dam safety design documents; information about Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Funds.
Department for Environmental Protection, Division for Air Quality, Asbestos Program
air.ky.gov/Pages/AsbestosInformation.aspx
Provides overview of, information and FAQs about asbestos licensing and certification programs; applications and forms; state and local agency contacts; list of licensed asbestos abatement companies; lists of certified asbestos supervisors, workers, designers, planners, inspectors; information on training classes; summary of regulations; information on controlling asbestos.
Department for Public Health
chfs.ky.gov/dph/lead/
Lead Program contains lead certification requirements, applications, list of training providers; environmental lead statutes and regulations.
Department of Revenue
revenue.ky.gov
Includes individual income and property tax forms and information; sales, use, withholding, corporate income and other business tax information and forms back to 1996; e-filing information; and Digest of Kentucky Tax Laws. Can access current and archival issues of the Kentucky Tax Alert, an online bimonthly technical newsletter with information about state taxes, including significant court decisions, policies and procedures.
Department for Workforce Development
workforce.ky.gov/
Office of Employment and Training provides online job order form for employers; links to job banks; employment statistics, labor force data by county; occupational outlook; occupational wage data; links to labor and occupational resources; state and federal posters; forms; alien labor certification information; tax credit information; unemployment insurance resources; self-service Web site to submit quarterly unemployment insurance tax report. Division of Workforce Services lists eligible training providers and links to one-stop career centers. Can browse programs by county, provider or program, including architecture, building/construction, carpentry, drywall, electrical, engineering, environmental, facilities maintenance, HVAC, landscaping, occupational safety, painting, plumbing/pipefitting, roofing, welding.
Division of Energy
www.energy.ky.gov/
Provides information on energy-saving performance contracting; statutes; events calendar; list of energy service companies in Kentucky; links to DOE State Energy Program projects in Kentucky; fact sheets on air conditioning, lighting and water heating; full text of some energy-related statutes; periodicals on energy efficiency, with contact information.
eProcurement.ky.gov
https://eprocurement.ky.gov/
Pulls
together all Kentucky procurement information, including Model
Procurement Code, statutes, regulations, policies and procedures;
government contracting forms. Provides comprehensive online list
of open solicitations; business vendor guide; standard attachments
and general terms; vendor database; online vendor registration and updating.
Contains link to federal debarments listings.
Finance and Administration Cabinet
finance.ky.gov
Department for Facilities and Support Services provides current project information from the Division of Historic Properties; preservation links; database of projects from the Division of Engineering and Contract Administration. Doing Business with Kentucky provides Office of Equal Employment Opportunity links, forms, subcontractor report form and bid package letter; link to eProcurement Web site. Office of Material and Procurement includes buyer directory, solicitation how-to's, overview of best-value procurement.
Governor's Office
governor.ky.gov/
Provides
direct link to the governor's e-mail; major initiatives, speeches,
press releases. Office of Constituent Services offers access to
the governor and state government through Constituent Services
Representatives.
Housing Corporation
www.kyhousing.org
Provides
information and contact numbers for rental housing production
financing programs and the Housing Development Fund; HOME Program
manual; Nonprofit Housing Production and Repair Program guidelines
and procedures; and Community Housing Development Organization
program policies and application form. Contains KHC Minimum Design Standards, sample specifications, Universal Design Standards Policy, Universal Design Handbook, project signage requirements, and Multifamily Guideline handbook order form.
Infrastructure Authority
kia.ky.gov/
Contains
water and wastewater utility standards; program and loan information
for Waste Water Revolving Fund, Infrastructure Revolving Fund
and Solid Waste Revolving Fund; project profiles; and regulations.
Labor Cabinet, Division of Employment Standards, Apprenticeship and Training
www.labor.ky.gov/ows/employmentstandards/
Provides required posters; employee complaint, public works notification and wage survey forms; apprenticeship information. Provides prevailing wage law, forms and state map of prevailing wage rates by county. Links to the full text of statutes and regulations relating to apprenticeships, wages and hours; to the Equal Opportunities Act and labor standards. Provides a federal/state comparison sheet concerning wage and hour laws.
Labor Cabinet, Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Program
www.labor.ky.gov/ows/osh/
Gives an overview of the services offered by the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Program, including free and confidential consultative surveys and longer-term safety partnership programs for smaller employers with a history of high injury/illness rates and higher worker's compensation costs. Includes post-inspection guide; industry checklist; complaint forms; training schedule; descriptions of training courses; and online form to request publications. Contains occupational injuries and illnesses statistics. What's New lists proposed regulations and notices; links to full text of statutes, federal and state regulations, and construction industry standards.
Labor Cabinet, Department of Workers' Claims
www.labor.ky.gov/workersclaims/
Provides statutes, regulations, guidebook, other publications, forms, medical fee schedules, self-insurance information and legislative updates.
Office of Housing, Buildings and Construction
www.ohbc.ky.gov/
Lists licensing and code committee members. Forms Library contains code book order form; boiler notification and plan application forms; other documents. Building Codes Enforcement contains code amendments, supplements and updates on the Building Code and Residential Code. Fire Prevention provides information on inspections for fire safety and of elevators, boilers, fire protection systems, manufactured housing systems; storage and transportation of hazardous materials. Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning contains licensing requirements and forms, consumer complaint form, board member list, statutes, regulations. Licensing, Plan Reviews, Inspections and Fees provides contractor licensing and testing information; fee schedule; forms for electrical inspector and contractor certification; renewal and continuing education information, FAQs; electrical Advisory Committee bulletins; licensee search by name or license number. Plumbing provides information on licensing of master and journeyman plumbers; plumbing permits, plan reviews and inspections; licensing requirements.
Office of Insurance
doi.ppr.ky.gov/kentucky/
Can
search agent and company records by name or number; check for
disciplinary actions; use cross-reference table to find new license
numbers. Provides access to division bulletins, advisory opinions,
documents and forms; links to full text of Kentucky insurance
statutes and regulations. Contains complaint form; consumer publications;
complaint ratio search; and links to independent financial ratings
information.
Office of Secretary of State
sos.ky.gov/
Business Services provides information on starting a business; online
preliminary name availability search; database of more than 360,000
companies searchable by name; database of officers; online annual
report filing; business filing forms; fee schedule; descriptions
of incorporation types, with links to statutes; and annual business
filing statistics. UCC Filings includes statutes and
regulations; online UCC filing; pre-paid account status check;
forms; and fee schedule. UCC database can be searched by name
of debtor or secured party, county, date of filing or company
ID number. Provides trademark information, application, renewal
forms, fees, FAQs and online database.
State Board of Architects
boa.ky.gov
Provides registration information; roster of architects searchable by name, city or first letter of last name. Provides online change of address form; registration and continuing education forms; full text of statutes and regulations relating to the practice of architecture; and seal samples. Architecture News, the board's newsletter, lists newly registered architects and disciplinary actions.
State Board of Examiners and Registration of Landscape Architects
www.klarb.ky.gov
Provides board information; statutes and regulations; application; licensing and reciprocity information, FAQs; fee schedule; continuing education forms.
State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
kyboels.ky.gov/
Contains
roster of licensed firms and individuals searchable by name, county,
license type, license number, discipline or license status; licensing
information and requirements; renewal information; online complaint
and address change forms; engineer and land surveyor registration
forms; exam information and schedule; fee schedule; seal samples;
continuing professional education provider listings; disciplinary
action listings; and links to full text of statutes and regulations
relating to the practice of engineering and surveying.
Transportation Cabinet
www.kytc.state.ky.us
Division of Contract Procurement provides current, future and past contract lettings, contractor notices, plan holder and bidder lists, low bid statistics, unit bid tabulations, weekly award sheets and average unit bid prices. "Six-Year Road Plan" lists planned projects by county. Provides DBE listings, general participation plan and list of prequalified contractors. Division of Professional Services includes project lists, forms, prequalification resources, status reports and policies. Division of Bridge Design provides bridge specifications and status of active and recently updated projects. Division of Construction provides project information, standard specifications, drawings, pay estimates, construction memos, forms, asphalt and fuel adjustment reports, project data files, and Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Division of Materials provides sourcebooks; standard specifications; approved materials lists updated weekly; concrete manual; sampling manual; and Superpave warrants and guidelines. Highway Design Division provides standard drawings, drainage downloads, survey coordination data, current bid codes, reference guide for CADD standards and design memos. Division of Driver Licensing provides auto, commercial driver's license information, requirements, manuals; list of skills testing sites by county; list of field offices; forms; explains required truck licenses. Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing provides plate information, online registration renewal, county clerk listings, title and registration forms. Division of Motor Carriers provides information about overweight/oversize permits. Department of Aviation provides zoning forms, statutes, regulations and airport design documents.
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