Public Protection Professional Licensing
Actual FY 2024Actual FY 2025Revised FY 2026Recommended FY 2027Recommended FY 2028
SOURCE OF FUNDS
Restricted Funds
Balance Forward12,690,74114,882,26414,311,80015,702,30014,970,300
Current Receipts6,685,2234,519,5897,052,4004,985,2007,521,200
Non-Revenue Receipts(200,000)(100,000)(100,000)(40,000)(40,000)
Total Restricted Funds19,175,96319,301,85321,264,20020,647,50022,451,500
Federal Fund
Balance Forward(12,200)
Current Receipts1,18362,328216,900204,700204,700
Total Federal Fund1,18362,328204,700204,700204,700
TOTAL SOURCE OF FUNDS19,177,14719,364,18121,468,90020,852,20022,656,200
EXPENDITURES BY CLASS
Personnel Costs3,581,1414,295,0504,732,9004,804,7004,898,400
Operating Expenses642,598668,216954,700998,200998,200
Grants Loans Benefits71,144101,21779,00079,00079,000
TOTAL EXPENDITURES4,294,8835,064,4835,766,6005,881,9005,975,600
EXPENDITURES BY FUND SOURCE
Restricted Funds4,293,6994,990,0055,561,9005,677,2005,770,900
Federal Fund1,18374,479204,700204,700204,700
TOTAL EXPENDITURES4,294,8835,064,4835,766,6005,881,9005,975,600
EXPENDITURES BY UNIT
Occupations, Professions, and Licensing2,234,3762,364,2542,627,1002,673,8002,724,800
Kentucky Real Estate Authority2,060,5072,700,2293,139,5003,208,1003,250,800
TOTAL EXPENDITURES4,294,8835,064,4835,766,6005,881,9005,975,600

KRS 224.10-052 initially established the Office of Occupations and Professions (O & P) with the responsibility of providing general administrative services to state regulatory boards/entities at the option of the board/commission. In April 2017, Executive Order 2017-325 was codified in KRS 324B.020 to restructure the Office, thus creating the Department of Professional Licensing (DPL). Through utilization of DPL services, these boards license and/or track licensure status for approximately 46,000 individuals/businesses throughout the Commonwealth each year.

The boards/entities served by DPL include:

• Kentucky Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors• Kentucky Board of Registration for Professional Geologists
• Kentucky Board of Licensure and Certification for Dietitians and Nutritionists• Kentucky Board of Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Kentucky Board of Licensure for Pastoral Counselors• Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors
• Kentucky Board of Ophthalmic Dispensers• Kentucky Board of Licensure of Marriage and Family Therapists
• Kentucky Board of Licensure for Long-term Care Administrators• Kentucky Licensing Board for Specialists in Hearing Instruments
• Kentucky Directory of Registered Athlete Agents• Kentucky Board of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology

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