(1) As provided by the budget enacted by the General Assembly and other laws applicable to state personnel, the board shall appoint an execut ive director who shall be the chief administrative officer of the board and serve as secretary to the board. He shall have proven administrative and managerial experience and familiarity with equal employment opportunity laws and regulations. The board shall appoint other employees it deems necessary in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The salaries of the executive director and other employees of the board shall be determined by order of the board. The executive director of the board shall prepare the budget request for approval by the board in the form and manner required by applicable law. For the purposes of KRS Chapter 48 the board shall be considered a budget unit. (2) The board shall appoint a general counsel pursuant to KRS 12.210 to pr ovide legal services for the board. Upon request of the board, the Attorney General may designate the general counsel as an assistant attorney general. The general counsel provided for by this subsection shall not be employed by personal service contract and shall be a full -time employee of the board. The general counsel shall serve as a hearing officer for the board.
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