The powers and duties of the commission shall be:

1. (1) To employ an executive director and other necessary personnel within the limits of funds made available;
2. (2) To conduct research projects or make studies into and publish reports on discrimination in Kentucky;
3. (3) To receive and investigate complaints of discrimination and to recommend ways of eliminating any injustices occasioned thereby;
4. (4) To hold public hearings and request the attendance of witnesses;
5. (5) To cooperate with other organizations, public and private, to discourage discrimination;
6. (6) To encourage fair treatment for all persons regardless of race or national ancestry;
7. (7) To make an annual report to the Governor of its activities under this chapter.

History: Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 76, sec. 4. Formerly codified as KRS 19.040.