Any city or county, or one (1) or more cities and counties acting jointly, may create a human rights commission (hereinafter a "local commission"):

1. (1) To provide for execution within its jurisdiction of the policies embodied in this chapter and the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 241); and
2. (2) To safeguard all individuals within its jurisdiction from discrimination because of race, color, religion, or national origin, sex, or age.

History: Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 104, sec. 4. -- Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 2, Art. 7, sec. 702.