# KRS § 39A.030: 39A.030 Rationale and purpose of program -- Division of Emergency Management > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TV_C39A_S39A.030 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 39A.030 - **Heading:** 39A.030 Rationale and purpose of program -- Division of Emergency Management - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title V / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.030 ## Text 39A.030 Rationale and purpose of program -- Division of Emergency Management. The General Assembly recognizes that the rationale and purpose of the comprehensive emergency management program of the Commonwealth has evolved from a program for response to threats to national security, enemy attack, and other national defense needs, to a program for response to all hazards, but primarily, domestic hazards and threats including natural, man-made, technological, industrial, or environmental emergencies or disasters, for which civil government is primarily responsible. Because of major changes in the rationale and necessity for emergency management capabilities, as well as the urgent requirement for multiagency participation and inter-agency coordination to ensure timely, effective, and appropriate disaster and emergency response in the Commonwealth, and to otherwise modernize and improve the administration, effectiveness, and relevance of the comprehensive emergency management program for the contemporary needs of the citizens of the Commonwealth, the General Assembly declares: (1) A Division of Emergency Management is hereby created as the emergency management agency of state government which shall develop the comprehensive emergency management program of the Commonwealth on behalf of the Governor, and in consultation with the cabinet secretaries of state government, other appropriate state agency heads, local elected chief executives, local emergency management directors, and local emergency planning committees, for the purpose of developing and enhancing comprehensive emergency management program policies, plans, or procedures to provide for a coordinated responsive, and integrated emergency management system in the Commonwealth; (2) The division may accept on behalf of the Commonwealth any grant, contribution, or fund, federal or otherwise, made to assist in meeting the costs of carrying out the provisions and purposes of KRS Chapters 39A to 39F, and fully comply with all funding requirements imposed by the receipt and use of the grant, contribution, or fund; and (3) The term "Division of Emergency Management" shall constitute and designate the official name of the emergency management agency of state government created pursuant to subsection (1) of this section and "Division of Emergency Management," in the exact order or form as specified in this subsection, shall not be utilized by or assigned to any other agency of state or local government, or other state or local entity, or any political subdivision of the Commonwealth to constitute or designate the official name of any such agency, entity, or political subdivision. ## Nearby sections - [KRS § 39A.010 39A.010 Legislative intent -- Necessity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TV_C39A_S39A.010.md) - [KRS § 39A.015 39A.015 Definitions and chapter provisions applicable to KRS Chapters 39B to 39F](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TV_C39A_S39A.015.md) - [KRS § 39A.020 39A.020 Definitions for KRS Chapters 39A to 39F](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TV_C39A_S39A.020.md) - [KRS § 39A.030 39A.030 Rationale and purpose of program -- Division of Emergency Management](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TV_C39A_S39A.030.md) - [KRS § 39A.040 39A.040 Administrative bodies attached to division](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TV_C39A_S39A.040.md) - [KRS § 39A.050 39A.050 Responsibility of division for coordinating disaster and emergency services -- Powers, authorities, and duties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TV_C39A_S39A.050.md) - [KRS § 39A.060 39A.060 Nature and scope of comprehensive program -- Director under direction of adjutant general](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TV_C39A_S39A.060.md) - [KRS § 39A.070 39A.070 Powers, responsibilities, and duties of director](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TV_C39A_S39A.070.md) - [KRS § 39A.080 39A.080 Seals and markings of Division of Emergency Management to be affixed on vehicles used and operated by division](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TV_C39A_S39A.080.md) - [KRS § 39A.090 39A.090 Executive actions -- Time limit on directives issued by Governor -- Extensions and modifications -- Approval and termination by General Assembly -- Waiver of immunity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TV_C39A_S39A.090.md) - [KRS § 39A.100 39A.100 Emergency powers of Governor and local chief executive officers -- Report by Governor -- Construction of statute -- Prohibition of discriminatory action against religious organization -- Definitions -- Cause of action -- Remedies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TV_C39A_S39A.100.md) - [KRS § 39A.110 39A.110 Compensation for property taken for temporary use -- Notice to owner of property where title taken](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TV_C39A_S39A.110.md) - [KRS § 39A.120 39A.120 Procedure when owner refuses to accept compensation fixed by Governor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TV_C39A_S39A.120.md) - [KRS § 39A.130 39A.130 Appeal from award of Board of Claims](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TV_C39A_S39A.130.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TV_C39A_S39A.030. 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