Summary of Original Version

Create a new section within KRS 15.530 to 15.590 to create the Public Safety Telecommunicator Work Group to develop a new delivery format for the public safety telecommunicator academy; amend KRS 15.530 to define "public safety telecommunicator" and "public safety telecommunicator academy," and remove the "CJIS" and "non-CJIS" designations; amend KRS 15.540 to allow an agency seeking to hire a telecommunicator 90 days to certify the eligibility of an applicant to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council, require training regarding the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS); amend KRS 15.560 to require all telecommunicators to complete the academy within six months of their hire date; remove disparate requirements for CJIS and non-CJIS telecommunicators; amend KRS 15.565 to remove disparate requirements for CJIS and non-CJIS certification, require all telecommunicators to complete CJIS in-service training recognized by the Kentucky State Police CJIS Services Agency; amend KRS 15.590 to remove distinction of CJIS and non-CJIS telecommunicator academy and recognize the public safety telecommunicators academy in its place; EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2026.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions, except add training provisions for part-time telecommunicators hired before and after July 1, 2026; extend certification deadline for new hires to 120 days; extend training completion requirements from six to 12 months from the date of hire.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 15.540, 15.530, 15.560, 15.565, 15.590
Acts Chapter 108: 15.540, 15.530, 15.560, 15.565, 15.590
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 15.540, 15.530, 15.560, 15.565, 15.590
Current/Final: 15.540, 15.530, 15.560, 15.565, 15.590
Current: 15.540, 15.530, 15.560, 15.565, 15.590