Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 15.382, relating to peace officer professional standards certification, to provide that a person who has previously been employed as a peace officer in another state and who meets certain criteria, shall not be required to pass a physical agility test; make technical corrections.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 15.530 to define terms; amend KRS 15.552 to remove hiring date restriction and allow a fully trained part-time telecommunicator credit toward the full-time training academy if conditions are met; amend KRS 15.560 to require all part-time telecommunicators to complete telecommunicator overview training within 12 months of the hire date; EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2026.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Amendment 1 -- B. McCool

Summary Make title amendment.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- J. Blanton

Summary Retain original provisions; require a person who has previously been employed as a peace officer in another state to provide written documentation that he or she has passed a physical agility test in the other state to in order to waive that condition in the Commonwealth.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 2 -- S. Riley

Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 164.952 to remove the limitations on the number of retired police officers a public postsecondary education institution may employ without paying into the retirement system.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 15.382
House Committee Substitute 1: 15.382, 15.552
Current: 15.382