Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 15.310 to define "agency" and "court order"; amend KRS 15.382 to provide that minimum standards for peace officer certification shall be met prior to being hired; exclude any candidate that is prohibited by a court order from possessing a firearm; provide that certain screening tests conducted by local law enforcement agencies be approved by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council; amend KRS 15.3975 to provide that any extension for a court security officer to complete required training may be granted by the executive director of the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council; amend KRS 15.404 to provide that any extension for a peace officer to complete required training may be granted by the executive director of the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council; amend KRS 15.405 to require an agency to request previous employment records for a candidate before making a conditional offer of employment; amend KRS 15.990 to provide that any agency who does not comply with KRS 15.405 shall be subject to a fine of between $25 and $1,000.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 15.382 to remove the requirement that a person who was a certified peace officer in another state provide documentation that he or she passed a comparable physical agility test in that state; amend KRS 15.391 to allow the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to revoke a peace officer's certification if after resignation or retirement of the peace officer and subsequent discovery of conduct that, in the judgment of the agency that employed the peace officer, would constitute professional malfeasance or professional nonfeasance that would have likely resulted in the termination of that peace officer had the facts been discovered prior to his or her resignation or retirement; require law enforcement agencies that become aware of conduct that would constitute professional malfeasance or professional nonfeasance that would have likely resulted in the termination of that peace officer had the facts been discovered prior to his or her resignation or retirement to report this conduct within 15 days of the discovery to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 15.310, 15.382, 15.3975, 15.404, 15.405, 15.992
House Committee Substitute 1: 15.310, 15.382, 15.391, 15.3975, 15.404, 15.405, 15.992
Current: 15.310, 15.382, 15.391, 15.3975, 15.404, 15.405, 15.992