Title 502 | Chapter 045 | Regulation 005


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502 KAR 45:005.Definitions.

Section 1.

Definitions.

(1)

"Applicant" means a fully-qualified person, pursuant to KRS 16.040, who submits an employment application for the position of cadet trooper and who participates in the selection process.

(2)

"Appointment" means selection by the commissioner of a cadet trooper for employment as an officer, upon successful completion of basic training at the Kentucky State Police Academy.

(3)

"Aptitude examination" means an assessment of the cognitive abilities used to determine if applicants can successfully perform the essential job tasks of a Kentucky State Police Trooper.

(4)

"Cadet trooper" means an applicant for employment as an officer who is selected by the commissioner to attend the Kentucky State Police Academy and is conditionally employed as a trainee.

(5)

"Candidate" means an applicant for employment who has successfully completed all phases of the selection process and whose name has been placed on the register.

(6)

"Immediate family" means the parents, step-parents, siblings, step-siblings, aunts, or uncles of an applicant for employment.

(7)

"Law Enforcement Accelerated Program" or "LEAP" means the accelerated training program reserved for applicants who are current officers who have at least two (2) years of Kentucky Police Officer Professional Standards (POPS) certified law enforcement experience.

(8)

"Physical Fitness Test" or "PFT" means a series of physical fitness tests used to determine if applicants can perform the essential job tasks required during basic training at the Kentucky State Police Academy.

(9)

"Register" means the list of persons eligible for selection as a cadet trooper.

(10)

"Trooper Applicant Points System" or "TAPS" means a calculated point system that may be based upon the educational, military, and law enforcement experience of an applicant or graduate from the Kentucky State Police Apprenticeship program.

HISTORY: (19 Ky.R. 2176; Am. 2407; eff. 5-10-1993; 22 Ky.R. 954; 1305; eff. 1-8-1996; 23 Ky.R. 3090; eff. 4-15-1997; 48 Ky.R. 1326, 2407; eff. 5-31-2022.)

FILED WITH LRC: February 7, 2022
CONTACT PERSON: Amy Barker, Assistant General Counsel, 125 Holmes Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, phone (502) 564-8207, fax (502) 564-6686, email Justice.RegsContact@ky.gov.

7-Year Expiration: 5/31/2029

Last Updated: 5/31/2022


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