Last Action | 03/24/23: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 103) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to the certification of peace officers. |
Bill Documents |
Acts Chapter 103
Current/Final Introduced |
Bill Request Number | 1525 |
Sponsors | S. Witten, D. Bentley, B. Chester-Burton, R. Palumbo, W. Williams |
Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15 and 67C to allow a person who is at least 20 years old to be hired by a law enforcement agency to attend basic training if the person will be 21 years old at the time they become a certified peace officer; require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to allow person who is 20 years old to attend basic training if the person will be 21 years old by the conclusion of basic training. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Peace officer employment, basic training course, 20 years old Police, City and County - Peace officer employment, basic training course, 20 years old Police, State - Peace officer employment, basic training course, 20 years old Consolidated Local Governments - Peace officer employment, basic training course, 20 years old |
Jump to Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
Votes | Vote History |
02/17/23 |
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02/23/23 |
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02/24/23 |
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03/07/23 |
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03/08/23 |
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03/09/23 |
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03/10/23 |
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03/14/23 |
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03/15/23 |
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03/24/23 |
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Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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Summary | Retain original provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 95 to allow a person who is at least 20 years old to be hired by an urban-county government police force to attend basic training if the person will be 21 years old at the time they become a certified peace officer; amend KRS 15.386 to provide a law enforcement agency the authority to allow an officer to have full peace officer powers; provide a precertification pathway for individuals hired by a law enforcement agency at the age of 20 for the purpose of sending the individual to basic training. |
Index Headings |
Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Peace officer certification, precertification status, peace officer powers Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Urban-county government, peace officer employment, basic training course, 20 years old Police, City and County - Peace officer certification, precertification status, peace officer powers Police, City and County - Urban-county government, peace officer employment, basic training course, 20 years old Police, State - Peace officer certification, precertification status, peace officer powers Counties, Urban - Peace officer certification, precertification status, peace officer powers Counties, Urban - Urban-county government, peace officer employment, basic training course, 20 years old |
Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
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Sponsor | D. Carroll |
Summary | Retain original provisions; amend KRS 15.386 to provide that a person who is hired by a law enforcement agency before reaching 21 years old is precertified for the purpose of attending a basic training course; provide that a person who was hired before he or she was 21 years old will be certified once they complete a basic training course, meet all minimum qualifications, and obtain approval from his or her employing agency. |
Index Headings |
Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Peace officer certification, certification status Police, City and County - Peace officer certification, certification status Police, State - Peace officer certification, certification status |
Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:03 PM (EST)