| Last Action | 04/05/24: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 108) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to telecommunicators. |
| Bill Documents |
Acts Chapter 108
Current/Final Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Local Mandate
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 2277 |
| Sponsor | S. Lewis |
| Summary of Enacted Version | Creates 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 and to add training provisions for part-time telecommunicators hired before and after July 1, 2026; amends KRS 15.530 to define “public safety telecommunicator” and “public safety telecommunicator academy,” and to remove the “CJIS” and “non-CJIS” designations; amends KRS 15.540 to allow an agency seeking to hire a telecommunicator 120 days to certify the eligibility of an applicant to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council and to require training regarding the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS); amends KRS 15.560 to require that all telecommunicators complete the academy within 12 months of their hire date and to remove disparate requirements for CJIS and non-CJIS telecommunicators; amends KRS 15.565 to remove disparate requirements for CJIS and non-CJIS certification and to require that all telecommunicators complete CJIS in-service training recognized by the Kentucky State Police CJIS Services Agency; and amends KRS 15.590 to remove distinction of CJIS and non-CJIS telecommunicator academy and to recognize the public safety telecommunicators academy in its place; EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2026. |
| 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. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Effective Dates, Delayed - Telecommunicators, hiring and training, requirements Local Government - Telecommunicators, hiring and training, requirements Occupations and Professions - Telecommunicators, training academy, requirements Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Telecommunicators, training academy, requirements Public Safety - Telecommunicators, hiring and training, requirements Public Safety - Telecommunicators, training academy, requirements Cities - Telecommunicators, hiring and training, requirements Counties - Telecommunicators, hiring and training, requirements Background Checks - Telecommunicators, hiring and training, requirements Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees - Public Safety Telecommunicator Work Group, creation Sunset Legislation - Public Safety Telecommunicator Work Group, July 1, 2026 Local Mandate - Telecommunicators, hiring and training, requirements |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements |
| Votes | Vote History |
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| 04/05/24 |
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate to 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. |
| Index Headings |
Local Mandate - Telecommunicators, training and certification, requirements Local Government - Telecommunicators, training and certification, requirements Occupations and Professions - Telecommunicators, training and certification, requirements Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Telecommunicators, training and certification, requirements Public Safety - Telecommunicators, training and certification, requirements Cities - Telecommunicators, training and certification, requirements Counties - Telecommunicators, training and certification, requirements |
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