| Last Action | 03/19/26: to Committee on Committees (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to peace officers. |
| Bill Documents |
Current
Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Local Mandate
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 1791 |
| Sponsors | J. Blanton, B. Chester-Burton, E. Hancock |
| 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. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - Conditional offer of employment, requirement to request prior employment records Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - Peace officer certification, candidates required to meet minimum standards prior to hiring Police, City And County - Conditional offer of employment, requirement to request prior employment records Police, City And County - Peace officer certification, candidates required to meet minimum standards prior to hiring Police, State - Conditional offer of employment, requirement to request prior employment records Police, State - Peace officer certification, candidates required to meet minimum standards prior to hiring Sheriffs - Conditional offer of employment, requirement to request prior employment records Sheriffs - Court security officers, required training, extension State Agencies - Kentucky Law Enforcement Council, executive director, extension for required training, approval Local Mandate - Peace officer certification, candidates required to meet minimum standards prior to hiring |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements |
| Votes | Vote History |
| 02/03/26 |
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| 02/10/26 |
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| 03/19/26 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate to 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. |
| Index Headings |
Local Mandate - Peace officer certification, minimum standards, comparable physical agility test, removal Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - Peace officer certification, minimum standards, comparable physical agility test, removal Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - Peace officer certification, revocation, professional malfeasance or nonfeasance Police, City And County - Peace officer certification, minimum standards, comparable physical agility test, removal Police, City And County - Peace officer certification, revocation, professional malfeasance or nonfeasance Police, State - Peace officer certification, minimum standards, comparable physical agility test, removal Police, State - Peace officer certification, revocation, professional malfeasance or nonfeasance Sheriffs - Peace officer certification, minimum standards, comparable physical agility test, removal Sheriffs - Peace officer certification, revocation, professional malfeasance or nonfeasance |
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