HB 782

Bill Subjects

Advisory Boards, Commissions, And Committees Background Checks Cities Counties Effective Dates, Delayed Local Government Local Mandate Occupations And Professions Peace Officers And Law Enforcement Public Safety Sunset Legislation

Abstract

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.