Kentucky Senate Bill 312 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-29 - to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
Pending: Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

AN ACT relating to telecommunicators.

Sen. Robin Webb [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-29	Senate	to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
2024-02-27	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2024-02-27	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/sb312.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/sb312/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/24RS/sb312/LM.pdf