Section 15.590 - [Effective 7/1/2026] Administrative regulations(1)KRS 15.530 to 15.590 shall be administered by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council, which shall promulgate administrative regulations as necessary regarding training, in-service training, and telecommunications practices.(2) The Kentucky Law Enforcement Council may, by administrative regulations promulgated in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A, explicitly set the exact number at a different number of hours from that established in KRS 15.530 required for completion of the public safety telecommunicator academy .
If the council sets an exact number of hours at a different number from that established in KRS 15.530 in an administrative regulation as set out in this subsection, it shall not further change the number of hours without promulgating administrative regulations in accordance with the provisions of KRS Chapter 13A to set the exact number of hours required for each of the academies.
(3) Nothing in KRS 15.530 to 15.590 shall be interpreted to permit the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to increase or decrease the eight (8) hours required to be completed by telecommunicators for in-service training as established in KRS 15.560(2) and 15.565(1) .(4) The Kentucky Law Enforcement Council shall include mental health training and resources for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and work-induced stress during each in-service training for all telecommunicators.(5) At the conclusion of each in-service training, a guideline for recognizing the symptoms of and available treatment resources for PTSD or work-induced stress shall be provided to all supervisors of telecommunicators.(6) All telecommunicators shall have access to the Law Enforcement Professional Development and Wellness Program established in KRS 15.158.Amended by 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 108,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2026.Amended by 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 128,§ 5, eff. 7/13/2022.Amended by 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 112,§ 9, eff. 7/14/2016.Effective:7/12/2006
Amended 2006, Ky. Acts ch. 82, sec. 7, effective7/12/2006. -- Amended 2000, Ky. Acts ch. 480, sec. 10, effective 7/14/2000. -- Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 315, sec. 7, effective 7/15/1986.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.