KRS § 15.590 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 15 / Section 15.590
15.590 Administrative regulations. (Effective until July 1, 2026)
Status: in_force

15.590 Administrative regulations. (Effective until July 1, 2026)

(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:

(a) Non-CJIS telecommunicators academy; and

(b) Telecommunications 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(3) and (4).

(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 15.158.15.590 Administrative regulations. (Effective July 1, 2026)

(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.