Kentucky 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HB 359 — AN ACT relating to law enforcement telecommunicators.

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Amend KRS 15.420 to define terms; amend KRS 15.440 and 15.460 to include law enforcement telecommunicators as participants in the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program ( KLEFP) fund and to make their fund benefits the same as police officers; amend KRS 337.100 to protect law enforcement telecommunicators from workplace retaliation in connection to taking leave under certain circumstances; amend various sections of KRS Chapters 15, 67A, 70, 95, and 164 to conform; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2024.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill adds definitions for law enforcement telecommunicators and modifies existing definitions and provisions related to police officers and their employers.

  • KRS 15.420

    "Dispatch center" means the employer of a law enforcement telecommunicator;

    Introduces a new term for the employer of law enforcement telecommunicators.

  • KRS 15.420

    "Law enforcement telecommunicator" means: (a) A Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) telecommunicator as defined by KRS 15.530; and (b) A Non-Criminal Justice Information System ( non-CJIS) telecommunicator as defined by KRS 15.53(5);

    Defines law enforcement telecommunicators as including both CJIS and non-CJIS telecommunicators.

  • KRS 15.420

    police department

    Removes the original definition of 'police department'.

  • KRS 15.420

    "Police officer" does not include any sheriff who earns the maximum constitutional salary for this office, any special deputy sheriff appointed under KRS 70.045, any constable, deputy constable, district detective, deputy district detective, special local peace officer, auxiliary police officer, or any other peace officer not specifically authorized in KRS 15.410 to 15.510;

    Clarifies the exclusion criteria for the definition of 'police officer'.

  • KRS 15.420

    "Validated job task analysis" means the core job description that describes the minimum entry level requirements, qualifications, and training requirements for peace officers in the Commonwealth, and that is based upon an actual survey and study of police officer duties and responsibilities conducted by an entity recognized by the council as being competent to conduct such a study. → "Validated job task analysis" means the core job description that describes the minimum entry level requirements, qualifications, and training requirements for police officers in the Commonwealth, and that is based upon an actual survey and study of police officer duties and responsibilities conducted by an entity recognized by the council as being competent to conduct such a study.

    Changes text from 'peace officers' to 'police officers' in the validated job task analysis definition.

  • KRS 15.440

    "Qualified law enforcement telecommunicator" means a law enforcement telecommunicator that is employed by a qualified unit of government pursuant to subsection (2) of Section 2 of this Act;

    Establishes a definition for 'qualified law enforcement telecommunicator'.

  • KRS 15.420

    "Qualified police officer" means a police officer employed by a qualified unit of government pursuant to subsection (1) of Section 2 of this Act;

    Establishes a definition for 'qualified police officer'.

Action History

  1. to Committee on Committees (H)

  2. introduced in House

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 359 do?
Amend KRS 15.420 to define terms; amend KRS 15.440 and 15.460 to include law enforcement telecommunicators as participants in the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program ( KLEFP) fund and to make their fund benefits the same as police officers; amend KRS 337.100 to protect law enforcement telecommunicators from workplace retaliation in connection to taking leave under certain circumstances; amend various sections of KRS Chapters 15, 67A, 70, 95, and 164 to conform; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2024.
Who sponsors HB 359?
HB 359 is sponsored by Bill Wesley (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 359?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 359?
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