Kentucky Statutes 15.565 – Certificate of completion of telecommunications academy required for appointment as CJIS telecommunicator — Completion of CJIS-full access course required for non-CJIS telecommunicator employed as CJIS telecommunicator — …
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(1) No person shall receive an official appointment on a permanent basis as a CJIS telecommunicator unless that person has previously been awarded a certificate by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council attesting to that person’s satisfactory completion of the CJIS telecommunications academy. Every person who is employed after July 15, 2006, as a CJIS telecommunicator shall forfeit his or her position as such unless, within six (6) months from the date of employment, that person satisfactorily completes the CJIS telecommunications academy and is awarded a certificate attesting thereto. The council shall waive the training requirements listed in this section and award a CJIS telecommunicator certificate for all CJIS telecommunicators who are serving on July 15, 2006, and have successfully completed the CJIS-full access course.
(2) A non-CJIS telecommunicator who gains employment as a CJIS telecommunicator shall successfully complete the CJIS-full access course within six (6) months from the date of his or her employment. A non-CJIS telecommunicator whose employing agency initiates the use of CJIS shall successfully complete the CJIS-full access course within six (6) months from the date that the agency initiates the use of CJIS.
(3) All CJIS telecommunicators, whether originally employed before or after July 15,
2006, shall successfully complete each calendar year an in-service training course, appropriate to their job assignment and responsibility, of eight (8) hours’ duration, of which the number of hours shall not be changed by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council, at a school certified or recognized by the council. Each in- service training course shall include a mental health component which highlights post-traumatic stress disorder and work-induced stress, including symptom recognition, treatment, and available resources.
(4) All CJIS telecommunicators, whether originally employed before or after July 15,
2006, shall successfully complete eight (8) hours of CJIS in-service training every two (2) years at a school certified or recognized by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council.
(5) Extensions of time in which to complete the training specified in this section may be granted by the commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State Police or the commissioner’s designee.
(6) A CJIS telecommunicator who fails to complete the training within a period of six (6) months and any extension of time granted under this section shall be terminated by the employing agency and shall not be permitted to serve as a telecommunicator with any governmental agency in the Commonwealth for a period of one (1) year.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 4, effective July 14, 2022. — Amended
2016 Ky. Acts ch. 112, sec. 8, effective July 15, 2016. — Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch.
85, sec. 31, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 82, sec. 5, effective July 12, 2006. — Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 52, sec. 3, effective June 24,
2003.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/2022). 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 6,
provides that the Act, which amended this statute, may be cited as the Lifeliner’s Act.
(2) A non-CJIS telecommunicator who gains employment as a CJIS telecommunicator shall successfully complete the CJIS-full access course within six (6) months from the date of his or her employment. A non-CJIS telecommunicator whose employing agency initiates the use of CJIS shall successfully complete the CJIS-full access course within six (6) months from the date that the agency initiates the use of CJIS.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 15.565
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010 - Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) All CJIS telecommunicators, whether originally employed before or after July 15,
2006, shall successfully complete each calendar year an in-service training course, appropriate to their job assignment and responsibility, of eight (8) hours’ duration, of which the number of hours shall not be changed by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council, at a school certified or recognized by the council. Each in- service training course shall include a mental health component which highlights post-traumatic stress disorder and work-induced stress, including symptom recognition, treatment, and available resources.
(4) All CJIS telecommunicators, whether originally employed before or after July 15,
2006, shall successfully complete eight (8) hours of CJIS in-service training every two (2) years at a school certified or recognized by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council.
(5) Extensions of time in which to complete the training specified in this section may be granted by the commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State Police or the commissioner’s designee.
(6) A CJIS telecommunicator who fails to complete the training within a period of six (6) months and any extension of time granted under this section shall be terminated by the employing agency and shall not be permitted to serve as a telecommunicator with any governmental agency in the Commonwealth for a period of one (1) year.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 4, effective July 14, 2022. — Amended
2016 Ky. Acts ch. 112, sec. 8, effective July 15, 2016. — Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch.
85, sec. 31, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 82, sec. 5, effective July 12, 2006. — Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 52, sec. 3, effective June 24,
2003.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/2022). 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 6,
provides that the Act, which amended this statute, may be cited as the Lifeliner’s Act.