Bill > SB229

Introduced Session

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 70 to establish the status of certified constables and certified deputy constables; require 40-hour mandatory annual training for constables and deputy constables; require the Kentucky Constable Association to develop and maintain in-service education courses, offered at night and on weekends throughout the year in various regions across the Commonwealth; courses shall include but are not limited to firearms qualification, emergency vehicle operations, and defensive driving; constables and deputy constable seeking certification must pay costs of courses unless other funds are available; county board of elections shall notify the association within 60 days after election of constable and, where judge/executive appoints a constable, county clerk shall notify the association of appointment providing contact information; for counties with deputy constables, the constable shall provide contact information to the association; the association shall maintain records of training hours completed by constables and deputies; the association shall issue certificates to constables and deputies upon satisfactory completion of training; the association shall maintain a Web site listing of constables and deputies who have and have not completed training; amend KRS 189.910 to include a certified constable's office among the entities using an emergency vehicle; amend KRS 189.950 to require fiscal court approval for non-certified constables' use of emergency equipment and corresponding insurance requirement; delete reference for minimum bond for certified constables.

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Phillip Wheeler (R)*,  Julie Adams (R),  Ralph Alvarado (R),  Tom Buford (R),  Matt Castlen (R),  C.B. Embry (R),  Rick Girdler (R),  Paul Hornback (R),  Alice Kerr (R),  Robby Mills (R),  Mike Nemes (R),  Albert Robinson (R),  Brandon Smith (R),  Johnny Turner (D),  Robin Webb (R),  Steve West (R),  Max Wise (R), 

to State & Local Government (S) (on 03/02/2020)

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