Bill > HB234

This bill amends Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 16.220 to expand the list of agencies eligible to receive grant funds from the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security for purchasing equipment like body armor. Specifically, the bill adds airport safety and security departments established under KRS 183.880 to the existing list of eligible recipients, which already includes city, county, and local government police departments, university safety departments, school districts with special law enforcement officers, and sheriff's departments. The grants can be used to purchase items such as body armor, firearms, ammunition, electronic control devices, and body-worn cameras, with priority given first to body armor replacement and second to firearms and ammunition. The bill maintains existing provisions about the sale of confiscated firearms at public auction, with proceeds going to the Office of Homeland Security to fund these equipment grants. The addition of airport safety and security departments reflects a recognition of the unique security needs of airport law enforcement personnel and ensures they can access the same types of protective and technological equipment as other local law enforcement agencies.

Military Affairs and Security

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb234.html