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15.315 Kentucky Law Enforcement Council.
The Kentucky Law Enforcement Council is hereby established as an independent
administrative body of state government to be made up as follows:
(1) The Attorney General of Kentucky, the commissioner of the Department of
Kentucky State Police, the commissioner of the Department of Criminal Justice
Training, the chief of police of the Louisville Metro Police Department, the chief
of police of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Division of Police, the director
of the Southern Police Institute of the University of Louisville, the dean of the
College of Justice and Safety of Eastern Kentucky University, the president of
the Kentucky Peace Officers Association, the president of the Kentucky
Association of Chiefs of Police, the Kentucky president of the Fraternal Order
of Police, and the president of the Kentucky Sheriffs' Association shall be ex
officio members of the council, as full voting members of the council by reason
of their office. The United States attorneys for the Eastern and Western
Districts of Kentucky may confer and designate a local law enforcement liaison
who shall serve on the council in an advisory capacity only without voting
privileges. Each ex officio member may designate in writing a person to
represent him or her and to vote on his or her behalf. Designees of the
Department of Kentucky State Police, Department of Criminal Justice Training,
Louisville Metro Police Department, and the Lexington-Fayette Urban County
Division of Police shall be the head of the agency's training division or the
agency's deputy chief or deputy commissioner.
(2) Twelve (12) members shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of four (4)
years from the following classifications: a city manager or mayor, a county
judge/executive, three (3) Kentucky sheriffs, a member of the Kentucky State
Bar Association, five (5) chiefs of police, and a citizen of Kentucky not coming
within the foregoing classifications. No person shall serve beyond the time he
or she holds the office or employment by reason of which he or she was initially
eligible for appointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment and the successor shall be appointed for the unexpired
term. Any member may be appointed for additional terms.
(3) No member may serve on the council with the dual membership as the
representative of more than one (1) of the aforementioned groups or the holder
of more than one (1) of the aforementioned positions. In the event that an
existing member of the council assumes a position entitling him to serve on the
council in another capacity, the Governor shall appoint an additional member
from the group concerned to prevent dual membership.
(4) Membership on the council does not constitute a public office, and no member
shall be disqualified from holding public office by reason of his membership.
Effective:June 25, 2013
History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 72, sec. 8, effective June 25, 2013. -Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 18, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended
2002 Ky. Acts ch. 200, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1998 Ky.
Acts ch. 606, sec. 79, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 56,
sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 534,
effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 129, sec. 2.
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