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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 LexingtonFayette 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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