.334   Mandatory training courses for law enforcement students and certified peace officers -- Administrative regulations -- Annual report.


15.334 Mandatory training courses for law enforcement students and certified
peace officers -- Administrative regulations -- Annual report.
(1)
The Kentucky Law Enforcement Council shall approve mandatory training subjects
to be taught to all students attending a law enforcement basic training course that
include but are not limited to:
(a)  Abuse, neglect, and exploitation of the elderly and other crimes against the
elderly, including the use of multidisciplinary teams in the investigation and
prosecution of crimes against the elderly;
(b)  The dynamics of domestic violence, child physical and sexual abuse, and rape;
child development; the effects of abuse and crime on adult and child victims,
including the impact of abuse and violence on child development; legal
remedies for protection; lethality and risk issues; profiles of offenders and
offender treatment; model protocols for addressing domestic violence, rape,
and child abuse; available community resources and victim services; and
reporting requirements. This training shall be developed in consultation with
legal, victim services, victim advocacy, and mental health professionals with
expertise in domestic violence, child abuse, and rape;
(c)  Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency
virus syndrome; and
(d)  Identification and investigation of, responding to, and reporting bias-related
crime, victimization, or intimidation that is a result of or reasonably related to
race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
(2)
The council shall develop and approve mandatory professional development
training courses to be presented to all certified peace officers. A mandatory
professional development training course shall be first taken by a certified peace
officer in the training year following its approval by the council and biennially
thereafter. A certified peace officer shall be required to take these courses no more
than two (2) times in eight (8) years.
(3)
The council shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS
Chapter 13A to establish mandatory basic training and professional development
training courses.
(4)
The council shall make an annual report by December 31 each year to the
Legislative Research Commission that details the subjects and content of mandatory
professional development training courses established during the past year and the
subjects under consideration for future mandatory training.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 132, sec. 11, effective June 20, 2005.
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