.388   Report on certification status for newly employed officer -- Training of person in precertification status -- Issuance or denial -- Right of appeal -- Transfer.


15.388 Report on certification status for newly employed officer -- Training of
person in precertification status -- Issuance or denial -- Right of appeal --
Transfer.
(1)
Within five (5) working days of employment or appointment, the chief executive
officer of the employing agency, or his designee, shall file a report with the council
certifying that the newly employed officer is certified or meets or exceeds the
precertification qualifications of KRS 15.382.
(2)
If the person is certified, the council shall continue certified status.
(3)
If the person is on inactive status, the council shall upgrade to certified status unless
the certification is revoked or denied as provided by KRS 15.380 to 15.404.
(4)
If the person is not certified and not on inactive status, but has successfully
completed a basic training course approved and recognized by the council, the
council shall designate the person as being in certified status unless the certification
is revoked or denied as provided by KRS 15.380 to 15.404.
(5)
If the person is not certified and not on inactive status, and has not successfully
completed a basic training course approved and recognized by the council, the
council shall designate the person as being in precertification status.
(6)
A person who is in precertification status shall, upon successful completion of the
required basic training, be certified unless he has committed an act that would result
in revocation of his certificate in which case he shall be denied certification.
(7)
A person who is denied certified status under this section shall have the same right
of appeal as a person who has been revoked under KRS 15.380 to 15.404.
(8)
If the certified officer has successfully completed the basic training required by
KRS 15.404 and transfers from a peace officer position from a current employer to
a peace officer position for another employer, and both employers have, at least ten
(10) working days prior to the effective date of the transfer, notified the council in
writing of the transfer, the council shall maintain the officer in certified status.
Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 132, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 480, sec. 7, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts
ch. 606, sec. 103, effective December 1, 1998.
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