2025 Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 186 - Licensing of motor vehicles, operators, and trailers 186.456 Pilot project to provide operator's license skills testing in counties where testing is not offered -- Administration by Department of Kentucky State Police -- Report.
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186.456 Pilot project to provide operator's license skills testing in counties where
testing is not offered -- Administration by Department of Kentucky State
Police -- Report.
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As used in this section, "state police" means the Department of Kentucky State
Police.
From September 1, 2024, until June 30, 2026, the state police shall operate a pilot
program to provide operator's license skills testing in up to ten (10) counties in
which the state police does not provide permanent, full-time, driver licensing
testing.
In administering the pilot project under this section, the state police shall:
(a) Identify the counties participating in the pilot project based on both public
demand and available state police resources;
(b) Provide testing in each county at least one (1) time each month;
(c) Accept applications for testing slots through the state police's online
application portal;
(d) Limit testing only to residents of the pilot project county where the test will be
administered;
(e) Limit testing only to applicants for an intermediate license under KRS
186.452; and
(f) Evaluate service levels, unsubscribed appointments, and no-shows during the
term of the pilot project and, if necessary, move the pilot project to another
county identified in subsection (2) of this section, while maintaining the pilot
project in up to ten (10) counties during the term of the project.
The state police shall collect data on testing done under this section and, by October
31, 2025, submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the
Interim Joint Committee on Transportation providing:
(a) Counts of the number of available testing appointments in each county,
applicants served, unclaimed testing slots, and no-show appointments;
(b) Information regarding how the pilot program affected testing associated with
regional licensing offices; and
(c) Recommendations on the continuation or expansion of the pilot project.
Effective: June 27, 2025
History: Amended 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 23, effective June 27, 2025. -- Created
2024 Ky. Acts ch. 198, sec. 22, effective July 15, 2024.
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