Ky. Rev. Stat. § 15.340 (2026)
Availability of facilities and services
Subject to approval by the secretary, the department may make its facilities and services available upon the following terms:
(1) The department may determine to which law enforcement agencies, corrections agencies, and court agencies and its officers it will offer training;
(2) In determining the law enforcement officers for which it will offer training and in allocating available funds, the department shall give first priority to "police officers" as defined by KRS 15.420(2), public airport authority security officers, and campus police;
(3) Fire investigators shall be offered training by the department;
(4) Except for the officers described in subsection (2) of this section, the department may determine whether persons to whom it offers training or agencies employing such persons must bear any or all costs of such training.
(5) Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (4) of this section, the department shall accept one (1) qualified constable per training class. The constable accepted shall meet all precertification requirements established pursuant to KRS 15.382 for attendance. The constable shall bear all costs associated with precertification. This subsection shall not be construed to prevent the department from accepting more than one (1) qualified constable per fiscal year, if there are more than one (1) qualified constable applicants and funds are available for their training. Effective: July 1, 2023 History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 90, sec. 27, effective July 1, 2023. -- Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 2, effective January 1, 2019. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 386, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 9, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 300, sec. 9. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art, V, sec. 33. -- Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 129, sec. 7.