(A) Each police officer employed on or after 7-1-1972, shall have as a minimum educational attainment a high school degree, or its equivalent, and must pass the police officer professional standards (POPS) test, as determined by the State Law Enforcement Council.
(B) Each police officer employed on or after 7-1-1972, shall, within one year of his or her date of employment, complete a basic training course of at least 640-hours’ duration at a school certified or recognized by the State Law Enforcement Council.
(C) Each police officer, whether originally employed before or after 7-1-1972, shall successfully complete each year an in-service training course of 40-hours’ duration, appropriate to his or her rank and responsibility, at a school certified or recognized by the State Law Enforcement Council. Each officer shall receive in each calendar year five-days’ time off with pay for the purpose of taking the required in-service training.
(1977 Code, § 17-31) (Ord. 73-6, passed 3-27-1973)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see KRS 15.440(1)