Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 16.050
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 16.050 requires the
State Police Personnel Board to promulgate administrative regulations which
include provisions for the establishment of eligibility lists as a result of
competitive examinations, from which lists vacancies shall be filled. This
administrative regulation establishes a register for the employment of cadet
troopers.
Section 1.
(1) The commissioner shall determine the
number of cadet trooper positions required to be filled.
(2) The commissioner shall base his
determination upon:
(a) The needs of the
department;
(b) Projected
attrition; and
(c) Authorized
strength levels.
Section
2.
(1) The commissioner shall
propose a register of applicants eligibles for appointment as a cadet trooper
to the State Police Personnel Board.
(2) Upon approval by the board, the
commissioner shall establish a register of applicants eligible for appointment
as a cadet trooper.
Section
3.
(1) A register shall be
effective for a period of twelve (12) months.
(2) If an applicant who has been placed on a
register is not selected for employment within twelve (12) months of his
placement on the register, he:
(a) Shall be
removed from the register; and
(b)
May reapply for employment.
Section 4. An applicant may be placed on a
register if the applicant has:
(1)
Successfully completed the:
(a) Written
examination;
(b) Content Based Task
Test;
(c) Oral interview;
and
(2) Not been
disqualified as a result of a background investigation.
(3) The applicants who shall undergo a
background investigation shall be determined by:
(a) An applicant's combined Content Based
Task Test and the oral interview scores; and
(b) The number of positions required to be
filled.
Section
5.
(1) Except as provided by
subsection (2) of this section, an applicant shall be placed on the register in
rank order, determined by the combined score on an applicant's Content Based
Task Test and oral interview.
(2)
Applicants who receive the same score shall be ranked by random draw, with
veterans receiving preference as provided by KRS 16.040(3).
Section 6.
(1) Except as provided by this section, the
commissioner shall select eligible applicants for appointment as cadet troopers
from the register in rank order.
(2) The commissioner may deviate from the
rank order of the register if he determines that it is necessary to correct a
manifest imbalance of minorities or women in the department.
Section 7. The commissioner may
remove a candidate from the register for the following reasons:
(1) Upon receipt of reliable information
indicating grounds for disqualification or deferral;
(2) If the candidate cannot be located by
postal authorities;
(3) If the
candidate:
(a) Declines an offer of
employment;
(b) Fails to respond to
an offer of employment;
(c)
Notifies the department that he no longer wishes to be considered for
employment; or
(d) Upon the
expiration of a period of twelve (12) months from the date of his placement on
the register.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 16.050
