Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, December 1, 2023
RELATES TO:
KRS 15.530,
15.550,
15.560,
15.565
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
15.590 authorizes the Kentucky Law
Enforcement Council to promulgate administrative regulations regarding training
and telecommunications practices. This administrative regulation establishes
the course and graduation requirements of the Telecommunications (Public Safety
Dispatch) Academy.
Section 1.
Definitions.
(1) "Academy" means the minimum
160 hour Telecommunications (Public Safety Dispatch) Academy course conducted
by the department of Criminal Justice Training.
(2) "CJIS" is defined by
KRS
15.530(1).
Section 2. Academy Content. The
academy shall consist of the following eight (8) areas:
(1) Introduction to Dispatching;
(2) Duties and Responsibilities;
(3) Phone procedures;
(4) Radio procedures;
(5) Calls for service;
(6) Emergency medical dispatch;
(7) Criminal justice information system
(CJIS); and
(8) Final Exam and
Graduation.
Section 3.
Academy Graduation Requirements.
(1) To
graduate from the academy, a trainee shall:
(a) Successfully complete a minimum of 160
hours of Kentucky Law Enforcement Council (KLEC)-approved training;
(b) Attain a passing score on all
examinations for which a numerical score is assigned, as follows:
1. Minimum score on the Emergency Medical
Dispatch written examination;
2.
Minimum score on the CPR written examination; and
3. Seventy (70) percent on all other
examinations for which a numerical score is assigned;
(c) Pass all examinations for which a
pass-or-fail designation is assigned; and
(d) Successfully complete all other
assignments, exercises, and projects included in the academy. After-hours
assignments may be required, and shall be successfully completed to pass the
training area for which they were assigned.
(2) A trainee shall fail the academy if the
trainee does not meet the requirements established in subsection (1) of this
section.
Section 4.
Reexaminations.
(1) A trainee shall be
permitted one (1) reexamination.
(2) A trainee who fails an examination shall
not be reexamined:
(a) Earlier than
twenty-four (24) hours from the original examination; or
(b) Later than the last scheduled day before
the academy graduation.
(3) A trainee shall fail the academy if the
trainee fails a reexamination.
Section 5. Failure and Repetition of Academy.
(1) A trainee who has failed an academy shall
be permitted to repeat one (1) academy in its entirety during the following
twelve (12) months.
(2) The trainee
or his agency shall pay all fees for the repeated academy.
Section 6. Absence.
(1) A trainee may have excused absences from
the academy with approval of the Branch Manager or Telecommunications Training
Section Supervisor.
(2) An excused
absence from the academy which causes a trainee to miss any of the 160 hours of
training shall be made up through an approved training assignment. Make up
training assignments shall be approved by the course instructor.
(3) If a trainee misses more than ten (10)
percent of the total hours of the academy and all absences were excused and all
work was made up, the trainee shall be withdrawn from the academy and
reenrolled in a subsequent class beginning at the point of the trainee's
withdrawal. The time period for reenrollment in a subsequent class shall not
exceed six (6) months from the date of the class from which the trainee was
withdrawn.
(4) If a trainee's
absence is unexcused and he or she misses more than ten (10) percent of the
total hours of the academy, the trainee shall be withdrawn from the academy and
receive no credit for completed training.
Section 7. Circumstances Preventing
Completion of the Academy. If a trainee is prevented from completing the
academy due to extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the trainee,
including injury, illness, personal tragedy, or agency emergency, he or she
shall be permitted to complete the unfinished areas of the academy within 180
days immediately following the termination of the extenuating circumstance, if
the:
(1) Extenuating circumstance preventing
completion of the academy does not last for a period of longer than one (1)
year; and
(2) Failure to complete
is not caused by a preexisting physical injury or preexisting physiological
condition.
Section 8.
Termination of Employment While Enrolled. If while enrolled in the academy, a
trainee's employment as a dispatcher is terminated by resignation or dismissal
and he or she is unable to complete the academy, he or she may complete the
remaining training within one (1) year of reemployment as a dispatcher. The
trainee shall repeat the academy in its entirety if:
(1) The break in employment exceeds one (1)
year; or
(2) The termination of
employment is a result, directly or indirectly, of disciplinary action taken by
the department against the trainee while enrolled in the academy.
Section 9. Maintenance of Records.
All training records shall be:
(1) Available
to the council and the secretary for inspection or other appropriate purposes;
and
(2) Maintained in accordance
with applicable standards in KRS Chapter 171.
28 Ky.R. 194; Am.
626; eff. 9-10-2001; 30 Ky.R. 419; 862; eff. 10-31-03; 32 Ky.R. 1476; 2268;
eff. 7-7-06; 38 Ky.R. 1386; 1566; eff. 4-6-12;
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Ky.R. 1348, 2070; eff. 4/5/2022.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
15.590
