KRS 15.340: 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 secu rity 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 agenci es 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.