KRS 16.055: Promotions -- Terms and conditions.

(1) Promotions to sergeant within the department shall be on the following terms

and conditions:

(a) The applicant must have served six (6) years of continuous service as a

commissioned State Police officer to be eligible for promotion to sergeant;

(b) The applicant may be excluded from promotion eligibility by the

commissioner for up to thirty-six (36) months on the basis of substantiated

misconduct, as set forth in department policy;

(c) Promotions shall be based on cumulative scores computed from

twenty-five percent (25%) on personnel performance evaluation, thirty

percent (30%) on job simulation examination, and forty-five percent (45%)

on a written examination on which the applicant achieved at least a

minimum score as determined by the commissioner in consultation with

the Kentucky State Police Promotional Review Board;

(d) The promotional list shall be valid for one (1) year, shall consist of the

numerical scores and rankings of each applicant, and promotions shall be

made in consecutive order beginning with the highest numerical ranking

to fill an interim vacancy. When two (2) or more applicants receive the

same numerical score, the order of placement on the list shall be

determined by seniority of service. Upon the determination of a new

numerical ranking following a new examination, all previous rankings shall

be null and void;

(e) The written examination shall be prepared and administered by an

individual designated by the commissioner. The materials and textbooks

will be selected by the commissioner and his or her staff. The

commissioner will inform all applicants at least three (3) months prior to

the examination date of the exact material from which test questions will

be taken and the minimum score required to be eligible for placement on

the promotional list;

(f) The written test shall be administered to all applicants at the same time.

Immediately upon completion of the written test the applicant will receive

his or her numerical score. Such numerical score shall remain valid for a

period of two (2) years following the date of examination unless the

source material upon which the test is based is changed by more than

thirty percent (30%), provided that the numerical score meets or exceeds

the minimum score set in paragraph (e) of this subsection for the current

year's promotional list;

(g) The job simulation examination shall be evaluated by boards designated

by the commissioner consisting of the commissioner or his or her

designated appointee not lower than rank of captain, an officer from

another police agency of the rank equal to the position for which the

applicant is competing, an instructor from an accredited law enforcement

education program, a personnel director from private industry, and an

officer from the Kentucky State Police of the rank equal to the position for

which the applicant is competing;

(h) The designated job simulation examination boards will perform all

evaluations under guidelines developed and approved by the

commissioner; and

(i) Personnel evaluations shall be made by the appropriate supervisory

personnel under procedures established and approved by the

commissioner.

(2) Promotions from sergeant to lieutenant within the department shall be on the

same terms and conditions as promotions to sergeant. In addition, any

applicant for lieutenant must have completed at least one (1) year of

continuous service in grade as sergeant.

(3) Promotions from lieutenant to captain within the department shall be on the

same terms and conditions as promotions to lieutenant. In addition, any

applicant for captain must have completed at least one (1) year of continuous

service in grade as lieutenant.

(4) The department will develop and administer only one (1) test for each of the

above ranks. All eligible applicants will be permitted to participate in the

promotional process to the next highest position of responsibility wherever a

vacancy exists.

(5) Officers promoted to rank of sergeant, lieutenant, or captain shall serve a

probationary period for one (1) year of continuous service from the effective

date of their promotions, and may be reverted to their previous rank with or

without cause at any time during this period. If reverted to a previous rank, an

individual is ineligible for promotion the next time the promotional process is

offered.

(6) The provisions of KRS 16.140 to the contrary notwithstanding, all ranks above

the grade of captain are temporary and shall not be subject to the provisions

for selection and promotion as required herein. All officers in such temporary

positions shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner and shall revert to

their previous permanent rank upon the termination of their temporary

appointment.

(7) The total number of supervisory officers of all classifications shall be limited to

a ratio not to exceed one (1) supervisor for every five (5) nonsupervisory

officers.

(8) No officer of the department, other than temporary positions above the rank of

captain, shall be promoted to the next highest rank without competing with

other officers as prescribed by this promotional procedure.

(9) There shall be no discrimination based on race, sex, age, national origin, color,

religion, creed, or political affiliation with respect to the department promotional

system. All personnel actions are to be based solely on merit.