KRS 16.095: Officers required to take educational course on AIDS.

(1) The Justice and Public Safety Cabinet shall require all officers employed by them to

complete an educational course approved by the Cabinet for Health and Family

Services on human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired

immunodeficiency syndrome. The Justice and Public Safety Cabinet shall develop

literature on the human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired

immunodeficiency syndrome and a training curriculum of not more than four (4)

hours for the instruction of officers. The literature and t raining curriculum shall

include information of known modes of transmission and methods of controlling

and preventing these diseases with an emphasis on appropriate behavior and attitude

change. This training may be part of any other training required and for which law

enforcement officers receive an allowance to attend. However, nonreceipt of

allowance does not exclude a law enforcement officer from the training required in

this section.

(2) All officers shall successfully complete the training required. A ny person holding

the position of officer shall not exercise that position for more than one (1) year

without successfully completing the required training. If an officer does not

successfully complete the required training within the time specified, he or she shall

be suspended from further service as an officer until he or she successfully

completes the required training.