{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-147a.025","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 147A.025","heading":"Instruction program for county officials.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, the Department for Local\nGovernment, with the advice and approval of the state local finance officer,\nannually shall conduct a program to instruct county clerks, sheriffs, jailers, and\ncounty treasurers respecting their duties and responsibilities in the collection and\nexpenditure of public moneys, subject to their control and jurisdiction.\n(2) The Department for Local Government, with the advice and approval of the state\nlocal finance officer, shall est ablish the content and publish instructional materials\nessential to implementing this program. Subsequent to every regular and\nextraordinary session of the General Assembly, the Department for Local\nGovernment, with the state local finance officer, shall r eview and revise, if\nnecessary, the program when it is found not to be consistent with state law.\n(3) The Department for Local Government may assess a charge to any person\nrequesting copies of instructional materials published as provided by this section t o\ncover actual costs of printing and handling these materials, except that no county\nofficial shall be charged for instructional materials provided for his use. Funds\naccruing from the sale of instructional materials shall be paid into the State\nTreasury, and the State Treasurer shall pay these funds into an account of the\nDepartment for Local Government to defray the costs of printing and handling these\nmaterials.\n(4) The commissioner of the Department for Local Government, with the advice and\napproval of the state local finance officer, may prescribe completion standards for\nthis program, and may, subject to subsection (6) of this section, establish the\nnumber, type, and sequence of instructional sessions to be conducted by the\nDepartment for Local Governm ent; but the commissioner of the Department for\nLocal Government shall not require the attendance of any county official, nor shall\nhe prescribe any requirement or standard that restricts or impairs a county official or\nelected candidate in the lawful purs uit or conduct of the office to which he is\nelected.\n(5) The Department for Local Government shall notify in advance each county clerk,\nsheriff, jailer, and county treasurer respecting instructional session pertinent to his\noffice. Notification shall be by  mail, and it shall be posted no later than twenty -one\n(21) days prior to the instructional session. At a minimum, the notice shall give the\ndate, time, place, and title of the instruction session.\n(6) The Department for Local Government shall conduct this  program by providing a\none (1) day session at various locations throughout this state in order to minimize\nthe travel expenses of those officials attending, provided that the aggregate number\nof all sessions shall not exceed five (5) during any calendar y ear. Except as\nprovided in subsection (7) of this section, the Department for Local Government\nmay commence instruction anytime during a calendar year.\n(7) The Department for Local Government shall not conduct a program as provided by\nthis section during a ny calendar year when a general election is held for every\nconstitutional county office. The Department for Local Government, however, shall\ncommence instruction for the succeeding year within eighty (80) days following\nsaid general election.\n(8) Every county official who attends an instructional session shall be paid his actual\nand necessary expenses in attending from the operating funds of his office.\n(9) In fulfilling the requirements of this section, the Department for Local Government\nshall confer with and coordinate its duties and responsibilities with the Finance and\nAdministration Cabinet and the Auditor of Public Accounts. The Department for\nLocal Government shall also confer with those state universities whose mission\nstatements mandate their parti cipation in the training of public officials, the state\nassociations for those officials listed in subsection (1) of this section, and the\nKentucky Association of Counties, respecting the implementation of this section.","path":["KRS Chapter 147A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=1645","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:39Z","sha256":"d2172d97bca7fa19cb17b39d0646016a0adee5ddfcee6e43850794730a1e9f8f","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-147a.023","next":"us-ky/krs-147a.027"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}