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Bill AN ACT relating to qualifications of officers and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 16.040 to require officers appointed with a high school diploma or GED and additional experience to complete 60 hours of credit or an associate's degree prior to the end of probation; specify that not completing the education requirement will result in discharge. AN ACT relating to qualifications of officers and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 16.040 to require officers appointed with a high school diploma or GED and additional experience to complete 60 hours of credit or an associate's degree prior to the end of probation; specify that not completing the education requirement will result in discharge. us/states/ky Kentucky General Assembly 2018RS HB 512 Kentucky HB 512 (2018RS)
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Kentucky HB 512 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to qualifications of officers and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 16.040 to require officers appointed with a high school diploma or GED and additional experience to complete 60 hours of credit or an associate's degree prior to the end of probation; specify that not completing the education requirement will result in discharge.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. HB 512 (As Introduced) (committee substitute) — source
  2. HCA1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HCS1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Most Recent Version (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

  • J. Blanton — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2018-02-26 Introduced in House introduction
  • 2018-02-28 To Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H) referral-committee
  • 2018-03-08 Posted in committee
  • 2018-03-14 Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute & committee amendment (1-title) reading-1
  • 2018-03-15 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2018-03-15 Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 16, 2018
  • 2018-03-16 3rd reading, passed 87-0 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) reading-3, passage
  • 2018-03-19 Received in Senate
  • 2018-03-20 To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) referral-committee
  • 2018-03-22 Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar reading-1
  • 2018-03-27 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2018-03-27 Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
  • 2018-03-29 3rd reading, passed 36-1 reading-3, passage
  • 2018-03-29 Received in House
  • 2018-03-29 Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  • 2018-03-29 Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  • 2018-03-29 Delivered to Governor
  • 2018-04-10 Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 146) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/35d30385-18d7-4684-9db5-b8d234253b85. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).