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type: "Bill"
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title: "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."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
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legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
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session: "2018RS"
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identifier: "HB 512"
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citation: "Kentucky HB 512 (2018RS)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["J. Blanton"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2018-02-26"
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last_action: "2018-04-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35d30385-18d7-4684-9db5-b8d234253b85"
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source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB512.htm"
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source_hash: "ab8f057bbc9fadd2eb56fd7ebbcf1683b6cb3d09d92d72029d05676e4f58acd6"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
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---
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 512 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB512/orig_bill.pdf)
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2. **HCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB512/HCA1.pdf)
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3. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB512/HCS1.pdf)
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4. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB512/bill.pdf)
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## Sponsors
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- J. Blanton — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-02-26** Introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2018-02-28** To Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-08** Posted in committee
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- **2018-03-14** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute & committee amendment (1-title) `reading-1`
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- **2018-03-15** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2018-03-15** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 16, 2018
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- **2018-03-16** 3rd reading, passed 87-0 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-03-19** Received in Senate
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- **2018-03-20** To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-22** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
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- **2018-03-27** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
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- **2018-03-29** 3rd reading, passed 36-1 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-03-29** Received in House
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- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
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- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
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- **2018-03-29** Delivered to Governor
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- **2018-04-10** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 146) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35d30385-18d7-4684-9db5-b8d234253b85`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
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