AN ACT relating to the Kentucky State Police.

Amend KRS 15A.020 to provide that the Department of Kentucky State Police shall be an independent agency within the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet; create new sections of KRS Chapter 16 to establish the Kentucky State Police Commission and the membership; provide that the Kentucky State Police Commission shall promulgate administrative regulations to create a competitive examination for applicants for employment and establish a list of eligible candidates for employment; provide that the Kentucky State Police Commission shall have the sole authority to appoint a commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State Police; amend KRS 16.050 to require that the biennial salary survey be provided to the Kentucky State Police Commission and to conform; provide for staggering of initial appointments to the commission.