AN ACT relating to police departments for local school districts.
Summary
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to allow local boards of education to establish a police department for local school districts; provide the general police powers each officer shall have in performing their duties; provide the qualifications each officer shall have at the time of their employment; provide for the appointment or promotion to the ranks and grades of the department; amend KRS 158.441 to include an officer appointed under this Act to the term "school resource officer."
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 26, 2022
Last action Mar 23, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Mar 23, 2022
Committee
recommitted to Education (S)
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
to Education (S)
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danny Carroll
RRepublican
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