Kentucky Revised Statutes Title III. Executive Branch § 15.340.Availability of facilities and services

(1) The department may determine to which law enforcement agencies, corrections agencies, and court agencies and its officers it will offer training;

(2) In determining the law enforcement officers for which it will offer training and in allocating available funds, the department shall give first priority to “police officers” as defined by KRS 15.420(2), public airport authority security officers, and campus police;

(3) Fire investigators shall be offered training by the department;

(4) Except for the officers described in subsection (2) of this section, the department may determine whether persons to whom it offers training or agencies employing such persons must bear any or all costs of such training.

(5) Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (4) of this section, the department shall accept one (1) qualified constable per training class. The constable accepted shall meet all precertification requirements established pursuant to KRS 15.382 for attendance. The constable shall bear all costs associated with precertification. This subsection shall not be construed to prevent the department from accepting more than one (1) qualified constable per fiscal year, if there are more than one (1) qualified constable applicants and funds are available for their training.