16.055 Promotions -- Terms and conditions. - Kentucky Statutes

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16.055 Promotions -- Terms and conditions. (1) Promotions to sergeant within the department shall be on the following terms and conditions:
(a) The applicant must have served six (6) years of continuous service as a commissioned State Police officer to be eligible for promotion to sergeant; (b) Promotions shall be based on cumulative scores computed from twenty-five percent (25%) on personnel performance evaluation, thirty percent (30%) on
job simulation examination, and forty-five percent (45%) on a written
examination; (c) The promotional list shall be valid for one (1) year, shall consist of the numerical scores and rankings of each applicant, and promotions shall be
made in consecutive order beginning with the highest numerical ranking to fill
an interim vacancy. When two (2) or more applicants receive the same
numerical score, the order of placement on the list shall be determined by
seniority of service. Upon the determination of a new numerical ranking
following a new examination, all previous rankings shall be null and void; (d) The written examination shall be prepared and administered by an individual designated by the commissioner. The materials and textbooks will be selected
by the commissioner and his or her staff. The commissioner will inform all
applicants at least three (3) months prior to the examination date of the exact
material from which test questions will be taken; (e) The written test shall be administered to all applicants at the same time. Immediately upon completion of the written test the applicant will receive his
or her numerical score. Such numerical score shall remain valid for a period of
two (2) years following the date of examination unless the source material
upon which the test is based is changed by more than thirty percent (30%); (f) The job simulation examination shall be evaluated by boards designated by the commissioner consisting of the commissioner or his or her designated
appointee not lower than rank of captain, an officer from another police
agency of the rank equal to the position for which the applicant is competing,
an instructor from an accredited law enforcement education program, a
personnel director from private industry, and an officer from the Kentucky
State Police of the rank equal to the position for which the applicant is
competing; (g) The designated job simulation examination boards will perform all evaluations under guidelines developed and approved by the commissioner;
and (h) Personnel evaluations shall be made by the appropriate supervisory personnel under procedures established and approved by the commissioner. (2) Promotions from sergeant to lieutenant within the department shall be on the same terms and conditions as promotions to sergeant. In addition, any applicant for
lieutenant must have completed at least one (1) year of continuous service in grade
as sergeant. (3) Promotions from lieutenant to captain within the department shall be on the same terms and conditions as promotions to lieutenant. In addition, any applicant for
captain must have completed at least one (1) year of continuous service in grade as
lieutenant. (4) The department will develop and administer only one (1) test for each of the above ranks. All eligible applicants will be permitted to participate in the promotional
process to the next highest position of responsibility wherever a vacancy exists. (5) Officers promoted to rank of sergeant, lieutenant, or captain shall serve a probationary period for one (1) year of continuous service from the effective date of
their promotions, and may be reverted to their previous rank with or without cause
at any time during this period. (6) The provisions of KRS 16.140 to the contrary notwithstanding, all ranks above the grade of captain are temporary and shall not be subject to the provisions for
selection and promotion as required herein. All officers in such temporary positions
shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner and shall revert to their previous
permanent rank upon the termination of their temporary appointment. (7) The total number of supervisory officers of all classifications shall be limited to a ratio not to exceed one (1) supervisor for every five (5) nonsupervisory officers. (8) No officer of the department, other than temporary positions above the rank of captain, shall be promoted to the next highest rank without competing with other
officers as prescribed by this promotional procedure. (9) There shall be no discrimination based on race, sex, age, national origin, color, religion, creed, or political affiliation with respect to the department promotional
system. All personnel actions are to be based solely on merit. Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 59, sec. 3, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 58, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts
ch. 60, sec. 2, effective January 1, 2006. -- Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 1,
effective June 24, 2003. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 1. --
Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 39, sec. 1. Legislative Research Commission Note (1/1/2006). 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 60, sec. 3, states that the amendments to this statute made in 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 60, sec. 2, "shall only
apply to the 2006 Kentucky State Police sworn promotional process and any sworn
promotional processes thereafter."