147A.025 Instruction program for county officials. - Kentucky Statutes

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147A.025 Instruction program for county officials. (1) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, the Department for Local Government, with the advice and approval of the state local finance officer,
annually shall conduct a program to instruct county clerks, sheriffs, jailers, and
county treasurers respecting their duties and responsibilities in the collection and
expenditure of public moneys, subject to their control and jurisdiction. (2) The Department for Local Government, with the advice and approval of the state local finance officer, shall establish the content and publish instructional materials
essential to implementing this program. Subsequent to every regular and
extraordinary session of the General Assembly, the Department for Local
Government, with the state local finance officer, shall review and revise, if
necessary, the program when it is found not to be consistent with state law. (3) The Department for Local Government may assess a charge to any person requesting copies of instructional materials published as provided by this section to
cover actual costs of printing and handling these materials, except that no county
official shall be charged for instructional materials provided for his use. Funds
accruing from the sale of instructional materials shall be paid into the State
Treasury, and the State Treasurer shall pay these funds into an account of the
Department for Local Government to defray the costs of printing and handling these
materials. (4) The commissioner of the Department for Local Government, with the advice and approval of the state local finance officer, may prescribe completion standards for
this program, and may, subject to subsection (6) of this section, establish the
number, type, and sequence of instructional sessions to be conducted by the
Department for Local Government; but the commissioner of the Department for
Local Government shall not require the attendance of any county official, nor shall
he prescribe any requirement or standard that restricts or impairs a county official or
elected candidate in the lawful pursuit or conduct of the office to which he is
elected. (5) The Department for Local Government shall notify in advance each county clerk, sheriff, jailer, and county treasurer respecting instructional session pertinent to his
office. Notification shall be by mail, and it shall be posted no later than twenty-one
(21) days prior to the instructional session. At a minimum, the notice shall give the
date, time, place, and title of the instruction session. (6) The Department for Local Government shall conduct this program by providing a one (1) day session at various locations throughout this state in order to minimize
the travel expenses of those officials attending, provided that the aggregate number
of all sessions shall not exceed five (5) during any calendar year. Except as
provided in subsection (7) of this section, the Department for Local Government
may commence instruction anytime during a calendar year. (7) The Department for Local Government shall not conduct a program as provided by this section during any calendar year when a general election is held for every
constitutional county office. The Department for Local Government, however, shall commence instruction for the succeeding year within eighty (80) days following
said general election. (8) Every county official who attends an instructional session shall be paid his actual and necessary expenses in attending from the operating funds of his office. (9) In fulfilling the requirements of this section, the Department for Local Government shall confer with and coordinate its duties and responsibilities with the Finance and
Administration Cabinet and the Auditor of Public Accounts. The Department for
Local Government shall also confer with those state universities whose mission
statements mandate their participation in the training of public officials, the state
associations for those officials listed in subsection (1) of this section, and the
Kentucky Association of Counties, respecting the implementation of this section. Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 8, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 47, sec. 69, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts
ch. 85, sec. 562, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 69, sec. 55,
effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 1, effective July 13,
1984. -- Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 383, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982.