Session of 2000
HOUSE BILL No. 2626
By Committee on Governmental Organization and
Elections
1-13
10 AN ACT
concerning law enforcement officers; relating to training and
11 the cost thereof;
amending K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-5609a and repealing
12 the existing
section.
13
14 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
15 Section
1. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-5609a is hereby amended to read
16 as follows: 74-5609a. (a) The law
enforcement training center is author-
17 ized to charge tuition for each railroad
policeman, each employee of a
18 tribal law enforcement agency and each
school law enforcement officer
19 enrolled in a course at the training
center. Such tuition shall not exceed
20 the training center's average operating
cost per trainee. Tuition charges
21 authorized by this section shall cover the
cost of room, board and all
22 necessary instructional supplies and
material for any employee of a tribal
23 law enforcement agency, railroad
policeman or school law enforcement
24 officer attending the law enforcement
training center.
25 (b) Any
city, county or state agency, political
subdivision of the state
26 or agency thereof which commences
employment of a police officer or
27 law enforcement officer within one year of
the time such police officer
28 or law enforcement officer has completed a
course of instruction at a
29 state or local law enforcement training
school shall reimburse the city,
30 county or state agency,
political subdivision or agency thereof which paid
31 the tuition for training such officer. This
reimbursement shall include the
32 amount of the tuition paid, the officer's
salary and travel expenses and
33 any other expenses incurred which were
incidental to training such
34 officer.
35 Sec. 2. K.S.A. 1999 Supp.
74-5609a is hereby repealed.
36 Sec. 3. This act shall
take effect and be in force from and after its
37 publication in the statute book.