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The County Officials Training Program is an incentive program administered by the Kentucky Department for Local Government that provides annual financial payments to elected county officials who complete continuing professional education. Established under House Bill 810 (KRS 64. 5275) in 1999, the program is open to county judge-executives, fiscal court members, county clerks, sheriffs, and jailers.
To qualify for the annual incentive, officials must document 40 hours of approved training within a calendar year. Training is offered by a range of agencies, professional associations, and private vendors. DLG enrolls participants, pre-approves training events, tracks attendance, and authorizes incentive payments.
This program supports professional development for Kentucky's local elected leadership.
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County Officials Training Program - Kentucky Department for Local Government County Officials Training Program County Officials Training Program County Officials Training Program Kentucky’s training incentive program for elected county officials began with the enactment of House Bill 810 (KRS 64. 5275), effective in January 1999.
The program offers county judge-executives, fiscal court members, clerks, sheriffs and jailers an annual financial incentive to participate in continuing training relevant to their official duties. Training is offered by a variety of agencies, professional associations, and private vendors. DLG enrolls officials in the program, pre-approves training events, records individual attendance for credit, and authorizes incentive payments.
Participating officials may earn one incentive for each calendar year in office by providing documentation of 40 hours of approved training. For questions concerning the County Officials Training Program, please contact Tanya Kearney (502-564-0674). Important Incentive Notice Under the carryover provisions of this program, many persons now qualify for their annual incentive at the first of the year.
Due to the time requirements involved in the process of calculating the new year’s incentive value and the generating of these incentive letters, the issuance of the letters will not take place until mid-February of the new year. Our staff works to complete this process as quickly as possible. Below are forms that officials participating in the program will utilize.
County Elected Officials Training Participation Form Elected or appointed officials who wish to participate in the County Elected Officials Training Program will need to complete and submit the County Elected Officials Training Program Participation Form.
Training Approval Request Form For training events not listed in the Upcoming Approved Training Events, approval may be requested by completing and submitting the Training Approval Request Form, along with a detailed event agenda listing all training times and indicating any breaks and meals during the training event.
Instructions on Accessing Training Records Training Approval Request Form Individual Training Records Program participants may view their individual training record.
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