HB61
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to create the Kentucky Emergency Volunteer Corps (KEV Corps); establish KEV Corps eligibility, supervision, training requirements, uniform details, and prohibitions; create the Kentucky Emergency Volunteer Corps fund; amend KRS 39B.030 to permit the local emergency management director to use the KEV Corps during a local disaster or emergency; amend KRS 39B.050 to include the KEV Corps as a part of the local disaster and emergency services organization; amend KRS 39B.070 to permit each city, urban-county government, or charter county government the use of the KEV Corps; amend KRS 39C.110 to include KEV Corps protections relating to limited liability.
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: January 14, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill creates the Kentucky Emergency Volunteer Corps, a new statewide volunteer program that would assist during local disasters and emergencies. It sets out rules for who can join, how volunteers are trained and supervised, what they wear, and what they are not allowed to do. It also establishes a dedicated fund for the program and gives local governments the authority to use these volunteers, while providing volunteers with limited legal liability protections. Who it may affect: local emergency management agencies, city and county governments, and Kentuckians who volunteer during disasters or emergencies.
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