HB41
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Amend KRS 37.170 to create the Kentucky Emergency Volunteer Corps (KEV Corps) within the Kentucky State Defense Force; create a new section of KRS Chapter 37 to detail KEV Corps eligibility, supervision, training requirements, uniform details, and prohibitions and to create the KEV 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…
Introduced: January 7, 2025
Last action: February 4, 2025
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This bill creates the Kentucky Emergency Volunteer Corps, known as the KEV Corps, as a new volunteer unit within the Kentucky State Defense Force. It sets out rules for who can join, how members are trained and supervised, what they can wear, and how the program is funded. Local emergency management directors and city or county governments would be able to call on the KEV Corps to help during declared disasters or emergencies. Who it may affect: local government officials, emergency management directors, and Kentuckians interested in volunteering during disasters or emergencies.
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