The Kentucky Law Enforcement Council governs training for all of the state's law enforcement. The council is charged with certifying or approving law enforcement training schools, training instructors and curriculum, as well as administering the Peace Officer Professional Standards (POPS) certification process and monitoring the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program Fund (KLEFPF), as prescribed by KRS 15.310 to 15.370.

The voting body of KLEC is made up of members appointed by the governor for four-year terms, as well as a variety of others who are members by virtue of their offices. The 11 appointed members always include a city manager or mayor, three Kentucky sheriffs, a member of the Kentucky State Bar Association, five chiefs of police, and a Kentucky citizen who doesn't fit one of the aforementioned classifications.

Out of State Basic Training

Effective November 2, 2006, any individual who has attended a law enforcement basic training academy in any state other than Kentucky, must work one (1) year as a sworn law enforcement officer, in the state in which they received their basic training, before academy reciprocity will be considered.