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.
Live Web-Based Training
Web-Based Training Guidelines
- All approved training will be listed on your training page under Relevant Upcoming Courses. ONLY web-based training listed on this page will be accepted.
- The event will be listed as (in-person) or (web-based) then the vendors name – title of the event.
- You must attend the entire course with the camera on. If they cannot see you, the training will not count.
Reports and Forms
Below is information on 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.