AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities.

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AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing 1
conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of 2
the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, 3
commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities. 4
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 5
Section 1. The State/Executive Branch Budget is as follows: 6
PART I 7
OPERATING BUDGET 8
(1) Funds Appropriations: There is appropriated out o f the General Fund, Road 9
Fund, Restricted Funds accounts, Federal Funds accounts, or Bond Funds accounts for 10
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, for the fiscal year 11
beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, and for the fiscal year beginning July 12
1, 2027, and ending June 30, 2028, the following discrete sums, or so much thereof as 13
may be necessary. Appropriated funds are included pursuant to KRS 48.700 and 48.710. 14
Each appropriation is made by source of respective fund o r funds accounts. 15
Appropriations for the following officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, 16
institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and budget units of the state government, and any and 17
all other activities of the government of the Commonwealth, are subject to the provisions 18
of Chapters 12, 42, 45, and 48 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes and compliance with the 19
conditions and procedures set forth in this Act. 20
(2) Tobacco Settlement Funds: Appropriations identified as General Fund 21
(Tobacco) in Par t I, Operating Budget, of this Act are representative of the amounts 22
provided in Part X, Phase I Tobacco Settlement, of this Act and are not to be appropriated 23
in duplication. 24
A. GENERAL GOVERNMENT 25
Budget Units 26
1. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 27
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2026-27 2027-28 1
General Fund 6,751,000 6,871,900 2
Restricted Funds 288,100 288,100 3
TOTAL 7,039,100 7,160,000 4
(1) Salary Increment: Notwithstanding KRS 64.480(2), the increment provided 5
on the base salary of the Lieut enant Governor shall be the same as that provided for 6
eligible state employees in Part IV of this Act. 7
Notwithstanding KRS 64.480(4), the increment provided on the base salary of the 8
Governor shall be the same as that provided for eligible state employees in Part IV of this 9
Act. 10
2. OFFICE OF STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR 11
2026-27 2027-28 12
General Fund 3,806,600 3,884,300 13
Restricted Funds 384,000 384,000 14
Federal Funds 62,000 -0- 15
TOTAL 4,252,600 4,268,300 16
(1) Participation in Transparent Governing - Full Disclosure of Inmate 17
Population Forecasts and Related Materials: The Office of State Budget Director shall 18
provide the methodology, assumptions, data, and all other related materials used to 19
project biennial offender population forecasts conducted by the Office of State Budget 20
Director, the Kentucky Department of Corrections, and any consulting firms, to the 21
Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue by November 1, 2027. This 22
submission shall include but not be limited to the projected stat e, county, and community 23
offender populations for the 2028 -2030 fiscal biennium and must coincide with the 24
budgeted amount for these populations. This submission shall clearly divulge the 25
methodology and reasoning behind the budgeted and projected offender population in a 26
commitment to participate in transparent governing. 27
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3. HOMELAND SECURITY 1
2026-27 2027-28 2
General Fund 7,441,400 7,058,700 3
Restricted Funds 4,494,100 3,815,800 4
Federal Funds 9,955,400 9,983,700 5
TOTAL 21,890,900 20,858,200 6
4. VETERANS' AFFAIRS 7
2026-27 2027-28 8
General Fund 36,067,100 37,556,600 9
Restricted Funds 106,381,700 107,530,800 10
Federal Funds 300,000 300,000 11
TOTAL 142,748,800 145,387,400 12
(1) Weekend and Holiday Premium Pay Incentive: The Kentucky Veterans 13
Centers are authorized to continue the weekend and holiday premium pay incentive for 14
the 2026-2028 fiscal biennium. 15
(2) Medal of Honor Recipients - Travel and Per Diem: The Commissioner of 16
the Department of Veterans' Affairs may approve travel and per diem expenses incurred 17
when Kentucky residents who have been awarded the Medal of Honor attend veterans, 18
military, or memorial events in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 19
(3) Brain Injury Association of America, Kentucky Chapter and the 20
Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana Funding: Included in the above General Fund 21
appropriation is $93,700 in each fiscal year for grants to the Brain Injury Association of 22
America, Kentucky Chapter and $93,700 in each fi scal year for grants to the Epilepsy 23
Foundation of Kentuckiana to be used solely for the purpose of working with veterans 24
who have experienced brain trauma and their families. 25
(4) Veterans' Service Organization Funding: Included in the above General 26
Fund a ppropriation is $187,500 in each fiscal year for grants to Veterans' Service 27
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Organization programs. 1
(5) Kentucky Homeless Veterans Program: Included in the above General 2
Fund appropriation is $200,000 in each fiscal year to provide emergency financial 3
assistance to Kentucky's homeless veterans. 4
(6) National Guard/Reserve Burial Act: Included in the above General Fund 5
appropriation is $320,000 in each fiscal year to support interment costs for veterans of the 6
National Guard and Reserves and eligible family members. 7
(7) Veteran’s Service Organization Burial Honor Guard : Included in the 8
above General Fund appropriation is $152,000 in each fiscal year to support military 9
funeral honors for veterans. 10
5. KENTUCKY INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY 11
2026-27 2027-28 12
General Fund 1,772,000 1,789,600 13
Restricted Funds 8,375,200 10,914,300 14
Federal Funds 440,051,600 288,578,200 15
TOTAL 450,198,800 301,282,100 16
(1) Administrative Fee on Infrastructure for Economic Development Fund 17
Projects: A one -half of one perce nt administrative fee is authorized to be paid to the 18
Kentucky Infrastructure Authority for the administration of each project funded by the 19
Infrastructure for Economic Development Fund for Coal -Producing Counties and the 20
Infrastructure for Economic Develo pment Fund for Tobacco Counties. These 21
administrative fees shall be paid, upon inception of the project, out of the fund from 22
which the project was allocated. 23
6. MILITARY AFFAIRS 24
2026-27 2027-28 25
General Fund 29,493,100 29,856,700 26
Restricted Funds 21,449,500 21,566,600 27
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Federal Funds 88,307,100 88,593,500 1
TOTAL 139,249,700 140,016,800 2
(1) Kentucky National Guard: Included in the above General Fund 3
appropriation is $4,500,000 in each fiscal year to be expended, subject to the conditions 4
and procedures provided in this Act, which are required as a result of the Governor's 5
declaration of emergency pursuant to KRS Chapter 39A, and which are required to 6
prepare for an event for which the Governor subsequently declares an emergency and the 7
Governor's call of the Kentucky National Guard to active duty when an emergency or 8
exigent situation has been declared to exist by the Governor. Any portion of the 9
$4,500,000 not expended shall lapse to the General Fund at the end of each fiscal year. In 10
the event that costs for Governor -declared emergencies or the Governor’s call of the 11
Kentucky National Guard for emergencies or exigent situations exceed $4,500,000 12
annually, the costs shall be deemed necessary government expenses and shall be paid 13
from the General Fund Surplus Account (KRS 48.700) or the Budget Reserve Trust Fund 14
Account (KRS 48.705). 15
(2) Disaster or Emergency Aid Funds: There is appropriated from the General 16
Fund the necessary funds, subject to the conditions and procedures in this Act, which are 17
required to match federal aid for which the state would be eligible in the event of a 18
presidentially declared disaster or emergency. These necessary funds shall be made 19
available from the General Fund Surplus Account (KRS 48.700) or the Budget Reserve 20
Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705). 21
(3) Military Burial Honor Guard: Included in the above General Fund 22
appropriation is $50,000 in each fiscal year for Military Burial Honor Guard duties. 23
(4) Residential Youth -at-Risk Program: Included in the above General Fund 24
appropriation is $1,235,000 in each fiscal year to support the Bluegrass Challenge 25
Academy and $1,235,000 in each fiscal year to support the Appalachian Youth Challenge 26
Academy. 27
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7. COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 1
2026-27 2027-28 2
General Fund 1,980,200 2,028,800 3
Restricted Funds 10,000 10,000 4
Federal Funds 445,000 445,000 5
TOTAL 2,435,200 2,483,800 6
8. DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT 7
2026-27 2027-28 8
General Fund 10,278,100 12,395,100 9
Restricted Funds 3,726,700 1,719,800 10
Federal Funds 242,486,800 242,521,200 11
TOTAL 256,491,600 256,636,100 12
(1) Area Development District Funding: Included in the above General Fund 13
appropriation is $3,984,000 in each fiscal year for the Joint Funding Administration 14
Program in support of the area development districts. 15
(2) Mary Kendall Homes and Gateway Juvenile Diversion: Included in the 16
above General Fund appropriation is $257,800 in each fiscal year for the support of the 17
Mary Kendall Homes and $257,800 in each fiscal year fo r the support of Gateway 18
Juvenile Diversion. 19
(3) Allocation of Area Development District Funding: The Department for 20
Local Government shall allocate area development district funding appropriated to the 21
Joint Funding Administration Program to the area dev elopment districts in accordance 22
with the following formula: 23
(a) Seventy percent of the total appropriation shall be allocated equally among all 24
area development districts; 25
(b) Twenty percent of the total appropriation shall be allocated based upon each 26
area development district's proportionate share of total state population, as identified by 27
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the most recently completed United States Census; and 1
(c) Ten percent of the total appropriation shall be allocated based upon each area 2
development district's propor tionate share of total incorporated cities and counties, as 3
identified by the records of the Kentucky Secretary of State's Land Office at the time of 4
the allocation. 5
The Department for Local Government shall, upon the unanimous written direction 6
of all area development districts, reduce the allocation based upon proportionate share of 7
total incorporated cities and counties and instead allocate those funds to provide 8
additional nonfederal dollars to area development districts for the purpose of maximizing 9
federal awards. 10
(4) Local Government Operations: Notwithstanding KRS 65A.020(5)(a), 11
$1,000,000 may be used in fiscal year 2026 -2027 to support the operations of the 12
Department for Local Government. 13
9. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FUND 14
2026-27 2027-28 15
General Fund 27,926,600 25,211,700 16
(1) Allocation of the Local Government Economic Assistance Fund: 17
Notwithstanding KRS 42.470(1)(a), 70 percent of moneys in the Local Government 18
Economic Assistance Fund shall be distributed to each coal producing county on the 19
basis of the ratio of coal severed in each respective county to the coal severed statewide. 20
Notwithstanding KRS 42.470(1)(c), no allocation shall be dis tributed to non -coal 21
producing counties. 22
(2) Coal Haul Road System: Notwithstanding KRS 42.455(2), no funds 23
appropriated to the Local Government Economic Assistance Fund are required to be 24
spent on the coal haul road system. 25
10. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND 26
2026-27 2027-28 27
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General Fund 20,494,700 15,059,000 1
(1) Coal Severance Tax Transfers: Notwithstanding KRS 42.450 to 42.495, 70 2
percent of the severance and processing taxes on coal collected annually shall be 3
transferred to the Lo cal Government Economic Development Fund. Notwithstanding 4
KRS 42.450 to 42.495, 30 percent of the severance and processing taxes on coal collected 5
annually, shall be transferred to the Local Government Economic Assistance Fund. 6
Transfers to the Local Gover nment Economic Development Fund and the Local 7
Government Economic Assistance Fund shall be made quarterly in July, October, 8
January, and April based upon actual revenues from the prior quarter. 9
(2) Coal Severance Tax Collections Calculations and Transfers: The above 10
appropriations from the General Fund are based on the official estimate presented by the 11
Office of State Budget Director. 12
(a) Osteopathic Medicine Scholarship Program: Notwithstanding KRS 13
164.7891(11)(b), no transfers shall be made to the Osteo pathic Medicine Scholarship 14
Program within the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; 15
(b) Pharmacy Scholarships: Notwithstanding KRS 164.7890(11)(c), no transfers 16
shall be made to the Coal County Pharmacy Scholarship Program within the Kentucky 17
Higher Education Assistance Authority; and 18
(c) Kentucky Coal Fields Endowment Authority: Notwithstanding KRS 19
42.453(3), no transfers shall be made to the Kentucky Coal Field Endowment Authority. 20
(3) Allocation of the Local Government Economic Development Fund: 21
Notwithstanding KRS 42.4592(1), 50 percent of Local Government Economic 22
Development Fund moneys shall be allocated in accordance with KRS 42.4592(1)(a), and 23
50 percent shall be allocated in accordance with KRS 42.4592(1)(b). 24
(4) Use of the Local Government Economic Development Fund: 25
Notwithstanding KRS 42.450 to 42.495, all funds appropriated to Local Government 26
Economic Development Fund Single-County Accounts shall be allocated to projects with 27
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the concurrence of the respective county judge/executive, state senator(s), and state 1
representative(s) of each county. If concurrence is not achieved, the fiscal court of each 2
county may apply for grants through the Department for Local Government pursuant to 3
KRS 42.4588. 4
11. AREA DEVELOPMENT FUND 5
(1) Area Development Fund: Notwithstanding KRS 42.345 to 42. 370 and 6
48.185, or any statute to the contrary, no funding is provided for the Area Development 7
Fund. 8
(2) Area Development District Flexibility: Notwithstanding KRS 42.350(2) and 9
provided that sufficient funds are maintained in the Joint Funding Agreement program to 10
meet the match requirements for the Economic Development Administration grants, 11
Community Development Block Grants, Appalachian Regional Commission grants, or 12
any federal program where the Joint Funding Agreement funds are utilized to meet 13
nonfederal match requirements, an area development district with authorization from its 14
Board of Directors may request approval to transfer funding between the Area 15
Development Fund and the Joint Funding Agreement Program from the Commissioner of 16
the Department for Local Government. 17
12. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND 18
2026-27 2027-28 19
Restricted Funds 6,000,000 6,000,000 20
13. EXECUTIVE BRANCH ETHICS COMMISSION 21
2026-27 2027-28 22
General Fund 673,400 688,200 23
Restricted Funds 697,900 708,300 24
TOTAL 1,371,300 1,396,500 25
(1) Use of Restricted Funds: All penalties collected or received by the Executive 26
Branch Ethics Commission shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to a trust 27
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and agency fund account to the credit of the Commission to be used by the Commission 1
for the cost of conducting administrative hearings pursuant to KRS Chapter 13B. 2
Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, these funds shall not lapse and shall carry forward. 3
(2) Executive Branch Ethics Commission: The Executive B ranch Ethics 4
Commission may increase the amount of the registration fee provided under KRS 5
11A.211(6) for the purpose of funding a new online filing system. 6
14. SECRETARY OF STATE 7
2026-27 2027-28 8
Restricted Funds 6,564,000 6,652,600 9
(1) Use of Restricted Funds: Notwithstanding KRS 14.140(1) and (3), the above 10
Restricted Funds may be used for the continuation of current activities within the Office 11
of the Secretary of State. 12
(2) Salary Increment: Notwithstanding KRS 64.480(2), the increment provide d 13
on the base salary of the Secretary of State shall be the same as that provided for eligible 14
state employees in Part IV of this Act. 15
15. BOARD OF ELECTIONS 16
2026-27 2027-28 17
General Fund 7,709,300 7,741,400 18
Restricted Funds 98,200 98,200 19
Federal Funds 1,829,800 1,829,800 20
TOTAL 9,637,300 9,669,400 21
(1) Cost of Elections: Costs associated with special elections, KRS 117.345(2) 22
costs associated with additional precincts with a voting machine, KRS 117.343 costs for 23
additional registered vo ters, and KRS 116.145 costs for additional new registered voters 24
shall be deemed a necessary government expense and shall be paid from the General 25
Fund Surplus Account (KRS 48.700) or the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 26
48.705). Any reimbursements a uthorized as a necessary government expense according 27
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to the above provisions shall be at the same rates as those established by the State Board 1
of Elections. 2
(2) List Maintenance: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is 3
$250,000 in each fiscal year for list maintenance of Kentucky's voter rolls by the State 4
Board of Elections. 5
16. REGISTRY OF ELECTION FINANCE 6
2026-27 2027-28 7
General Fund 1,723,600 1,757,900 8
17. ATTORNEY GENERAL 9
2026-27 2027-28 10
General Fund (Tobacco) 150,000 150,000 11
General Fund 24,714,200 40,289,600 12
Restricted Funds 87,154,900 72,452,800 13
Federal Funds 64,133,600 64,415,700 14
TOTAL 176,152,700 177,308,100 15
(1) State Enforcement: Notwithstanding KRS 248.654 and 248.703(4), a total of 16
$150,000 of the Tobacco Settlement payments received in each fiscal year is appropriated 17
to the Attorney General for the state’s diligent enforcement of noncompliant 18
nonparticipating manufacturers. 19
(2) Expert Witnesses: In addition to such funds as may be appropriated, the 20
Office of the Attorney General and the Unified Prosecutorial System, on behalf of the 21
Commonwealth’s Attorneys, may request from the Finance and Administration Cabinet, 22
as a necessary government expense, such funds as may be necessary for expert witnesses. 23
Upon justification of the request, the Finance and Administration Cabinet shall provide 24
up to $3,000,000 for the 2026 -2028 fiscal biennium for this purpose to the Office of th e 25
Attorney General from the General Fund Surplus Account (KRS 48.700) or the Budget 26
Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705). Without charge, the Department of Insurance 27
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shall provide the Office of the Attorney General any available information to assist in the 1
preparation of a rate hearing pursuant to KRS 304.17A -095. Expenditures under this 2
subsection shall be reported to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and 3
Revenue by August 1 of each year. 4
(3) Annual and Sick Leave Service Credit: Notwithstanding any statutory or 5
regulatory restrictions to the contrary, any former employee of the Unified Prosecutorial 6
System who has been appointed to a permanent full -time position under KRS Chapter 7
18A shall be credited annual and sick leave based on service credited under the Kentucky 8
Retirement Systems solely for the purpose of computation of sick and annual leave. This 9
provision shall only apply to any new appointment or current employee as of July 1, 10
1998. 11
(4) Operations of the Office of the Attorney Gener al: Notwithstanding KRS 12
367.478(2), 367.805(3), and 367.905(5), included in the above Restricted Funds 13
appropriation in fiscal year 2026 -2027 is $15,000,000 to support the operations of the 14
Office of the Attorney General. 15
(5) Legal Services Contracts: The Office of the Attorney General may present 16
proposals to state agencies specifying legal work that is presently accomplished through 17
personal service contracts that indicate the Office of the Attorney General's capacity to 18
perform the work at a lesser cost. State agencies may agree to make arrangements with 19
the Office of the Attorney General to perform the legal work and compensate the Office 20
of the Attorney General for the legal services. 21
(6) Civil Action Representation: To ensure adequate representation of the 22
interest of the Commonwealth and to protect the financial condition of the Kentucky 23
Retirement Systems, it has been determined that it is necessary to allow the Attorney 24
General appropriate authority to engage private lawyers as co-counsel in Civil Action No. 25
17-CI-01348. Due to the highly complex and specialized nature of that litigation, KRS 26
Chapter 45A, et seq. would prevent the Attorney General from engaging counsel of his 27
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choice. Accordingly, to protect the interest of the Commonwealth, and notwit hstanding 1
the requirements of KRS Chapter 45A, et seq., which are hereby waived in respect to the 2
Attorney General retaining private lawyers to prosecute Civil Action No. 17 -CI-01348, 3
the Attorney General is vested with the authority to hire and pay counse l of his choice on 4
any contractual basis the Attorney General deems advisable. 5
(7) Salary Increment: Notwithstanding KRS 64.480(2), the increment provided 6
on the base salary of the Attorney General shall be the same as that provided for eligible 7
state employees in Part IV of this Act. 8
18. UNIFIED PROSECUTORIAL SYSTEM 9
(1) Prosecutors Advisory Council Administrative Functions: The Prosecutors 10
Advisory Council shall approve compensation for employees of the Unified Prosecutorial 11
System subject to the appropriations in this Act. 12
a. Commonwealth's Attorneys 13
2026-27 2027-28 14
General Fund 75,751,600 77,355,000 15
Restricted Funds 5,770,400 5,872,700 16
Federal Funds 359,200 359,200 17
TOTAL 81,881,200 83,586,900 18
(1) Salary Increment: Notwithstanding KRS 15.755, the increment provided on 19
the base salary of the Commonwealth's Attorneys shall be the same as that provided for 20
eligible state employees in Part IV of this Act. 21
(2) Rocket Docket Program: Included in the above appropriation is $1,416,700 22
in Gen eral Fund and $2,000,000 in Restricted Funds in each fiscal year to support the 23
Rocket Docket Program. 24
b. County Attorneys 25
2026-27 2027-28 26
General Fund 77,602,100 79,366,400 27
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Restricted Funds 913,800 931,600 1
Federal Funds 115,100 115,100 2
TOTAL 78,631,000 80,413,100 3
(1) County Attorney Retirement Costs: Pursuant to KRS 61.5991, included in 4
the above General Fund appropriation is $1,590,600 in each fiscal year for each County 5
Attorney's Office's fiscal year 2019 -2020 baseline subsidy as adjusted and located under 6
the 2024 Budget Bills tile on the Legislative Research Commission’s website. 7
(2) Expert Witnesses: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is 8
$75,000 in each fiscal year for costs associated with expert witnesses in cases involving 9
juvenile defendants. 10
(3) Salary Increment: Notwithstanding KRS 15.765, the increment provided on 11
the base salary of the County Attorneys shall be the same as that provided for eligible 12
state employees in Part IV of this Act. 13
(4) Rocket Docket Program: Included in the above General Fund appropriation 14
is $549,800 in each fiscal year to support the Rocket Docket Program. 15
TOTAL - UNIFIED PROSECUTORIAL SYSTEM 16
2026-27 2027-28 17
General Fund 153,353,700 156,721,400 18
Restricted Funds 6,684,200 6,804,300 19
Federal Funds 474,300 474,300 20
TOTAL 160,512,200 164,000,000 21
19. TREASURY 22
2026-27 2027-28 23
General Fund 3,437,200 3,500,000 24
Restricted Funds 2,141,400 2,165,400 25
Federal Funds 1,206,700 1,206,700 26
TOTAL 6,785,300 6,872,100 27
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(1) Unclaimed Property Fund: Included in the above Restricted Funds 1
appropriation is $2,140,900 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $2,164,500 in fiscal year 2027 -2
2028 from the Unclaimed Property Fund to provide funding for services performed by 3
the Unclaimed Property Division of the Department of the Treasury. 4
(2) Salary Increment: Notwithstanding KRS 64.480(2), the increment provided 5
on the base salary of the State Treasurer shall be the same as that provided for eligible 6
state employees in Part IV of this Act. 7
20. AGRICULTURE 8
2026-27 2027-28 9
General Fund (Tobacco) 31,149,900 28,559,600 10
General Fund 11,607,800 22,085,200 11
Restricted Funds 22,760,400 12,803,400 12
Federal Funds 12,173,200 12,173,200 13
TOTAL 77,691,300 75,621,400 14
(1) Use of Restricted Funds: Notwithstanding KRS 217.570 and 217B.580, 15
included in the above Restricted Funds appropriation is $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 -16
2027 to support of the operations of the Department of Agriculture. 17
(2) Farms to Food Banks: Included in the above General Fund (Tobacco) 18
appropriation is $1,000,000 in each fiscal year to support the Farms to Food Banks 19
Program. The use of the moneys provided by this appropriation shall be restricted to 20
purchases of Kentucky -grown produce from Kentucky farmers who participate in the 21
Farms to Food Banks Program. 22
(3) County Fair Grants: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is 23
$455,000 in each fiscal year to support capital improvement grants to the Local 24
Agricultural Fair Aid Program. 25
(4) Kentucky Grape and Wine Council: Notwithstanding KRS 260.175(2), no 26
General Fund is provided for the Kentucky Small Farm Wineries Support Fund for use by 27
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the Kentucky Grape and Wine Council. 1
(5) Counties Account: Notwithstanding KRS 248.703(1), included in the above 2
General Fund (Tobacco) appropriation is $10,202,500 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 a nd 3
$9,295,900 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for the counties account as specified in KRS 4
248.703(1)(a). 5
(6) State Account: Notwithstanding KRS 248.703(1), included in the above 6
General Fund (Tobacco) appropriation is $18,947,400 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and 7
$17,263,700 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for the state account as specified in KRS 8
248.703(1)(b). 9
(7) Tobacco Settlement Funds - Allocations: Notwithstanding KRS 248.711(2), 10
and from the allocation provided therein, counties that are allocated in excess of $20,00 0 11
annually may provide up to four percent of the individual county allocation, not to exceed 12
$15,000 annually, to the county council in that county for administrative costs. 13
(8) Kentucky Rural Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, and Farm Safety 14
Program: Included in the above General Fund (Tobacco) appropriation is $1,000,000 in 15
each fiscal year to support the Kentucky Rural Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, and 16
Farm Safety Program known as the Raising Hope Initiative. The Department for 17
Behavioral Health, D evelopmental and Intellectual Disabilities shall coordinate with the 18
Kentucky Department of Agriculture, the University of Kentucky Southeast Center for 19
Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention, and other entities to enhance awareness of the 20
National Suic ide Prevention Lifeline (988) in rural communities in Kentucky and to 21
improve access to information on mental health issues and available treatment services. 22
The Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities shall 23
provide cu ltural competency training to staff to address the unique mental health 24
challenges affecting the state’s rural communities. The Department for Behavioral 25
Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities shall also provide outreach, 26
treatment, and other necessary services to improve the mental health outcomes of rural 27
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communities in Kentucky. The Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and 1
Intellectual Disabilities, in conjunction with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and 2
the University of K entucky Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury 3
Prevention, shall apply for Federal Funds as provided by the Agriculture Improvement 4
Act of 2018, 7 U.S.C. sec. 5936, to supplement the General Fund (Tobacco) 5
appropriation provided above. The Dep artment of Agriculture may utilize up to $50,000 6
in each fiscal year for program administration purposes. The Department of Agriculture 7
shall coordinate with the Raising Hope Initiative partners to take custody of and maintain 8
any intellectual property ass ets that were created or developed by any state agency in 9
connection with the Raising Hope Initiative. 10
(9) Training Incentive Payments: Notwithstanding KRS 15.460(1), included in 11
the above Restricted Funds appropriation is $4,562 in each fiscal year for each participant 12
for training incentive payments. 13
(10) Salary Increment: Notwithstanding KRS 64.480(2), the increment provided 14
on the base salary of the Commissioner of Agriculture shall be the same as that provided 15
for eligible state employees in Part IV of this Act. 16
21. AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS 17
2026-27 2027-28 18
General Fund 9,598,500 9,911,300 19
Restricted Funds 26,476,000 26,874,200 20
TOTAL 36,074,500 36,785,500 21
(1) Audit Services Contracts: Notwithstanding KRS 45.149, no state agency 22
shall enter into any contract with a nongovernmental entity for audit services unless the 23
Auditor of Public Accounts has declined in writing to perform the audit or has failed to 24
respond within 30 days of receipt of a written request for such services. The agenc y’s 25
request for audit services shall include a comprehensive statement of the scope and nature 26
of the proposed audit. 27
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(2) Financial Audit Receipts: The Auditor of Public Accounts shall provide a 1
listing of fee receipts for all audits and special examinations, itemized by type, agency, or 2
unit of government, as well as billing methodology to the Interim Joint Committee on 3
Appropriations and Revenue by August 1 of each fiscal year. 4
(3) Salary Increment: Notwithstanding KRS 64.480(2), the increment provided 5
on the base salary of the Auditor of Public Accounts shall be the same as that provided 6
for eligible state employees in Part IV of this Act. 7
22. PERSONNEL BOARD 8
2026-27 2027-28 9
Restricted Funds 1,034,700 1,049,400 10
(1) Personnel Board Operating Asse ssment: Each Agency of the Executive 11
Branch with employees covered by KRS Chapter 18A shall be assessed each fiscal year 12
the amount required for the operation of the Personnel Board. The agency assessment 13
shall be determined by the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet based on 14
the authorized full-time positions of each agency on July 1 of each year of the biennium. 15
The Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet shall collect the assessment. 16
23. KENTUCKY PUBLIC PENSIONS AUTHORITY 17
2026-27 2027-28 18
Restricted Funds 52,407,500 54,022,700 19
(1) Kentucky Employees Retirement System Quasi -Governmental Agencies: 20
Notwithstanding KRS 61.565(1)(d)1.d., the initial dollar amounts shall be adjusted 21
downward for fiscal years 2026 -2027 and 2027 -2028 based on the actuarial valuation as 22
of June 30, 2025. 23
24. OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 24
a. Accountancy 25
2026-27 2027-28 26
Restricted Funds 739,700 751,100 27
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b. Certification of Alcohol and Drug Counselors 1
2026-27 2027-28 2
Restricted Funds 405,400 405,400 3
c. Applied Behavior Analysis Licensing 4
2026-27 2027-28 5
Restricted Funds 70,800 70,800 6
d. Architects 7
2026-27 2027-28 8
Restricted Funds 485,500 493,200 9
e. Certification for Professional Art Therapists 10
2026-27 2027-28 11
Restricted Funds 11,200 11,200 12
f. Barbering 13
2026-27 2027-28 14
Restricted Funds 513,400 521,500 15
g. Chiropractic Examiners 16
2026-27 2027-28 17
Restricted Funds 299,800 299,800 18
h. Dentistry 19
2026-27 2027-28 20
Restricted Funds 1,000,000 1,012,900 21
i. Licensed Diabetes Educators 22
2026-27 2027-28 23
Restricted Funds 29,300 29,300 24
j. Licensure and Certification for Dietitians and Nutritionists 25
2026-27 2027-28 26
Restricted Funds 94,100 94,100 27
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k. Embalmers and Funeral Directors 1
2026-27 2027-28 2
Restricted Funds 642,300 652,000 3
l. Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors 4
2026-27 2027-28 5
Restricted Funds 2,239,500 2,270,500 6
m. Certification of Fee-Based Pastoral Counselors 7
2026-27 2027-28 8
Restricted Funds 3,600 3,600 9
n. Registration for Professional Geologists 10
2026-27 2027-28 11
Restricted Funds 109,000 109,000 12
o. Hairdressers and Cosmetologists 13
2026-27 2027-28 14
Restricted Funds 3,605,900 2,657,900 15
p. Specialists in Hearing Instruments 16
2026-27 2027-28 17
Restricted Funds 77,900 77,900 18
q. Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 19
2026-27 2027-28 20
Restricted Funds 51,800 51,800 21
r. Examiners and Registration of Landscape Architects 22
2026-27 2027-28 23
Restricted Funds 92,800 95,300 24
s. Licensure of Marriage and Family Therapists 25
2026-27 2027-28 26
Restricted Funds 141,300 141,300 27
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t. Licensure for Massage Therapy 1
2026-27 2027-28 2
Restricted Funds 150,700 150,700 3
u. Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy 4
2026-27 2027-28 5
Restricted Funds 518,100 526,800 6
v. Medical Licensure 7
2026-27 2027-28 8
Restricted Funds 4,697,000 4,751,300 9
w. Nursing 10
2026-27 2027-28 11
Restricted Funds 10,879,800 11,069,400 12
x. Licensure for Nursing Home Administrators 13
2026-27 2027-28 14
Restricted Funds 101,100 101,100 15
y. Licensure for Occupational Therapy 16
2026-27 2027-28 17
Restricted Funds 241,600 241,600 18
z. Ophthalmic Dispensers 19
2026-27 2027-28 20
Restricted Funds 71,200 71,200 21
aa. Optometric Examiners 22
2026-27 2027-28 23
Restricted Funds 312,700 316,500 24
ab. Pharmacy 25
2026-27 2027-28 26
Restricted Funds 3,255,300 3,308,600 27
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ac. Physical Therapy 1
2026-27 2027-28 2
Restricted Funds 753,500 766,100 3
ad. Podiatry 4
2026-27 2027-28 5
Restricted Funds 58,100 58,100 6
ae. Private Investigators 7
2026-27 2027-28 8
Restricted Funds 113,700 113,700 9
af. Licensed Professional Counselors 10
2026-27 2027-28 11
Restricted Funds 460,800 460,800 12
ag. Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Pedorthics 13
2026-27 2027-28 14
Restricted Funds 46,300 46,300 15
ah. Emergency Medical Services 16
2026-27 2027-28 17
General Fund 2,571,100 2,602,900 18
Restricted Funds 943,700 945,200 19
Federal Funds 343,400 345,300 20
TOTAL 3,858,200 3,893,400 21
ai. Examiners of Psychology 22
2026-27 2027-28 23
Restricted Funds 311,400 311,400 24
aj. Respiratory Care 25
2026-27 2027-28 26
Restricted Funds 329,900 335,300 27
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ak. Social Work 1
2026-27 2027-28 2
Restricted Funds 653,500 663,700 3
al. Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology 4
2026-27 2027-28 5
Restricted Funds 225,500 225,500 6
am. Veterinary Examiners 7
2026-27 2027-28 8
Restricted Funds 816,900 813,600 9
TOTAL - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFE SSIONAL BOARDS AND 10
COMMISSIONS 11
2026-27 2027-28 12
General Fund 2,571,100 2,602,900 13
Restricted Funds 35,554,100 35,025,500 14
Federal Funds 343,400 345,300 15
TOTAL 38,468,600 37,973,700 16
25. KENTUCKY RIVER AUTHORITY 17
2026-27 2027-28 18
General Fund 393,700 399,200 19
Restricted Funds 6,158,700 6,174,100 20
Federal Funds 4,300 -0- 21
TOTAL 6,556,700 6,573,300 22
(1) Water Withdrawal Fees: The water withdrawal fees imposed by the 23
Kentucky River Authority shall not be subject to state and local ta xes. Notwithstanding 24
KRS 151.710(10), Tier 1 water withdrawal fees shall be used to support the operations of 25
the Authority and for contractual services for water supply and quality studies. 26
26. SCHOOL FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION 27
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2026-27 2027-28 1
General Fund 105,468,800 108,222,200 2
(1) Debt Service: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is 3
$1,503,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $3,006,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for new 4
debt service to support new bonds as set forth in Part II, Capital Projects Budget, of this 5
Act. 6
(2) Additional Offers of Assistance: Notwithstanding KRS 157.611 to 157.665, 7
the School Facilities Construction Commission is authorized to make an additional 8
$100,000,000 in offers of assistance during the 2026-2028 fiscal biennium in anticipation 9
of debt service availability during the 2028 -2030 fiscal biennium. No bonded 10
indebtedness based on the above amount is to be incurred during the 2026 -2028 fiscal 11
biennium. 12
(3) School Facility Assistance Fund - 2025-2026: Notwithstanding KRS 13
157.611 to 157.665 and 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 175, Part I, A., 27., (5), the School Facilities 14
Construction Commission shall make awards from the balance of funds remaining from 15
the capital appropriation in 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 175, Part II, A., 10., 005. in the specified 16
amounts to the following local school districts in fiscal year 2026-2027: 17
(a) $2,679,000 to Augusta Independent; and 18
(b) $9,870,000 to Marion County Schools. 19
(4) Use of Restricted Funds for Debt Service: Notwithstanding KRS 157.618, 20
Restricted Funds in the amount of $8,453,400 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 are hereby 21
transferred to the Debt Service Fund to pay debt service on previously issued bonds. 22
27. TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM 23
2026-27 2027-28 24
General Fund 1,225,339,000 1,277,624,600 25
Restricted Funds 23,326,300 24,418,700 26
TOTAL 1,248,665,300 1,302,043,300 27
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(1) Dependent Subsidy for All Retirees under age 65: Pursuant to KRS 1
161.675(4), health insuran ce supplement payments made by the retirement system shall 2
not exceed the amount of the single coverage insurance premium. 3
(2) Retiree Health Insurance: Pursuant to KRS 161.550(2)(b) and 4
notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, included in the above Ge neral Fund 5
appropriation is $100,600,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $112,400,000 in fiscal year 6
2027-2028 to support the state's contribution for the cost of retiree health insurance for 7
members not eligible for Medicare who have retired on or after July 1, 2010. 8
Notwithstanding KRS 161.675, the Teachers' Retirement System Board of Trustees shall 9
provide health insurance supplement payments towards the cost of the single coverage 10
insurance premium based on age and years of service credit of eligible recip ients of a 11
retirement allowance, the cost of which shall be paid from the Medical Insurance Fund. 12
Notwithstanding KRS 161.675, the Teachers' Retirement System Board of Trustees shall 13
authorize eligible recipients of a retirement allowance from the Teachers ' Retirement 14
System who are less than age 65 to be included in the state -sponsored health insurance 15
plan that is provided to active teachers and state employees under KRS 18A.225. 16
Notwithstanding KRS 161.675(4)(a), the contribution paid by retirees who are less than 17
age 65 who qualify for the maximum health insurance supplement payment for single 18
coverage shall be no more than the sum of (a) the employee contribution paid by active 19
teachers and state employees for a similar plan, and (b) the standard Medica re Part B 20
premium as determined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 21
Notwithstanding KRS 161.675(4)(a), the contribution paid by retirees who are less than 22
age 65 who do not qualify for the maximum health insurance supplement payment for 23
single coverage shall be determined by the same graduated formula used by the Teachers' 24
Retirement System for Plan Year 2026. 25
(3) Medical Insurance Fund Employee Contributions Suspended: 26
Notwithstanding KRS 161.540(1)(e), the employee contributions to the medi cal 27
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insurance fund required under 161.540(1)(a)2., (b)2., (c)3., and (d)3., shall be suspended 1
effective July 1, 2027, as the fund has become fully funded after fiscal year 2026 -2027 as 2
determined by the annual actuarial valuation. 3
(4) Actuarially Determin ed Employer Contribution: Included in the above 4
General Fund appropriation is $1,076,889,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and 5
$1,160,793,400 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 to provide the full actuarially determined 6
employer contribution. The Teachers' Retirement Sys tem shall provide a report on the 7
actuarially determined employer contribution to the Public Pension Oversight Board no 8
later than December 1, 2027. 9
28. APPROPRIATIONS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED 10
2026-27 2027-28 11
General Fund 17,653,300 17,653,300 12
(1) Funding Sources for Appropriations Not Otherwise Classified: Funds 13
required to pay the costs of items included within Appropriations Not Otherwise 14
Classified are appropriated. Any required expenditure over the above amounts is to be 15
paid first from the General Fund Surplus Account (KRS 48.700), if available, or from any 16
available balance in either the Judgments budget unit appropriation or the Budget 17
Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705), subject to the conditions and procedures 18
provided in this Act. 19
The above appropriation is for the payment of Attorney General Expense, Board of 20
Claims awards, Guardian Ad Litem, Prior Year Claims, Unredeemed Checks Refunded, 21
Involuntary Commitments - ICF/MR, Frankfort in Lieu of Taxes, Franklin County 22
Schools in Lieu of Taxes, Frankfort Independent Schools in Lieu of Taxes, Police 23
Officer, Firefighter, and National Guard and Reserve Survivor Benefits, Medical 24
Malpractice Liability Insurance Reimbursement, and Blanket Employee Bonds. 25
(2) Repayment of Awards or Judgments: Funds are appropriated from the 26
General Fund for the repayment of awards or judgments made by the Board of Claims 27
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against departments, boards, commissions, and other agencies funded with appropriations 1
out of the General Fund. However, awards under $5,000 shall be paid from funds 2
available for the operations of the agency. 3
(3) Guardian Ad Litem Fees: Included in the above appropriation is funding for 4
fees to be paid to each guardian ad litem appointed by the court pursuant to KRS 5
Chapters 26A, 199, 311, 403 , 456, 620, and 625 or any other Guardian ad Litem fee for 6
which the Finance and Administration Cabinet is assigned responsibility by the Courts of 7
the Commonwealth. Guardian ad Litem fees shall be fixed by the court and, unless 8
otherwise specifically authorized by statute, shall not exceed $500. 9
(4) Reissuance of Uncashed Checks: Checks written by the State Treasurer and 10
not cashed within the statutory period may be presented to the State Treasurer for 11
reissuance in accordance with KRS 41.370. 12
(5) Police Officer, Firefighter, and Active Duty National Guard and Reserve 13
Survivor Benefits: Funds are appropriated for payment of benefits for survivors of state 14
and local police officers, firefighters, and active duty National Guard and Reserve 15
members in accordan ce with KRS 61.315 and for the cost of insurance premiums for 16
firefighters as provided in KRS 95A.070. 17
29. JUDGMENTS 18
(1) Payment of Judgments and Carry Forward of General Fund 19
Appropriation Balance: Pursuant to KRS 48.150 and notwithstanding KRS 45A.275, 20
the payment of judgments that exceed the above appropriation, as may be rendered 21
against the Commonwealth by courts and orders of the State Personnel Board and, where 22
applicable, shall be subject to KRS Chapter 45, and the payment of judgments, audit 23
adjustments, and excess billings to federal programs related to transfers from internal 24
service funds to the General Fund authorized in prior appropriations acts, are hereby 25
authorized. Funds required to pay the costs of items included in the Judgments budget 26
unit are appropriated, and any required expenditure over the above amounts is to be paid 27
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first from the General Fund Surplus Account (KRS 48.700), if available, or from the 1
Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705), subject to the conditions and 2
procedures provided in this Act. Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, these funds shall not lapse 3
and shall carry forward. 4
30. KENTUCKY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AUTHORITY 5
2026-27 2027-28 6
General Fund 40,886,900 40,931,900 7
Restricted Funds 10,385,000 10,385,000 8
TOTAL 51,271,900 51,316,900 9
TOTAL - GENERAL GOVERNMENT 10
2026-27 2027-28 11
General Fund (Tobacco) 31,299,900 28,709,600 12
General Fund 1,751,141,300 1,831,841,500 13
Restricted Funds 432,552,600 411,864,000 14
Federal Funds 861,773,200 710,866,600 15
TOTAL 3,076,767,000 2,983,281,700 16
B. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CABINET 17
Budget Unit 18
1. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 19
2026-27 2027-28 20
General Fund 29,297,500 30,933,800 21
Restricted Funds 5,489,700 4,153,700 22
Federal Funds 436,000 401,000 23
TOTAL 35,223,200 35,488,500 24
(1) Funding for Commercialization and Innovation: Notwithstanding KRS 25
154.12-278, interest income earned on the balances in the High -Tech 26
Construction/Investment Pool and loan repayments received by the High -Tech 27
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Construction/Investment Pool shall be used to support the Office of Entrepreneurship and 1
are appropriated in addition to amounts appropriated above. 2
(2) Lapse and Carry Forward of General Fund Appropriation Balance for 3
Bluegrass State Skills Corporation: Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, the General Fund 4
appropriation balance for Bluegrass State Skills Corporation training grants for fiscal 5
year 2025-2026 and fiscal year 2026-2027 shall not lapse and shall carry forward. 6
(3) Carry Forward of General Fund Appropriation Balance: Notwithstanding 7
KRS 45.229, the General Fund appropriation in fiscal year 2025 -2026 and fiscal year 8
2026-2027 to the Cabinet for Economic Development, Science and Technology Program, 9
shall not lapse and shall carry forward. 10
(4) Executive Off icers' Compensation: Notwithstanding KRS 154.10 -050(2), 11
any additional executive officers as described in KRS 154.10 -050(2) shall not be paid a 12
salary greater than the salary of the Governor of the Commonwealth. 13
(5) Training Grants: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is 14
$2,500,000 in each fiscal year for the Bluegrass State Skills Corporation to make training 15
grants to support manufacturing -related investments. The Corporation shall utilize these 16
funds for a manufacturer designated by the United States Department of Commerce, 17
United States Census Bureau North American Industry Classification System code of 18
336111, 336112, 336120, or 336211 that employs at least 10,000 full -time persons at the 19
same facility or at multiple facilities located within the same county to help offset 20
associated costs of retraining its workforce. 21
(6) Kentucky Product Development Initiative Carry Forward of 22
Appropriation Balance: Notwithstanding KRS 45.229 and 154.21 -020(1)(f), the 23
General Fund appropriation balance from 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 199, Part I, B., 1., (12) shall 24
not lapse and shall carry forward for future rounds of funding. 25
(7) KEDFA Forgivable Loan -Carry Forward of Appropriation Balance: 26
Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, the General Fund appropr iation balance from 2022 Ky. 27
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Acts ch. 199, Part I, B., 1., (11) shall not lapse and shall carry forward. 1
C. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 2
Budget Units 3
1. SUPPORT EDUCATION EXCELLENCE IN KENTUCKY (SEEK) 4
PROGRAM 5
2026-27 2027-28 6
General Fund 3,759,644,300 3,756,331,600 7
(1) Common School Fund Earnings: Accumulated earnings for the Common 8
School Fund shall be transferred in each fiscal year to the SEEK Program. 9
(2) Allocation of SEEK Funds: Notwithstanding KRS 157.360(2)(c), the above 10
General Fund appropriat ion to the base SEEK Program is intended to provide a base 11
guarantee of $4,701 per student in average daily attendance in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and 12
$4,818 per student in average daily attendance in fiscal year 2027 -2028, as well as to 13
meet the other requir ements of KRS 157.360. Notwithstanding KRS 157.360(2), each 14
district’s base funding level shall be adjusted for the number of students demonstrating 15
limited proficiency in English language skills, multiplied by 0.096. 16
Funds appropriated to the SEEK Program shall be allotted to school districts in 17
accordance with KRS 157.310 to 157.440, except that the total of the funds allotted shall 18
not exceed the appropriation for this purpose, except as provided in this Act. The total 19
appropriation for the SEEK Program shall be measured by, or construed as, estimates of 20
the state expenditures required by KRS 157.310 to 157.440. If the required expenditures 21
exceed these estimates, the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, upon 22
the written request of the Com missioner of Education and with the approval of the 23
Governor, may increase the appropriation by such amount as may be available and 24
necessary to meet, to the extent possible, the required expenditures under the cited 25
sections of the Kentucky Revised Statut es, but any increase of the total appropriation to 26
the SEEK Program is subject to Part III, General Provisions, of this Act and KRS Chapter 27
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48. If funds appropriated to the SEEK Program are insufficient to provide the amount of 1
money required under KRS 157 .310 to 157.440, allotments to local school districts may 2
be reduced in accordance with KRS 157.430. 3
(3) Base SEEK Allotments: Notwithstanding KRS 157.42 0(2), included in the 4
above General Fund appropriation is $2,101,969,500 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and 5
$2,120,831,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for the base SEEK Program as defined by KRS 6
157.360. Funds appropriated to the SEEK Program shall be allotted to s chool districts in 7
accordance with KRS 157.310 to 157.440, except that the total of the funds allotted shall 8
not exceed the appropriation for this purpose, except as provided in this Act. 9
(4) Tier I Component: Included in the above General Fund appropriati on is 10
$251,849,500 in fiscal year 2026-2027 and $238,638,400 in fiscal year 2027-2028 for the 11
Tier I component as established by KRS 157.440. 12
(5) Vocational Transportation: Included in the above General Fund 13
appropriation is $7,833,100 in each fiscal year for vocational transportation. 14
(6) Teachers' Retirement System Employer Match: Included in the above 15
General Fund appropriation is $529,410,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $541,260,000 16
in fiscal year 2027 -2028 to enable local school districts to provide t he employer match 17
for qualified employees. 18
(7) Salary Supplements for Nationally Certified Teachers: Notwithstanding 19
KRS 157.395, included in the above General Fund appropriation is $4,655,500 in each 20
fiscal year for the purpose of providing salary supplem ents for public school teachers 21
attaining certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. 22
Notwithstanding KRS 157.395, if the appropriation is insufficient to provide the 23
mandated salary supplement for teachers who have obtained th is certification, the 24
Department of Education is authorized to pro rata reduce the supplement. 25
(8) SEEK Adjustment Factors: Funds allocated for the SEEK base and its 26
adjustment factors that are not needed for the base or a particular adjustment factor may 27
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be allocated to other adjustment factors, if funds for that adjustment factor are not 1
sufficient. 2
(9) Facilities Support Program of Kentucky/Equalized Nickel Levies: 3
Included in the above General Fund appropriation is $137,176,700 in fiscal year 2026 -4
2027 and $126,577,500 in fiscal year 2027-2028 to provide facilities equalization funding 5
pursuant to KRS 157.440 and 157.620. 6
(10) Growth Levy Equalization Funding: Included in the above General Fund 7
appropriation is $51,931,100 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $4 4,166,600 in fiscal year 8
2027-2028 to provide facilities equalization funding pursuant to KRS 157.440 and 9
157.620 for districts meeting the eligibility requirements of KRS 157.621(1) and (4). 10
Notwithstanding KRS 157.621(1)(b)2., a school district that impo ses the levy authorized 11
by KRS 157.621(1)(b)1. shall be equalized for that levy, in addition to the equalization 12
funding appropriated in accordance with KRS 157.621(1)(b)2., and all funds for this 13
purpose shall be committed to debt service, new facilities, or major renovations in 14
accordance with KRS 157.440(1)(b). It is the intent of the 2026 General Assembly that 15
any local school district receiving equalization under this subsection shall receive full 16
calculated equalization until the earlier of 20 years o f the effective date of this Act, or the 17
date the bonds for the local school district supported by this equalization are retired, in 18
accordance with KRS 157.621(2). 19
(11) Retroactive Equalized Facility Funding: Included in the above General 20
Fund appropriati on is $79,167,500 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $73,735,400 in fiscal 21
year 2027 -2028 to provide equalized facility funding pursuant to KRS 157.440 and 22
157.620 to districts meeting the eligibility requirements of KRS 157.621(2) and (4). In 23
addition, a local board of education that levied a tax rate subject to recall by January 1, 24
2014, in addition to the five cents levied pursuant to KRS 157.440(1)(b) and that 25
committed the receipts to debt service, new facilities, or major renovations of existing 26
facilities shall be eligible for equalization funds from the state at 150 percent of the 27
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statewide average per pupil assessment. Revenue to generate the five cent equivalent levy 1
may be obtained from levies on property, motor vehicles, or the taxes authorized by KRS 2
160.593, 160.597, 160.601 to 160.633, and 160.635 to 160.648 if the levy was dedicated 3
to facilities funding at the time of the levy. The equalization funds shall be used as 4
provided in KRS 157.440(1)(b). Notwithstanding KRS 157.621(2)(a) and (4), for the 5
2026-2028 fiscal biennium, school districts that levied the tax rate subject to recall prior 6
to January 15, 2024, shall be equalized at 100 percent of the calculated equalization 7
funding; school districts that levied the tax rate subject to recall on or af ter January 15, 8
2024, and before January 15, 2026, shall be equalized at 25 percent of the calculated 9
equalization funding; and all funds for this purpose shall be committed to debt service, 10
new facilities, or major renovations in accordance with KRS 157.4 40(1)(b). It is the 11
intent of the 2026 General Assembly that any local school district receiving partial 12
equalization under this subsection in the 2026 -2028 fiscal biennium shall receive full 13
calculated equalization in the 2028 -2030 fiscal biennium and the reafter, until the earlier 14
of 20 years of the effective date of this Act, or the date the bonds for the local school 15
district supported by this equalization are retired, in accordance with KRS 157.621(2). 16
(12) Equalized Facility Funding: Included in the ab ove General Fund 17
appropriation is $17,355,900 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $16,106,400 in fiscal year 18
2027-2028 to provide equalized facility funding pursuant to KRS 157.440 and 157.620 to 19
districts meeting the eligibility requirements of KRS 157.621(3) and (4). Notwithstanding 20
KRS 157.621(3)(c), a school district meeting the criteria of KRS 157.621(3)(a) and (b) 21
shall be equalized at 100 percent of the calculated equalization funding in each fiscal 22
year, and all funds for this purpose shall be committed to debt service, new facilities, or 23
major renovations in accordance with KRS 157.440(1)(b). In addition, notwithstanding 24
KRS 157.621(1) and (3), a school district that has levied a five -cent equivalent rate 25
authorized by KRS 157.621(1)(a) and is not receivin g state equalization funding for that 26
levy under KRS 157.621(1)(b), or 157.621(3), or any other provision of this Act, shall be 27
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equalized at 100 percent of the calculated equalization funding in each fiscal year, and all 1
funds for this purpose shall be com mitted to debt service, new facilities, or major 2
renovations in accordance with KRS 157.440(1)(b). It is the intent of the 2026 General 3
Assembly that any local school district receiving equalization under this subsection shall 4
receive full calculated equal ization until the earlier of 20 years of the effective date of 5
this Act, or the date the bonds for the local school district supported by this equalization 6
are retired, in accordance with KRS 157.621(3). 7
(13) BRAC Equalized Facility Funding: Notwithstanding KRS 157.621(1)(c)2., 8
included in the above General Fund appropriation is $3,162,200 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 9
and $2,749,400 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 to provide equalized facility funding to school 10
districts meeting the eligibility requirements of KRS 157 .621(1)(c)1. pursuant to KRS 11
157.440 and 157.620. 12
(14) Equalization Funding for Critical Construction Needs Schools: Included 13
in the above General Fund appropriation is $10,136,800 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and 14
$9,781,800 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 to school districts in accordance with KRS 15
157.621(5). 16
(15) Hold-Harmless Guarantee: A modified hold -harmless guarantee is 17
established in each fiscal year which provides that every local school district shall receive 18
at least the same amount of SEEK state funding pe r pupil as was received in fiscal year 19
1991-1992. If funds appropriated to the SEEK Program are insufficient to provide the 20
amount of money required under KRS 157.310 to 157.440, and allotments to local school 21
districts are reduced in accordance with KRS 1 57.430, allocations to school districts 22
subject to this provision shall not be reduced. 23
(16) Residential Youth-at-Risk Programs: In accordance with KRS 157.360, no 24
funds from the SEEK Program shall be distributed to the programs operated by the 25
Kentucky Gu ard Youth Challenge Division of the Department of Military Affairs. 26
Notwithstanding KRS 157.350, 157.360, 157.410, and any other statute to the contrary, 27
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any school district providing educational services to students enrolled in programs 1
operated by the Kentucky Guard Youth Challenge Division of the Department of Military 2
Affairs shall be paid for those services solely from the General Fund appropriation in Part 3
I, A., 6. of this Act, and students enrolled in such programs shall not be included in the 4
average daily attendance for purposes of SEEK Program funding. 5
(17) Salary Supplements for Certified Audiologists and Speech Language 6
Pathologists: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is $2,312,000 in each 7
fiscal year for the purpose of providing a $2,000 salary supplement each year for full -8
time public school Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists that have active 9
Certificates of Clinical Competence, as offered by the American Speech -Language-10
Hearing Association. Notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, if the appropriation is 11
insufficient to provide all full -time public school American Speech -Language-Hearing 12
Association certified Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists with the $2,000 13
stipend, then the Department of Education is a uthorized to pro rata reduce the 14
supplement. 15
(18) Full-Day Kindergarten: Notwithstanding KRS 157.320 or any other statute 16
or regulation to the contrary, the Department of Education shall count each kindergarten 17
pupil in full for that respective school year , for the purpose of determining SEEK funds 18
and any other state funding based in whole or in part on average daily attendance for the 19
district, except that a district shall receive an amount equal to one-half of the state portion 20
of the average statewide p er pupil guaranteed base funding level for each student who 21
graduated early under the provisions of KRS 158.142. 22
(19) SEEK Transportation: Notwithstanding KRS 157.370 and 157.360(2)(c), 23
included in the above General Fund appropriation is $398,884,500 in ea ch fiscal year to 24
support pupil transportation. 25
(20) School District Employee Salary Increase: Notwithstanding KRS 157.420, 26
during fiscal year 2026-2027, local school districts shall provide each eligible employee a 27
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salary or compensation increase of three percent. The salary increases in fiscal year 2026-1
2027 for certified staff shall be in addition to the normal rank and step increase attained 2
by certified personnel employed by local school districts. 3
An eligible employee employed in a public school, s hall receive a three percent 4
increase effective with the 2026-2027 school year. "Eligible employee" means a full -time 5
employee of the district on or before September 15 of each school year. 6
The salary supplement shall be considered in the calculation for c ontributions to the 7
Teachers’ Retirement System or the County Employees’ Retirement System. 8
A local board of education shall request reimbursement for these purposes from 9
funds appropriated for this purpose. The Department of Education shall develop polici es 10
for the distribution of the reimbursements and to track the eligible employees and 11
reimbursement requests from districts. 12
(21) Star Academy: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is 13
$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2026-2027 and $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2027-2028 to support 14
a pilot program of Star Academy schools within existing public schools throughout the 15
state. 16
2. OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT SERVICES 17
2026-27 2027-28 18
General Fund 64,912,600 66,972,500 19
Restricted Funds 6,568,500 6,044,900 20
Federal Funds 465,589,500 465,807,800 21
TOTAL 537,070,600 538,825,200 22
(1) Employment of Leadership Personnel: Notwithstanding KRS 18A.005 to 23
18A.200, the Kentucky Board of Education shall continue to have sole authority to 24
determine the employees of the Department of Education who are exempt from the 25
classified service and to set those employees’ compensation comp arable to the 26
competitive market. 27
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(2) Blind/Deaf Residential Travel Program: Included in the above General 1
Fund appropriation is $492,300 in each fiscal year for the Blind/Deaf Residential Travel 2
Program. 3
(3) School Food Services: Included in the above Ge neral Fund appropriation is 4
$3,584,000 in each fiscal year for the School Food Services Program. 5
(4) Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and Cambridge 6
International Exams: Notwithstanding KRS 160.348(5), included in the above General 7
Fund appr opriation is $1,000,000 in each fiscal year to pay the cost of Advanced 8
Placement, International Baccalaureate, and Cambridge International examinations for 9
those students who meet the eligibility requirements for free or reduced -price meals. 10
Notwithstanding KRS 154A.130(4) and KRS 160.348(5), included in the above General 11
Fund appropriation is $2,600,000 in each fiscal year to reduce the total cost of Advanced 12
Placement examinations for students who do not meet the eligibility requirements for free 13
or reduced-price meals. 14
3. LEARNING AND RESULTS SERVICES 15
2026-27 2027-28 16
General Fund 1,475,692,300 1,700,805,600 17
Restricted Funds 77,800,400 102,173,000 18
Federal Funds 619,900,700 619,729,900 19
TOTAL 2,173,393,400 2,422,708,500 20
(1) Pre-K fo r All: Notwithstanding KRS 42.205, included in the above 21
Restricted Funds appropriation is $40,500,000 in sports wagering revenues from the 22
Kentucky Permanent Pension Fund in fiscal year 2027 -2028 to support the financing of 23
preschool education in local school districts for all four-year-old children. 24
(2) Kentucky Education Technology System: Notwithstanding KRS 157.650 to 25
157.665, the School for the Deaf and the School for the Blind shall be fully eligible, 26
along with local school districts, to participate in the Kentucky Education Technology 27
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System in a manner that takes into account the special needs of the students of these two 1
schools. 2
(3) Family Resource and Youth Services Centers: Funds appropriated to 3
establish and support Family Resource and Youth Services Centers shall be transferred in 4
each fiscal year to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services consistent with KRS 5
156.496. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services is authorized to use, for 6
administrative purposes, no more than three percent of the total funds transferred from 7
the Department of Education for the Family Resource and Youth Services Centers. If a 8
certified person is employed as a director or coordinator of a Family Resource and Youth 9
Services Center, that person shall retain his or her status as a certified employee of the 10
school district. 11
(4) Health Insurance: Notwithstanding KRS 42.205, included in the above 12
Restricted Funds appropriation is $52,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $32,271,000 13
in fiscal year 2027 -2028 in sports wag ering revenues from the Kentucky Permanent 14
Pension Fund for local school district employer contributions for health insurance and the 15
contribution to the health reimbursement account for employees waiving coverage. 16
Included in the above General Fund approp riation is $1,024,321,500 in fiscal year 2026 -17
2027 and $1,245,552,800 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for employer contributions for health 18
insurance and the contribution to the health reimbursement account for employees 19
waiving coverage. Notwithstanding KRS 45.2 29, General Fund in the amount of 20
$98,310,700 in fiscal year 2025 -2026 shall not lapse and shall carry forward into fiscal 21
year 2026-2027. 22
(5) Program Flexibility: Notwithstanding KRS 158.070(8) and 158.446, local 23
school districts shall be provided additio nal flexibility in the utilization of funds for 24
Extended School Services and Safe Schools. Local school districts shall continue to 25
address the governing statutes and serve the intended student population but may utilize 26
funds from these programs for gener al operating expenses in each year of the fiscal 27
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biennium. Local school districts that utilize these funds for general operating expenses 1
shall report to the Kentucky Department of Education and the Interim Joint Committee 2
on Education the amount of fundin g from each program utilized for general operating 3
expenses. 4
(6) Center for School Safety: Included in the above General Fund appropriation 5
is $15,000,000 in each fiscal year for the Center for School Safety. Notwithstanding KRS 6
158.446, the Center for School Safety shall develop and implement allotment policies for 7
all moneys received for the purposes of KRS 158.440, 158.441, 158.4415, 158.4416, 8
158.442, 158.445, and 158.446, except that no more than $1,500,000 in each fiscal year 9
may be retained for administrative purposes. 10
(7) Allocations to School -Based Decision Making Councils: Notwithstanding 11
KRS 160.345(8), for each fiscal year, a local board of education may reduce the 12
allocations to individual schools within the district as outlined in 702 KAR 3:246, secs. 6, 13
7, and 8. The allocation under 702 KAR 3:246, sec. 6, shall not be less than $100 per 14
pupil in average daily attendance. 15
(8) Kentucky School for the Blind and Kentucky School for the Deaf: 16
Included in the above General Fund appropriation is $9,2 77,300 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 17
and $9,505,200 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for the Kentucky School for the Blind and 18
$11,831,700 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $12,125,600 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for the 19
Kentucky School for the Deaf. 20
(9) Career and Technical Education: Included in the above General Fund 21
appropriation is $130,207,200 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $131,292,400 in fiscal year 22
2027-2028 for career and technical education. The Department of Education shall classify 23
each comprehensive high school wi th five or more career and technical education 24
program areas as a local area vocational education center and shall also include any 25
comprehensive high school with fewer than five career and technical education programs 26
and all state-operated area technology centers in the supplemental funding. 27
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(10) Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Education: Notwithstanding 1
KRS 158.648(1), a member of the State Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented 2
Education may be reappointed but shall not serve more than six c onsecutive terms. 3
Notwithstanding KRS 158.648(1), a member of the Kentucky Association for Gifted 4
Education shall be a voting member of the State Advisory Council for Gifted and 5
Talented Education. 6
(11) Redistribution of Resources: Notwithstanding KRS 156. 095, 156.553, 7
156.555, 157.390, 158.070, 158.770, 158.775, 158.805, 161.027 to 161.030, 161.165, and 8
161.167, no General Fund is provided for the Professional Development Program, the 9
Commonwealth School Improvement Fund, the Leadership and Mentor Fund, th e Middle 10
School Academic Center, the Teacher’s Professional Growth Fund, the Teacher 11
Academies Program, the Writing Program, the Kentucky Principal Internship Program, 12
the Kentucky Teacher Internship Program, and the Kentucky Academy for Equity in 13
Teaching in order to increase funding for school-based mental health services providers. 14
(12) Learning and Results Services Programs: Included in the above General 15
Fund appropriation are the following allocations for the 2026 -2028 fiscal biennium, but 16
no portion of these funds shall be utilized for state-level administrative purposes: 17
(a) $1,900,000 in each fiscal year for AdvanceKentucky; 18
(b) $1,850,000 in each fiscal year for the Community Education Program; 19
(c) $23,916,300 in each fiscal year for the Extended School Services Program; 20
(d) $48,660,500 in each fiscal year for the Family Resource and Youth Services 21
Centers Program; 22
(e) $10,000,000 in each fiscal year for the Gifted and Talented Program; 23
(f) $100,000 in each fiscal year for the Hearing and Speech Center; 24
(g) $100,000 in each fiscal year for the Heuser Hearing and Language Academy; 25
(h) Notwithstanding KRS 154A.130(4), $1,675,500 in each fiscal year for the 26
Jobs for America’s Graduates Program; 27
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(i) $500,000 in each fiscal year for the Kentucky Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs; 1
(j) $12,500,000 in each fiscal year for the Kentucky Educational Collaborative 2
for State Agency Children; 3
(k) $1,391,000 in each fiscal year for Local School District Life Insurance; 4
(l) $5,019,000 in each fiscal year for the Mathematics Achievement Fund; 5
(m) $84,481,100 in each fiscal year for the Preschool Program; 6
(n) $15,936,600 in each fiscal year for the Read to Achieve Program; 7
(o) 11,000,000 in each fiscal year for the Read to Succeed Program; 8
(p) $2,000,000 in each fiscal year for Save the Children; 9
(q) $1,200,000 in each fiscal year for the Statewide Reading Research Center; 10
(r) $700,000 in each fiscal year for Teach for America; 11
(s) $500,000 in each fiscal year for the Visually Impaired Preschool Services 12
Program; 13
(t) $1,500,000 in each fiscal year for a vendor to provide online computer science 14
courses; and 15
(u) $5,000,000 in each fiscal year for Numeracy Counts. 16
(13) U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Pilot Program 17
Consultants: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is $654,500 in each 18
fiscal year to support U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps pilot program 19
consultants. 20
(14) School Resource Officers: Included in the above General Fund appropriation 21
is $18,000,000 in each fiscal year to the Department of Education to assist local districts 22
in funding salaries for school resource officers, as defined in KRS 158.441, on a 23
reimbursement basis. The Department of Education shall reimburse local school districts 24
up to $20,000 for each campus employing at least one on -sight full -time certified 25
resource officer. 26
(15) Licensure Operations: Notwithstanding KRS 65A.020(5)(a), $1,000,000 27
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may be used in fiscal year 2026-2027 to support the operations of the Department. 1
TOTAL - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 2
2026-27 2027-28 3
General Fund 5,300,249,200 5,524,109,700 4
Restricted Funds 84,368,900 108,217,900 5
Federal Funds 1,085,490,200 1,085,537,700 6
TOTAL 6,470,108,300 6,717,865,300 7
D. EDUCATION AND LABOR CABINET 8
Budget Units 9
1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 10
2026-27 2027-28 11
General Fund (Tobacco) 1,200,000 1,200,000 12
General Fund 13,936,000 14,018,500 13
Restricted Funds 23,633,000 24,005,900 14
Federal Funds 5,630,400 5,664,600 15
TOTAL 44,399,400 44,889,000 16
(1) Early Childhood Development: Included in the above General Fund 17
(Tobacco) appropriation is $1,200,000 in each fiscal year for the Early Childhood 18
Advisory Council. 19
(2) Governor's Scholars Program: Included in th e above General Fund 20
appropriation is $2,000,000 in each fiscal year for the Governor's Scholars Program. 21
(3) Governor's School for Entrepreneurs: Included in the above General Fund 22
appropriation is $1,000,000 in each fiscal year for the Governor's School for 23
Entrepreneurs. 24
(4) The Hope Center: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is 25
$100,000 in each fiscal year for the Hope Center. 26
(5) Kentucky Adult Learner Program: Included in the above General Fund 27
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appropriation is $2,000,000 in each fiscal year for the Kentucky Adult Learner Program. 1
The purpose of the program is to provide adults 18 years of age or older who have not 2
graduated high school the opportunity to earn a high school diploma. The Education and 3
Labor Cabinet (ELC) and the Kentucky Department of Education shall authorize a single 4
eligible entity to operate the program for not more than 350 adult learners. The eligible 5
entity shall be a Kentucky -based non -profit organization, agree to commit at least 6
$1,000,000 to the program, and sta ff the program with certified teachers teaching core 7
academic subjects. 8
Notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, the Kentucky Adult Learner Program 9
shall have authorization to issue a Kentucky high school diploma to an adult learner 10
participant if all of the minimum graduation requirements under Kentucky law are met. 11
The Kentucky Board of Education and the ELC shall develop metrics that will 12
appropriately assess the expected performance outcomes of the program. 13
(6) Heuser Hearing Institute: Included in the above General Fund appropriation 14
is $2,000,000 in each fiscal year for the Heuser Hearing Institute to develop a program to 15
close the education and achievement gaps for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. 16
2. PROPRIETARY EDUCATION 17
2026-27 2027-28 18
Restricted Funds 542,300 547,300 19
3. DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING 20
2026-27 2027-28 21
General Fund 992,900 1,018,100 22
Restricted Funds 1,331,900 1,334,500 23
TOTAL 2,324,800 2,352,600 24
4. KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION 25
2026-27 2027-28 26
General Fund 17,425,000 17,771,600 27
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Restricted Funds 2,037,000 2,037,000 1
TOTAL 19,462,000 19,808,600 2
5. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION COUNCIL 3
2026-27 2027-28 4
Restricted Funds 536,300 543,200 5
Federal Funds 429,800 429,800 6
TOTAL 966,100 973,000 7
(1) Environmental Education Council: Notwithstanding KRS 224.43 -8
505(2)(b), the Council may use interest received to support the operations of the Council. 9
6. LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES 10
a. General Operations 11
2026-27 2027-28 12
General Fund 5,739,400 6,372,600 13
Restricted Funds 2,993,700 2,483,800 14
Federal Funds 3,029,100 3,061,800 15
TOTAL 11,762,200 11,918,200 16
b. Direct Local Aid 17
2026-27 2027-28 18
General Fund 5,554,700 5,554,700 19
Restricted Funds 1,046,900 1,046,900 20
TOTAL 6,601,600 6,601,600 21
(1) Public Libraries Facilities Construction: Included in the above General 22
Fund appropriation is $3,054,700 in each fiscal year for the Public Libraries Facilities 23
Construction Fund. 24
(2) Dolly Parton's Imagination Library: Included in the above General Fund 25
appropriation is $2,500,000 in each fiscal year for the Imagination Library of Kentucky 26
Program. 27
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(3) Per Capita Grants: Notwithstanding KRS 171.201, no General Fund is 1
provided for nonconstruction state aid. 2
TOTAL - LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES 3
2026-27 2027-28 4
General Fund 11,294,100 11,927,300 5
Restricted Funds 4,040,600 3,530,700 6
Federal Funds 3,029,100 3,061,800 7
TOTAL 18,363,800 18,519,800 8
7. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 9
2026-27 2027-28 10
General Fund 41,953,900 42,036,800 11
Restricted Funds 12,767,500 12,866,800 12
Federal Funds 479,094,700 480,563,100 13
TOTAL 533,816,100 535,466,700 14
(1) Cafeteria Service Contracts: No state agency shall enter into any contract 15
with a nongovernmental entity for the operation of food services provided in the 16
cafeterias located in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet office building and/or the 17
Cabinet for Human Resources office building in Frankfort unless the Office of 18
Vocational Rehabilitation has declined in writing to provide such services. 19
(2) Sale of Properties: Notwithstanding KRS 45A.045(4), the Finance and 20
Administration Cabinet may sell, trade, or otherwise dispose of properties used by the 21
Education and Labor Cabinet at a selling price that is below the appraised value. 22
Notwithstanding KRS 45.777, up to $1,465,712 of proceeds from the disposal of the 23
above-mentioned properties shall be used to reduce the Wagner-Peyser deficit. 24
8. WORKPLACE STANDARDS 25
2026-27 2027-28 26
General Fund 1,677,500 1,713,600 27
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Restricted Funds 8,740,800 8,890,500 1
Federal Funds 4,181,500 4,273,000 2
TOTAL 14,599,800 14,877,100 3
9. WORKERS’ CLAIMS 4
2026-27 2027-28 5
Restricted Funds 62,584,400 62,967,500 6
10. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION 7
2026-27 2027-28 8
Restricted Funds 807,800 819,300 9
11. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION FUNDING COMMISSION 10
2026-27 2027-28 11
Restricted Funds 88,372,400 89,074,400 12
12. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION NOMINATING COMMITTEE 13
2026-27 2027-2/8 14
Restricted Funds 1,100 1,100 15
13. DISABILITY DETERMINATIONS 16
Restricted Funds 848,600 858,100 17
Federal Funds 66,308,700 67,256,300 18
TOTAL 67,157,300 68,114,400 19
TOTAL – EDUCATION AND LABOR CABINET 20
2026-27 2027-28 21
General Fund (Tobacco) 1,200,000 1,200,000 22
General Fund 87,279,400 88,485,900 23
Restricted Funds 206,243,700 207,476,300 24
Federal Funds 558,674,200 561,248,600 25
TOTAL 853,397,300 858,410,800 26
E. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT CABINET 27
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Budget Units 1
1. SECRETARY 2
2026-27 2027-28 3
General Fund 4,232,600 4,323,700 4
Restricted Funds 4,951,600 4,981,900 5
Federal Funds 1,276,900 1,306,900 6
TOTAL 10,461,100 10,612,500 7
2. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 8
2026-27 2027-28 9
General Fund 5,970,800 6,115,500 10
Restricted Funds 6,351,700 6,507,600 11
Federal Funds 3,676,700 3,733,300 12
TOTAL 15,999,200 16,356,400 13
3. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 14
2026-27 2027-28 15
General Fund 28,668,700 29,724,600 16
Restricted Funds 87,423,100 87,735,300 17
Federal Funds 39,210,000 39,766,600 18
TOTAL 155,301,800 157,226,500 19
4. NATURAL RESOURCES 20
2026-27 2027-28 21
General Fund (Tobacco) 3,000,000 3,000,000 22
General Fund 39,018,500 40,467,100 23
Restricted Funds 24,371,900 24,212,300 24
Federal Funds 175,635,400 176,186,800 25
TOTAL 242,025,800 243,866,200 26
(1) Emergency Forest Fire Suppression: Not less than $2,500,000 of the above 27
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General Fund appropriation in each fiscal year shall be set aside for emergency forest fire 1
suppression. Any portion of the $2,500,000 not expended for emergency forest fire 2
suppression shall lapse to the General Fund at the end of each fiscal year. There is 3
appropriated from the General Fund the necess ary funds, subject to the conditions and 4
procedures provided in this Act, which are required as a result of emergency fire 5
suppression activities in excess of $2,500,000 in each fiscal year. Fire suppression costs 6
in excess of $2,500,000 annually shall be deemed necessary government expenses and 7
shall be paid from the General Fund Surplus Account (KRS 48.700) or the Budget 8
Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705). 9
(2) Environmental Stewardship Program: Included in the above General Fund 10
(Tobacco) appropriati on is $2,000,000 in each fiscal year for the Environmental 11
Stewardship Program. 12
(3) Conservation District Local Aid: Included in the above General Fund 13
(Tobacco) appropriation is $1,000,000 in each fiscal year for the Division of 14
Conservation to provide direct aid to local conservation districts. 15
5. ENERGY POLICY 16
2026-27 2027-28 17
General Fund 1,571,800 1,579,300 18
Restricted Funds 621,300 621,500 19
Federal Funds 62,539,100 62,553,800 20
TOTAL 64,732,200 64,754,600 21
6. KENTUCKY NATURE PRESERVES 22
2026-27 2027-28 23
General Fund 1,634,400 1,667,800 24
Restricted Funds 2,654,800 2,680,300 25
Federal Funds 275,100 278,200 26
TOTAL 4,564,300 4,626,300 27
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7. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION 1
2026-27 2027-28 2
General Fund 13,728,600 13,992,500 3
Restricted Funds 3,040,300 3,041,900 4
Federal Funds 1,085,400 1,097,000 5
TOTAL 17,854,300 18,131,400 6
TOTAL – ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT CABINET 7
2026-27 2027-28 8
General Fund (Tobacco) 3,000,000 3,000,000 9
General Fund 94,825,400 97,870,500 10
Restricted Funds 129,414,700 129,780,800 11
Federal Funds 283,698,600 284,922,600 12
TOTAL 510,938,700 515,573,900 13
F. FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET 14
Budget Units 15
1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 16
2026-27 2027-28 17
General Fund 4,645,500 8,051,500 18
Restricted Funds 46,610,400 43,823,700 19
TOTAL 51,255,900 51,875,200 20
2. CONTROLLER 21
2026-27 2027-28 22
General Fund 4,272,200 5,653,700 23
Restricted Funds 21,101,900 20,003,800 24
TOTAL 25,374,100 25,657,500 25
(1) Social Security Contingent Liability Fund: Any expenditures that may be 26
required by KRS 61.470 are hereby deemed necessary government expenses and shall be 27
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paid first from the General Fund Surplus Account (KRS 48.700), if available, or from any 1
available balance in the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705), subject to 2
the conditions and procedures provided in this Act. 3
(2) Controller Operations: Notwithstanding KRS 61.470, included in the above 4
Restricted Funds appropriations is $560,0 00 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $140,000 in 5
fiscal year 2027-2028 to support the operations of the Office of the Controller. 6
3. DEBT SERVICE 7
2026-27 2027-28 8
General Fund (Tobacco) 14,100,200 13,880,800 9
General Fund 608,316,400 834,836,400 10
TOTAL 622,416,600 848,717,200 11
(1) Kentucky State Police Two -Way Radio Debt Service: Pursuant to KRS 12
150.021(2), the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources shall transfer $599,000 in 13
fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $599,200 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 to the Fin ance and 14
Administration Cabinet to partially support debt service on the Kentucky State Police 15
Two-Way Radio System project. 16
(2) Use of Restricted Funds for Debt Service: Notwithstanding KRS 17
218B.080(3), $12,000,000 in each fiscal year; notwithstanding KRS 286.1-485(3), 18
$9,000,000 in each fiscal year; notwithstanding KRS 42.4582, $6,500,000 in each fiscal 19
year; notwithstanding KRS 243.025(3), $6,000,000 in each fiscal year; and 20
notwithstanding KRS 14.140, $5,000,000 in each fiscal year, are hereby transferred to the 21
Debt Service Fund to be used to pay debt service on General Fund supported bonds 22
previously issued by the Commonwealth. 23
(3) Debt Service: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is 24
$54,595,000 in fiscal year 2026-2027 and $122,418,000 in fiscal year 2027-2028 for new 25
debt service to support new bonds as set forth in Part II, Capital Projects Budget, of this 26
act. 27
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(4) Carry Forward of General Fund Appropriation Balance: Notwithstanding 1
KRS 45.229 and 48.720, General Fund in the amount of $1 8,500,000 in fiscal year 2025-2
2026 shall not lapse and shall carry forward into fiscal year 2026-2027. 3
4. FACILITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES 4
2026-27 2027-28 5
General Fund 9,157,900 9,339,600 6
Restricted Funds 59,857,700 60,973,000 7
TOTAL 69,015,600 70,312,600 8
5. COUNTY COSTS 9
2026-27 2027-28 10
General Fund 29,243,500 29,243,500 11
Restricted Funds 1,702,500 1,702,500 12
TOTAL 30,946,000 30,946,000 13
(1) County Costs: Funds required to pay county costs are appropriated and 14
additional funds may be allotted from the General Fund Surplus Account (KRS 48.700) 15
or the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705) by the Secretary of the Finance 16
and Administration Cabinet, subject to the conditions and procedures provided in this 17
Act. 18
(2) Reimbursement to Sheriffs’ Offices for Court Security Services: 19
Notwithstanding KRS 64.092(6), the sheriff or other law enforcement officer serving a 20
Circuit or District Court shall be compensated at the rate of $15 per hour of service. 21
6. COMMONWEALTH OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY 22
2026-27 2027-28 23
Restricted Funds 145,221,300 147,033,500 24
Federal Funds 1,716,600 1,716,600 25
TOTAL 146,937,900 148,750,100 26
(1) Computer Services Fund Receipts: The Secretary of the Finance and 27
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Administration Cabinet shall provide a listing of fee receipts from the Executive, Judicial, 1
and Legislative Branches of government itemized by appropriation units, cost allocation 2
methodology, and a report detailing the rebate of excess fee receipts to the agencies to the 3
Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue by August 1 of each fiscal year. 4
7. REVENUE 5
2026-27 2027-28 6
General Fund (Tobacco) 250,000 250,000 7
General Fund 119,523,000 121,576,600 8
Restricted Funds 12,448,900 12,448,900 9
Federal Funds 50,000 50,000 10
TOTAL 132,271,900 134,325,500 11
(1) Operations of Revenue: Notwithstanding KRS 132.672, 134.552(2), 12
136.652, and 365.390(2), funds may be expended in support of the operations of the 13
Department of Revenue. 14
(2) State Enforcement: Notwithstanding KRS 248.654 and 248.703(4), a total of 15
$250,000 of the Tobacco Settlement payments received in each fiscal year is appropriated 16
to the Finance and Administration Cabinet, Department of Revenue for the state’s 17
diligent enforcement of noncompliant nonparticipating manufacturers. 18
8. PROPERTY VALUATION ADMINISTRATORS 19
2026-27 2027-28 20
General Fund 65,542,000 67,216,000 21
Restricted Funds 4,786,800 4,786,800 22
TOTAL 70,328,800 72,002,800 23
(1) Management of Expenditures: Notwithstanding KRS 132.590 and 132.597, 24
the property valuation administrators are authorized to take necessary actions to manage 25
expenditures within the appropriated amounts contained in this Act. 26
(2) Salary Increment: Notwithstanding KRS 132.590(3)(b) an d in lieu of 27
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providing an annual CPI increase and January 1 effective date, the salary increment 1
provided on the base salary or wages of each property valuation administrator shall be the 2
same amount and shall be effective on the same date that is provided for eligible state 3
employees in Part IV of this Act. The placement and advancement on the proper step of 4
the salary schedule for property valuation administrators as set forth in KRS 132.590(2) 5
shall continue to apply. 6
TOTAL - FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET 7
2026-27 2027-28 8
General Fund (Tobacco) 14,350,200 14,130,800 9
General Fund 840,700,500 1,075,917,300 10
Restricted Funds 291,729,500 290,772,200 11
Federal Funds 1,766,600 1,766,600 12
TOTAL 1,148,546,800 1,382,586,900 13
G. HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES CABINET 14
Budget Units 15
1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 16
2026-27 2027-28 17
General Fund 13,851,500 14,043,900 18
Restricted Funds 78,685,800 79,874,900 19
Federal Funds 68,448,600 69,010,700 20
TOTAL 160,985,900 162,929,500 21
(1) Human Service Transportation Delivery: Notwithstanding KRS 22
281.010(27), the Kentucky Works Program shall not participate in the Human Service 23
Transportation Delivery Program or the Coordinated Transportation Advisory 24
Committee. 25
(2) Special Olym pics: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is 26
$150,000 in each fiscal year to support the operations of Special Olympics Kentucky. 27
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2. MEDICAID SERVICES 1
a. Medicaid Administration 2
2026-27 2027-28 3
General Fund 82,956,700 76,443,600 4
Restricted Funds 35,516,200 35,133,700 5
Federal Funds 241,290,600 224,326,100 6
TOTAL 359,763,500 335,903,400 7
(1) Transfer of Excess Administrative Funds for Medicaid Benefits: If any 8
portion of the above General Fund appropriation in either fiscal year is deemed to be in 9
excess of the necessary expenses for administration of the Department, the amount may 10
be used for Medicaid Benefits in accordance with statutes governing the fu nctions and 11
activities of the Department for Medicaid Services. 12
Any transfer authorized under this subsection shall be approved by the Secretary of 13
the Finance and Administration Cabinet upon recommendation of the State Budget 14
Director. 15
(2) Medicaid Servi ce Category Expenditure Information: No Medicaid 16
managed care contract shall be valid and no payment to a Medicaid managed care vendor 17
by the Finance and Administration Cabinet or the Cabinet for Health and Family Services 18
shall be made, unless the Medicai d managed care contract contains a provision that the 19
contractor shall collect Medicaid expenditure data by the categories of services paid for 20
by the Medicaid Program. Actual statewide Medicaid expenditure data by all categories 21
of Medicaid services, incl uding mandated and optional Medicaid services, special 22
expenditures/offsets, and Disproportionate Share Hospital payments by type of hospital, 23
shall be compiled by the Department for Medicaid Services for all Medicaid providers 24
and forwarded to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue on a 25
quarterly basis. Projections of Medicaid expenditures by categories of Medicaid services 26
shall be provided to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue upon 27
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request. 1
(3) H.R. 1 Immediate Needs: Included in the above General Fund appropriation 2
is $8,137,900 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $1,532,900 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for 3
immediate needs due to the passage of House Resolution 1 of the 119th Congress. 4
Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, the Gener al Fund appropriation balance for H.R. 1 5
Immediate Needs for fiscal year 2026-2027 shall not lapse and carry forward. 6
b. Medicaid Benefits 7
2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 8
General Fund -0- 2,707,534,600 3,430,313,300 9
Restricted Funds 55,983,800 2,502,012,600 2,088,385,200 10
Federal Funds -0- 16,980,087,400 18,073,444,600 11
TOTAL 55,983,800 22,189,634,600 23,592,143,100 12
(1) Transfer of Medicaid Benefits Funds: Any portion of the General Fund 13
appropriation in either fiscal year that is deemed to be nece ssary for the administration of 14
the Medicaid Program may be transferred from the Medicaid Benefits budget unit to the 15
Medicaid Administration budget unit in accordance with statutes governing the functions 16
and activities of the Department for Medicaid Serv ices. The Secretary shall recommend 17
any proposed transfer to the State Budget Director for approval prior to transfer. Such 18
action shall be reported by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Interim 19
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue. 20
(2) Intergovernmental Transfers (IGTs): Any funds received through an 21
Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) agreement between the Department for Medicaid 22
Services and other governmental entities, in accordance with a federally approved State 23
Plan amendment, shall be used to provide for the health and welfare of the citizens of the 24
Commonwealth through the provision of Medicaid Benefits. Revenues from IGTs are 25
contingent upon agreement by the parties, including but not limited to the Cabinet for 26
Health and Famil y Services, Department for Medicaid Services, and the appropriate 27
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providers. The Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall make the 1
appropriate interim appropriations increase requests pursuant to KRS 48.630. 2
(3) Medicaid Benefits Budge t Deficit: If Medicaid Benefits expenditures are 3
projected to exceed available funds, the Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family 4
Services may recommend and implement that reimbursement rates, optional services, 5
eligibles, or programs be reduced or maintained at levels existing at the time of the 6
projected deficit in order to avoid a budget deficit. The projected deficit shall be 7
confirmed and approved by the Office of State Budget Director. No rate, service, eligible, 8
or program reductions shall be implemented by the Cabinet for Health and Family 9
Services without written notice of such action to the Interim Joint Committee on 10
Appropriations and Revenue and the State Budget Director. Such actions taken by the 11
Cabinet for Health and Family Services sha ll be reported, upon request, at the next 12
meeting of the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue. 13
(4) Kentucky Access Fund: Notwithstanding KRS 304.17B -021, funds are 14
transferred from this source to Medicaid Benefits in each fiscal year. 15
(5) Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Program: Hospitals shall report 16
the uncompensated care for which, under federal law, the hospital is eligible to receive 17
disproportionate share payments. Disproportionate share payments shall equal the 18
maximum amounts established under federal law. 19
(6) Hospital Indigent Patient Billing: Hospitals shall not bill patients for 20
services if the services have been reported to the Cabinet and the hospital has received 21
disproportionate share payments for the specific services. 22
(7) Provider Tax Information: Any provider who posts a sign or includes 23
information on customer receipts or any material distributed for public consumption 24
indicating that it has paid provider tax shall also post, in the same size typeset as the 25
provider t ax information, the amount of payment received from the Department for 26
Medicaid Services during the same period the provider tax was paid. Providers who fail 27
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to meet this requirement shall be excluded from the Disproportionate Share Hospital and 1
Medicaid P rograms. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall include this 2
provision in facilities' annual licensure inspections. 3
(8) Medicaid Budget Analysis Reports: The Department for Medicaid Services 4
shall submit a quarterly budget analysis report to the Interim Joint Committee on 5
Appropriations and Revenue no later than 75 days after the quarter's end. The report shall 6
provide monthly detail of actual expenditures, eligibles, and average monthly cost per 7
eligible by eligibility category along with current trailing 12-month averages for each of 8
these figures. The report shall also provide actual figures for all categories of noneligible -9
specific expenditures such as Supplemental Medical Insurance premiums, Kentucky 10
Patient Access to Care, nonemergency trans portation, drug rebates, cost settlements, and 11
Disproportionate Share Hospital payments by type of hospital. The report shall compare 12
the actual expenditure experience with those underlying the enacted or revised enacted 13
budget and explain any significant variances which may occur. 14
(9) Medicaid Managed Care Organization Reporting: Except as provided by 15
KRS 61.878, all records and correspondence relating to Kentucky Medicaid, revenues 16
derived from Kentucky Medicaid funds, and expenditures utilizing Kentucky Medicaid 17
funds of a Medicaid managed care company operating within the Commonwealth shall be 18
subject to the Kentucky Open Records Act, KRS 61.870 to 61.884. All records and 19
correspondence relating to Medicaid specifically prohibited from disclosure by the 20
federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy rules shall not be 21
provided under this Act. 22
No later than 60 days after the end of a quarter, each Medicaid managed care 23
company operating within the Commonwealth shall prepare and submit to the 24
Department for Medicaid Services sufficient information to allow the department to meet 25
the following requirements 90 days after the end of the quarter. The Department shall 26
forward to the Legislative Research Commission Budget Review Office a quart erly 27
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report detailing monthly actual expenditures by service category, monthly eligibles, and 1
average monthly cost per eligible for Medicaid and the Kentucky Children's Health 2
Insurance Program (KCHIP) along with current trailing 12 -month averages for each of 3
these figures. The report shall also provide actual figures for other categories such as 4
pharmacy rebates and reinsurance. Finally, the Department shall include in this report the 5
most recent information or report available regarding the amount withhel d to meet 6
Department of Insurance reserve requirements, and any distribution of moneys received 7
or retained in excess of these reserve requirements. 8
(10) Critical Access Hospitals: Beginning with the effective date of this Act 9
through June 30, 2028, no acu te care hospital shall convert to a critical access hospital 10
unless the hospital has either received funding for a feasibility study from the Kentucky 11
State Office of Rural Health or filed a written request by January 1, 2026, with the 12
Kentucky State Offic e of Rural Health requesting funding for conducting a feasibility 13
study. 14
(11) Appeals: An appeal from denial of a service or services provided by a 15
Medicaid managed care organization for medical necessity, or denial, limitation, or 16
termination of a health care service in a case involving a medical or surgical specialty or 17
subspecialty, shall, upon request of the recipient, authorized person, or provider, include 18
a review by a board -eligible or board -certified physician in the appropriate specialty or 19
subspecialty area; except in the case of a health care service rendered by a chiropractor or 20
optometrist, for which the denial shall be made respectively by a chiropractor or 21
optometrist duly licensed in Kentucky as specified in KRS 304.17A -607(1)(b). The 22
physician reviewer shall not have participated in the initial review and denial of service 23
and shall not be the provider of the service or services under consideration in the appeal. 24
(12) Supports for Community Living Waiver Program Rates: If the Supports 25
for Community Living Waiver Program experiences a material change in funding based 26
upon a new or amended waiver that is approved by the Centers for Medicare and 27
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Medicaid Services, the Department for Medicaid Services may adjust the upper pa yment 1
limit amount for a Supports for Community Living Waiver Program service as long as 2
the upper payment limit for each service is not less than the upper payment limit in effect 3
on January 1, 2020. 4
(13) Use of Restricted Funds: Notwithstanding KRS 304.2 -400(2), included in 5
the above Restricted Funds appropriation is $350,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 to 6
support the Medicaid Benefits program. 7
(14) Medicaid Prescription Benefits Reporting: Notwithstanding KRS 205.647, 8
the Department for Medicaid Service s shall submit a report to the Interim Joint 9
Committee on Appropriations and Revenue by December 1 of each fiscal year on the 10
dispensing of prescription medications to persons eligible under KRS 205.560. The report 11
shall include: 12
(a) The total Medicaid dol lars paid to the state pharmacy benefit manager by a 13
managed care organization; 14
(b) The total amount of Medicaid dollars paid to the state pharmacy benefit 15
manager by a managed care organization which were not subsequently paid to a 16
pharmacy licensed in Kentucky; 17
(c) The average reimbursement by drug ingredient cost, dispensing fee, and a ny 18
other fee paid by the state pharmacy benefit manager to licensed pharmacies with which 19
the state pharmacy benefit manager shares common ownership, management, or control; 20
or which are owned, managed, or controlled by any of the state pharmacy benefit 21
manager's management companies, parent companies, subsidiary companies, jointly held 22
companies, or companies otherwise affiliated by a common owner, manager, or holding 23
company; or which share any common members on the board of directors; or which share 24
managers in common; 25
(d) The average reimbursement by drug ingredient cost, dispensing fee, or any 26
other fee paid by the state pharmacy benefit manager to pharmacies licensed in Kentucky 27
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which operate 10 locations, 10 or fewer locations, or 10 or more locations; and 1
(e) All common ownership, management, common members of a board of 2
directors, shared managers, or control of the state pharmacy benefit manager, or any of 3
the state pharmacy benefit manager's management companies, parent companies, 4
subsidiary compani es, jointly held companies, or companies otherwise affiliated by a 5
common owner, manager, or holding company with any managed care organization 6
contracted to administer Kentucky Medicaid benefits, any entity which contracts on 7
behalf of a pharmacy, or any pharmacy services administration organization, or any 8
common ownership management, common members of a board of directors, shared 9
managers, or control of a pharmacy services administration organization that is 10
contracted with the state pharmacy benefit man ager, with any drug wholesaler or 11
distributor or any of the pharmacy services administration organizations, management 12
companies, parent companies, subsidiary companies, jointly held companies, or 13
companies otherwise affiliated by a common owner, common me mbers of a board of 14
directors, manager, or holding company. 15
(15) Michelle P. Waiver Slots: Included in the above appropriation is $7,766,200 16
in General Fund appropriation and $19,533,800 in Federal Funds in each fiscal year to 17
support 500 additional slots. 18
(16) Supports for community Living Waiver Slots: Included in the above 19
appropriation is $8,143,100 in General Fund appropriation and $20,481,900 in Federal 20
Funds in each fiscal year to support 250 additional slots. 21
(17) Home and Community Based Waiver Slo ts: Included in the above 22
appropriation is $5,789,100 in General Fund appropriation and $14,560,800 in Federal 23
Funds in each fiscal year to support 500 additional slots. 24
TOTAL - MEDICAID SERVICES 25
2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 26
General Fund -0- 2,790,491,300 3,506,756,900 27
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Restricted Funds 55,983,800 2,537,528,800 2,123,518,900 1
Federal Funds -0- 17,221,378,000 18,297,770,700 2
TOTAL 55,983,800 22,549,398,100 23,928,046,500 3
3. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL AND INTELLECTUAL 4
DISABILITIES 5
2026-27 2027-28 6
General Fund (Tobacco) 1,258,900 249,300 7
General Fund 202,555,100 203,500,200 8
Restricted Funds 268,103,900 269,350,900 9
Federal Funds 98,751,200 98,921,400 10
TOTAL 570,669,100 572,021,800 11
(1) Disproportionate Share Hospital F unds: Pursuant to KRS 205.640(3)(a)2., 12
mental health disproportionate share funds are budgeted at the maximum amounts 13
permitted by Section 1923(h) of the Social Security Act. Upon publication in the Federal 14
Register of the Annual Institutions for Mental Di sease (IMD) Disproportionate Share 15
Hospital (DSH) limit, 92.3 percent of the federal IMD DSH limit goes to the state -16
operated mental hospitals. If there are remaining funds within the psychiatric pool after 17
all private psychiatric hospitals reach their hos pital-specific DSH limit, state mental 18
hospitals may exceed the 92.3 percent limit but may not exceed their hospital -specific 19
DSH limit. 20
(2) Lease Payments for Eastern State Hospital: Included in the above General 21
Fund appropriation is $9,807,300 in fiscal year 2026-2027 and $9,808,000 in fiscal year 22
2027-2028 to make lease payments to the Lexington -Fayette Urban County Government 23
to retire its debt for the construction of the new facility. 24
(3) Tobacco Settlement Funds: Included in the above General Fund (T obacco) 25
appropriation is $1,258,900 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $249,300 in fiscal year 2027 -26
2028 for substance abuse prevention and treatment for pregnant women with a history of 27
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substance abuse problems. Included in the above Restricted Funds appropriat ion is 1
$1,050,700 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 from interest income from the Early Childhood 2
Development Fund for substance abuse prevention and treatment for pregnant women 3
with a history of substance abuse problems. 4
(4) The Healing Place: Included in the abo ve General Fund appropriation is 5
$900,000 in each fiscal year to support direct services to clients provided by The Healing 6
Place. 7
(5) Appalachian Regional Hospital: Included in the above General Fund 8
appropriation is $14,600,000 in each fiscal year to sup port contracted inpatient 9
psychiatric services provided within Hospital District IV under KRS 210.300. The 10
Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall provide a report on total 11
expenditures by fund source and program area for fiscal year 2026-2027 and estimated 12
funding required for a continuation of services in fiscal year 2027 -2028 to the Interim 13
Joint Committees on Health Services and Appropriations and Revenue by September 1, 14
2027. 15
4. PUBLIC HEALTH 16
2026-27 2027-28 17
General Fund (Tobacco) 10,691,000 9,880,000 18
General Fund 98,735,100 100,208,200 19
Restricted Funds 148,707,500 151,838,100 20
Federal Funds 510,150,900 499,317,300 21
TOTAL 768,284,500 761,243,600 22
(1) Tobacco Settlement Funds: Included in the above General Fund (Tobacco) 23
appropriation is $5,980,000 in each fiscal year for the Health Access Nurturing 24
Development Services (HANDS) Program, $700,000 in each fiscal year for the Healthy 25
Start initiatives, $700,000 in each fiscal year for Early Child hood Mental Health, 26
$700,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 for Early Childhood Oral Health, $500,000 in each 27
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fiscal year for the Lung Cancer Screening Program, and $2,111,000 in fiscal year 2026 -1
2027 and $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for Smoking Cessation . Included in the 2
above Restricted Funds appropriation is $700,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 from interest 3
income from the Kentucky Healthcare Improvement Fund for Early Childhood Oral 4
Health. 5
(2) Local and District Health Department Fees: Local and distric t health 6
departments shall retain 90 percent of the fees collected for delivering foundational 7
public health program services to fund the costs of operations, services, and the employer 8
contributions for the Kentucky Employees Retirement System. 9
(3) Kentucky Poison Control Center: Included in the above General Fund 10
appropriation is $750,000 in each fiscal year for the Kentucky Poison Control Center. 11
(4) Kentucky Colon Cancer Screening Program: Included in the above 12
General Fund appropriation is $500,000 in each fiscal year to support the Kentucky 13
Colon Cancer Screening Program. 14
(5) Kentucky Pediatric Cancer Research Trust Fund: Included in the above 15
General Fund appropriation is $7,500,000 in each fiscal year to the Kentucky Pediatric 16
Cancer Research Trust F und for general pediatric cancer research and support of 17
expansion of clinical trials at the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville. 18
(6) Public Health Transformation: Included in the above General Fund 19
appropriation is $24,982,500 in each fiscal year to support the costs of workforce and 20
operations for the local health departments. 21
(7) Nursing Student Loan Forgiveness: Included in the above General Fund 22
appropriation is $12,500,000 in each fiscal year for a nursing student loan forgiveness 23
program. 24
(8) Rural Health Transformation Fund: Included in the above Federal Funds 25
appropriation is $212,905,600 in each fiscal year from the Rural Health Transformation 26
Fund. 27
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5. FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS AND VOLUNTEER SERVICES 1
2026-27 2027-28 2
General Fund 26,512,200 26,555,700 3
Federal Funds 12,568,000 12,577,800 4
TOTAL 39,080,200 39,133,500 5
(1) Family Resource and Youth Services Centers Funds: No more than three 6
percent of the total funds transferred from the Department of Education to the Family 7
Resource and Youth Services Centers, as consistent with KRS 156.496, shall be used for 8
administrative purposes in each fiscal year. 9
6. COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES 10
2026-27 2027-28 11
General Fund (Tobacco) 11,500,000 11,500,000 12
General Fund 779,735,600 805,672,000 13
Restricted Funds 170,997,300 171,270,600 14
Federal Funds 934,453,100 921,840,800 15
TOTAL 1,896,686,000 1,910,283,400 16
(1) Tobacco Settlement Funds: Included in the above General Fund (Tobacco) 17
appropriation is $9,500,000 in each fiscal year for the Early Childhood Development 18
Program and $2,000,000 in each fiscal year for the Early Childhood Adoption and Foster 19
Care Supports Program. 20
(2) Fostering Success: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is 21
$500,000 in each fiscal year to support the Fostering Success Program. 22
(3) Family Scholar House: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is 23
$1,000,000 in each fiscal year to support the operations of the Family Scholar House. 24
(4) Seven Counties Services - Family Recovery Court: Included in the above 25
General Fund appropriation is $375,000 in e ach fiscal year to support the operations of 26
the Seven Counties Services through the Jefferson County Family Recovery Court to 27
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assist families involved with the child welfare system. 1
(5) Maryhurst: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is $575,0 00 in 2
each fiscal year to provide a reimbursement rate increase for children in the 5 Specialized 3
Programs. 4
(6) Volunteers of America - Family Recovery Court: Included in the above 5
General Fund appropriation is $500,000 in each fiscal year to support the o perations of 6
the Volunteers of America - Family Recovery Court. 7
(7) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Payment Error 8
Rate: Any federally required state share of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 9
benefits resulting from a payment error rate that is higher than six percent shall be 10
deemed necessary government expenses and shall be paid from the General Fund Surplus 11
Account (KRS 48.700) or the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705). 12
(8) Relative and Fictive Kin: Included in the ab ove General Fund appropriation 13
is $14,600,000 in each fiscal year to fully implement 2024 Regular Session SB 151 as 14
codified at KRS 620.142. 15
(9) Domestic Violence Programs: Included in the above General Fund 16
appropriation is an additional $2,000,000 in eac h fiscal year for ZeroV’s domestic 17
violence shelter programs. 18
7. AGING AND INDEPENDENT LIVING 19
2026-27 2027-28 20
General Fund 58,026,100 58,202,400 21
Restricted Funds 4,122,300 4,122,300 22
Federal Funds 38,575,700 38,625,600 23
TOTAL 100,724,100 100,950,300 24
(1) Local Match Requirements: Notwithstanding KRS 205.460, entities 25
contracting with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide essential services 26
under KRS 205.455 and 205.460 shall provide local match equal to or greater than th e 27
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amount in effect during fiscal year 2021-2022. Local match may include any combination 1
of materials, commodities, transportation, office space, personal services, or other types 2
of facility services or funds. The Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and F amily Services 3
shall prescribe the procedures to certify the local match compliance. 4
(2) Senior Meals: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is 5
$19,100,000 in each fiscal year to provide meals to senior citizens with the goal of no 6
wait list. 7
TOTAL - HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES CABINET 8
2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 9
General Fund (Tobacco) -0- 23,449,900 21,629,300 10
General Fund -0- 3,969,906,900 4,714,939,300 11
Restricted Funds 55,983,800 3,208,145,600 2,799,975,700 12
Federal Funds -0- 18,884,325,500 19,938,064,300 13
TOTAL 55,983,800 26,085,827,900 27,474,608,600 14
H. JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET 15
Budget Units 16
1. JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION 17
2026-27 2027-28 18
General Fund (Tobacco) 3,250,000 3,250,000 19
General Fund 44,411,500 46,450,600 20
Restricted Funds 3,309,100 3,122,300 21
Federal Funds 34,895,200 34,883,700 22
TOTAL 85,865,800 87,706,600 23
(1) Operation UNITE: (a) Included in the above General Fund appropriation 24
is $1,500,000 in each fiscal year for the Operation UNITE Program. 25
(b) For the periods ending June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027, the Secretary of the 26
Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, in coordination with th e Chief Executive Officer of 27
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Operation UNITE, shall prepare reports detailing for what purpose and function the funds 1
were utilized. The reports shall be submitted to the Interim Joint Committee on 2
Appropriations and Revenue by September 1 of each fiscal year. 3
(2) Office of Drug Control Policy: Included in the above General Fund 4
(Tobacco) appropriation is $3,000,000 in each fiscal year for the Office of Drug Control 5
Policy. 6
(3) Access to Justice: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is 7
$500,000 in each fiscal year to support the Access to Justice Program. 8
(4) Court Appointed Special Advocate Funding: (a) Included in the above 9
General Fund appropriation is $3,000,000 in each fiscal year for grants to su pport Court 10
Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) funding programs. 11
(b) No administrative costs shall be paid from the appropriation provided in 12
paragraph (a) of this subsection. 13
(5) Restorative Justice: Included in the above General Fund (Tobacco) 14
appropriation is $250,000 in each fiscal year to support the Restorative Justice Program 15
administered by the Volunteers of America. 16
(6) Volunteers of America - Freedom House: Included in the above General 17
Fund appropriation is $1,000,000 in each fiscal year to suppor t the Freedom House 18
administered by Volunteers of America. 19
(7) Lincoln County Family Recovery Court: Included in the above General 20
Fund appropriation is $250,000 in each fiscal year to support the Lincoln County Family 21
Recovery Court to assist families involved with child welfare system. 22
(8) Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Panel: Included in the above 23
General Fund appropriation is $588,500 fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $596,300 in fiscal 24
year 2027-2028 to support the operations of the Child Fatality an d Near Fatality External 25
Review Panel. 26
(9) Northern Kentucky Regional Medical Examiners Office: Notwithstanding 27
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KRS 45.229, any unexpended funds from the $1,800,000 authorized in 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 1
199, Part I, H., 1., (11) to reestablish the Northern Kentu cky Regional Medical 2
Examiners Office shall not lapse and shall carry forward. 3
2. CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING 4
2026-27 2027-28 5
Restricted Funds 141,105,000 169,676,200 6
(1) Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program Fund: Included in the 7
above Rest ricted Funds appropriation is $133,328,400 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and 8
$161,936,300 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation 9
Program Fund. 10
(2) Training Incentive Payments: Notwithstanding KRS 15.460(1), included in 11
the above Restricted Funds appropriation is $4,562 in each fiscal year for each participant 12
for training incentive payments. KRS 15.460(1)(b) to (f) shall remain applicable, except 13
that the administrative expense reimbursement cap under KRS 15.460(1)(c)(3) shall not 14
exceed $1,000,000. 15
(3) Part-Time Officer Training Incentive Payments: Notwithstanding KRS 16
15.420(2)(a)1.a. and KRS 15.460(1)(a), included in the above Restricted Funds 17
appropriation is funding for a proportional amount in each fiscal year based upon the 18
number of hours worked not to exceed $2,281 for each certified part -time participant for 19
training incentive payments. Notwithstanding KRS 15.460(1)(c), each unit of government 20
shall receive an administrative expense reimbursement in an amount equal to seven and 21
sixty-five one-hundredths percent of the proportional amount. 22
3. JUVENILE JUSTICE 23
2026-27 2027-28 24
General Fund 172,164,700 181,655,000 25
Restricted Funds 14,725,200 13,849,400 26
Federal Funds 10,951,700 10,951,700 27
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TOTAL 197,841,600 206,456,100 1
(1) Owensboro Property: Notwithstanding 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 130, $1,036,000 2
shall be used in fiscal year 2026 -2027 to support the operations of the Department of 3
Juvenile Justice. 4
4. STATE POLICE 5
2026-27 2027-28 6
General Fund 244,370,800 252,765,600 7
Restricted Funds 49,763,600 34,554,600 8
Federal Funds 23,274,500 23,216,300 9
Road Fund 55,570,300 57,914,800 10
TOTAL 372,979,200 368,451,300 11
(1) Call to Extraordinary Duty: There is appropriated from the General Fund to 12
the Department of Kentucky State Police, subject to the conditions and procedures 13
provided in this Act, funds which are required as a result of the Governor's call of the 14
Kentucky State Police to extraordinary duty when an emergency situ ation has been 15
declared to exist by the Governor. Funding is authorized to be provided from the General 16
Fund Surplus Account (KRS 48.700) or the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 17
48.705). 18
(2) Restricted Funds Uses: Notwithstanding KRS 281A.150(5), 24A .179, 19
42.320(2)(h), 65.7631, 189A.050(3)(a), 237.110(18), and 281A.160(2)(b), funds are 20
included in the above Restricted Funds appropriation to maintain the operations and 21
administration of the Kentucky State Police. 22
(3) Training Incentive Payments: Notwithstanding KRS 15.460(1), included in 23
the above Restricted Funds appropriation is $4,562 in each fiscal year for each participant 24
for training incentive payments. 25
(4) Support for Statewide Law Enforcement Purposes : Notwithstanding KRS 26
15.470, included in t he above Restricted Funds appropriation is $15,460,000 in fiscal 27
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year 2026-2027 for the acquisition of mobile data terminals and replacement vehicles. 1
(5) Bill for Security Services: Notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, the 2
Department of Kentucky State Police shall bill and accept payment from nonstate -3
operated event sponsors for security services provided by the Department. 4
5. CORRECTIONS 5
a. Corrections Management 6
2026-27 2027-28 7
General Fund 19,072,500 19,765,600 8
Restricted Funds 281,300 150,000 9
Federal Funds 100,000 304,300 10
TOTAL 19,453,800 20,219,900 11
(1) Local Correctional Facilities: Notwithstanding KRS 441.420, no funds are 12
provided for reimbursement to counties for design fees for architectural and engineering 13
services associated with any new local correctional facility approved by the Local 14
Correctional Facilities Construction Authority. 15
(2) Facility Reporting: (a) The Department of Corrections shall 16
continuously monitor its bed utilization of county jails, halfway ho uses, Recovery 17
Kentucky drug treatment centers, and all other community correctional residential 18
facilities that are under contract with the Department. This monitoring shall include 19
periodic review of its classification system to ensure that all offenders are placed in the 20
least restrictive housing that provides appropriate security to protect public safety and 21
provide ample opportunity for treatment and successful re-entry. 22
(b) On a quarterly basis, the Department shall submit a report detailing the 23
average occupancy rate for each of these facility types outlined in paragraph (a) of this 24
subsection to the Legislative Research Commission. 25
b. Adult Correctional Institutions 26
2026-27 2027-28 27
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General Fund 470,739,400 482,498,600 1
Restricted Funds 22,069,100 17,470,900 2
Federal Funds 30,000 30,000 3
TOTAL 492,838,500 499,999,500 4
(1) Transfer to State Institutions: Notwithstanding KRS 532.100(8), state 5
prisoners, excluding the Class C and Class D felons qualifying to serve time in county 6
jails, may be transferred to a state institution within 90 days of final sentencing, if the 7
county jail does not object to the additional 45 days. 8
(2) Operational Costs for Inmate Population: In the event that actual 9
operational costs exceed the amounts appropriated to support the budgeted average daily 10
population of state felons for each fiscal year, the additional payments shall be deemed 11
necessary government expenses and shall be paid from t he General Fund Surplus 12
Account (KRS 48.700) or the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705), subject 13
to notification as to necessity and amount by the State Budget Director who shall report 14
any certified expenditure to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue. 15
c. Community Services and Local Facilities 16
2026-27 2027-28 17
General Fund 230,853,100 230,135,500 18
Restricted Funds 16,162,800 15,083,800 19
Federal Funds 874,200 874,200 20
TOTAL 247,890,100 246,093,500 21
(1) Excess Local Jail Per Diem Costs: In the event that actual local jail per diem 22
payments exceed the amounts appropriated to support the budgeted average daily 23
population of state felons in county jails for each fiscal year, the payments shall be 24
deemed necessary government expenses and may be paid from the General Fund Surplus 25
Account (KRS 48.700) or the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705), subject 26
to notification as to necessity and amount by the State Budget Director who shall report 27
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any certified expenditure to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue. 1
(2) Local Jails Funding: Notwithstanding KRS 441.605 to 441.695, funds in the 2
amount of $8,847,300 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $7,742,200 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 3
shall be expended f rom the Kentucky Local Correctional Facilities Construction 4
Authority for local correctional facility and operational support. 5
(3) Calculating Avoided Costs Relating to Legislative Action: 6
Notwithstanding KRS 196.288(5)(a), $4,126,500 has been determined t o meet the intent 7
of the statute for the amount of avoided costs to be provided to the Local Corrections 8
Assistance Fund. The actions implemented pursuant to the implementation of 2011 Ky. 9
Acts ch. 2 now are no longer able to be calculated validly due to t he length of time they 10
have been embedded in the criminal justice system. 11
(4) Substance Abuse, Mental Health, and Reentry Service Centers: (a)12
Notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, for each fiscal year, the Department of 13
Corrections shall pay each c ontracted provider of substance abuse, mental health, and 14
reentry centers a minimum of 65 percent of the contracted beds monthly. Any contracted, 15
but unfilled contracted beds as of the effective date of this Act may, at the discretion of 16
the provider, be terminated. 17
(b) Each contracted provider, as provided for in paragraph (a) of this subsection, 18
shall report 100 percent of their occupancy to the Department of Corrections. The report 19
shall detail the total number of beds, the number of beds available, the type of individual 20
occupying bed space, and shall be submitted in a method and at a frequency established 21
by the Department's discretion. 22
(5) Program Completion and Sentence Credit Payments: Notwithstanding 23
KRS 197.045(6), payments for program completions resulting in sentencing credit shall 24
not expire and shall continue through the 2026 -2028 fiscal biennium. Included in the 25
above General Fund appropriation is $12,000,000 in each fiscal year to support payments 26
for program completions resulting in sentencin g credit as prescribed in KRS 27
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197.045(6)(a), (b), and (c). The Department of Corrections shall prepare a report 1
annually, including but not limited to the number of program completions, the cost of 2
payments for each category of sentencing credit, and the p rogrammatic impact on 3
recidivism. The Department of Corrections shall submit this report to the Interim Joint 4
Committee on Appropriations and Revenue by October 1 of each year. 5
d. Local Jail Support 6
2026-27 2027-28 7
General Fund 16,284,900 16,284,900 8
(1) Local Corrections Assistance Fund Allocation: Notwithstanding KRS 9
196.288(5)(a), included in the above General Fund appropriation is $4,126,500 in each 10
fiscal year for the Local Corrections Assistance Fund. Moneys in the fund shall be 11
distributed to the counties each year. Amounts distributed from the fund shall be used to 12
support local correctional facilities and programs, including the transportation of 13
prisoners, as follows: 14
(a) In each fiscal year, the first $3,000,000 received by the fund, o r, if the fund 15
receives less than $3,000,000, the entire balance of the fund, shall be divided equally 16
among all counties; and 17
(b) Any moneys remaining after making the distributions required by paragraph 18
(a) of this subsection shall be distributed to each county based on a ratio, the numerator 19
of which shall be the county's county inmate population on the second Thursday in 20
January during the prior fiscal year, and the denominator of which shall be the total 21
counties' county inmate population for the entir e state on the second Thursday in January 22
during the prior fiscal year. 23
(2) Life Safety or Closed Jails: Included in the above General Fund 24
appropriation is $860,000 in each fiscal year to provide a monthly payment of an annual 25
amount of $20,000 to each co unty with a life safety jail or closed jail. The payment shall 26
be in addition to the payment required by KRS 441.206(2). 27
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(3) Inmate Medical Care Expenses: Included in the above General Fund 1
appropriation is $792,800 in each fiscal year for medical care con tracts to be distributed, 2
upon approval of the Department of Corrections, to counties by the formula codified in 3
KRS 441.206, and $851,800 in each fiscal year, on a partial reimbursement basis, for 4
medical claims in excess of the statutory threshold pursua nt to KRS 441.045. The 5
funding support for medical contracts and catastrophic medical expenses for indigents 6
shall be maintained in discrete accounts. Any medical claim that exceeds the statutory 7
threshold may be reimbursed for that amount in excess of the statutory threshold. 8
TOTAL - CORRECTIONS 9
2026-27 2027-28 10
General Fund 736,949,900 748,684,600 11
Restricted Funds 38,513,200 32,704,700 12
Federal Funds 1,004,200 1,208,500 13
TOTAL 776,467,300 782,597,800 14
6. PUBLIC ADVOCACY 15
2026-27 2027-28 16
General Fund 93,413,300 95,240,300 17
Restricted Funds 4,565,100 4,622,700 18
Federal Funds 2,392,400 2,392,400 19
TOTAL 100,370,800 102,255,400 20
TOTAL - JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET 21
2026-27 2027-28 22
General Fund (Tobacco) 3,250,000 3,250,000 23
General Fund 1,291,310,200 1,324,796,100 24
Restricted Funds 251,981,200 258,529,900 25
Federal Funds 72,518,000 72,652,600 26
Road Fund 55,570,300 57,914,800 27
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TOTAL 1,674,629,700 1,717,143,400 1
I. PERSONNEL CABINET 2
Budget Units 3
1. GENERAL OPERATIONS 4
2026-27 2027-28 5
Restricted Funds 34,492,600 34,938,700 6
2. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES DEFERRED COMPENSATION AUTHORITY 7
2026-27 2027-28 8
Restricted Funds 8,397,000 8,439,200 9
3. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS AND RESERVE 10
2026-27 2027-28 11
Restricted Funds 24,381,900 24,399,100 12
4. FIXED ALLOCATION NON-HAZARDOUS PENSION FUND 13
2026-27 2027-28 14
General Fund 69,691,600 69,691,600 15
(1) Quasi-State Agency Subsidy Distributions: (a) Included in the above 16
General Fund appropriation is $332,100 in each fiscal year to maintain each Non -P1 state 17
agency's fiscal year 2019 -2020 baseline subsidy as adjusted and posted under the 2024 18
Budget Bills tile on the Legislative Research Commission's website. 19
(b) Included in the above General Fund appropriation is $18,882,100 in each 20
fiscal year to maintain each Regional Mental Health Unit's fiscal year 2019-2020 baseline 21
subsidy as adjusted and posted under the 2024 Budget Bills tile on the Legislative 22
Research Commission's website. 23
(c) Included in the above General Fund appropriation is $25,151,300 in each 24
fiscal year to maintain each health department's fiscal year 2019-2020 baseline subsidy as 25
adjusted and posted under the 2024 Budget Bills tile on the Legislati ve Research 26
Commission's website. 27
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(d) The distribution of the baseline subsidy to each employer classification 1
identified in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this subsection shall be distributed in the 2
following manner: In July and January of each year, the Office of State Budget Director 3
shall obtain the total creditable compensation reported by each employer to the Kentucky 4
Public Pensions Authority and utilize that number to determine how much of each total 5
appropriation shall be distributed to each emplo yer within its own unique employer 6
classification. Payments to each employer shall be made on September 1 and April 1 of 7
each fiscal year. 8
(e) Notwithstanding KRS 61.5991(6)(b), included in the above General Fund 9
appropriation is $25,326,100 in each fisca l year to support each employer's share of the 10
increase in retirement costs over each employer's fiscal year 2019 -2020 baseline 11
contribution as adjusted and posted under the 2024 Budget Bills tile on the Legislative 12
Research Commission's website. 13
(2) Notwithstanding KRS 61.565(1)(d)1.d., the initial dollar amounts for those 14
individual participating employers who are local and district health departments governed 15
by KRS Chapter 212, community mental health centers, and employers whose employees 16
are not subje ct to KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200, who received or were eligible to receive a 17
distribution of General Fund appropriations in the 2018 -2020 State/Executive Branch 18
Biennial Budget to assist in paying retirement costs under 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 169, Part I, 19
G., 4., (5); 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 169, Part I, G., 5., (2); or 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 169, Part I, G., 20
9., (2), shall be adjusted for fiscal years 2026 -2027 and 2027-2028 based on the actuarial 21
valuation as of June 30, 2023. 22
TOTAL - PERSONNEL CABINET 23
2026-27 2027-28 24
General Fund 69,691,600 69,691,600 25
Restricted Funds 67,271,500 67,777,000 26
TOTAL 136,963,100 137,468,600 27
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J. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 1
Budget Units 2
1. COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 3
2026-27 2027-28 4
General Fund (Tobacco) 6,250,000 5,480,300 5
General Fund 13,981,800 17,613,100 6
Restricted Funds 11,709,700 9,025,900 7
Federal Funds 6,128,800 6,190,100 8
TOTAL 38,070,300 38,309,400 9
(1) Interest Earnings Transfer from the Strategic Investment and Incentive 10
Trust Fund Accounts: Notwithstanding KRS 164.7911 to 164.7927, included in the 11
above Restricted Funds appropriation is $3,077,300 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 from the 12
interest earnings on the Research Challenge and Comprehensive University Excellence 13
trust funds to support the operations of the Council on Postsecondary Education. 14
(2) Cancer Research and Screening: Included in the above General Fund 15
(Tobacco) appropriation is $6,250,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $5,480,300 in fiscal 16
year 2027 -2028 for cancer research and screeni ng. Included in the above Restricted 17
Funds appropriation is $769,700 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 from interest income from the 18
Kentucky Health Care Improvement Fund. The appropriation in each fiscal year shall be 19
equally shared between the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville. 20
(3) Ovarian Cancer Screening: Included in the above General Fund 21
appropriation is $1,000,000 in each fiscal year for the Ovarian Cancer Screening 22
Outreach Program at the University of Kentucky. 23
(4) Redistribution of Resources: Notwithstanding KRS 164.028 to 164.0282, no 24
General Fund is provided for Professional Education Preparation. 25
(5) Postsecondary Education Debt: Notwithstanding KRS 45.750 to 45.810, in 26
order to lower the cost of borrowing, any university that has i ssued or caused to be issued 27
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debt obligations through a not -for-profit corporation or a municipality or county 1
government for which the rental or use payments of the university substantially meet the 2
debt service requirements of those debt obligations is a uthorized to refinance those debt 3
obligations if the principal amount of the debt obligations is not increased and the rental 4
payments of the university are not increased. Any funds used by a university to meet debt 5
obligations issued by a university pursu ant to this subsection shall be subject to 6
interception of state-appropriated funds pursuant to KRS 164A.608. 7
(6) Disposition of Postsecondary Institution Property: Notwithstanding KRS 8
45.777, a postsecondary institution’s governing board may elect to sell or dispose of real 9
property or major items of equipment and proceeds from the sale shall be designated to 10
the funding sources, on a proportionate basis, used for acquisition of the equipment or 11
property to be sold. 12
(7) Spinal Cord and Head Injury Research : Included in the above General 13
Fund appropriation is $2,000,000 in each fiscal year for spinal cord and head injury 14
research. In accordance with KRS 211.500 to 211.504, the appropriation in each fiscal 15
year shall be shared between the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville. 16
2. KENTUCKY HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY 17
2026-27 2027-28 18
General Fund 393,193,800 393,193,800 19
Restricted Funds 61,565,100 61,580,900 20
Federal Funds 86,000 86,000 21
TOTAL 454,844,900 454,860,700 22
(1) Use of Lottery Revenues: Notwithstanding KRS 154A.130(4), lottery 23
revenues accruing to the General Fund are appropriated for the following student 24
financial aid programs: College Access Program; Kentucky Tuition Grant Program; 25
Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship Program; Kentucky National Guard 26
Tuition Award Program; Teacher Scholarship Program; Innovative Scholarship Pilot 27
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Project; Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship Program; and Dual Credit Scholarship 1
Program. 2
(2) College Access Program: Included in the above General Fund appropriation 3
is $187,438,200 in each fiscal year for the College Access Program. Included in the 4
above Restricted Funds appropriation is $12,269,100 in each fiscal year from previous 5
fiscal years’ excess Lottery funds held in a trust and agency account. Notwithstanding 6
KRS 164.7891, $1,100,000 in each fiscal year, and notwithstanding 11 KAR 7:010, 7
Section 8, $450,000 in each fiscal year from Restricted Funds is hereby authorized to 8
support the College Access Program. 9
(3) Kentucky Tuition Grant Program: Included in the above General Fund 10
appropriation is $37,881,600 in each fiscal year for the Kentucky Tuition Grant Program. 11
(4) Kentucky National Guard Tuition Award Program: Included in the above 12
General Fund appropriation is $7,398,100 in each fiscal year for the Kentucky National 13
Guard Tuition Award Program. 14
(5) Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarships (KEES): Included in the 15
above General Fund appropriation is $90,556,600 in each fiscal year for the Ke ntucky 16
Educational Excellence Scholarships (KEES). Included in the above Restricted Funds 17
appropriation is $12,300,000 in each fiscal year for KEES. 18
(6) Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship Program: Included in the above 19
General Fund appropriation is $12,000,50 0 in each fiscal year for the Work Ready 20
Kentucky Scholarship Program. 21
(7) Dual Credit Scholarship Program: (a) Included in the above General 22
Fund appropriation is $21,150,000 in each fiscal year for the Dual Credit Scholarship 23
Program. Included in the ab ove Restricted Funds appropriation is $6,290,100 in each 24
fiscal year from previous years’ excess Lottery funds held in trust and agency account for 25
the Dual Credit Scholarship Program. 26
(b) Notwithstanding KRS 164.786(1)(f), the dual credit tuition rate cei ling shall 27
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be one-half of the per credit hour tuition amount charged by the Kentucky Community 1
and Technical College System for in -state students. Notwithstanding KRS 164.786(4)(c), 2
eligible high school students may receive a dual credit scholarship for tw o career and 3
technical education dual credit courses per academic year and four general education dual 4
credit courses over the junior and senior years, up to a maximum of 12 approved dual 5
credit courses. 6
(8) Veterinary Medicine Contract Spaces: Included in the above General Fund 7
appropriation is $5,800,400 in each fiscal year for the Veterinary Medicine Contract 8
Spaces program. 9
(9) Optometry Scholarship Program: Included in the above General Fund 10
appropriation is $848,400 in each fiscal year for the Optometry Scholarship Program. 11
(10) Redistribution of Resources: Notwithstanding KRS 164.740 to 164.764, 12
164.7890(11)(c), 164.7891(11)(b), and 164.7894, no General Fund is provided for Coal 13
County Pharmacy Scholarship, Osteopathic Medicine Scholarships, Work Stud y, and 14
Coal County College Completion Scholarships 15
(11) Teacher Scholarship Program: Included in the above General Fund 16
appropriation is $2,000,000 in each fiscal year for the Teacher Scholarship Program. 17
Included in the above Restricted Funds appropriation is $1,015,000 in each fiscal year for 18
the Teacher Scholarship Program. 19
(12) General Administration and Support: Included in the above General Fund 20
appropriation is $5,820,000 in each fiscal year to support general administration and 21
support services. 22
(13) Student Teacher Stipend Program: Included in the above General Fund 23
appropriation is $7,300,000 in each fiscal year for the Student Teacher Stipend Program. 24
(14) Teacher Recruitment Student Loan Forgiveness Pilot Program: Included 25
in the above General Fu nd appropriation is $10,000,000 in each fiscal year for the 26
Teacher Recruitment Student Loan Forgiveness Pilot Program. 27
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(15) Innovative Scholarship Pilot Project: Included in the above General Fund 1
appropriation is $5,000,000 in each fiscal year for the In novative Scholarship Pilot 2
Project. The Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority shall work in coordination 3
with the Council on Postsecondary Education to develop and implement the Innovative 4
Scholarship pilot project. 5
3. EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 6
2026-27 2027-28 7
General Fund 80,929,700 80,929,700 8
Restricted Funds 227,069,400 235,446,300 9
Federal Funds 135,500,000 135,500,000 10
TOTAL 443,499,100 451,876,000 11
(1) Mandated Programs: Included in the above General Fund appropriation a re 12
the following: 13
(a) $4,571,900 in each fiscal year for the Model Laboratory School; 14
(b) Notwithstanding KRS 61.5991(6)(b)1., $5,345,800 in each fiscal year for the 15
university’s fixed allocation pension subsidy; and 16
(c) $2,423,200 in each fiscal year to support the Commonwealth’s Property and 17
Casualty Insurance Fund premium. 18
4. KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY 19
2026-27 2027-28 20
General Fund 30,198,500 30,198,500 21
Restricted Funds 68,862,300 77,848,400 22
Federal Funds 40,680,600 44,031,000 23
TOTAL 139,741,400 152,077,900 24
(1) Mandated Programs: Included in the above General Fund appropri ation are 25
the following: 26
(a) $10,381,000 in each fiscal year to fund the state match payments required of 27
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land-grant universities under federal law; and 1
(b) $473,600 in each fiscal year to support the Commonwealth’s Property and 2
Casualty Insurance Fund premium. 3
5. MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY 4
2026-27 2027-28 5
General Fund 46,330,300 46,330,300 6
Restricted Funds 115,133,700 115,713,000 7
Federal Funds 47,176,400 47,176,400 8
TOTAL 208,640,400 209,219,700 9
(1) Mandated Programs: Included in the a bove General Fund appropriation are 10
the following: 11
(a) $5,442,700 in each fiscal year for the Craft Academy for Excellence in 12
Science and Mathematics; 13
(b) Notwithstanding KRS 61.5991(6)(b)1., $2,947,800 in each fiscal year for the 14
university’s fixed allocation pension subsidy; and 15
(c) $1,274,400 in each fiscal year to support the Commonwealth’s Property and 16
Casualty Insurance Fund premium. 17
6. MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY 18
2026-27 2027-28 19
General Fund 54,783,400 54,783,400 20
Restricted Funds 159,450,500 159,450,500 21
Federal Funds 26,494,600 26,494,600 22
TOTAL 240,728,500 240,728,500 23
(1) Mandated Programs: Included in the above General Fund appropriation are 24
the following: 25
(a) $4,034,200 in each fiscal year for the Breathitt Veterinary Center; 26
(b) Notwithstanding KRS 61.5991(6)(b)1., $1,800,000 in each fiscal for the 27
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university’s fixed allocation pension subsidy; and 1
(c) $1,451,400 in each fiscal year to support the Commonwealth ’s Property and 2
Casualty Insurance Fund premium. 3
7. NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 4
2026-27 2027-28 5
General Fund 67,527,000 67,527,000 6
Restricted Funds 221,360,100 221,360,100 7
Federal Funds 15,450,500 15,450,500 8
TOTAL 304,337,600 304,337,600 9
(1) Mandated Programs: Included in the above General Fund appropriation are 10
the following: 11
(a) $1,323,900 in each fiscal year for the Kentucky Center for Mathematics; and 12
(b) $1,377,900 in each fiscal year to support the Commonwealth’s Property and 13
Casualty Insurance Fund premium. 14
8. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 15
2026-27 2027-28 16
General Fund 339,809,600 339,809,600 17
Restricted Funds 8,688,499,300 9,509,319,400 18
Federal Funds 315,770,000 333,769,000 19
TOTAL 9,344,078,900 10,182,898,000 20
(1) Mandated Programs: Included in the above General Fund appropriation are 21
the following: 22
(a) $35,420,800 in each fiscal year for the College of Agriculture, Food and 23
Environment’s Cooperative Extension Service; 24
(b) $31,434,100 in each fiscal year for the Ke ntucky Agricultural Experiment 25
Station; 26
(c) $10,176,200 in each fiscal year for the Center for Applied Energy Research; 27
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(d) $4,076,300 in each fiscal year for the Kentucky Geological Survey; 1
(e) $4,034,200 in each fiscal year for the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory; 2
(f) $2,040,500 in each fiscal year for the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging; 3
(g) $1,800,000 in each fiscal year for the College of Agriculture, Food and 4
Environment’s Division of Regulatory Services; 5
(h) $600,000 in each fiscal year for the Colle ge of Agriculture, Food and 6
Environment’s Kentucky Small Business Development Center; 7
(i) $586,300 in each fiscal year for the University Press of Kentucky; 8
(j) Notwithstanding KRS 154A.130(4), $500,000 in each fiscal year for the 9
Human Development Institute for the Supported Higher Education Project; 10
(k) $450,200 in each fiscal year for the Center of Excellence in Rural Health; 11
(l) $950,200 in each fiscal year for the Kentucky Cancer Registry; 12
(m) $100,000 in each fiscal year for the Sports Medicine Research Institute; and 13
(n) $10,750,900 in each fiscal year to support the Commonwealth’s Property and 14
Casualty Insurance Fund premium. 15
9. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE 16
2026-27 2027-28 17
General Fund 159,728,200 159,728,200 18
Restricted Funds 1,515,148,500 1,547,903,100 19
Federal Funds 196,365,300 200,610,300 20
TOTAL 1,871,242,000 1,908,241,600 21
(1) Mandated Programs: Included in the above General Fund appropri ation are 22
the following: 23
(a) $695,200 in each fiscal year for the Rural Health Education Program; 24
(b) $150,000 in each fiscal year for the Kentucky Autism Training Center; 25
(c) $100,000 in each fiscal year for the School of Dentistry to provide dental car e 26
to patients with dental issues related to drug use; 27
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(d) $150,000 in each fiscal year for the Mid-South REACH Grant; and 1
(e) $5,801,100 in each fiscal year to support the Commonwealth’s Property and 2
Casualty Insurance Fund premium. 3
10. WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 4
2026-27 2027-28 5
General Fund 86,536,700 86,536,700 6
Restricted Funds 279,343,600 280,343,600 7
Federal Funds 44,143,300 44,143,300 8
TOTAL 410,023,600 411,023,600 9
(1) Mandated Programs: Included in the above Ge neral Fund appropriation are 10
the following: 11
(a) $5,442,700 in each fiscal year for the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and 12
Science in Kentucky; 13
(b) $1,750,000 in each fiscal year for the Kentucky Mesonet; 14
(c) Notwithstanding KRS 61.5991(6)(b)1., $1,522,200 in each fiscal year for the 15
university’s fixed allocation pension subsidy; and 16
(d) $1,866,900 in each fiscal year to support the Commonwealth’s Property and 17
Casualty Insurance Fund premium. 18
11. KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM 19
2026-27 2027-28 20
General Fund 206,292,300 206,292,300 21
Restricted Funds 556,562,200 563,293,200 22
Federal Funds 295,517,000 295,516,800 23
TOTAL 1,058,371,500 1,065,102,300 24
(1) Mandated Programs: Included in the above General Fund appropriation are 25
the following: 26
(a) $4,149,800 in each fiscal year for KCTCS-TRAINS; 27
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(b) $1,000,000 in each fiscal year for Adult Agriculture Education; and 1
(c) $3,164,800 in each fiscal year to support the Commonw ealth’s Property and 2
Casualty Insurance Fund premium. 3
(2) Firefighters Foundation Program Fund: (a) Included in the above 4
Restricted Funds appropriation is $62,806,700 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $63,596,300 5
in fiscal year 2027-2028 for the Firefighters Foundation Program Fund. 6
(b) Notwithstanding KRS 95A.250(1)(a), included in the above Restricted Funds 7
appropriation are sufficient funds for an incentive payment of $4,562, plus an amount 8
equal to the required employer’s contribution on the supplement, in each fiscal year for 9
each qualified professional firefighter under the Firefighters Foundation Program Fund. 10
KRS 95A.250(1)(b) to (e) shall remain applicable, except that the administrative expense 11
reimbursement cap under KRS 95A.250(1)(e)(3) shall not exceed $500,000. 12
(c) Notwithstanding KRS 95A.262(2), included in the above Restricted Funds 13
appropriation is $15,000 in each fiscal year for aid payments for each qualified volunteer 14
fire department. 15
(d) Notwithstanding KRS 95A.200 to 95A.300, $18,800,000 in fiscal year 2026 -16
2027 shall be transferred to support projects as set forth in Part II, Capital Projects 17
Budget, of this Act. 18
(e) Notwithstanding KRS 95A.262(15), included in the above Restricted Funds 19
appropriation is $1,500,000 in each fiscal year t o be used by the Fire Commission to 20
conduct training-related activities. 21
(f) Notwithstanding KRS 95.200 to 95A.300, included in the above Restricted 22
Funds appropriation is $1,869,900 in each fiscal year for State Fire Rescue Training. 23
(3) Firefighters Trai ning Center Fund: Notwithstanding KRS 95A.262(3), 24
$1,000,000 in Restricted Funds is provided in each fiscal year for the Firefighters 25
Training Center Fund. 26
(4) Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contracts: Notwithstanding 27
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KRS 56.770 and 56.774, guarante ed energy savings performance contracts may be 1
executed for buildings operated by the Kentucky Community and Technical College 2
System under agreements governed by KRS 164.593. 3
12. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION PERFORMANCE FUND 4
(1) Performance Fund Distribution: Notwithstanding KRS 164.092, the fiscal 5
year 2025-2026 Postsecondary Education Performance Fund distribution shall remain in 6
the base General Fund budget of each institution in fiscal years 2026 -2027 and 2027 -7
2028. 8
TOTAL - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 9
2026-27 2027-28 10
General Fund (Tobacco) 6,250,000 5,480,300 11
General Fund 1,479,311,300 1,482,942,600 12
Restricted Funds 11,904,704,400 12,781,284,400 13
Federal Funds 1,123,312,500 1,148,968,000 14
TOTAL 14,513,578,200 15,418,675,300 15
K. PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET 16
Budget Units 17
1. SECRETARY 18
2026-27 2027-28 19
Restricted Funds 11,951,000 12,155,200 20
2. PROFESSIONAL LICENSING 21
2026-27 2027-28 22
Restricted Funds 5,677,200 5,770,900 23
Federal Funds 204,700 204,700 24
TOTAL 5,881,900 5,975,600 25
3. BOXING AND WRESTLING AUTHORITY 26
2026-27 2027-28 27
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Restricted Funds 330,600 336,400 1
4. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL 2
2026-27 2027-28 3
Restricted Funds 9,387,400 9,041,800 4
Federal Funds 1,014,700 1,014,700 5
TOTAL 10,402,100 10,056,500 6
5. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 7
2026-27 2027-28 8
Restricted Funds 18,394,800 18,744,100 9
6. HOUSING, BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION 10
2026-27 2027-28 11
General Fund -0- 3,052,300 12
Restricted Funds 29,813,100 27,378,900 13
TOTAL 29,813,100 30,431,200 14
(1) Operations of the Department: Notwithstanding KRS 227A.050, included 15
in the above Restricted Funds appropriation is $1,751,300 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 to 16
support of the operations of the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction, 17
Division of General Inspections. 18
7. INSURANCE 19
2026-27 2027-28 20
Restricted Funds 23,319,000 23,597,600 21
8. CLAIMS AND APPEALS 22
2026-27 2027-28 23
General Fund 2,093,800 2,116,200 24
Restricted Funds 1,309,600 1,326,500 25
Federal Funds 771,900 773,500 26
TOTAL 4,175,300 4,216,200 27
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(1) Administrative Expenses and Claims: Notwithstanding KRS 304.2 -400(2), 1
excess Restricted Funds from the Department of Insurance shall be transferred to the 2
Crime Victims' Compensation Fund a nd made available to support administrative 3
expenses and claims. 4
TOTAL - PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET 5
2026-27 2027-28 6
General Fund 2,093,800 5,168,500 7
Restricted Funds 100,182,700 98,351,400 8
Federal Funds 1,991,300 1,992,900 9
TOTAL 104,267,800 105,512,800 10
L. TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET 11
Budget Units 12
1. SECRETARY 13
2026-27 2027-28 14
General Fund 3,297,100 3,632,500 15
Restricted Funds 20,426,100 20,351,000 16
TOTAL 23,723,200 23,983,500 17
(1) Kentucky Center for African America n Heritage: Included in the above 18
General Fund appropriation is $500,000 to the Kentucky Center for African American 19
Heritage in fiscal year 2026 -2027 for deferred maintenance and programming expenses. 20
Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, these funds shall not lapse and shall carry forward. 21
2. ARTISANS CENTER 22
2026-27 2027-28 23
General Fund 1,238,000 1,281,500 24
Restricted Funds 1,278,700 1,281,000 25
TOTAL 2,516,700 2,562,500 26
3. TOURISM 27
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2026-27 2027-28 1
General Fund 3,367,700 3,443,100 2
Restricted Funds 72,700 72,700 3
TOTAL 3,440,400 3,515,800 4
(1) Whitehaven Welcome Center: Included in the above General Fund 5
appropriation is $130,000 in each fiscal year to support the Whitehaven Welcome Center. 6
4. PARKS 7
2026-27 2027-28 8
General Fund 68,180,900 64,936,700 9
Restricted Funds 48,151,400 50,676,300 10
TOTAL 116,332,300 115,613,000 11
(1) Park Capital Maintenance and Renovation Fund: Notwithstanding KRS 12
148.810, no transfer to the Park Capital Maintenance and Renovation Fund shal l be 13
made. 14
(2) Training Incentive Payments: Notwithstanding KRS 15.460(1), included in 15
the above Restricted Funds appropriation is $4,562 in each fiscal year for each participant 16
for training incentive payments. 17
(3) Capitol Annex Cafeteria: Included in the above General Fund appropriation 18
is sufficient funds in each fiscal year to support the Capitol Annex cafeteria operated by 19
the Department of Parks. 20
5. HORSE PARK COMMISSION 21
2026-27 2027-28 22
General Fund 1,631,800 1,667,200 23
Restricted Funds 12,800,500 12,962,000 24
TOTAL 14,432,300 14,629,200 25
(1) Training Incentive Payments: Notwithstanding KRS 15.460(1), included in 26
the above Restricted Funds appropriation is $4,562 in each fiscal year for each participant 27
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for training incentive payments. 1
6. STATE FAIR BOARD 2
2026-27 2027-28 3
General Fund 6,700,700 7,000,600 4
Restricted Funds 55,378,900 55,627,000 5
TOTAL 62,079,600 62,627,600 6
7. FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES 7
2026-27 2027-28 8
Restricted Funds 59,148,400 59,950,700 9
Federal Funds 27,224,300 27,570,800 10
TOTAL 86,372,700 87,521,500 11
(1) Fish and Wildlife Resources Peace Officers' Stipend: Notwithstanding 12
KRS 15.460(1), included in the above Restricted Funds appropriation is $4,562 in each 13
fiscal year for each participant for training incentive payments. 14
(2) Fees-in-Lieu-of Stream Mitigation Reporting: The Department of Fish and 15
Wildlife Resources shall develop a report of all projects managed by the Fees -in-Lieu-of 16
Stream Mitigation Program. The Department shall present this report to the Interim Joint 17
Committee on Tourism, Small Business, and Information Technology by August 1 of 18
each fiscal year. 19
8. HISTORICAL SOCIETY 20
2026-27 2027-28 21
General Fund 7,071,600 7,355,300 22
Restricted Funds 460,700 366,300 23
Federal Funds 113,700 113,700 24
TOTAL 7,646,000 7,835,300 25
9. ARTS COUNCIL 26
2026-27 2027-28 27
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General Fund 1,793,500 1,819,500 1
Restricted Funds 87,200 87,200 2
Federal Funds 823,000 826,200 3
TOTAL 2,703,700 2,732,900 4
10. HERITAGE COUNCIL 5
2026-27 2027-28 6
General Fund 1,733,600 1,776,600 7
Restricted Funds 766,100 767,700 8
Federal Funds 1,054,700 1,070,400 9
TOTAL 3,554,400 3,614,700 10
(1) Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission: Included in the above 11
General Fund appropriation is $50,000 in each fiscal year for the Native American 12
Heritage Commission. 13
11. KENTUCKY CENTER FOR THE ARTS 14
2026-27 2027-28 15
General Fund 603,800 603,800 16
TOTAL - TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET 17
2026-27 2027-28 18
General Fund 95,618,700 93,516,800 19
Restricted Funds 198,570,700 202,141,900 20
Federal Funds 29,215,700 29,581,100 21
TOTAL 323,405,100 325,239,800 22
M. KENTUCKY PERMANENT PENSION FUND 23
Budget Unit 24
1. KENTUCKY PERMANENT PENSION FUND 25
(1) Lapse of Remaining Balance: The $67,724,700 unexpended balance from 26
the fiscal year 2023 -2024 General Fund appropriation set out in 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 199, 27
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Part I, N., 1. to implement pay raises for state employees shall remain unexpended, and 1
notwithstanding KRS 42.205, 45.229, 48.7 00, and 48.705, the balance shall be a part of 2
the designated fund balance and be carried forward for budgeted purposes into fiscal year 3
2026-2027. 4
PART II 5
CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGET 6
(1) Capital Construction Fund Appropriations and Reauthorizations: 7
Moneys in the Capital Construction Fund are appropriated for the following capital 8
projects subject to the conditions and procedures in this Act. Items listed without 9
appropriated amounts are previously authorized for which no additional amount is 10
required. These i tems are listed in order to continue their current authorization into the 11
2026-2028 fiscal biennium. Unless otherwise specified, reauthorized projects shall 12
conform to the original authorization enacted by the General Assembly. 13
(2) Expiration of Existing L ine-Item Capital Construction Projects: All 14
appropriations to existing line-item capital construction projects expire on June 30, 2026, 15
unless reauthorized in this Act with the following exceptions: (a) A construction or 16
purchase contract for the project s hall have been awarded by June 30, 2026; (b) 17
Permanent financing or a short -term line of credit sufficient to cover the total authorized 18
project scope shall have been obtained in the case of projects authorized for bonds, if the 19
authorized project complete s an initial draw on the line of credit within the fiscal 20
biennium immediately subsequent to the original authorization; and (c) Grant or loan 21
agreements, if applicable, shall have been finalized and properly signed by all necessary 22
parties by June 30, 202 6. Notwithstanding the criteria set forth in this subsection and 23
KRS 45.229 and 45.770(5)(d), funds appropriated to 2022 -2024 and 2024 -2026 fiscal 24
biennia maintenance pools shall not lapse and shall carry forward. 25
(3) Bond Proceeds Investment Income: Investment income earned from bond 26
proceeds beyond that which is required to satisfy Internal Revenue Service arbitrage 27
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rebates and penalties and excess bond proceeds upon the completion of a bond -financed 1
capital project shall be used to pay debt service according to the Internal Revenue Service 2
Code and accompanying regulations. 3
(4) Appropriations for Projects Not Line -Itemized: Inasmuch as the 4
identification of specific projects in a variety of areas of the state government cannot be 5
ascertained with absolute certainty at this time, amounts are appropriated for specific 6
purposes to projects which are not individually identified in any Act in the following 7
areas: Kentucky Infrastructure Authority Water and Sewer projects; Flood Control 8
projects; Repair of State -Owned Dams; Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance 9
Contract projects; Wetland and Stream Mitigation projects; maintenance pools; 10
Postsecondary Education pools; Legacy System Modernization Pool; the State Schools 11
HVAC pool; the State Schools Safety and Secu rity pool; State Parks Improvement; State 12
Fair Board Property Improvements; Fish and Wildlife Land Acquisition Pool; State Parks 13
Utility Infrastructure Replacement pool; and Kentucky Exposition Center Paving Pool. 14
Notwithstanding any statute to the contrar y, projects estimated to cost $1,000,000 and 15
over and equipment estimated to cost $200,000 and over shall be reported to the Capital 16
Projects and Bond Oversight Committee. 17
(5) Capital Construction and Equipment Purchase Contingency Account: If 18
funds in the Capital Construction and Equipment Purchase Contingency Account are not 19
sufficient, then expenditures of the fund are to be paid first from the General Fund 20
Surplus Account (KRS 48.700), if available, or from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund 21
Account (KRS 48.705), subject to the conditions and procedures provided in this Act. 22
(6) Emergency Repair, Maintenance, and Replacement Account: If funds in 23
the Emergency Repair, Maintenance, and Replacement Account are not sufficient, then 24
expenditures of the fund are to be paid first from the General Fund Surplus Account 25
(KRS 48.700), if available, or from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 26
48.705), subject to the conditions and procedures provided in this Act. 27
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(7) Appropriation-Supported Debt: To lower the cost of borrowing, the 1
agencies identified in KRS 45A.850(1)(a) and (2)(a) are authorized to refinance 2
appropriation supported debt obligations that have previously been issued and for which 3
the Commonwealth is currently making lease -rental payments to meet the current debt 4
service requirements. Such action is authorized provided that the principal amount of any 5
such debt obligation is not increased and the term of the debt obligation is not extended. 6
Any such refinancing shall still be subject to the requiremen ts of KRS 45.750 to 45.810 7
for reporting to the Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee. 8
(8) Cash Defeasance: State agencies identified in KRS 45A.850(1)(a) and (2)(a) 9
are authorized to economically or legally defease debt obligations that have previ ously 10
been issued by the agency, or through a third party but for which the Commonwealth or 11
the agency is currently making lease -rental payments to meet the current debt service 12
requirements. If Restricted Funds are used for the defeasance of bonds, the ag ency may 13
use a prior Agency Bond authorization for a new debt obligation so long as the debt 14
service for the new debt obligation is not greater than the debt service of the defeased 15
bonds and the term of the new debt obligation is not greater than the term of the defeased 16
bonds. Any such refinancing shall still be subject to the requirements of KRS 45.750 to 17
45.810 for reporting to the Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee. 18
(9) Public-Private Partnerships Sunset: Notwithstanding KRS 45A.077(8), the 19
utilization of the public -private partnership delivery method for projects of at least 20
$25,000,000 does not need to be explicitly authorized by the General Assembly. 21
A. GENERAL GOVERNMENT 22
Budget Units 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 23
1. VETERANS' AFFAIRS 24
001. Radcliff Veterans Center HVAC System Replacement Additional 25
Bond Funds 16,000,000 -0- -0- 26
002. Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 27
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Investment Income -0- 2,000,000 2,000,000 1
003. Expand Columbarium Wall - Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Northeast 2
Federal Funds -0- -0- 2,000,000 3
2. KENTUCKY INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY 4
001. Drinking Water Revolving Loan Program 5
Bond Funds -0- 13,123,600 3,659,000 6
Agency Bonds -0- 30,000,000 -0- 7
Federal Funds -0- 109,906,000 18,294,000 8
TOTAL -0- 153,029,600 21,953,000 9
002. Federally Assisted Wastewater Program 10
Bond Funds -0- 14,559,800 4,045,000 11
Agency Bonds -0- 30,000,000 -0- 12
Federal Funds -0- 75,502,000 20,223,000 13
TOTAL -0- 120,061,800 24,268,000 14
3. MILITARY AFFAIRS 15
001. Construct Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center Unaccompanied 16
Housing Advanced Skills Training 17
Federal Funds -0- 21,000,000 -0- 18
002. Construct Multi-Purpose Building Bluegrass Station 19
Other Funds -0- 15,000,000 -0- 20
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant to KRS 56.820. 21
003. Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 22
Investment Income -0- 6,000,000 6,000,000 23
004. Construct Civ il Support Team Facility Additional Reauthorization 24
($13,200,000 Federal Funds) 25
Federal Funds -0- 11,400,000 -0- 26
005. Construct New Barracks at Wendell H. Ford Reginal Training Center 27
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Federal Funds -0- 8,000,000 -0- 1
006. Construct Readiness Center Somerset Additional Reauthorization 2
($24,750,000 Federal Funds, $8,259,000 Bond Funds) 3
Bond Funds -0- -0- 1,633,000 4
Federal Funds -0- -0- 4,898,000 5
TOTAL -0- -0- 6,531,000 6
007. Construct Jackson Field Maintenance Shop Additional Reauthorization 7
($15,000,000 Federal Funds) 8
Federal Funds -0- 5,000,000 -0- 9
008. Ashland Armory Restoration Phase 1 10
Federal Funds -0- 2,000,000 -0- 11
Bond Funds -0- 2,000,000 -0- 12
TOTAL -0- 4,000,000 -0- 13
009. Construct Armory 4 Frankfort Additional Reauthorization ($3,000,000 14
Federal Funds, $1,000,000 Bond Funds) 15
Federal Funds -0- 2,000,000 -0- 16
Bond Funds -0- 2,000,000 -0- 17
TOTAL -0- 4,000,000 -0- 18
010. Demolish Bluegrass Station Boiler Plant 19
Restricted Funds -0- 4,000,000 -0- 20
011. Construct and Extend Electric Bluegrass Station 21
Restricted Funds -0- 3,500,000 -0- 22
012. Construct Fitness Cent er Facility Wendell H. Ford Reginal Training Center 23
Additional Reauthorization ($5,000,000 Federal Funds) 24
Federal Funds -0- 3,000,000 -0- 25
013. Kentucky Army National Guard Training Site Master Plan 26
Federal Funds -0- 2,000,000 -0- 27
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014. Bluegrass Station Facility Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 1
Restricted Funds -0- 1,000,000 1,000,000 2
015. Construct Road Improvements Bluegrass Station 3
Restricted Funds -0- 1,500,000 -0- 4
016. Construct New Barracks at Harold L. Disney Training Site Additional 5
Reauthorization ($3,000,000 Federal Funds) 6
Federal Funds -0- 1,000,000 -0- 7
017. Construct Harold L. Disney Training Site Drainage Improvements 8
Reauthorization ($2,000,000 Federal Funds) 9
018. Construct Improve Sewer System Bluegrass Station Reauthorization 10
($5,000,000 Restricted Funds) 11
019. Extension of Utilities Wendell H. Ford Reginal Training Center 12
Reauthorization ($2,000,000 Federal Funds) 13
020. Construct Support Building Wendell H. Ford Reginal Training Center 14
Reauthorization ($3,000,000 Federal Funds) 15
4. DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT 16
001. Flood Control Matching Fund 17
Investment Income -0- 6,000,000 -0- 18
5. ATTORNEY GENERAL 19
001. Franklin County - Lease 20
6. TREASURY 21
001. Replacement of HVAC Leibert Units 22
Investment Income -0- 354,000 -0- 23
002. Lease-Purchase Check Printer - Secondary 24
Investment Income -0- 66,000 -0- 25
7. COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEYS 26
001. Jefferson County - Lease 27
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8. AGRICULTURE 1
001. Large Capacity Scale Truck 2
Restricted Funds -0- 800,000 -0- 3
002. Franklin County - Lease 4
9. AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS 5
001. Franklin County - Lease 6
10. KENTUCKY PUBLIC PENSIONS AUTHORITY 7
001. Pension Administration Technology Modernization 8
Restricted Funds -0- -0- 15,000,000 9
11. OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 10
a. Nursing 11
001. Jefferson County - Lease 12
12. KENTUCKY RIVER AUTHORITY 13
001. Renovate Lock 5 14
Restricted Funds -0- -0- 4,200,000 15
002. Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 16
Restricted Funds -0- 2,000,000 2,000,000 17
003. Locks 2 and 3 Upper Guide Wall Repair Reauthorization ($4,131,000 18
Restricted Funds) 19
004. Design and Repair Dam 7 Reauthorization ($6,400,000 Restricted Funds) 20
13. SCHOOL FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION 21
001. Offers of Assistance - 2024-2026 Reauthorization and Reallocation 22
($3,760,000 Bond Funds) 23
Bond Funds -0- 36,240,000 -0- 24
(1) Reauthorization and Reallocation: The above project is authorized from a 25
reallocation of the projects set forth in 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 175, Part II, A., 10., 005. 26
002. School Facilities Construction Commission Reauthorization ($89,710,000 27
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Bond Funds) 1
B. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CABINET 2
(1) Economic Development Bond Issues: Before any economic developme nt 3
bonds are issued, the proposed bond issue shall be approved by the Secretary of the 4
Finance and Administration Cabinet and the State Property and Buildings Commission 5
under KRS 56.440 to 56.590. In addition to the terms and conditions of KRS 154.12 -100, 6
administration of the Economic Development Bond Program by the Secretary of the 7
Cabinet for Economic Development is subject to the following guideline: project 8
selection shall be documented when presented to the Secretary of the Finance and 9
Administration Cabinet. Included in the documentation shall be the rationale for selection 10
and expected economic development impact. 11
(2) Use of New Economy Funds: Notwithstanding KRS 154.12 -100, 154.12 -12
278(4) and (5), and 154.20 -035, the Secretary of the Cabinet for Eco nomic Development 13
may use funds appropriated in the Economic Development Fund Program, High -Tech 14
Construction/Investment Pool, and the Kentucky Economic Development Finance 15
Authority Loan Pool interchangeably for economic development projects. 16
Budget Unit 2026-27 2027-28 17
1. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 18
001. Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Loan Pool - 2026-2028 19
Bond Funds 7,500,000 7,500,000 20
002. Economic Development Bond Programs - 2026-2028 21
Bond Funds 7,500,000 7,500,000 22
003. High-Tech Construction/Investment Pool - 2026-2028 23
Bond Funds 7,500,000 7,500,000 24
C. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 25
Budget Unit 2026-27 2027-28 26
1. OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT SERVICES 27
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001. Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 1
Investment Income 6,000,000 6,000,000 2
002. Education Finance Application Phase 2 Additional Reauthorization 3
($2,000,000 Bond Funds) 4
Investment Income 5,610,000 -0- 5
D. EDUCATION AND LABOR CABINET 6
Budget Units 2026-27 2027-28 7
1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 8
001. Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 9
Investment Income 2,650,000 2,650,000 10
2. KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION 11
001. Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 12
Investment Income 1,500,000 1,500,000 13
3. LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES 14
a. General Operations 15
001. Franklin County - Lease 16
4. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 17
001. Renovate McDowell Vocational Rehabilitation Center 18
Bond Funds 6,240,000 -0- 19
002. Kenton County - Lease 20
003. Hardin County - Lease 21
5. DISABILITY DETERMINATION 22
001. Franklin County - Lease 23
E. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT CABINET 24
Budget Units 2026-27 2027-28 25
1. SECRETARY 26
001. Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 27
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Investment Income 1,000,000 1,000,000 1
2. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 2
001. State-Owned Dam Repair - 2026-2028 3
Bond Funds 21,060,000 -0- 4
002. State Superfund Sites - 2026-2028 5
Bond Funds 3,000,000 -0- 6
F. FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET 7
Budget Units 2026-27 2027-28 8
1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 9
001. Electric Vehicle Charging Stations 10
Investment Income 1,000,000 -0- 11
2. Controller 12
001. Upgrade & Enhancement eMARS Systems Additional 13
Investment Income 3,765,300 -0- 14
3. FACILITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES 15
001. Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 16
Investment Income 15,000,000 15,000,000 17
002. Renovate Cabinet for Human Resources Phase 2 18
Bond Funds 8,000,000 -0- 19
003. Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contracts 20
4. COMMONWEALTH OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY 21
001. Kentucky from Above 22
Investment Income 6,150,000 6,150,000 23
002. Enterprise Application and AI Inventory System 24
Investment Income 4,000,000 2,000,000 25
003. Alternate Data Center - Lease 26
G. HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES CABINET 27
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Budget Units 2026-27 2027-28 1
1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 2
001. Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 3
Investment Income 11,000,000 11,000,000 4
2. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL AND INTELLECTUAL 5
DISABILITIES 6
001. Oakwood Renovate/Replace Cottages Phase IV 7
Bond Funds 12,616,000 -0- 8
002. Western State Nursing Facility Renovations II 9
Bond Funds 6,621,000 -0- 10
003. Hazelwood Upgrade Elevators 11
Investment Income 2,880,000 -0- 12
004. Western State Hospital Repair/Replace Cooling Towers 13
Investment Income 1,920,000 -0- 14
3. PUBLIC HEALTH 15
001. Construct Central Lab Expansion 16
Bond Funds 270,000,000 6,300,000 17
002. Jefferson County - Lease 18
4. COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES 19
001. Kenton County - Lease 20
002. Fayette County - Lease 21
003. Warren County - Lease 22
004. Daviess County - Lease 23
005. Perry County - Lease 24
006. Boone County - Lease 25
007. Hardin County - Lease 26
008. Boyd County - Lease 27
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009. Campbell County - Lease 1
010. Johnson County - Lease 2
011. Shelby County - Lease 3
012. Greenup County - Lease 4
013. Muhlenberg County - Lease 5
014. Madison County - Lease 6
015. Marshall County - Lease 7
016. Floyd County - Lease 8
017. Harlan County - Lease 9
018. Pulaski County - Lease 10
019. Jefferson County - Lease 11
H. JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET 12
Budget Units 2026-27 2027-28 13
1. CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING 14
001. Construct Indoor Firing Range Western Kentucky Training Center 15
Madisonville 16
Restricted Funds -0- 51,727,000 17
002. Construct New Flat Track - Criminal Justice Training Center Richmond 18
Restricted Funds 16,778,000 -0- 19
003. Construct Flat Track - Western Kentucky Training Center Madisonville 20
Restricted Funds -0- 13,101,000 21
004. Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 22
Restricted Funds 4,500,000 4,500,000 23
005. Construct Campus Access Road - Criminal Justice Training Center Richmond 24
Restricted Funds 3,952,000 -0- 25
2. JUVENILE JUSTICE 26
001. Female Juvenile Detention Center - Western Kentucky 27
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Bond Funds 4.500,000 40,500,000 1
002. Female Juvenile Detention Center - Central Kentucky 2
Bond Funds 4,500,000 40,500,000 3
003. High Acuity Mental Health Facility - Juvenile Justice 4
Bonds Funds 3,500,000 31,500,000 5
004. Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 6
Investment Income 7,200,000 7,200,000 7
005. Construct Juvenile Justice Youth Development Center Fencing 8
Bond Funds 5,000,000 -0- 9
006. Franklin County - Lease 10
3. STATE POLICE 11
001. Emergency Radio System Replacement Additional 12
Bond Funds 59,333,000 48,094,000 13
002. Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 14
Investment Income 6,500,000 6,500,000 15
003. Posts 7 (Richmond) and 10 (Harlan) Construction Additional 16
Bond Funds 8,586,000 -0- 17
4. CORRECTIONS 18
a. Adult Correctional Institutions 19
001. Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 20
Investment Income 30,000,000 30,000,000 21
002. Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing Upgrades and Replacement Pool 22
Investment Income 10,000,000 10,000,000 23
003. Kentucky State Reformatory - Demolition Additional Reauthorization and 24
Reallocation ($9,776,000 Bond Funds) 25
Bond Funds 17,010,000 -0- 26
(1) Reauthorization and Reallocation: The above project is authorized from a 27
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reallocation of the project set forth in 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 169, Part II, H., 4., a., 003. 1
004. Replace Kentucky State Penitentiary - Utilities Infrastructure Additional 2
Bond Funds 15,758,000 -0- 3
005. Repair Northpoint Training Center - Exterior Dorms Masonry Tuckpoint 4
Additional 5
Bonds Funds 11,787,000 -0- 6
006. Adaptive Reuse Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex Building - East 7
Kentucky Applied Manufacturing Institute 8
Bond Funds -0- 10,700,000 9
007. Renovate Northpoint Training Center - Restricted Housing Unit Additional 10
Bond Funds 3,500,000 -0- 11
008. Southeast State Correctional Complex - Lease 12
b. Community Services and Local Facilities 13
001. Bellevue Probation and Parole - Lease 14
002. Lexington Probation and Parole - Lease 15
5. PUBLIC ADVOCACY 16
001. Franklin County - Lease 17
002. Fayette County - Lease 18
003. Louisville/Jefferson County - Lease 19
I. PERSONNEL 20
Budget Unit 2026-27 2027-28 21
1. GENERAL OPERATIONS 22
001. Enterprise Human Resources Information System Reauthorization and 23
Reallocation ($10,351,800 Bond Funds) 24
Bond Funds 9,848,200 130,869,000 25
(1) Reauthorization and Reallocation: The above project is authorized from a 26
reallocation of the projects set forth i n 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 149, Part II, F., 1., 001 and 27
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2024 Ky. Acts ch. 175, Part II, A., 11., 002. 1
J. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 2
Budget Units 2026-27 2027-28 3
1. KENTUCKY HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT LOAN CORPORATION 4
001. Jefferson County - Lease 5
2. EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 6
001. Construct University Hotel and Conference Center 7
Other Funds 130,000,000 -0- 8
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant to KRS 45.763. 9
002. Asset Preservation Pool - 2026-2028 10
Bond Funds 65,000,000 -0- 11
003. Upgrade and Improve Residence Halls Pool 12
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 13
Agency Bonds 25,000,000 -0- 14
TOTAL 35,000,000 -0- 15
004. IT Hardware Software Networking Systems Pool 16
Restricted Funds 24,000,000 -0- 17
005. Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 18
Restricted Funds 20,000,000 -0- 19
006. Aviation Acquisition Pool - 2026-2028 20
Restricted Funds 5,000,000 -0- 21
Bond Funds 10,000,000 -0- 22
TOTAL 15,000,000 -0- 23
007. Property Acquisitions Pool 24
Restricted Funds 5,000,000 -0- 25
Other Funds 5,000,000 -0- 26
TOTAL 10,000,000 -0 27
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008. Scientific and Research Equipment Pool 1
Other Funds 2,200,000 -0- 2
Federal Funds 2,200,000 -0- 3
Restricted Funds 4,000,000 -0- 4
TOTAL 8,400,000 -0- 5
009. Improve Campus Pedestrian, Parking and Transportation Pool Additional 6
Reauthorization ($8,000,000 Agency Bonds, $3,000,000 Restricted Funds, $3,000,000 7
Other Funds) 8
Agency Bonds 7,000,000 -0- 9
010. Commonwealth Hall Partial Repurposing and Renovation 10
Restricted Funds 6,000,000 -0- 11
011. Natural Area Improvement Pool 12
Restricted Funds 1,000,000 -0- 13
012. Athletics Capital Improvements Pool R eauthorization ($25,000,000 Agency 14
Bonds, $25,000,000 Restricted Funds, $25,000,000 Other Funds) 15
013. Maintain/Expand Begley Building Reauthorization ($40,000,000 Agency 16
Bonds) 17
014. Asset Preservation Pool - 2022-2024 Reauthorization ($8,222,000 Restricted 18
Funds) 19
015. Lease - Aviation 20
016. Lease - New Housing Space 21
017. Lease - Madison County - Student Housing 22
018. Lease - Madison County - Land 23
019. Lease 1 - Multi-Property - Multi-Use 1 24
020. Lease 2 - Multi-Property - Multi-Use 2 25
021. Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contracts 26
3. KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY 27
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001. Renovate Facility for Health Sciences Center 1
Federal Funds 4,000,000 -0- 2
Bond Funds 20,000,000 -0- 3
TOTAL 24,000,000 -0- 4
002. Acquire Land 5
Restricted Funds 1,500,000 -0- 6
Federal Funds 3,500,000 -0- 7
TOTAL 5,000,000 -0- 8
003. Renovate Baseball Stadium 9
Bond Funds 2,000,000 -0- 10
004. Asset Preservation Pool - 2022-2024 Reauthorization ($2,412,000 Restricted 11
Funds) 12
4. MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY 13
001. Construct New Residence Hall #3 14
Agency Bonds 56,940,000 -0- 15
002. Construct New Residence Hall #4 16
Agency Bonds 44,900,000 -0- 17
003. Construct New Agriculture Sciences Building 18
Bond Funds 30,665,000 -0- 19
004. Capital Renewal and Maintenance Pool - Auxiliary 20
Agency Bonds 12,600,000 -0- 21
005. Renovate Grote-Thompson Residence Hall 22
Agency Bonds 10,100,000 -0- 23
006. Renovate Fields Residence Hall 24
Agency Bonds 10,100,000 -0- 25
007. Renovate and Replace Exterior Precast Panels - Nunn Hall 26
Agency Bonds 4,320,000 -0- 27
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008. Comply with ADA - Auxiliary 1
Agency Bonds 1,000,000 -0- 2
009. Construct New Residence Hall #2 Reauthorization ($40,350,000 Agency 3
Bonds) 4
010. Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contracts 5
5. MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY 6
001. Construct Emergency Veterinary and Teaching Clinic 7
Bond Funds 48,500,000 -0- 8
002. Construct Residential Housing 9
Agency Bonds 47,000,000 -0- 10
003. Replace College Courts Apartments Additional Reauthorization ($15,000,000 11
Agency Bonds) 12
Agency Bonds 15,000,000 -0- 13
004. Construct/Renovate Dining Facility Additional Reauthorization ($30,000,000 14
Restricted Funds) 15
Restricted Funds 5,000,000 -0- 16
005. Emergency Generator Docking Station(s) for Residence Halls 17
Restricted Funds 2,000,000 -0- 18
006. Replace Wilson Hall Roof 19
Restricted Funds 1,100,000 -0- 20
007. Replace Alexander Hall Addition Roof 21
Restricted Funds 1,100,000 -0- 22
008. Replace Racer Arena Roof 23
Restricted Funds 1,100,000 -0- 24
009. Athletic Facilities Improvements Pool Reauthorization ($20,000,000 25
Restricted Funds, $20,000,000 Agency Bonds) 26
010. Asset Preservation Pool - Residence Halls Reauthorization ($ 6,000,000 27
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Agency Bonds) 1
011. Acquire Agriculture Research Farm Land Reauthorization ($1,254,000 2
Restricted Funds) 3
012. Renovate Residence Hall Interior Reauthorization ($1,674,000 Agency 4
Bonds) 5
013. Renovate Residence Hall Electrical System Reauthorization ($4,369,000 6
Agency Bonds) 7
014. Acquire Property Reauthorization ($4,180,000 Restricted Funds) 8
015. Replace Residence Hall Domestic Water Piping Reauthorization ($1,195,000 9
Agency Bonds) 10
016. Renovate Residence Hall HVAC System Reauthorization ($1,661,000 11
Agency Bonds) 12
017. Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contracts 13
6. NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 14
001. US 27 Mixed Use Development 15
Other Funds 200,000,000 -0- 16
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant to KRS 17
45A.077. 18
002. Construct Sports Complex 19
Other Funds 98,500,000 -0- 20
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 21
003. Renovate Business Academic Center 22
Other Funds 5,000,000 -0- 23
Bond Funds 75,000,000 -0- 24
TOTAL 80,000,000 -0- 25
004. Expand Multi-Purpose Events Center 26
Other Funds 32,000,000 -0- 27
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(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 1
005. Enhance Online Programs Additional 2
Restricted Funds 9,500,000 -0- 3
006. Upgrade IT Infrastructure Pool - 2026-2028 4
Restricted Funds 2,950,000 -0- 5
007. Replace Recreation Field Turf 6
Restricted Funds 2,000,000 -0- 7
008. Acquire Land/Master Plan 2010 -2012 Reauthorization ($17,500,000 Agency 8
Bonds, $4,000,000 Restricted Funds, $4,000,000 Other Funds) 9
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 10
009. Expand/Renovate Soccer Complex Reauthorization ($16,000,000 Agency 11
Bonds, $36,000,000 Other Funds) 12
010. Renovate Residence Halls Reauthorization ($15,000,000 Agency Bonds) 13
011. Renew/Renovate Landrum Academic Center Reauthorization ($49,000,000 14
Bond Funds, $3,000,000 Other Funds) 15
012. Renew/Repair Parking Garage Pool Reauthorization ($3,000,000 Agency 16
Bonds) 17
013. Replace Event Center Technology Reauthorization ($4,500,000 Other Funds) 18
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 19
014. Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contracts 20
015. Asset Preservation Pool - 2022-2024 Reauthorization ($1,170,300 Restricted 21
Funds) 22
7. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 23
(1) University of Kentucky Acquisitions: Notwithstanding any statute to the 24
contrary, the University of Kentucky, or one of its affiliated corporations for the benefit 25
of the University’s multifaceted education, healthcare, research and service mission, shall 26
be permitted to assume any and all leases, debt instruments, and liabilities associated with 27
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any mergers, acquisitions, or partnerships that are hereby authorized in the 2026 -2028 1
Budget of the Commonwealth. Assumption of leases and debt instruments shall be 2
reported to the Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee. 3
001. Construct/Improve Medical/Administrative Facility 3 Phase 2 4
Restricted Funds 2,000,000,000 -0- 5
002. Construct/Improve Hamburg Medical Park 6
Other Funds 500,000,000 -0- 7
Restricted Funds 300,000,000 -0- 8
TOTAL 800,000,000 -0- 9
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 10
003. Acquire/Improve Medical/Administrative Facility 2 11
Other Funds 400,000,000 -0- 12
Restricted Funds 400,000,000 -0- 13
TOTAL 800,000,000 -0- 14
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 15
004. Construct Fan Experience Districts 16
Other Funds 625,000,000 -0- 17
Restricted Funds 75,000,000 -0- 18
TOTAL 700,000,000 -0- 19
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 20
005. Construct/Improve Arts and Innovation Complex 21
Agency Bonds 175,000,000 -0- 22
Restricted Funds 200,000,000 -0- 23
Other Funds 400,000,000 -0- 24
TOTAL 775,000,000 -0- 25
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 26
006. Construct Multi-Use Complex 1 27
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Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 1
Agency Bonds 50,000,000 -0- 2
Other Funds 500,000,000 -0- 3
TOTAL 600,000,000 -0- 4
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 5
007. Construct/Improve Medical/Administrative Facility 8 6
Restricted Funds 200,000,000 -0- 7
Other Funds 400,000,000 -0- 8
TOTAL 600,000,000 -0- 9
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 10
008. Construct/Improve Medical/Administrative Facility 7 11
Restricted Funds 300,000,000 -0- 12
Other Funds 300,000,000 -0- 13
TOTAL 600,000,000 -0- 14
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 15
009. Construct/Improve Medical/Administrative Facility 6 16
Other Funds 500,000,000 -0- 17
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 18
010. Construct/Improve Medical/Administrative Facility 5 19
Restricted Funds 500,000,000 -0- 20
011. Construct/Improve Medical/Administrative Facility 4 21
Restricted Funds 500,000,000 -0- 22
012. Acquire/Partnership Medical System 2 23
Restricted Funds 500,000,000 -0- 24
013. Acquire/Improve Medical/Administrative Facility 4 25
Restricted Funds 500,000,000 -0- 26
014. Improve Central Plants/Utilities Infrastructure - Phase 2 27
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Other Funds 400,000,000 -0- 1
Restricted Funds 100,000,000 -0- 2
TOTAL 500,000,000 -0- 3
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 4
015. Construct/Improve Student Housing 5
Restricted Funds 75,000,000 -0- 6
Other Funds 400,000,000 -0- 7
TOTAL 475,000,000 -0- 8
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 9
016. Construct/Improve Utilities Infrastructure Hamburg 10
Restricted Funds 200,000,000 -0- 11
Other Funds 200,000,000 -0- 12
TOTAL 400,000,000 -0- 13
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 14
017. Construct/Improve Utilities Infrastructure UK HealthCare 15
Restricted Funds 200,000,000 -0- 16
Other Funds 200,000,000 -0- 17
TOTAL 400,000,000 -0- 18
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 19
018. Construct/Improve Medical/Administrative Facility 2 20
Restricted Funds 200,000,000 -0- 21
Other Funds 200,000,000 -0- 22
TOTAL 400,000,000 -0- 23
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 24
019. Improve UK HealthCare IT Systems II 25
Restricted Funds 400,000,000 -0- 26
020. Acquire/Partnership Medical System 1 27
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Restricted Funds 350,000,000 -0- 1
021. Construct/Improve Medical/Administrative Facility 10 2
Other Funds 150,000,000 -0- 3
Restricted Funds 150,000,000 -0- 4
TOTAL 300,000,000 -0- 5
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 6
022. Acquire/Improve Medical/Administrative Facility 1 7
Restricted Funds 300,000,000 -0- 8
023. Construct /Improve Research/Data Center 9
Other Funds 200,000,000 -0- 10
Agency Bonds 100,000,000 -0- 11
TOTAL 300,000,000 -0- 12
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 13
024. Improve Campus Parking and Transportation System 14
Other Funds 250,000,000 -0- 15
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 16
TOTAL 300,000,000 -0- 17
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 18
025. Construct/Improve Dining Facilities 19
Other Funds 150,000,000 -0- 20
Restricted Funds 150,000,000 -0- 21
TOTAL 300,000,000 -0- 22
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 23
026. Construct Research Facility 24
Bond Funds 200,000,000 -0- 25
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 26
TOTAL 250,000,000 -0- 27
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027. Improve UK HealthCare Facilities - UK Chandler Hospital 1
Restricted Funds 250,000,000 -0- 2
028. Facilities Renewal and Modernization 3
Agency Bonds 125,000,000 -0- 4
Restricted Funds 125,000,000 -0- 5
TOTAL 250,000,000 -0- 6
029. Construct/Improve Parking Facility 1 7
Restricted Funds 125,000,000 -0- 8
Other Funds 125,000,000 -0- 9
TOTAL 250,000,000 -0- 10
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 11
030. Construct/Improve Academic/Research Facility 2 12
Restricted Funds 250,000,000 -0- 13
031. Construct/Improve Academic/Research Facility 1 14
Restricted Funds 250,000,000 -0- 15
032. Expand UK HealthCare IT Systems 16
Restricted Funds 200,000,000 -0- 17
033. Improve Utilities Infrastructure UK St. Claire 18
Restricted Funds 100,000,000 -0- 19
Other Funds 100,000,000 -0- 20
TOTAL 200,000,000 -0- 21
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 22
034. Improve Parking/Transportation Systems UK St. Claire 23
Restricted Funds 100,000,000 -0- 24
Other Funds 100,000,000 -0- 25
TOTAL 200,000,000 -0- 26
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 27
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Other Funds 100,000,000 -0- 2
Restricted Funds 100,000,000 -0- 3
TOTAL 200,000,000 -0- 4
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 5
036. Construct/Improve Parking/Transportation System Hamburg 6
Other Funds 200,000,000 -0- 7
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 8
037. Improve Utilities Infrastructure UK King’s Daughters 9
Restricted Funds 100,000,000 -0- 10
Other Funds 100,000,000 -0- 11
TOTAL 200,000,000 -0- 12
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 13
038. Improve UK King’s Daughters Medical Campus 14
Restricted Funds 200,000,000 -0- 15
039. Improve Parking/Transportation Systems UK HealthCare 16
Other Funds 200,000,000 -0- 17
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 18
040. Implement Land Use Plan 1 19
Restricted Funds 200,000,000 -0- 20
041. Construct Recreation/Wellness Center 21
Other Funds 100,000,000 -0- 22
Restricted Funds 100,000,000 -0- 23
TOTAL 200,000,000 -0- 24
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 25
042. Construct/Improve Club Area - Kroger Field 26
Restricted Funds 100,000,000 -0- 27
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Other Funds 100,000,000 -0- 1
TOTAL 200,000,000 -0- 2
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 3
043. Construct Digital Village Building 3 4
Restricted Funds 95,000,000 -0- 5
Other Funds 95,000,000 -0- 6
TOTAL 190,000,000 -0- 7
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 8
044. Construct/Improve UK St. Claire Main Campus 9
Restricted Funds 150,000,000 -0- 10
045. Acquire/Improve Medical/Administrative Facility 5 11
Restricted Funds 150,000,000 -0- 12
046. Construct Cancer/Ambulatory Facility Phase 3 13
Restricted Funds 150,000,000 -0- 14
047. Implement Land Use Plan 2 15
Restricted Funds 150,000,000 -0- 16
048. Acquire E&G Enterprise 2 17
Restricted Funds 150,000,000 -0- 18
049. Acquire E&G Enterprise 1 19
Restricted Funds 150,000,000 -0- 20
050. Construct Hotel/Conference Center 21
Other Funds 150,000,000 -0- 22
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 23
051. Construct/Improve Wildcat Coal Lodge 24
Restricted Funds 75,000,000 -0- 25
Other Funds 75,000,000 -0- 26
TOTAL 150,000,000 -0- 27
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052. Construct/Improve Academic/Administrative Facility 2 2
Restricted Funds 150,000,000 -0- 3
053. Construct/Improve Academic/Administrative Facility 1 4
Restricted Funds 150,000,000 -0- 5
054. Construct West End Zone Club Space Additional Reauthorization 6
($50,000,000 Other Funds) 7
Restricted Funds 100,000,000 -0- 8
Other Funds 50,000,000 -0- 9
TOTAL 150,000,000 -0- 10
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 11
055. Improve ASTeCC Facility 12
Restricted Funds 130,000,000 -0- 13
056. Construct/Improve Academic/Research Facility 4 14
Restricted Funds 130,000,000 -0- 15
057. Improve Singletary Center 16
Restricted Funds 130,000,000 -0- 17
058. Construct/Improve Dental Sciences Building 18
Restricted Funds 130,000,000 -0- 19
059. Construct/Improve Academic/Research Facility 3 20
Restricted Funds 125,000,000 -0- 21
060. Construct/Improve Parking Facility 2 22
Other Funds 125,000,000 -0- 23
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 24
061. Improve Coldstream Research Campus 25
Other Funds 60,000,000 -0- 26
Restricted Funds 60,000,000 -0- 27
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TOTAL 120,000,000 -0- 1
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 2
062. Construct Agriculture Federal Research Facility I 3
Federal Funds 108,000,000 -0- 4
063. Improve State Street Medical Facilities 5
Restricted Funds 100,000,000 -0- 6
064. Improve Site/Civil Infrastructure UK King’s Daughters 7
Restricted Funds 100,000,000 -0- 8
065. Improve Building Systems UK King’s Daughters 9
Restricted Funds 100,000,000 -0- 10
066. Construct/Improve Building Systems Hamburg 11
Restricted Funds 100,000,000 -0- 12
067. Acquire/Improve Service Core Systems UK King’s Daughters 13
Restricted Funds 100,000,000 -0- 14
068. Improve Parking/Transportation Systems UK King’s Daughters 15
Restricted Funds 100,000,000 -0- 16
069. Improve Clinical/Ambulatory Services Facilities 17
Restricted Funds 100,000,000 -0- 18
070. Construct/Improve Recreation Services Space 1 19
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 20
Other Funds 50,000,000 -0- 21
TOTAL 100,000,000 -0- 22
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 23
071. Construct/Improve Research Space 24
Restricted Funds 100,000,000 -0- 25
072. Construct/Improve Athletics Facility 1 26
Other Funds 50,000,000 -0- 27
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Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 1
TOTAL 100,000,000 -0- 2
073. Improve Student Center Space 2 3
Other Funds 50,000,000 -0- 4
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 5
TOTAL 100,000,000 -0- 6
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 7
074. Construct/Improve Academic/Administrative Facility 3 8
Restricted Funds 100,000,000 -0- 9
075. Acquire Land 10
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 11
Agency Bonds 50,000,000 -0- 12
TOTAL 100,000,000 -0- 13
076. Improve Gatton Business and Economics Building 14
Agency Bonds 90,000,000 -0- 15
077. Construct Equine/Horticulture Campus 16
Restricted Funds 90,000,000 -0- 17
078. Improve Oswald Building 18
Restricted Funds 88,500,000 -0- 19
079. Improve Chemistry/Physics Building 20
Restricted Funds 88,000,000 -0- 21
080. Improve 4-H Camps 22
Restricted Funds 80,000,000 -0- 23
081. Improve Fine Arts Building 24
Restricted Funds 80,000,000 -0- 25
082. Improve King Library 26
Restricted Funds 80,000,000 -0- 27
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083. Improve Patterson Hall 1
Restricted Funds 80,000,000 -0- 2
084. Improve Kastle Hall 3
Restricted Funds 80,000,000 -0- 4
085. Improve Taylor Education Building 5
Restricted Funds 80,000,000 -0- 6
086. Acquire Furnishings/Equipment UK HealthCare 7
Restricted Funds 75,000,000 -0- 8
087. Construct/Improve Site/Civil Infrastructure Hamburg 9
Restricted Funds 75,000,000 -0- 10
088. Construct/Improve Service Core Systems Hamburg 11
Restricted Funds 75,000,000 -0- 12
089. Acquire/Improve Service Core Systems UK HealthCare 13
Restricted Funds 75,000,000 -0- 14
090. Improve Markey Cancer Center Facilities 15
Restricted Funds 75,000,000 -0- 16
091. Improve Building Systems UK HealthCare 17
Restricted Funds 75,000,000 -0- 18
092. Acquire Equipment/Furnishings Pool - Campus 19
Restricted Funds 75,000,000 -0- 20
093. Construct Agriculture Research Facility 3 21
Restricted Funds 75,000,000 -0- 22
094. Construct Agriculture Research Facility 2 23
Restricted Funds 75,000,000 -0- 24
095. Improve Center for Applied Energy Research Facilities 25
Restricted Funds 75,000,000 -0- 26
096. Construct/Improve Academic/Administrative Facility 4 27
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Restricted Funds 75,000,000 -0- 1
097. Upgrade/Renovate/Expand Research Labs 2
Restricted Funds 75,000,000 -0- 3
098. Improve Funkhouser Building 4
Restricted Funds 75,000,000 -0- 5
099. Construct/Improve Alumni Center 6
Restricted Funds 75,000,000 -0- 7
100. Construct/Improve Greek Housing 8
Restricted Funds 36,000,000 -0- 9
Other Funds 36,000,000 -0- 10
TOTAL 72,000,000 -0- 11
101. Improve Willard Medical Education/Science Building 12
Restricted Funds 70,000,000 -0- 13
102. Improve Lexington Theological Seminary Facilities 14
Restricted Funds 70,000,000 -0- 15
103. Construct/Improve CAFE Farm 2 16
Restricted Funds 60,000,000 -0- 17
104. Construct/Improve Childcare Development Facility 18
Restricted Funds 55,000,000 -0- 19
105. Construct/Improve Administrative/Support Building 20
Restricted Funds 55,000,000 -0- 21
106. Construct Tennis Facility 22
Restricted Funds 27,000,000 -0- 23
Other Funds 27,000,000 -0- 24
TOTAL 54,000,000 -0- 25
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 26
107. Improve Campus Core Quadrangle Facilities 27
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Restricted Funds 54,000,000 -0- 1
108. Acquire/Improve Clinical Facility/Practice 6 2
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 3
109. Acquire/Improve Medical/Administrative Facility 7 4
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 5
110. Acquire/Improve Medical/Administrative Facility 6 6
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 7
111. Improve Medical Pavilion UK St. Claire 8
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 9
112. Improve IT/Enterprise Systems 1 10
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 11
113. Improve Business Services Center UK St. Claire 12
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 13
114. Acquire/Improve Service Core Systems UK St. Claire 14
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 15
115. Improve Building Systems UK St. Claire 16
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 17
116. Improve Site/Civil Infrastructure UK HealthCare 18
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 19
117. Improve UK Good Samaritan Hospital Facilities 20
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 21
118. Construct/Improve Ambulatory Care 22
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 23
119. Construct/Improve Patient Support Facility 24
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 25
120. Construct Agriculture Research Facility - Phase 2 26
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 27
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121. Improve Research Data Infrastructure 1
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 2
122. Construct/Improve Academic/Administrative Facility 5 3
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 4
123. Improve Student Services Space 5
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 6
124. Improve Health Sciences Research Building 7
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 8
125. Improve Angliana Facilities 9
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 10
126. Improve Kroger Field 4 11
Other Funds 25,000,000 -0- 12
Restricted Funds 25,000,000 -0- 13
TOTAL 50,000,000 -0- 14
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 15
127. Purchase/Construct CO2 Capture Process Plant 16
Federal Funds 40,000,000 -0- 17
Restricted Funds 1,500,000 -0- 18
Other Funds 8,500,000 -0- 19
TOTAL 50,000,000 -0- 20
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 21
128. Improve Seaton Center 22
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 23
129. Decommission Facilities 24
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 25
130. Improve Kroger Field 3 26
Restricted Funds 25,000,000 -0- 27
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Other Funds 25,000,000 -0- 1
TOTAL 50,000,000 -0- 2
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 3
131. Improve Site/Civil Infrastructure 4
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 5
132. Improve Arboretum Complex 6
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 7
133. Construct/Relocate/Replace Greenhouses 8
Restricted Funds 50,000,000 -0- 9
134. Improve Jacobs Science Building 10
Restricted Funds 48,000,000 -0- 11
135. Improve McVey Hall 12
Restricted Funds 48,000,000 -0- 13
136. Improve Gray Design Building 14
Restricted Funds 45,000,000 -0- 15
137. Improve Memorial Hall 16
Restricted Funds 45,000,000 -0- 17
138. Research Equipment Pool 18
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 19
Federal Funds 15,000,000 -0- 20
TOTAL 45,000,000 -0- 21
139. Construct/Improve Library Depository Facility 22
Restricted Funds 45,000,000 -0- 23
140. Lease/Purchase Enterprise Resource Planning System 24
Restricted Funds 40,000,000 -0- 25
141. Construct/Improve Recreation Services Space 2 26
Restricted Funds 20,000,000 -0- 27
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Other Funds 20,000,000 -0- 1
TOTAL 40,000,000 -0- 2
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 3
142. Construct/Improve Student Success/Academic Facility 1 4
Restricted Funds 40,000,000 -0- 5
143. Improve Building Shell Systems 6
Restricted Funds 40,000,000 -0- 7
144. Construct Teaching Pavilion 8
Restricted Funds 38,000,000 -0- 9
145. Improve Academic Technical Building 10
Restricted Funds 35,000,000 -0- 11
146. Improve Whalen Building and Bay Facility (Ky Adv Mfg) 12
Restricted Funds 35,000,000 -0- 13
147. Construct Improve Recreation Quad 14
Restricted Funds 35,000,000 -0- 15
148. Construct Support Services Building 16
Restricted Funds 35,000,000 -0- 17
149. Improve Moloney Building 18
Restricted Funds 35,000,000 -0- 19
150. Improve Building Mechanical Systems 20
Restricted Funds 35,000,000 -0- 21
151. Expand KGS Well Sample and Core Repository 22
Restricted Funds 35,000,000 -0- 23
152. Lease/Purchase Medical Facility/Practice 6 24
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 25
153. Lease/Purchase Medical Facility/Practice 5 26
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 27
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154. Lease/Purchase Medical Facility/Practice 4 1
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 2
155. Lease/Purchase Medical Facility/Practice 3 3
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 4
156. Lease/Purchase Medical Facility/Practice 2 5
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 6
157. Lease/Purchase Medical Facility/Practice 1 7
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 8
158. Improve Medical Facility 9 9
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 10
159. Improve Medical Facility 6 11
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 12
160. Improve Medical Facility 5 13
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 14
161. Improve Medical Facility 4 15
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 16
162. Improve Medical Facility 8 17
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 18
163. Improve Medical Facility 18 19
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 20
164. Improve Medical Facility 17 21
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 22
165. Improve Medical Facility 16 23
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 24
166. Improve Medical Facility 15 25
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 26
167. Improve Medical Facility 14 27
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Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 1
168. Improve Medical Facility 13 2
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 3
169. Improve Medical Facility 12 4
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 5
170. Improve Medical Facility 11 6
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 7
171. Improve Medical Facility 10 8
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 9
172. Improve Medical Facility 7 10
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 11
173. Improve Stuckert Career Center 12
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 13
174. Construct/Improve CAFE Farm 1 14
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 15
175. Improve Enterprise Networking 1 16
Restricted Funds 30,000,000 -0- 17
176. Improve Electrical Infrastructure 18
Restricted Funds 28,000,000 -0- 19
177. Improve Library Facility 20
Restricted Funds 27,000,000 -0- 21
178. Improve Mechanical Infrastructure 22
Restricted Funds 26,000,000 -0- 23
179. Improve IT/Enterprise Systems 3 24
Restricted Funds 25,000,000 -0- 25
180. Improve IT/Enterprise Systems 2 26
Restricted Funds 25,000,000 -0- 27
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181. Acquire/Improve Clinical Facility/Practice 5 1
Restricted Funds 25,000,000 -0- 2
182. Acquire/Improve Clinical Facility/Practice 4 3
Restricted Funds 25,000,000 -0- 4
183. Acquire/Improve Clinical Facility/Practice 3 5
Restricted Funds 25,000,000 -0- 6
184. Acquire/Improve Clinical Facility/Practice 2 7
Restricted Funds 25,000,000 -0- 8
185. Acquire/Improve Clinical Facility/Practice 1 9
Restricted Funds 25,000,000 -0- 10
186. Implement Patient Communication System 11
Restricted Funds 25,000,000 -0- 12
187. Construct/Improve Wellness Trial 13
Restricted Funds 25,000,000 -0- 14
188. Construct Meats/Food Development Center Phase 2 15
Restricted Funds 25,000,000 -0- 16
189. Construct/Improve Transformative Learning Center 17
Restricted Funds 25,000,000 -0- 18
190. Improve Peterson Service Building 19
Restricted Funds 25,000,000 -0- 20
191. Improve Barnhart Building 21
Restricted Funds 25,000,000 -0- 22
192. Improve Enterprise Networking 2 23
Restricted Funds 25,000,000 -0- 24
193. Lease/Purchase Enterprise IT Systems 25
Restricted Funds 25,000,000 -0- 26
194. Improve Student Center Space 3 27
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Restricted Funds 25,000,000 -0- 1
195. Improve W.T. Young Facility 2
Restricted Funds 25,000,000 -0- 3
196. Improve Critical Infrastructure Building Systems 4
Restricted Funds 25,000,000 -0- 5
197. Improve Life Safety 6
Restricted Funds 25,000,000 -0- 7
198. Improve Campus Security and Safety Systems 8
Restricted Funds 20,000,000 -0- 9
199. Improve Health Park UK King’s Daughters 10
Restricted Funds 20,000,000 -0- 11
200. Improve Site/Civil Infrastructure UK St. Claire 12
Restricted Funds 20,000,000 -0- 13
201. Improve Medical Pavilion UK King’s Daughters 14
Restricted Funds 20,000,000 -0- 15
202. Construct UK HealthCare Medical Transport Facility 16
Restricted Funds 20,000,000 -0- 17
203. Improve Campus Security and Safety 18
Restricted Funds 20,000,000 -0- 19
204. Acquire/Improve Data/Infrastructure Systems 20
Restricted Funds 20,000,000 -0- 21
205. Construct/Improve Recreation/Services Space 3 22
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 23
Other Funds 10,000,000 -0- 24
TOTAL 20,000,000 -0- 25
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 26
206. Construct/Improve Academic/Administrative Facility 2 Design 27
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Restricted Funds 20,000,000 -0- 1
207. Construct/Improve Academic/Administrative Facility 1 Design 2
Restricted Funds 20,000,000 -0- 3
208. Lease/Purchase Campus IT System 4
Restricted Funds 20,000,000 -0- 5
209. Construct/Improve Machine Lab 6
Restricted Funds 20,000,000 -0- 7
210. Improve White Hall Classroom Building 8
Restricted Funds 20,000,000 -0- 9
211. Improve Athletics Facility 2 10
Restricted Funds 20,000,000 -0- 11
212. Acquire/Improve IT Systems/Infrastructure 12
Restricted Funds 20,000,000 -0- 13
213. Improve Academic Facility 14
Restricted Funds 20,000,000 -0- 15
214. Lease/Purchase Enterprise Network Security 16
Restricted Funds 20,000,000 -0- 17
215. Construct Police Facilities 18
Restricted Funds 20,000,000 -0- 19
216. Acquire/Improve Service Core Systems 20
Restricted Funds 20,000,000 -0- 21
217. Improve Hilary J. Boone Center 22
Restricted Funds 18,000,000 -0- 23
218. Improve Lancaster Aquatic Center 1 24
Restricted Funds 17,000,000 -0- 25
219. Improve Medical Center Library 26
Restricted Funds 17,000,000 -0- 27
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220. Construct/Improve Student Success/Academic Facility 2 1
Restricted Funds 15,000,000 -0- 2
221. Construct/Improve UK HealthCare Hamburg Facilities 3
Restricted Funds 15,000,000 -0- 4
222. Acquire Data Center and Networking Hardware UK HealthCare 5
Restricted Funds 15,000,000 -0- 6
223. Construct Improve Academic/Administrative Facility 3 Design 7
Restricted Funds 15,000,000 -0- 8
224. Improve Boone Tennis Center 9
Restricted Funds 15,000,000 -0- 10
225. Construct/Improve Athletics Facility 2 11
Restricted Funds 15,000,000 -0- 12
226. Acquire Equipment/Furnishings Pool 13
Restricted Funds 15,000,000 -0- 14
227. Improve Spindletop Hall Facilities 15
Restricted Funds 15,000,000 -0- 16
228. Construct/Fit-up Retail Space 17
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 18
Other Funds 5,000,000 -0- 19
TOTAL 15,000,000 -0- 20
229. Improve Athletics Facility 3 21
Restricted Funds 15,000,000 -0- 22
230. Improve Multi-disciplinary Science Building 23
Restricted Funds 15,000,000 -0- 24
231. Lease/Purchase High Performance Computer 25
Restricted Funds 15,000,000 -0- 26
232. Improve CAFE Motor Pool Building 27
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Restricted Funds 14,000,000 -0- 1
233. Construct Agriculture Federal Research Facility II 2
Federal Funds 14,000,000 -0- 3
234. Construct Metal Arts/Digital Media Building 4
Restricted Funds 14,000,000 -0- 5
235. Improve Baseball Facility Phase II 6
Restricted Funds 14,000,000 -0- 7
236. Improve Patterson Office Tower 8
Restricted Funds 12,000,000 -0- 9
237. Improve University Storage Facility 1 10
Restricted Funds 12,000,000 -0- 11
238. Acquire/Improve Clinical/Research Facility 12
Restricted Funds 11,000,000 -0- 13
239. Acquire Telemedicine/Virtual Intensive Care Unit 14
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 15
240. Renovate/Improve Nursing Units UK HealthCare 16
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 17
241. Construct/Improve Academic/Administrative Facility 4 Design 18
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 19
242. Improve Parking Structure 2 Enterprise Data Center 20
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 21
243. Improve University Storage Facility 2 22
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 23
244. Improve Soccer/Softball Facility 24
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 25
245. Improve Campus Infrastructure 26
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 27
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246. Improve Fume Hood Systems 1
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 2
247. Improve Scovell Hall 3
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 4
248. Improve Lancaster Aquatic Center 2 5
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 6
249. Lease/Purchase Enterprise Infrastructure 7
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 8
250. Improve Enterprise Cable Infrastructure 9
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 10
251. Improve Senior Center 11
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 12
252. Construct/Improve Gymnastics Practice Facility 13
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 14
253. Improve Memorial Coliseum 15
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 16
254. Improve Athletics Facility 4 17
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 18
255. Improve Pence Hall 19
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 20
256. Improve DLAR Facilities 21
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 22
257. Improve Building Electrical Systems 23
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 24
258. ADA Compliance Pool 25
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 26
259. Improve Kroger Field 1 Additional Reauthorization ($15,000,000 Other 27
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Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 2
260. Improve Anderson Tower 3
Restricted Funds 9,000,000 -0- 4
261. Improve Mineral Industries Building 5
Restricted Funds 9,000,000 -0- 6
262. Improve Carnahan House 7
Restricted Funds 8,000,000 -0- 8
263. Acquire/Improve Golf Facility 9
Restricted Funds 8,000,000 -0- 10
264. Construct/Improve Academic/Administrative Facility 5 Design 11
Restricted Funds 7,500,000 -0- 12
265. Improve Medical Plaza 13
Restricted Funds 7,000,000 -0- 14
266. Improve Nutter Training Facility 15
Restricted Funds 7,000,000 -0- 16
267. Lease/Purchase Enterprise Voice Infrastructure 17
Restricted Funds 7,000,000 -0- 18
268. Renovate Space for a Testing Center 19
Restricted Funds 7,000,000 -0- 20
269. Improve Nurse Building 21
Restricted Funds 7,000,000 -0- 22
270. Lease/Purchase Enterprise Call Center System 23
Restricted Funds 7,000,000 -0- 24
271. Improve Medical Behavioral Science Building 25
Restricted Funds 6,000,000 -0- 26
272. Improve Athletics Facility 6 27
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Restricted Funds 6,000,000 -0- 1
273. Improve Athletics Facility 5 2
Restricted Funds 6,000,000 -0- 3
274. Improve Joe Craft Center 4
Restricted Funds 6,000,000 -0- 5
275. Improve Joe Craft Football Practice Facility 6
Other Funds 3,000,000 -0- 7
Restricted Funds 3,000,000 -0- 8
TOTAL 6,000,000 -0- 9
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 10
276. Improve Cooper House 11
Restricted Funds 6,000,000 -0- 12
277. Acquire Data Center and Networking Hardware UK St. Claire 13
Restricted Funds 5,000,000 -0- 14
278. Acquire Data Center and Networking Hardware UK King’s Daughters 15
Restricted Funds 5,000,000 -0- 16
279. Construct/Improve/Recreational Playing Surfaces 17
Restricted Funds 5,000,000 -0- 18
280. Construct Athletics Hall of Fame 19
Restricted Funds 5,000,000 -0- 20
281. Improve Sturgill Development Building 21
Restricted Funds 4,000,000 -0- 22
282. Replace Basketball Playing Floors 23
Restricted Funds 3,000,000 -0- 24
283. Improve Athletics Facility 7 25
Restricted Funds 3,000,000 -0- 26
284. Acquire Transportation Buses 27
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Restricted Funds 3,000,000 -0- 1
285. Improve Indoor/Outdoor Track 2
Restricted Funds 3,000,000 -0- 3
286. Construct Cross County Trail 4
Restricted Funds 3,000,000 -0- 5
287. Construct/Improve Athletics Surfaces 2 6
Restricted Funds 3,000,000 -0- 7
288. Construct/Improve Athletics Surfaces 1 8
Restricted Funds 3,000,000 -0- 9
289. Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contracts - UK HealthCare 10
290. Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contracts 11
291. Construct/Improve Medical/A dministrative Facility 3 Reauthorization 12
($800,000,000 Agency Bonds) 13
292. Asset Preservation Pool - 2024-2026 Reauthorization ($30,862,000 Agency 14
Bonds) 15
293. Construct Academic Bui lding Reauthorization ($149,000,000 Restricted 16
Funds) 17
294. Construct/Improve Medical/Administrative Facility 1 Reauthorization 18
($300,000,000 Restricted Funds, $500,000,000 Other Funds) 19
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763 20
295. Construct Health Education Building Reauthorization ($50,000,000 Agency 21
Bonds) 22
296. Lease - Off-Campus 1 23
297. Lease - Off-Campus 3 24
298. Lease - Off-Campus 4 25
299. Lease - Off-Campus 5 26
300. Lease - Off-Campus 6 27
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302. Lease - Off-Campus 11 2
303. Lease - Off-Campus 12 3
304. Lease - Off-Campus 13 4
305. Lease - Off-Campus 14 5
306. Lease - Off-Campus 15 6
307. Lease - Off-Campus 16 7
308. Lease - Off-Campus 17 8
309. Lease - Off-Campus 18 9
310. Lease - Off-Campus 19 10
311. Lease - Off-Campus 20 11
312. Lease - Off-Campus 21 12
313. Lease - Off-Campus 22 13
314. Lease - Off-Campus 23 14
315. Lease - Off-Campus 24 15
316. Lease - Off-Campus 25 16
317. Lease - Off-Campus 26 17
318. Lease - Off-Campus Housing 1 18
319. Lease - Off-Campus Housing 2 19
320. Lease - Health Science Colleges 1 20
321. Lease - Health Science Colleges 2 21
322. Lease - Health Science Colleges 3 22
323. Lease - Off-Campus Athletics 1 23
324. Lease - Off-Campus Athletics 2 24
325. Lease - Health Affairs Office 3 25
326. Lease - Health Affairs Office 4 26
327. Lease - Health Affairs Office 10 27
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329. Lease - Health Affairs Office 14 2
330. Lease - Health Affairs Office 15 3
331. Lease - Health Affairs Office 18 4
332. Lease - Health Affairs Office 19 5
333. Lease - Health Affairs Office 20 6
334. Lease - Health Affairs Office 21 7
335. Lease - Health Affairs Office 22 8
336. Lease - Health Affairs Office 24 9
337. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 2 10
338. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 3 11
339. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 5 12
340. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 12 13
341. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 13 14
342. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 14 15
343. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 15 16
344. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 16 17
345. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 17 18
346. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 18 19
347. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 19 20
348. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 20 21
349. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 21 22
350. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 22 23
351. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 23 24
352. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 24 25
353. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 25 26
354. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 26 27
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356. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 28 2
357. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 29 3
358. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 30 4
359. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 31 5
360. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 32 6
361. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 33 7
362. Lease - Off-Campus 2 8
363. Lease - Off-Campus 11 9
364. Lease - College of Medicine 1 10
365. Lease - College of Medicine 2 11
366. Lease - Health Affairs Office 1 12
367. Lease - Health Affairs Office 2 13
368. Lease - Health Affairs Office 5 14
369. Lease - Health Affairs Office 6 15
370. Lease - Health Affairs Office 7 16
371. Lease - Health Affairs Office 8 17
372. Lease - Health Affairs Office 9 18
373. Lease - Health Affairs Office 11 19
374. Lease - Health Affairs Office 13 20
375. Lease - Health Affairs Office 16 21
376. Lease - Health Affairs Office 17 22
377. Lease - Health Affairs Office 23 23
378. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 1 24
379. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 4 25
380. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 6 26
381. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 7 27
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383. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 9 2
384. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 10 3
385. Lease - UK HealthCare Off-Campus Facility 11 4
386. Lease - Off-Campus 8 5
387. Lease - Off-Campus 9 6
388. Lease - Off-Campus 10 7
389. Lease - UK HealthCare - Royal Blue Health 1 8
390. Lease - UK HealthCare - Royal Blue Health 2 9
391. Lease - UK HealthCare - Royal Blue Health 3 10
392. Lease - UK HealthCare - Royal Blue Health 4 11
393. Lease - UK HealthCare - Royal Blue Health 6 12
394. Lease - UK HealthCare - Royal Blue Health 7 13
395. Lease - UK HealthCare - Royal Blue Health 8 14
8. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE 15
001. Purchase Residence Housing Facility 16
Agency Bonds 250,000,000 -0- 17
002. Construct Resident Hall Public - Private Partnership 18
Other Funds 250,000,000 -0- 19
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 20
003. Construct Athletics Village 21
Other Funds 150,000,000 -0- 22
004. Construct STEM Building 23
Bond Funds 142,000,000 -0- 24
005. Improve Housing Facilities Pool 25
Agency Bonds 100,000,000 -0- 26
006. Construct Medical Sciences Research Building 27
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Other Funds 70,000,000 -0- 1
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 2
007. Construct Center for Bioscience 3
Federal Funds 70,000,000 -0- 4
008. Center for Military Health/Biology 5
Federal Funds 70,000,000 -0- 6
009. Construct Belknap Campus Parking Garage 7
Agency Bonds 60,000,000 -0- 8
010. Construct Natatorium 9
Other Funds 60,000,000 -0- 10
011. New Vision of Health Building Renovation and Upgrade 11
Federal Funds 60,000,000 -0- 12
012. Cybersecurity Center with Enhanced Internet Capabilities 13
Other Funds 50,000,000 -0- 14
Federal Funds 10,000,000 -0- 15
TOTAL 60,000,000 -0- 16
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 17
013. Build-Out 620 Garage Space 18
Agency Bonds 50,000,000 -0- 19
014. Replace Building Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing 20
Other Funds 50,000,000 -0- 21
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 22
015. Structural Improvements Pool - 2026-2028 23
Other Funds 40,000,000 -0- 24
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 25
016. Research Lab Enhancements and Repurpose Spaces 26
Agency Bonds 30,000,000 -0- 27
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017. Center for AI Excellence 1
Other Funds 29,000,000 -0- 2
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 3
018. Expand Basketball/Lacrosse Practice Facility 4
Other Funds 25,000,000 -0- 5
019. Renovate Cardinal Football Stadium 6
Other Funds 25,000,000 -0- 7
020. Vivarium Equipment Replacement and Upgrade Pool - 2026-2028 8
Agency Bonds 25,000,000 -0- 9
021. Construct Indoor Facility 10
Other Funds 20,000,000 -0- 11
022. Purchase Land Additional Reauthorization ($10,000,000 Agency Bonds) 12
Other Funds 15,000,000 -0- 13
Agency Bonds 5,000,000 -0- 14
TOTAL 20,000,000 -0- 15
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 16
023. Expand Patterson Stadium/Construct Indoor Facility 17
Other Funds 20,000,000 -0- 18
024. Expand Ulmer Stadium/Construct Indoor Facility 19
Other Funds 15,000,000 -0- 20
025. Precision Medicine Research Center 21
Agency Bonds 14,000,000 -0- 22
026. Construct Kentucky Center for Precision Medicine 23
Federal Funds 12,500,000 -0- 24
027. Workday FI Enhancements 25
Other Funds 10,000,000 -0- 26
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 27
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028. Research Computing Infrastructure Enhancements 1
Other Funds 10,000,000 -0- 2
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 3
029. Content Management System Enhancements 4
Other Funds 10,000,000 -0- 5
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 6
030. Renovate L&N Arena 7
Other Funds 10,000,000 -0- 8
031. Update, Replace Technology in Athletic Venues 9
Other Funds 10,000,000 -0- 10
032. Green Health Sciences Center Courtyard 11
Other Funds 10,000,000 -0- 12
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 13
033. Campus Code Improvement Pool - 2026-2028 14
Other Funds 10,000,000 -0- 15
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 16
034. Replace Cardinal Stadium Seats 17
Other Funds 10,000,000 -0- 18
035. Renovate Exterior Envelope Replacement - 55A Additional Reauthorization 19
($20,000,000 Agency Bonds) 20
Agency Bonds 10,000,000 -0- 21
036. Renovate Cardinal Park 22
Other Funds 10,000,000 -0- 23
037. Expand and Renovate Wright Natatorium 24
Other Funds 10,000,000 -0- 25
038. Capital Renewal for Athletic Venues 26
Other Funds 10,000,000 -0- 27
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039. Expand and Renovate Marshall Center Complex 1
Other Funds 10,000,000 -0- 2
040. Replace Electronic Video Boards 3
Other Funds 10,000,000 -0- 4
041. Construct Defense Supply Chain Security System 5
Federal Funds 10,000,000 -0- 6
042. Kentucky Center for Precision Medicine Data and Analytical Systems 7
Federal Funds 9,326,000 -0- 8
043. Kentucky Center for Precision Medicine Equipment 9
Federal Funds 8,000,000 -0- 10
044. Renovate Cardinal Stadium Club 11
Other Funds 7,500,000 -0- 12
045. Construct Athletics Office Building 13
Other Funds 7,500,000 -0- 14
046. Replace Seats in Athletic Venues 15
Other Funds 7,000,000 -0- 16
047. Purchase Network System Enhancements 17
Other Funds 6,000,000 -0- 18
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 19
048. Renovate and Update Student/Athlete Dormitory 20
Other Funds 6,000,000 -0- 21
049. Demolition of Resident Halls 22
Agency Bonds 6,000,000 -0- 23
050. Security and Firewall System Enhancements 24
Other Funds 5,000,000 -0- 25
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 26
051. Computer Processing and Storage Enhancements 27
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Other Funds 5,000,000 -0- 1
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 2
052. Expand and Renovate Tailgate Space 3
Other Funds 5,000,000 -0- 4
053. Expand and Renovate Athletic Parking Lots 5
Other Funds 5,000,000 -0- 6
054. ADA Building Upgrade Pool - 2026-2028 7
Other Funds 2,000,000 -0- 8
Agency Bonds 3,000,000 -0- 9
TOTAL 5,000,000 -0- 10
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 11
055. Renovate Gross Anatomy Lab 12
Other Funds 5,000,000 -0- 13
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 14
056. Demolish and Construct Golf Maintenance/Chemical Building 15
Other Funds 5,000,000 -0- 16
057. Renovate Bass Rudd Tennis Center 17
Other Funds 5,000,000 -0- 18
058. Construct Practice Bubble 19
Other Funds 5,000,000 -0- 20
059. Renovate Lynn Soccer Stadium 21
Other Funds 5,000,000 -0- 22
060. Renovate Trager Football Practice Facility 23
Other Funds 5,000,000 -0- 24
061. Renovate Patterson Baseball Stadium 25
Other Funds 5,000,000 -0- 26
062. Renovate Thornton’s Academic Center 27
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Other Funds 5,000,000 -0- 1
063. Construct Athletic Grounds Building 2
Other Funds 5,000,000 -0- 3
064. Football Practice Field Lighting 4
Other Funds 5,000,000 -0- 5
065. Upgrade to Regional Biocontainment Laboratories 6
Federal Funds 5,000,000 -0- 7
066. Self-Contained Internet Access Point 8
Federal Funds 5,000,000 -0- 9
067. Construct Exit Ramp at Chestnut Street Garage 10
Other Funds 4,000,000 -0- 11
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 12
068. Workday HR Enhancements 13
Other Funds 4,000,000 -0- 14
069. Update and Replace Equipment in ACCN Studio 15
Other Funds 4,000,000 -0- 16
070. Renovate and Expand ACCN Studio 17
Other Funds 4,000,000 -0- 18
071. Renovate Garvin Brown Boathouse 19
Other Funds 4,000,000 -0- 20
072. Renovate Parking Structures 21
Other Funds 3,600,000 -0- 22
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 23
073. Purchase Fiber Infrastructure 24
Other Funds 3,500,000 -0- 25
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 26
074. Signage, Wayfinding, Landscaping 27
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Other Funds 1,200,000 -0- 1
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 2
075. Expand, Replace and Maintain Grass Practice Fields 3
Other Funds 3,000,000 -0- 4
076. Replace Fiber Pathway from ACCN Studio to Venues 5
Other Funds 3,000,000 -0- 6
077. Renovate and Expand Lee Street Facility 7
Other Funds 3,000,000 -0- 8
078. Renovate College of Education Academic Space Pool 9
Other Funds 3,000,000 -0- 10
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 11
079. Renovate Golf Clubhouse - Shelby County 12
Other Funds 3,000,000 -0- 13
080. Upgrade Plumbing and Sanitary Lines - Dental School 14
Other Funds 2,500,000 -0- 15
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 16
081. Resurface and Repair Parking Lot 17
Other Funds 2,500,000 -0- 18
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 19
082. Construct Belknap Stormwater Mitigation Improvements 20
Other Funds 2,500,000 -0- 21
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 22
083. Construct Connector Speed School to Research Park Additional 23
Reauthorization ($10,000,000 Agency Bonds) 24
Agency Bonds 2,400,000 -0- 25
084. Build Out Space for UofL Departments 26
Other Funds 2,000,000 -0- 27
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085. Replace Artificial Turf Field V 2
Other Funds 2,000,000 -0- 3
086. Replace Artificial Turf Field IV 4
Other Funds 2,000,000 -0- 5
087. Renovate Interfaith Center 6
Other Funds 1,500,000 -0- 7
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant KRS 45.763. 8
088. Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contracts 9
089. Renovate College of Business Academic Space Reauthorization ($15,000,000 10
Agency Bonds) 11
090. Asset Preservation - 2022-2024 Reauthorization ($8,638,000 Agency Bonds) 12
091. Construct Resident Hall Reauthorization ($80,000,000 Agency Bonds) 13
092. Construct Health Sciences Simulation Center and Collaboration Hub 14
Reauthorization ($20,000,000 Agency Bonds) 15
093. Construct Student Commons and Recreational Fields Reauthorization 16
($12,000,000 Agency Bonds) 17
094. Modernize Steam and Chill Water Plant Reauthorization ($40,000,000 18
Agency Bonds) 19
095. Lease - Medical Center One 20
096. Lease - Nucleus 1 Building 21
097. Lease - University Pointe 22
098. Lease - Cardinal Towne 23
099. Lease - The Nine at Louisville 24
100. Lease - Province Apartments 25
101. Lease - Trager Institute 26
102. Lease - 1212 S. 4th Street, Louisville, KY 27
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103. Lease - Liberty Green Community Center 1
104. Lease - West Kentucky Community and Technical College 2
105. Lease - Denny Crum Hall 3
106. Lease - Soccer Stadium 4
107. Lease - Founders Square 5
108. Lease - Rowan Building - A&S Fine Arts 6
109. Lease - Academic Space 1 7
110. Lease - Academic Space 2 8
111. Lease - Arthur Street - Tafel Building 9
112. Lease - Athletic/Student Dormitory 10
113. Lease - Housing Facilities 11
114. Lease - Housing 1 12
115. Lease - Housing 2 13
116. Lease - Housing 3 14
117. Lease – Housing 4 15
118. Lease - Jefferson County - Clinic Space - State of Kentucky 16
119. Lease - Jefferson County - Clinic Space 1 17
120. Lease - Jefferson County - Clinic Space 1 18
121. Lease - Jefferson County - Clinic Space 3 19
122. Lease - Jefferson County - Office Space 1 20
123. Lease - Jefferson County - Office Space 2 21
124. Lease - Jefferson County - Office Space 3 22
125. Lease - Jefferson County - Office Space 4 23
126. Lease - Medical Center One 24
127. Lease - Nucleus 1 Building 2 25
128. Lease - Support Space 1 26
9. WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 27
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001. Residential Halls Public-Private Partnership 1
Other Funds 350,000,000 -0- 2
(1) Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant to KRS 45.763 3
and KRS 45A.077. 4
002. Asset Preservation Pool - 2026-2028 5
Bond Funds 100,000,000 -0- 6
003. Acquire Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment - Media 7
Restricted Funds 20,000,000 -0- 8
004. Renovate Center for Research and Development Phase I 9
Restricted Funds 6,000,000 -0- 10
Other Funds 6,000,000 -0- 11
TOTAL 12,000,000 -0- 12
005. Renovate Space for Exercise Science Program 13
Restricted Funds 10,000,000 -0- 14
006. Renovate and Expand Clinical Education Complex 15
Other Funds 10,000,000 -0- 16
007. Remove and Replace Student Housing at Farm 17
Other Funds 10,000,000 -0- 18
008. Add Club Seating at Diddle Arena 19
Other Funds 10,000,000 -0- 20
009. Acquire Fixtures, Furniture, and Equipment - College of Health and Human 21
Services 22
Restricted Funds 8,000,000 -0- 23
010. Expand Track and Field Facilities 24
Other Funds 6,500,000 -0- 25
011. Renovate South Campus 26
Restricted Funds 6,000,000 -0- 27
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012. Construct Baseball Grandstand 1
Other Funds 6,000,000 -0- 2
013. Acquire, Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment Diddle Arena 3
Other Funds 5,000,000 -0- 4
014. Construct South Plaza 5
Other Funds 5,000,000 -0- 6
015. Acquire Fixtures, Furniture, and Equipment Pool 7
Restricted Funds 5,000,000 -0- 8
016. Upgrade Softball Facilities and Field 9
Other Funds 2,000,000 -0- 10
Restricted Funds 2,000,000 -0- 11
TOTAL 4,000,000 -0- 12
017. Renovate Owensboro Campus for the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 13
(CRNA) Program 14
Restricted Funds 3,000,000 -0- 15
018. Renovate Medical Center Health Complex for the Certified Registered Nurse 16
Anesthetist (CRNA) Program 17
Restricted Funds 3,000,000 -0- 18
019. Purchase Property/Parking and Street Improvements 19
Restricted Funds 3,000,000 -0- 20
020. Purchase Property for Campus Expansion 21
Restricted Funds 3,000,000 -0- 22
021. Renovate State/Normal Street Properties 23
Restricted Funds 2,000,000 -0- 24
022. Construct Parking Structure IV Reauthorization ($35,000,000 Agency Bonds) 25
023. Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contracts 26
024. Lease - Alumni Center 27
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025. Lease - Parking Garage 1
026. Lease - Nursing/Physical Therapy 2
10. KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM 3
001. Re-entry Campus - Northpoint Training Center 4
Bond Funds 31,000,000 11,000,000 5
002. Renovate Leestown Building A - Bluegrass CTC 6
Bond Funds 21,000,000 -0- 7
003. Upgrade Prestonsburg Campus Buildings - Big Sandy CTC 8
Bond Funds 7,400,000 -0- 9
004. Property Acquisition Pool - Fire Commission 10
Restricted Funds 5,000,000 -0- 11
005. KCTCS Property Acquisition Pool - 2026-2028 12
Restricted Funds 5,000,000 -0- 13
006. KCTCS Equipment Pool - 2026-2028 14
Restricted Funds 2,500,000 -0- 15
Federal Funds 2,500,000 -0- 16
TOTAL 5,000,000 -0- 17
007. Renovate Mayo Campus - Big Sandy CTC 18
Bond Funds 4,500,000 -0- 19
008. Construct District 4 Training Space - Fire Commission 20
Restricted Funds 4,200,000 -0- 21
009. Construct District 5 Training Space - Fire Commission 22
Restricted Funds 4,200,000 -0- 23
010. Acquire Harrison County ATC - Maysville CTC 24
Restricted Funds 4,000,000 -0- 25
011. Construct District 14 Storage Space - Fire Commission 26
Restricted Funds 3,400,000 -0- 27
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012. Procure Training Equipment - Fire Commission 1
Restricted Funds 2,000,000 -0- 2
013. Exterior Signage - West Kentucky CTC 3
Restricted Funds 1,200,000 -0- 4
014. Renovate Broadway Building Façade - Jefferson CTC 5
Restricted Funds 1,200,000 -0- 6
015. Construct Multicul tural Center Atrium Enclosure - Jefferson CTC 7
Reauthorization ($3,000,000 Restricted Funds) 8
016. Asset Preservation Pool - 2022-2024 Reauthorization ($26,890,000 Restricted 9
Funds) 10
017. Lease - Jefferson CTC - Bullitt County Campus 11
018. Lease - Jefferson CTC - Jefferson Education Center 12
K. PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET 13
Budget Unit 2026-27 2027-28 14
1. HOUSING, BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION 15
001. Modernize Application System Reauthorization ($3,588,000 Restricted 16
Funds) 17
L. TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET 18
Budget Units 2026-27 2027-28 19
1. SECRETARY 20
001. Northern Kentucky Convention Center Renovation and Expansion 21
Agency Bonds 40,000,000 -0- 22
Restricted Funds 18,000,000 -0- 23
TOTAL 58,000,000 -0- 24
(1) Procurement Authority: Notwithstanding any statute or administrative 25
regulation to the contrary, the Northern Kentu cky Convention Center Corporation, 26
created under KRS 154.90 -010, is authorized to act on behalf of the Commonwealth in 27
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lieu of the Finance and Administration Cabinet for all planning, design, procurement, 1
construction execution and administration, and comp letion activities for the renovation 2
and modernization for the Northern Kentucky Convention Center. The Secretary of the 3
Finance and Administration Cabinet shall maintain authority to determine any protests or 4
controversies under KRS 45A.285 with respect to the project. 5
2. ARTISANS CENTER 6
001. Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 7
Investment Income 500,000 500,000 8
3. PARKS 9
001. Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 10
Investment Income 20,000,000 20,000,000 11
4. HORSE PARK COMMISSION 12
001. Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 13
Investment Income 2,000,000 2,000,000 14
5. STATE FAIR BOARD 15
001. Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 16
Investment Income 3,000,000 3,000,000 17
002. Construct Kentucky Exposition Center Dirt/Salt Storage Facility 18
Reauthorization ($500,000 Investment Income) 19
6. FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES 20
001. Fees-in-Lieu-of Stream Mitigation Projects Pool - 2026-2028 21
Restricted Funds 64,500,000 48,600,000 22
002. Western Kentucky Fish Hatchery 23
Restricted Funds 33,528,000 -0- 24
003. Indoor Gun Range/Law Enforcement Training Facility 25
Federal Funds 18,000,000 -0- 26
Restricted Funds 2,000,000 -0- 27
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TOTAL 20,000,000 -0- 1
004. Land Acquisition Pool - 2026-2028 2
Federal Funds 4,500,000 4,500,000 3
Restricted Funds 1,500,000 1,500,000 4
TOTAL 6,000,000 6,000,000 5
005. Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 6
Restricted Funds 1,500,000 1,500,000 7
Federal Funds 1,500,000 1,500,000 8
TOTAL 3,000,000 3,000,000 9
006. Camp Earl Wallace Dining Hall Reauthorization ($1,935,000 Restricted 10
Funds, $2,565,000 Federal Funds) 11
7. HISTORICAL SOCIETY 12
001. Kentucky Old State Capitol Preservation Additional 13
Bond Funds 4,651,000 330,000 14
Other Fund 42,000 42,000 15
TOTAL 4,693,000 372,000 16
8. KENTUCKY CENTER FOR THE ARTS 17
001. Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 18
Investment Income 550,000 550,000 19
PART III 20
GENERAL PROVISIONS 21
1. Funds Designations: Restricted Funds designated in the biennial budget bills 22
are classified in the state financial records and reports as the Agency Revenue Fund, State 23
Enterprise Funds (State Parks, State Fair Board, Insurance Administration, and Kentucky 24
Horse Park), Internal Services Funds (Fleet Management, Computer Services, 25
Correctional Industries, Central Printing, Risk Management, and Property Management), 26
and selected Fiduciary Funds (Other Expendable Trust Funds). Separate fund records and 27
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reports shall be maintained in a manner consistent with the branch budget bills. 1
The sour ces of Restricted Funds appropriations in this Act shall include all fees 2
(which includes fees for room and board, athletics, and student activities) and rentals, 3
admittances, sales, bond proceeds, licenses collected by law, gifts, subventions, 4
contributions, income from investments, and other miscellaneous receipts produced or 5
received by a budget unit, except as otherwise specifically provided, for the purposes, 6
use, and benefit of the budget unit as authorized by law. Restricted Funds receipts shall 7
be c redited and allotted to the respective fund or account out of which a specified 8
appropriation is made in this Act. All receipts of Restricted Funds shall be deposited in 9
the State Treasury and credited to the proper account as provided in KRS Chapters 12, 10
42, 45, and 48. 11
The sources of Federal Funds appropriations in this Act shall include federal 12
subventions, grants, contracts, or other Federal Funds received, income from investments, 13
other miscellaneous federal receipts received by a budget unit, and the Unemployment 14
Compensation Fund, except as otherwise provided, for the purposes, use, and benefit of 15
the budget unit as authorized by law. Federal Funds receipts shall be credited and allotted 16
to the respective fund account out of which a specified appropri ation is made in this Act. 17
All Federal Funds receipts shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the 18
proper account as provided in KRS Chapters 12, 42, 45, and 48. 19
2. Expenditure of Excess Restricted or Federal Funds Receipts: If receipts 20
received or credited to the Restricted Funds or Federal Funds accounts of a budget unit 21
during fiscal year 2026 -2027 or fiscal year 2027 -2028, and any balance forwarded to the 22
credit of these same accounts from the previous fiscal year, exceed the appropriati on 23
made by a specific sum for these accounts of the budget unit as provided in Part I, 24
Operating Budget, of this Act, for the fiscal year in which the excess occurs, the excess 25
funds in the accounts of the budget unit shall become available for expenditure for the 26
purpose of the account during the fiscal year only upon compliance with the conditions 27
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and procedures specified in KRS 48.400, 48.500, 48.600, 48.605, 48.610, 48.620, 48.630, 1
48.730, and 48.800, and with the authorization of the State Budget Direc tor and approval 2
of the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet. 3
Prior to authorizing the appropriation of any excess, unbudgeted Restricted Funds 4
pursuant to this section, the State Budget Director and the Secretary of the Finance and 5
Administration Cabinet shall review the adequacy of the General Fund Surplus Account 6
with respect to its availability to support authorized expenditures from the General Fund 7
Surplus Account, known as Necessary Government Expenses. If General Fund Surplus 8
Account moneys are determined by this review to be adequate to meet known or 9
anticipated Necessary Government Expenses during fiscal year 2026 -2027 or fiscal year 10
2027-2028, respectively, then the appropriation increase may be approved. If the review 11
indicates tha t there are insufficient funds available or reasonably estimated to become 12
available to the General Fund Surplus Account to meet known or projected Necessary 13
Government Expenses for the fiscal years enumerated above, the State Budget Director 14
and the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet may disapprove the request 15
for additional Restricted Funds expenditure authority and may direct the excess 16
Restricted Funds identified to the General Fund Surplus Account in order to meet 17
Necessary Government Expense obligations. The results of any review shall be reported 18
to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue in accordance with KRS 19
48.400, 48.500, 48.600, 48.605, 48.610, 48.620, 48.630, 48.730, and 48.800. 20
Any request made by a budget un it pursuant to KRS 48.630 that relates to 21
Restricted Funds or Federal Funds shall include documentation showing a comparative 22
statement of revised estimated receipts by fund source and the proposed expenditures by 23
proposed use, with the appropriated sums s pecified in the Budget of the Commonwealth, 24
and statements which explain the cause, source, and use for any variances which may 25
exist. 26
Each budget unit shall submit its reports in print and electronic format consistent 27
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with the Restricted Funds and Federal Funds records contained in the fiscal biennium 1
2026-2028 Branch Budget Request Manual and according to the following schedule in 2
each fiscal year: (a) on or before the beginning of each fiscal year; (b) on or before 3
October 1; (c) on or before January 1; and (d) on or before April 1. 4
3. Interim Appropriation Increases: No appropriation from any fund source 5
shall exceed the sum specified in this Act until the agency has documented the necessity, 6
purpose, use, and source, and the documentation has been submi tted to the Interim Joint 7
Committee on Appropriations and Revenue for its review and action in accordance with 8
KRS 48.630 and Section 2. of this Part. Proposed revisions to an appropriation contained 9
in the enacted State/Executive Budget or allotment of an unbudgeted appropriation shall 10
conform to the conditions and procedures of KRS 48.630 and this Act. 11
Notwithstanding KRS 48.630(3), (4), and (5), any proposed and recommended 12
actions to increase appropriations for funds specified in Section 2. of this Part shall be 13
scheduled consistent with the timetable contained in that section in order to provide 14
continuous and timely budget information. 15
4. Revision of Appropriation Allotments: Allotments within appropriated 16
sums for the activities and purposes contained in the enacted Executive Budget shall 17
conform to KRS 48.610 and may be revised pursuant to KRS 48.605 and this Act. 18
5. Permitted Appropriation Obligations: No state agency, cabinet, 19
department, office, or program shall incur any obligation against the Gen eral Fund or 20
Road Fund appropriations contained in this Act unless the obligation may be reasonably 21
determined to have been contemplated in the enacted budget and is based upon 22
supporting documentation considered by the General Assembly and legislative and 23
executive records. 24
6. Lapse of General Fund or Road Fund Appropriations Supplanted by 25
Federal Funds: Any General Fund or Road Fund appropriation made in anticipation of a 26
lack, loss, or reduction of Federal Funds shall lapse to the General Fund or Road Fu nd 27
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Surplus Account, respectively, to the extent the Federal Funds otherwise become 1
available. 2
7. Federally Funded Agencies: A state agency entitled to Federal Funds, which 3
would represent 100 percent of the cost of a program, shall conform to KRS 48.730. 4
8. Lapse of General Fund or Road Fund Excess Debt Service 5
Appropriations: Pursuant to KRS 48.720, any excess General Fund or Road Fund debt 6
service shall lapse to the respective surplus account unless otherwise directed in this Act. 7
9. Statutes in Conflict: All statutes and portions of statutes in conflict with any 8
of the provisions of this Act, to the extent of the conflict, are suspended unless otherwise 9
provided by this Act. 10
10. Interpretation of Appropriations: Notwithstanding KRS 48.500, all 11
questions that arise in interpreting this Act and the Transportation Cabinet budget shall be 12
decided by the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, and the decision of 13
the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet shall be final and conclusive. 14
11. Publication of the Budget of the Commonwealth: The State Budget 15
Director shall cause the Governor's Office for Policy and Management, within 60 days of 16
adjournment of the 2026 Regular Session of the General Assembly, to publish a final 17
enacted budget document, styled the Budget of the Commonwealth, based upon the 18
Legislative Branch Budget, Executive Branch Budget, Transportation Cabinet Budget, 19
and Judicial Branch Budget as enacted by the 2026 Regular Session, as well as other Acts 20
which contain approp riation provisions for the 2026 -2028 fiscal biennium, and based 21
upon supporting documentation and legislative records as considered by the 2026 22
Regular Session. This document shall include, for each agency and budget unit, a 23
consolidated budget summary statement of available regular and continuing appropriated 24
revenue by fund source, corresponding appropriation allocations by program or 25
subprogram as appropriate, budget expenditures by principal budget class, and any other 26
fiscal data and commentary conside red necessary for budget execution by the Governor's 27
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Office for Policy and Management and oversight by the Interim Joint Committee on 1
Appropriations and Revenue. The enacted Executive Branch Budget and Transportation 2
Cabinet Budget shall be revised or adju sted only upon approval by the Governor's Office 3
for Policy and Management as provided in each Part of this Act and by KRS 48.400 to 4
48.810, and upon review by the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue. 5
12. State Financial Condition: Pursuant to KRS 48.400, the State Budget 6
Director shall monitor and report on the financial condition of the Commonwealth. 7
13. Prorating Administrative Costs: The Secretary of the Finance and 8
Administration Cabinet is authorized to establish a system or formula or a combination of 9
both for prorating the administrative costs of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, the 10
Department of the Treasury, and the Office of the Attorney General relative to the 11
administration of programs in which there is joint participati on by the state and federal 12
governments for the purpose of receiving the maximum amount of participation 13
permitted under the appropriate federal laws and regulations governing the programs. The 14
receipts and allotments under this section shall be reported t o the Interim Joint 15
Committee on Appropriations and Revenue prior to any transfer of funds. 16
14. Construction of Budget Provisions Regarding Executive Reorganization 17
Orders: Nothing in this Act shall be construed to confirm or ratify, under KRS 12.028, 18
any executive reorganization order unless the executive order was confirmed or ratified 19
by appropriate amendment to the Kentucky Revised Statutes in another Act of the 2026 20
Regular Session of the General Assembly. 21
15. Tax Expenditure Revenue Loss Estimates: By October 15, 2027, the Office 22
of State Budget Director shall provide to each branch of government detailed estimates 23
for the General Fund and Road Fund for the current and n ext two fiscal years of the 24
revenue loss resulting from tax expenditures. The Department of Revenue shall provide 25
assistance and furnish data, which is not restricted by KRS 131.190. "Tax expenditure" as 26
used in this section means an exemption, exclusion, or deduction from the base of a tax, a 27
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credit against the tax, a deferral of a tax, or a preferential tax rate. The estimates shall 1
include for each tax expenditure the amount of revenue loss, a citation of the legal 2
authority for the tax expenditure, the year in which it was enacted, and the tax year in 3
which it became effective. 4
16. Duplicate Appropriations: Any appropriation item and sum in Parts I to X 5
of this Act and in an appropriation provision in any Act of the 2026 Regular Session 6
which constitutes a duplicate appropriation shall be governed by KRS 48.312. 7
17. Priority of Individual Appropriations: KRS 48.313 shall control when a 8
total or subtotal figure in this Act conflicts with the sum of the appropriations of which it 9
consists. 10
18. Severability of Budget Provisions: Appropriation items and sums in Parts I 11
to X of this Act shall conform to KRS 48.311. If any section, any subsection, or any 12
provision is found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, unappealable order to be 13
invalid or unconstitutional, the decision of the courts shall not affect or impair any of the 14
remaining sections, subsections, or provisions. 15
19. Unclaimed Lottery Prize Money: For fiscal year 2026 -2027 and fiscal year 16
2027-2028, all unclaimed lottery prize money under KR S 154A.110(3) shall be credited 17
to the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship Reserve Account to be held as a 18
subsidiary account within the Finance and Administration Cabinet for the purpose of 19
funding the KEES Program as appropriated in this Act. If the Kentucky Higher Education 20
Assistance Authority certifies to the State Budget Director that the appropriations in this 21
Act for the KEES Program under the existing award schedule are insufficient to meet 22
funds required for eligible applicants, then the S tate Budget Director shall provide the 23
necessary allotment of funds in the balance of the KEES Reserve Account to fund the 24
KEES Program. Actions taken under this section shall be reported to the Interim Joint 25
Committee on Appropriations and Revenue on a timely basis. 26
20. Workers' Compensation: Notwithstanding KRS 342.340(1) and 803 KAR 27
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25:021, Section 5, the Personnel Cabinet shall be exempt from procuring excess risk 1
insurance in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and fiscal year 2027 -2028 for the Workers' 2
Compensation Benefits and Reserve Program administered by the Cabinet. 3
21. Carry Forward and Undesignated General Fund and Road Fund Carry 4
Forward: Notwithstanding KRS 48.700 and 48.705, and other Parts of this Act, the 5
Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabi net shall determine and certify, within 6
30 days of the close of fiscal year 2025 -2026 and fiscal year 2026 -2027, the actual 7
amount of undesignated balance of the General Fund and the Road Fund for the year just 8
ended. The amounts from the undesignated fisc al year 2025 -2026 and fiscal year 2026 -9
2027 General Fund and Road Fund balances that are designated and carried forward for 10
budgeted purposes in the 2026 -2028 fiscal biennium shall be determined by the State 11
Budget Director during the close of the respecti ve fiscal year and shall be reported to the 12
Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue within 30 days of the close of 13
the fiscal year. Any General Fund undesignated balance in excess of the amount 14
designated for budgeted purposes under this sect ion shall be made available for the 15
General Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan contained in Part VII of this Act unless otherwise 16
provided in this Act. The Road Fund undesignated balance in excess of the amount 17
designated for budgeted purposes under this sectio n shall be made available for the Road 18
Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan contained in Part IX of this Act unless otherwise 19
provided in this Act. 20
22. Reallocation of Appropriations Among Budget Units: Notwithstanding any 21
statute to the contrary, or provisions o f this Act, the Secretary of a Cabinet, the 22
Commissioner of the Department of Education, and other agency heads may request a 23
reallocation among budget units under his or her administrative authority up to ten 24
percent of General Fund appropriations contained in Part I, Operating Budget, of this Act 25
for fiscal years 2025 -2026, 2026-2027, and 2027 -2028 for approval by the State Budget 26
Director. A request shall explain the need and use for the transfer authority under this 27
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section. The amount of transfer of Ge neral Fund appropriations shall be separately 1
recorded and reported in the system of financial accounts and reports provided in KRS 2
Chapter 45. The State Budget Director shall report a transfer made under this section, in 3
writing, to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue. 4
23. Appropriations Expenditure Purpose and Transfer Restrictions: Funds 5
appropriated in this Act shall not be expended for any purpose not specifically authorized 6
by the General Assembly in this Act nor shall funds appr opriated in this Act be 7
transferred to or between any cabinet, department, board, commission, institution, 8
agency, or budget unit of state government unless specifically authorized by the General 9
Assembly in this Act and KRS 48.400 to 48.810. Compliance wi th the provisions of this 10
section shall be reviewed and determined by the Interim Joint Committee on 11
Appropriations and Revenue. 12
24. Information Technology: All authorized computer information technology 13
projects shall submit a semiannual progress report t o the Capital Projects and Bond 14
Oversight Committee. The reporting process shall begin six months after the project is 15
authorized and shall continue through completion of the project. The initial report shall 16
establish a timeline for completion and cash di sbursement schedule. Each subsequent 17
report shall update the timeline and budgetary status of the project and explain in detail 18
any issues with completion date and funding. 19
25. Equipment Service Contracts and Energy Efficiency Measures: The 20
General Assembl y mandates that the Finance and Administration Cabinet review all 21
equipment service contracts to maximize savings to the Commonwealth to strictly adhere 22
to the provisions of KRS 56.772, 56.782, and 56.784 in maximizing the use of energy 23
efficiency measures. 24
26. Debt Restructuring: Notwithstanding any other provision of the Kentucky 25
Revised Statutes, no General Fund or Road Fund debt restructuring transactions shall be 26
undertaken during the 2026-2028 fiscal biennium. 27
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27. Effects of Subsequent Legislation: If any measure enacted during the 2026 1
Regular Session of the General Assembly subsequent to this Act contains an 2
appropriation or is projected to increase or decrease General Fund revenues, the amount 3
in the Budget Reserve Trust Fund shall be revised to acc ommodate the appropriation or 4
the reduction or increase in projected revenues. Notwithstanding any provision of KRS 5
48.120(4) to the contrary, the official enacted revenue estimates of the Commonwealth 6
described in KRS 48.120 shall be adjusted at the concl usion of the 2026 Regular Session 7
of the General Assembly, respectively, to incorporate any projected revenue increases or 8
decreases that will occur as a result of actions taken by the General Assembly subsequent 9
to the passage of this Act by both chambers. 10
28. Permitted Use of Water and Sewer Bond Funds: Notwithstanding Part II, 11
(3) of this Act and any statute to the contrary, any balances remaining for either closed or 12
open project grant agreements authorized pursuant to bond pools set forth in 2003 Ky. 13
Acts ch. 156, Part II, A., 3., d. Water and Sewer Resources Development Fund for 14
Tobacco Counties and e. Water and Sewer Resources Development Fund For Coal 15
Producing Counties; 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 173, Part II, A., 3., 003. Infrastructure for 16
Economic Develop ment Fund for Coal -Producing Counties and 004. Infrastructure for 17
Economic Development Fund for Tobacco Counties; 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 252, Part II, A., 18
2., 003. Infrastructure for Economic Development Fund for Non -Coal Producing 19
Counties and 004. Infrastruct ure for Economic Development Fund for Coal -Producing 20
Counties; 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 123, Section 3., 004. Infrastructure for Economic 21
Development Fund for Coal -Producing Counties and 005. Infrastructure for Economic 22
Development Fund for Non -Coal Producing Cou nties; and 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 174, 23
Section 2.; and 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 87, Section 2. shall not lapse and shall remain to the 24
credit of projects previously authorized by the General Assembly unless expressly 25
reauthorized and reallocated by action of the General Assembly. 26
29. Electronic Access to Budget Information: In accordance with KRS 48.950, 27
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the State Budget Director shall continue to work cooperatively with the Legislative 1
Research Commission to provide relevant budgetary information in a timely manner. T o 2
ensure that this information is transmitted in its most useful format, the State Budget 3
Director shall provide electronic versions of all documents requested by the Legislative 4
Research Commission in an editable format in order for documents to be manipu lated 5
without the use of specialized software. Electronic access shall also include the ability to 6
access and view, but not edit, documents contained in KBUD and all related or successor 7
budgetary systems of record. 8
30. Lapse of General Fund Debt Service i n Fiscal Year 2025 -2026: 9
Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, 48.720, and Part I, F., 3., (4) of this Act, all unexpended 10
General Fund debt service in fiscal year 2025-2026 not needed to prevent a General Fund 11
deficit shall lapse to the Budget Reserve Trust Fund (KRS 48.705). 12
31. Designated Fund Balance: Notwithstanding KRS 45.760(2), the capital 13
General Fund appropriation from 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 199, Part II, F., 3., 001. is canceled 14
and the unexpended balance shall be transferred to the General Fund, shall be a part of 15
the designated fund balance, and shall be carried forward for budgeted purposes into 16
fiscal year 2026-2027. 17
32. Delayed Deferred Tax Deduction: Notwithstanding KRS 141.039(2)(d)5., a 18
combined group shall be entitled to apply for a deferred tax deduction for ten taxable 19
years beginning on or after January 1, 2028. 20
33. Premium and Retaliatory Taxes: Notwithstanding KRS 304.17B9 21
021(4)(d), premium taxes collected under KRS Chapter 136 from any insurer and 22
retaliatory taxes collected under KRS 304.3 -270 from any insurer shall be c redited to the 23
General Fund. 24
PART IV 25
STATE SALARY/COMPENSATION, BENEFIT, AND EMPLOYMENT POLICY 26
1. Authorized Personnel Complement: On July 1, 2026, and July 1, 2027, the 27
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Personnel Cabinet and the Office of State Budget Director shall establish a record for 1
each budget unit of authorized permanent full -time and other positions based upon the 2
enacted Executive Budget of the Commonwealth and any adjustments authorized by 3
provisions in this Act. The total number of filled permanent full -time and all other 4
positions shall not exceed the authorized complements pursuant to this section. An 5
agency head may request an increase in the number of authorized positions to the State 6
Budget Director. Upon approval of the State Budget Director, the Secretary of the 7
Personnel Cabinet may authorize the employment of individuals in addition to the 8
authorized complement. A report of the actions authorized in this section shall be 9
provided to the Legislative Research Commission on a monthly basis. 10
2. Salary Increment: (1) Notwith standing KRS 18A.355, relating to 11
anniversary date, and notwithstanding KRS 156.808(6)(e) and 163.032(1), a two percent 12
salary increase is provided, effective July 1, 2026, and a two percent salary increase is 13
provided, effective July 1, 2027, on the base salary or wages of each eligible state 14
employee. 15
3. Employee Cross -Reference: The Personnel Cabinet may permit married 16
couples who are both eligible to participate in the state health insurance plan to be 17
covered under one family health benefit plan. 18
4. Full-Time Positions: Notwithstanding KRS 18A.005(18)(a), full -time 19
positions in the state parks, where the work assigned is dependent upon fluctuation in 20
tourism, may be assigned work hours from 25 hours per week and remain in full -time 21
positions. 22
5. Employer Retirement Contribution Rates: Notwithstanding KRS 61.565 23
and 61.702, the employer contribution rates for Kentucky Employees Retirement System 24
from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, and except as otherwise provided in this Act, 25
shall be 18.83 percent, consisting of 18.83 percent for pension for hazardous duty 26
employees; for the same period, the employer contribution for employees of the State 27
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Police Retirement System shall be 54.33 percent, consisting of 51.84 percent for pension 1
and 2.49 percent for h ealth insurance. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or 2
KRS 61.565 or 61.702 to the contrary, the initial actuarially accrued liability employer 3
contribution rate for fiscal year 2026 -2027 and for fiscal year 2027 -2028, for 4
nonhazardous employees in the Executive Branch departments shall be determined by the 5
State Budget Director by May 1 prior to the beginning of each fiscal year. The employer 6
contribution rate shall include the normal cost contribution of 7.76 percent and be 7
sufficient to adhe re to the prorated amount of the actuarially accrued liability to each 8
individual nonhazardous employer as determined by the Kentucky Employees Retirement 9
System. The rates in this section apply to wages and salaries earned for work performed 10
during the described period regardless of when the employee is paid for the time worked. 11
6. Health Care Spending Account: Notwithstanding KRS 18A.2254(2)(a) and 12
(b), if a public employee waives coverage provided by his or her employer under the 13
Public Employee Health I nsurance Program, the employer shall forward a monthly 14
amount to be determined by the Secretary of the Personnel Cabinet for that employee as 15
an employer contribution to a health reimbursement account or a health flexible spending 16
account, but not less tha n $175 per month, subject to any conditions or limitations 17
imposed by the Secretary of the Personnel Cabinet to comply with applicable federal law. 18
The administrative fees associated with a health reimbursement account or health flexible 19
spending account s hall be an authorized expense to be charged to the Public Employee 20
Health Insurance Trust Fund. 21
7. State Group Health Insurance Plan - Transfer Between Plan Years: 22
Notwithstanding KRS 18A.2254, the Secretary of the Finance and Administration 23
Cabinet and the Secretary of the Personnel Cabinet are authorized to use the excess funds 24
from any prior plan year to satisfy claims or expenses in Plan Year 2021, Plan Year 2022, 25
Plan Year 2023, Plan Year 2024, Plan Year 2025, Plan Year 2026, Plan Year 2027 and 26
Plan Year 2028. 27
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8. Monthly Per Employee Health Insurance Benefits Assessment: The 1
Personnel Cabinet shall collect a benefits assessment per month per employee eligible for 2
health insurance coverage in the state group for duly authorized use by the Personnel 3
Cabinet in administering its statutory and administrative responsibilities, including but 4
not limited to administration of the Commonwealth's health insurance program. 5
PART V 6
FUNDS TRANSFER 7
The General Assembly finds that the financial condition of state government 8
requires the following action. 9
Notwithstanding the statutes or requirements of the Restricted Funds enumerated 10
below, there is transferred to the General Fund the following amounts in fiscal year 2026-11
2027 and fiscal year 2027-2028: 12
2026-27 2027-28 13
A. JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET 14
1. Criminal Justice Training 15
Agency Revenue Fund 2,368,000 2,368,000 16
(KRS 15.430 and 136.392(2)) 17
Notwithstanding KRS 15. 430 and 136.392(2), these funds transfers to the General 18
Fund support the General Fund debt service on the bonds sold as appropriated by 2022 19
Ky. Acts ch. 199, Part II, H., 2., 002. 20
TOTAL - FUNDS TRANSFER 2,368,000 2,368,000 21
PART VI 22
GENERAL FUND BUDGET REDUCTION PLAN 23
Pursuant to KRS 48.130 and 48.600, a General Fund Budget Reduction Plan is 24
enacted for state government in the event of an actual or projected revenue shortfall in 25
General Fund revenue receipts, excluding Tobacco Settlement – Phase I receipts, of 26
$15,498,900,000 in fiscal year 2025-2026, $15,926,800,000 in fiscal year 2026-2027, and 27
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$16,277,000,000 in fiscal year 2027-2028, as modified pursuant to Part III, 27. of this Act 1
and by related Acts and actions of the General Assembly in any subsequen t extraordinary 2
or regular session. Notwithstanding KRS 48.130, direct services, obligations essential to 3
the minimum level of constitutional functions, and other items that may be specified in 4
this Act, are exempt from the requirements of this Plan. Each branch head shall prepare a 5
specific plan to address the proportionate share of the General Fund revenue shortfall 6
applicable to the respective branch. No budget revision action shall be taken by a branch 7
head in excess of the actual or projected revenue shortfall. 8
The Governor, the Chief Justice, and the Legislative Research Commission shall 9
direct and implement reductions in allotments and appropriations only for their respective 10
branch budget units as may be necessary, as well as take other measures whic h shall be 11
consistent with the provisions of this Part and biennial branch budget bills. 12
Pursuant to KRS 48.130(4), in the event of a revenue shortfall of five percent or 13
less, the following General Fund budget reduction actions shall be implemented: 14
(1) The Local Government Economic Assistance and the Local Government 15
Economic Development Funds shall be adjusted by the Secretary of the Finance and 16
Administration Cabinet to equal revised estimates of receipts pursuant to KRS 42.4582 as 17
modified by the provisions of this Act; 18
(2) Unexpended debt service; 19
(3) Transfers of excess unappropriated Restricted Funds, notwithstanding any 20
statutes to the contrary, other than fiduciary funds, to the General Fund shall be applied 21
as determined by the head of each branch for its respective budget units; 22
(4) Any unanticipated Phase I Master Settlement Agreement revenues in both 23
fiscal years shall be appropriated according to Part X of this Act and shall not be 24
transferred to the General Fund; 25
(5) Use of the unappropriated balance of the General Fund surplus shall be 26
applied; 27
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(6) Excess General Fund appropriations which accrue as a result of personnel 1
vacancies and turnover, and reduced requirements for operating expenses, grants, and 2
capital outlay shall be determined and applied by the heads of the executive, judicial, and 3
legislative departments of state government for their respective branches. The branch 4
heads shall certify the available amounts which shall be applied to budget units within the 5
respective branches and s hall promptly transmit the certification to the Secretary of the 6
Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Legislative Research Commission. The 7
Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet shall execute the certified actions as 8
transmitted by the branch heads. 9
Branch heads shall take care, by their respective actions, to protect, preserve, and 10
advance the fundamental health, safety, legal and social welfare, and educational well -11
being of the citizens of the Commonwealth; 12
(7) Funds available in the B udget Reserve Trust Fund shall be applied in an 13
amount not to exceed 25 percent of the Trust Fund balance in fiscal year 2025 -2026, 25 14
percent in fiscal year 2026-2027, and 25 percent in fiscal year 2027-2028; 15
(8) Reduce General Fund appropriations in Exec utive Branch agencies' operating 16
budget units by a sufficient amount to balance either fiscal year; and 17
(9) Pursuant to KRS 48.130 and 48.600, if the actions contained in subsections 18
(1) to (8) of this Part are insufficient to eliminate an actual or projec ted General Fund 19
revenue shortfall, then the Governor is empowered and directed to take necessary actions 20
with respect to the Executive Branch budget units to balance the budget by such actions 21
conforming with the criteria expressed in this Part. 22
PART VII 23
GENERAL FUND SURPLUS EXPENDITURE PLAN 24
(1) Notwithstanding KRS 48.130(7), 48.140(3), 48.700, and 48.705, there is 25
established a plan for the expenditure of General Fund surplus moneys pursuant to a 26
General Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan contained in this Part for fiscal years 2025-2026, 27
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2026-2027, and 2027 -2028. Pursuant to the enactment of the Surplus Expenditure Plan, 1
General Fund moneys made available for the General Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan 2
pursuant to Part III, General Provisions, Section 2 1. of this Act are appropriated to the 3
following: 4
(a) Authorized expenditures without a sum-specific appropriation amount, known 5
as Necessary Government Expenses, including but not limited to Emergency Orders 6
formally declared by the Governor in an Executive Order; and 7
(b) The entire remaining amount to the Budget Reserve Trust Fund. 8
(2) The Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet shall determine, 9
within 30 days after the close of each fiscal year, based on the official financial records of 10
the Commonwealth, the amount of actual General Fund undesignated fund balance for 11
the General Fund Surplus Account that may be available for expenditure pursuant to the 12
Plan in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and fiscal year 2027 -2028. The Secretary of the Finance 13
and Administration Cabinet shall certify the amount of actual General Fund undesignated 14
fund balance available for expenditure to the Legislative Research Commission. 15
PART VIII 16
ROAD FUND BUDGET REDUCTION PLAN 17
There is established a Road Fund Budget Reduction Pl an for fiscal years 2025 -18
2026, 2026 -2027, and 2027 -2028. Notwithstanding KRS 48.130(1) and (3) relating to 19
statutory appropriation adjustments related to the revenue sharing of motor fuels taxes, in 20
the event of an actual or projected revenue shortfall in Road Fund revenue receipts of 21
$1,844,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 -2026, $1,836,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027, and 22
$1,909,400,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028, as modified by related Acts and actions of the 23
General Assembly in an extraordinary or regular sess ion, the Governor shall implement 24
sufficient reductions as may be required to protect the highest possible level of service. 25
PART IX 26
ROAD FUND SURPLUS EXPENDITURE PLAN 27
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Notwithstanding KRS 48.110, 48.140, and 48.710, there is established a plan for the 1
expenditure of the Road Fund Surplus Account. All moneys in the Road Fund Surplus 2
Account shall be appropriated to the State Construction Account within the Highways 3
budget unit and utilized to support projects in the 2026 -2028 Biennial Highway 4
Construction Program. 5
PART X 6
PHASE I TOBACCO SETTLEMENT 7
(1) General Purpose: This Part prescribes the policy implementing aspects of the 8
national settlement agreement between the tobacco industry and the collective states as 9
described in KRS 248.701 to 248.727. In furthe rance of that agreement, the General 10
Assembly recognizes that the Commonwealth of Kentucky is a party to the Phase I 11
Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between the Participating Tobacco Manufacturers 12
and 46 Settling States which provides reimbursement to st ates for smoking -related 13
expenditures made over time. 14
(2) State's MSA Share: The Commonwealth’s share of the MSA is equal to 15
1.7611586 percent of the total settlement amount. Payments under the MSA are made to 16
the states annually in April of each year. 17
(3) MSA Payment Amount Variables: The total settlement amount to be 18
distributed on each payment date is subject to change pursuant to several variables 19
provided in the MSA, including inflation adjustments, volume adjustments, previously 20
settled states adjustments, and the nonparticipating manufacturers adjustment. 21
(4) Distinct Identity of MSA Payment Deposits: The General Assembly has 22
determined that it shall be the policy of the Commonwealth that all Phase I Tobacco 23
Settlement payments shall be deposited to t he credit of the General Fund and shall 24
maintain a distinct identity as Phase I Tobacco Settlement payments that shall not lapse to 25
the credit of the General Fund surplus but shall continue forward from each fiscal year to 26
the next fiscal year to the extent that any balance is unexpended. 27
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(5) MSA Payment Estimates and Adjustments: Based on the official estimates 1
of the Consensus Forecasting Group, the amount of MSA payments expected to be 2
received in fiscal year 2026 -2027 is $82,800,000 and in fiscal year 2 027-2028 is 3
$77,400,000. It is recognized that payments to be received by the Commonwealth are 4
estimated and are subject to change. If MSA payments received are less than the official 5
estimates, appropriation reductions shall be applied as follows: after e xempting 6
appropriations for debt service, the Attorney General, and the Department of Revenue, 50 7
percent to the Agricultural Development Fund, 30 percent to the Early Childhood 8
Development Fund, and 20 percent to the Health Care Improvement Fund. If MSA 9
payments received exceed the official estimates, appropriation increases shall be applied 10
as follows: after exempting appropriations for debt service, the Attorney General, and the 11
Department of Revenue, 50 percent to the Agricultural Development Fund, 30 p ercent to 12
the Early Childhood Development Fund, and 20 percent to the Health Care Improvement 13
Fund. 14
a. State Enforcement: Notwithstanding KRS 248.654 and 248.703(4), a total of 15
$150,000 of the MSA payments in each fiscal year is appropriated to the Attorne y 16
General for the state’s diligent enforcement of noncompliant nonparticipating 17
manufacturers. 18
b. State Enforcement: Notwithstanding KRS 248.654 and 248.703(4), a total of 19
$250,000 of the MSA payments in each fiscal year is appropriated to the Finance and 20
Administration Cabinet, Department of Revenue for the state's diligent enforcement of 21
noncompliant nonparticipating manufacturers. 22
c. Debt Service: Notwithstanding KRS 248.654 and 248.703(4), $14,100,200 in 23
MSA payments in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $13,88 0,800 in MSA payments in fiscal 24
year 2027 -2028 are appropriated to the Finance and Administration Cabinet, Debt 25
Service budget unit. 26
d. Agricultural Development Initiatives: Notwithstanding KRS 248.654 and 27
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248.703(4), $34,149,900 in MSA payments in fiscal year 2026-2027 and $31,559,600 in 1
MSA payments in fiscal year 2027 -2028 are appropriated to the Kentucky Agricultural 2
Development Fund to be used for agricultural development initiatives as specified in this 3
Part. 4
e. Early Childhood Development Initiatives : Notwithstanding KRS 248.654, 5
$22,538,900 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $20,829,300 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 in MSA 6
payments are appropriated to the Early Childhood Development Initiatives as specified in 7
this Part. 8
f. Health Care Initiatives: Notwithstanding KRS 164.476, 248.654, and 9
304.17B-003(5), $11,611,000 in MSA payments in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and 10
$10,730,300 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 are appropriated to the Health Care Improvement 11
Fund for health care initiatives as specified in this Part. 12
A. STATE ENFORCEMENT 13
GENERAL FUND - PHASE I TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS 14
Notwithstanding KRS 248.654 and 248.703(4), appropriations for state enforcement 15
shall be as follows: 16
1. GENERAL GOVERNMENT 17
Budget Unit 2026-27 2027-28 18
a. Attorney General 150,000 150,000 19
2. FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET 20
Budget Unit 2026-27 2027-28 21
a. Revenue 250,000 250,000 22
B. DEBT SERVICE 23
GENERAL FUND - PHASE I TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS 24
Notwithstanding KRS 248.654 and 248.703(4), appropriations for debt service shall 25
be as follows: 26
1. FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET 27
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Budget Unit 2026-27 2027-28 1
a. Debt Service 14,100,200 13,880,800 2
(1) Debt Service: To the extent that revenues sufficient to support the required 3
debt service appropriations are received from the Tobac co Settlement Program, those 4
revenues shall be made available from those accounts to the appropriate account of the 5
General Fund. All necessary debt service amounts shall be appropriated from the General 6
Fund and shall be fully paid regardless of whether t here is a sufficient amount available 7
to be transferred from tobacco -supported funding program accounts to other accounts of 8
the General Fund. 9
(2) Appropriation of Unexpended Tobacco Debt Service: Any unexpended 10
balance from the fiscal year 2025-2026 or fiscal year 2026-2027 General Fund (Tobacco) 11
debt service appropriation in the Finance and Administration Cabinet, Debt Service 12
budget unit, shall continue and be appropriated to the Department of Agriculture, 13
Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy. 14
C. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS 15
GENERAL FUND - PHASE I TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS 16
Notwithstanding KRS 248.654 and 248.703(4), appropriations for Agricultural 17
Development shall be as follows: 18
1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 19
Budget Unit 2026-27 2027-28 20
a. Agriculture 31,149,900 28,559,600 21
(1) Tobacco Settlement Funds - Allocations: Notwithstanding KRS 248.711(2), 22
and from the allocation provided therein, counties that are allocated in excess of $20,000 23
annually may provide up to four percent of the individual county allocation, not to exceed 24
$15,000 annually, to the county council in that county for administrative costs. 25
(2) Counties Account: Notwithstanding KRS 248.703(1), included in the above 26
General Fund (Tobacco) appropriation is $10,202,500 in fiscal y ear 2026 -2027 and 27
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$9,295,900 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for the counties account as specified in KRS 1
248.703(1)(a). 2
(3) State Account: Notwithstanding KRS 248.703(1), included in the above 3
General Fund (Tobacco) appropriation is $18,947,400 in fiscal year 20 26-2027 and 4
$17,263,700 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for the state account as specified in KRS 5
248.703(1)(b). 6
(4) Farms to Food Banks: Included in the above General Fund (Tobacco) 7
appropriation is $1,000,000 in each fiscal year to support the Farms to Food Banks 8
Program. The use of the moneys provided by this appropriation shall be restricted to 9
purchases of Kentucky -grown produce from K entucky farmers who participate in the 10
Farms to Food Banks Program. 11
(5) Kentucky Rural Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Program: 12
Included in the above General Fund (Tobacco) appropriation is $1,000,000 in each fiscal 13
year to support the Kentucky Rural Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Program 14
known as the Raising Hope Initiative. The Department for Behavioral Health, 15
Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities shall coordinate with the Kentucky 16
Department of Agriculture, the University of Kentucky So utheast Center for Agricultural 17
Health and Injury Prevention, and other entities to enhance awareness of the National 18
Suicide Prevention Lifeline (988) in rural communities in Kentucky and to improve 19
access to information on mental health issues and availa ble treatment services. The 20
Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities shall 21
provide cultural competency training to staff to address the unique mental health 22
challenges affecting the state’s rural communities. The Depart ment for Behavioral 23
Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities shall also provide outreach, 24
treatment, and other necessary services to improve the mental health outcomes of rural 25
communities in Kentucky. The Department for Behavioral Health, Devel opmental and 26
Intellectual Disabilities, in conjunction with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and 27
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the University of Kentucky Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury 1
Prevention, shall apply for Federal Funds as provided by the Agriculture I mprovement 2
Act of 2018, 7 U.S.C. sec. 5936, to supplement the General Fund (Tobacco) 3
appropriation provided above. The Department of Agriculture may utilize up to $50,000 4
in each fiscal year for program administration purposes. The Department of Agricultur e 5
shall coordinate with the Raising Hope Initiative partners to take custody of and maintain 6
any intellectual property assets that were created or developed by any state agency in 7
connection with the Raising Hope Initiative. 8
2. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT CABINET 9
Budget Unit 2026-27 2027-28 10
a. Natural Resources 3,000,000 3,000,000 11
(1) Environmental Stewardship Program: Included in the above General Fund 12
(Tobacco) appropriation is $2,000,000 in each fiscal year for the Environmental 13
Stewardship Program. 14
(2) Conservation District Local Aid: Included in the above General Fund 15
(Tobacco) appropriation is $1,000,000 in each f iscal year for the Division of 16
Conservation to provide direct aid to local conservation districts. 17
TOTAL - AGRICULTURAL 34,149,900 31,559,600 18
APPROPRIATIONS 19
D. EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT 20
GENERAL FUND - PHASE I TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS 21
Notwithstanding K RS 248.654, appropriations for Early Childhood Development 22
shall be as follows: 23
1. EDUCATION AND LABOR CABINET 24
Budget Unit 2026-27 2027-28 25
a. General Administration and Program Support 1,200,000 1,200,000 26
(1) Early Childhood Development: Included in the above General Fund 27
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(Tobacco) appropriation is $1,200,000 in each fiscal year for the Early Childhood 1
Advisory Council. 2
2. CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES 3
Budget Units 2026-27 2027-28 4
a. Community Based Services 11,500,000 11,500,000 5
(1) Early C hildhood Development Program: Included in the above General 6
Fund (Tobacco) appropriation is $9,500,000 in each fiscal year 2026 -2027for the Early 7
Childhood Development Program. 8
(2) Early Childhood Adoption and Foster Care Supports: Included in the 9
above Ge neral Fund (Tobacco) appropriation is $2,000,000 in each fiscal year for the 10
Early Childhood Adoption and Foster Care Supports Program. 11
2026-27 2027-28 12
b. Public Health 8,580,000 7,880,000 13
(1) HANDS Program, Healthy Start, Early Childhood Mental Hea lth, and 14
Early Childhood Oral Health: Included in the above General Fund (Tobacco) 15
appropriation is $5,980,000 in each fiscal year for the Health Access Nurturing 16
Development Services (HANDS) Program, $700,000 in each fiscal year for Healthy Start 17
initiatives, $700,000 in each fiscal year for Early Childhood Mental Health, $700,000 in 18
fiscal year 2026-2027 for Early Childhood Oral Health, and $500,000 in each fiscal year 19
for Lung Cancer Screening. 20
2026-27 2027-28 21
b. Behavioral Health, Developmental and 22
Intellectual Disabilities Services 1,258,900 249,300 23
(1) Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment: Included in the above 24
General Fund (Tobacco) appropriation is $1,258,900 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and 25
$249,300 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for substance a buse prevention and treatment for 26
pregnant women with a history of substance abuse problems. 27
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TOTAL - EARLY CHILDHOOD 22,538,900 20,829,300 1
APPROPRIATIONS 2
E. HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS 3
GENERAL FUND - PHASE I TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS 4
Notwithstanding KRS 164.476, 248.654 and 304.17B -003(5), appropriations for 5
health care improvement shall be as follows: 6
1. CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES 7
Budget Unit 2026-27 2027-28 8
a. Public Health 2,111,000 2,000,000 9
(1) Smoking Cessation Pr ogram: Included in the above General Fund 10
(Tobacco) appropriation is $2,111,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $2,000,000 in fiscal 11
year 2027-2028 for Smoking Cessation. 12
2. JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET 13
Budget Unit 2026-27 2027-28 14
a. Justice Administration 3,250,000 3,250,000 15
(1) Office of Drug Control Policy: Included in the above General Fund 16
(Tobacco) appropriation is $3,000,000 in each fiscal year for the Office of Drug Control 17
Policy. 18
(2) Restorative Justice: Included in the above General Fund (T obacco) 19
appropriation is $250,000 in each fiscal year to support the Restorative Justice Program 20
administered by the Volunteers of America. 21
3. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 22
Budget Unit 2026-27 2027-28 23
a. Council on Postsecondary Education 6,250,000 5,480,300 24
(1) Cancer Research and Screening: Included in the above General Fund 25
(Tobacco) appropriation is $6,250,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $5,480,300 in fiscal 26
year 2027-2028 for cancer research and screening. The appropriation in each fiscal year 27
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shall be equally shared between the University of Kentucky and the University of 1
Louisville. 2
TOTAL - HEALTH CARE 11,611,000 10,730,300 3
TOTAL - PHASE I TOBACCO SETTLEMENT 4
FUNDING PROGRAM 82,800,000 77,400,000 5
PART XI 6
STATE/EXECUTIVE BRANCH BUDGET SUMMARY 7
OPERATING BUDGET 8
2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 9
General Fund (Tobacco) -0- 82,800,000 77,400,000 10
General Fund -0- 15,011,425,800 16,340,213,600 11
Restricted Funds 55,983,800 16,880,655,200 17,360,325,200 12
Federal Funds -0- 22,903,201,800 23,836,002,000 13
Road Fund -0- 55,570,300 57,914,800 14
SUBTOTAL 55,983,800 54,933,653,100 57,671,855,600 15
CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGET 16
2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 17
General Fund -0- -0- -0- 18
Restricted Funds -0- 19,969,508,000 143,128,000 19
Federal Funds -0- 713,834,000 51,415,000 20
Bond Funds 16,000,000 1,322,998,600 351,630,000 21
Agency Bonds -0- 1,479,360,000 -0- 22
Investment Income -0- 156,645,300 133,050,000 23
Other Funds -0- 9,828,352,000 42,000 24
SUBTOTAL 16,000,000 33,470,697,900 679,265,000 25
TOTAL - STATE/EXECUTIVE BUDGET 26
2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 27
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General Fund (Tobacco) -0- 82,800,000 77,400,000 1
General Fund -0- 15,011,425,800 16,340,213,600 2
Restricted Fund 55,983,800 36,850,163,200 17,503,453,200 3
Federal Funds -0- 23,617,035,800 23,887,417,000 4
Road Fund -0- 55,570,300 57,914,800 5
Bond Funds 16,000,000 1,322,998,600 351,630,000 6
Agency Bonds -0- 1,479,360,000 -0- 7
Investment Income -0- 156,645,300 133,050,000 8
Other Funds -0- 9,827,842,000 42,000 9
TOTAL FUND 71,983,800 88,403,841,000 58,351,120,600 10
PART XII 11
APPROPRIATIONS from the BUDGET RESERVE TRUST FUND 12
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of $795,650,000 13
in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $166,500,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 from the Budget 14
Reserve Trust Fund Account established by KRS 48.705 to suppor t the following 15
appropriations: 16
(1) $75,000,000 in each fiscal year to the General Administration budget unit 17
within the Finance and Administration Cabinet to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund; 18
(2) $125,000,000 in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the Public Health budget unit within 19
the Health and Family Services Cabinet to be distributed to a Rural Hospital Assistance 20
Fund; 21
(3) $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the Medicaid Administration budget 22
unit within the Health and Family Services Cabinet for a state -based health insurance 23
subsidies program to provide subsidies to individuals for the cost of purchasing health 24
benefit plans in the individual market on the condition that federal advanced premium tax 25
credits are not extended for 2026; 26
(4) $75,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 to the Community Based Services 27
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budget unit within the Health and Family Services Cabinet to support a Utility Assistance 1
Fund; 2
(5) $50,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 to the Community Based Services 3
budget unit within the Health and Family Services Cabinet to be distributed to Feeding 4
Kentucky; 5
(6) $125,000,000 in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the Highways budget unit within the 6
Transportation Cabinet for the construction of the Brent Spence companion bridge 7
project; 8
(7) $50,000,000 in each fiscal year to the Economic Development budget unit to 9
support necessary site or infrastructure improvements for mega -development projects of 10
at least $10,000,000, with an exception for certain economic development projects as 11
recommended by the Cabinet based on unique conditions of the county where the project 12
may occur, including but not limited to the population, per capita income, or county 13
wages that are lower than the median for the state; 14
(8) $35,000,000 in each fiscal year to the Economic Development budget unit to 15
support the Kentucky Product Development Initiative Program; 16
(9) $50,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 to the School Facilities Constru ction 17
Commission budget unit for the renovation of secondary career and technical education 18
facilities; 19
(10) $42,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 to the Eastern Kentucky University 20
budget unit for a requirement to retain a $42,000,000 escrow reserve amount to be able to 21
move forward with an accredited osteopathic medicine program; 22
(11) $17,900,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 to the Kentucky Higher Education 23
Assistance Authority budget unit to pay off the unfunded liability of the Kentucky 24
Affordable Prepaid Tuition Program; 25
(12) $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 to the Operations and Support Services 26
budget unit within the Department of Education for a capital information technology 27
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project for the Pre-K for All Program; 1
(13) $4,500,000 in each fiscal year t o the Economic Development budget unit for 2
the benefit of LifeSciKY, to be distributed as follows: $500,000 in each fiscal year to the 3
Kenton County Fiscal Court and administered through the Northern Kentucky Port 4
Authority with funds distributed to LifeSc iKY for ongoing lab operations and 5
maintenance of the LifeSciKY facility located within the OneNKY Center; $2,500,000 in 6
each fiscal year for a BioInnovation Fund to the BE NKY Growth Partnership and 7
administered through LifeSciKY; $1,250,000 in each fisca l year to LifeSciKY to 8
complete critical lab infrastructure and equipment purchases; and $250,000 in each fiscal 9
year to the Kenton County Fiscal Court and deployed through the Northern Kentucky 10
Area Development District with funding directed to LifeSciKY to expand K -12 and 11
postsecondary programming aligned with the life sciences workforce; 12
(14) $2,000,000 in each fiscal year to the University of Kentucky budget unit for 13
the expansion of the Holocaust Education initiative to increase the number of Teacher 14
Leaders, the number of teachers attending workshops, and expand opportunities for 15
teacher and student enrichment related to Jewish history, the nature of antisemitism, and 16
the Holocaust and other genocides; 17
(15) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the Department for Local Government 18
budget unit to be distributed to the Pike County Public Library to support the construction 19
of a museum to house the history of Pike County; 20
(16) $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 to the Department for Local 21
Government budg et unit to be distributed to the Louisville Metro Government for 22
violence prevention programs; 23
(17) $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 to the Department for Local 24
Government budget unit be distributed to the Lexington -Fayette Urban County 25
Government to support a new Children’s Museum project; 26
(18) $3,750,000 to the Homeland Security budget unit in fiscal year 2026 -2027 for 27
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grants to support physical security enhancements for faith-based institutions in Kentucky; 1
and 2
(19) $8,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 to the Court Operations and 3
Administration budget unit within the Court of Justice for flood damage to contents in the 4
Franklin and Hardin County courthouses in excess of insurance coverage. 5
Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, any unexpended balance of appropria tions in this 6
Part remaining at the close of fiscal year 2026 -2027 shall not lapse and shall continue 7
into fiscal year 2027-2028. 8
The line -item appropriation from 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 173, sec. 1, (176) shall be 9
reauthorized and reallocated to the Economic De velopment budget unit for a Rural 10
Economic Development Fund. 11
Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, the unexpended balance from the following 12
numbered line-item appropriations from 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 173, sec. 1 shall not lapse and 13
shall carry forward into fiscal year 2026-2027 and into fiscal year 2027 -2028: (4), (172), 14
(173), (174), (205), (209), and (220). 15
Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, the unexpended balance from the line -item 16
appropriation from 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 223, sec. 71, shall not lapse and shall carry forward 17
into fiscal year 2026-2027 and into fiscal year 2027-2028. 18
Notwithstanding KRS 164A.565(6), the unexpended balance from the line -item 19
appropriation from 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 173, sec. 1, (203) shall lapse to the Budget Reserve 20
Trust Fund (KRS 48.705). 21