AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

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AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government 1
agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. 2
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 3
Section 1. 2026 Regular Session HB 500/VO in Part, Part I, A., 6., (2) Disaster 4
or Emergency Aid Funds, at page 7, is amended to read as follows: 5
(2) Disaster or Emergency Aid Funds: Subject to the conditions and procedures 6
in this Act, in the event of a presiden tially declared disaster or emergency, the 7
Department of Military Affairs may request from the Finance and Administration 8
Cabinet, as a necessary government expense, up to $25,000,000 in each fiscal year from 9
the General Fund to be used as required to matc h federal aid for which the state would be 10
eligible. These necessary funds shall be made available from the General Fund Surplus 11
Account (KRS 48.700) or the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705). 12
Notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, the K entucky Division of Emergency 13
Management shall have the authority to condemn the current Estill County Middle 14
School and may request from the Finance and Administration Cabinet, as a necessary 15
government expense, up to $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 from the General 16
Fund, to be expended, subject to the conditions and procedures provided in this Act, for 17
the relocation of affected students and the construction of temporary shelters to be 18
used for instructional purposes. 19
All moneys reimbursed to the sta te by the Federal Emergency Management 20
Agency (FEMA) for eligible disaster -related expenditures shall be deposited into the 21
Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705). The first $26,700,000 of any 22
reimbursements received shall be distributed to the Sch ool Facilities Construction 23
Commission to be distributed to the Perry County School Board to support replacement 24
of Robinson Elementary School, subject to verification of eligibility of Federal 25
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by the State Budget Directo r before the 26
disbursement of funds. 27
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The Commonwealth shall seek reimbursement from the Federal Emergency 1
Management Agency (FEMA) for all eligible costs to the maximum extent allowable 2
under federal disaster assistance guidelines, and the local district sh all cooperate fully 3
in providing documentation necessary to support such reimbursement. Any 4
reimbursement received from FEMA moneys shall be remitted to and retained by the 5
Commonwealth of Kentucky. 6
[All moneys reimbursed to the state by the Federal Emerge ncy Management 7
Agency (FEMA) for eligible disaster -related expenditures shall be deposited into the 8
Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705).] 9
The Department of Military Affairs shall provide a comprehensive list of 10
anticipated FEMA reimbursements to counties eligible for disaster -related expenditures 11
to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue by June 1, 2026. 12
Section 2. 2026 Regular Session HB 500/VO in Part, Part I, B., 1. Economic 13
Development, at pages 37 to 39, is amended to read as follows; 14
(1) Funding for Commercialization and Innovation: Notwithstanding KRS 15
154.12-278, interest income ea rned on the balances in the High -Tech 16
Construction/Investment Pool and loan repayments received by the High -Tech 17
Construction/Investment Pool shall be used to support the Office of Entrepreneurship and 18
are appropriated in addition to amounts appropriated above. 19
(2) Lapse and Carry Forward of General Fund Appropriation Balance for 20
Bluegrass State Skills Corporation: Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, the General Fund 21
appropriation balance for Bluegrass State Skills Corporation training grants for fiscal 22
year 2025-2026 and fiscal year 2026 -2027 shall not lapse and shall carry forward. The 23
amount available to the Corporation for disbursement in each fiscal year shall be limited 24
to the unexpended training grant allotment balance at the end of each fiscal year 25
combined with the additional training grant allotment amounts in each fiscal year of the 26
2026-2028 fiscal biennium, less any disbursements. If the required disbursements exceed 27
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the Bluegrass State Skills Corporation training grants allotment balance, notwithstandin g 1
KRS 154.12-278, Restricted Funds may be expended for training grants. 2
(3) Science and Technology Program: Notwithstanding KRS 164.6011 to 3
164.6035 and any other statute to the contrary, the Cabinet for Economic Development 4
shall have the authority to carry out the provisions of KRS 164.6013 to 164.6035. 5
(4) Carry Forward of General Fund Appropriation Balance: Notwithstanding 6
KRS 45.229, the General Fund appropriation in fiscal year 2025 -2026 and fiscal year 7
2026-2027 to the Cabinet for Economic Development, Science and Technology Program, 8
shall not lapse and shall carry forward in the Cabinet for Economic Development. 9
(5) Executive Officers' Compensation: Notwithstanding KRS 154.10 -050(2), 10
any additional executive officers as described in KRS 154.10 -050(2) shall not be paid a 11
salary greater than the salary of the Governor of the Commonwealth. 12
(6) Training Grants: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is 13
$2,400,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $2,325,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for the 14
Bluegrass State Skills Corporation to make training grants to support manufacturing -15
related investments. The Corporation shall utilize these funds for a manufacturer 16
designated by the United States Department of Commerce, United States Census Bureau 17
North American I ndustry Classification System code of 336111, 336112, 336120, or 18
336211 that employs at least 10,000 full -time persons at the same facility or at multiple 19
facilities located within the same county to help offset associated costs of retraining its 20
workforce. Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, the General Fund appropriation balance for 21
Bluegrass State Skills Corporation training grants for fiscal year 2025 -2026 and fiscal 22
year 2026-2027 shall not lapse and shall carry forward. 23
(7) Kentucky Product Development Initia tive: Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, 24
the balance of the General Fund appropriation authorized in 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 199, Part 25
I, B., 1., (12) shall not lapse and shall carry forward. 26
(8) KEDFA Forgivable Loan -Carry Forward of Appropriation Balance: 27
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Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, the balance of the General Fund appropriation authorized 1
in 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 199, Part I, B., 1., (11) shall not lapse and shall carry forward. 2
(9) Agricultural Economic Development: In accordance with KRS Chapter 3
154, the Secretary of th e Cabinet for Economic Development shall coordinate with and 4
seek guidance from the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture in considering 5
any projects for economic incentives related to agricultural economic development, 6
agribusiness, or production facilities of sustainable aviation fuel. 7
(10) State Trade and Export Promotion: Included in the above Federal Funds 8
appropriation is $135,000 in fiscal year 2026-2027 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2027-2028 9
to expand the federal State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) program. 10
[(11) Certified Child Care Community Designation Program: Included in the 11
above appropriations is sufficient funding to implement and carry out the provisions of 12
2024 Ky. Acts ch. 88.] 13
(11)[(12)] Financial Assistance Program for Nuclear Energy-Related Projects: 14
Included in the above appropriations is sufficient funding to implement and carry out the 15
provisions of 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 169. 16
(12)[(13)] Pilot Tax Increment Financing Program: Included in the above 17
appropriations is sufficient funding to implement and carry out the provisions of 2025 18
Ky. Acts ch. 98. 19
(13)[(14)] Kentucky Film Office: Included in the above Restricted Funds 20
appropriation is $500,000 in each fiscal year to support s taff and operational costs for the 21
Kentucky Film Office. Notwithstanding KRS 142.406, for fiscal year 2027-2028, 2.5% of 22
the transient room tax collected pursuant to KRS 142.400 up to a maximum amount of 23
$500,000 shall be transferred to the Kentucky Film Office. 24
Section 3. 2026 Regular Session HB 500/VO in Part, Part I, C., 2. Operations 25
and Support Services, at pages 48 to 51, is amended to read as follows: 26
(1) Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Exams: 27
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Notwithstanding KRS 160.348(3), included in the above General Fund appropriation is 1
$960,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $930,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 to pay the cost 2
of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate examinations for those students 3
who meet the eligibility requirements for free or reduced-price meals. 4
(2) Employee Reporting: The Kentucky Department of Education shall provide 5
a report by August 1 of each year to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and 6
Revenue. At a minimum, the report shall include: 7
(a) A count and list, by name, of all full -time, part-time, and interim employees 8
employed under KRS Chapter 18A; 9
(b) A count and list, by name, of all contract employees; 10
(c) The position title, Kentucky Department of Education o ffice served, and 11
primary work location of every employee; 12
(d) The employees’ level of compensation, on an annualized basis, including the 13
percentage of all fund sources used to compensate the employee; and 14
(e) For contract employees, the start and end date of the relevant contract, as well 15
as the name of any entity involved in administering the contract. 16
(3) Certified and Classified Staff Compensation Increase Reporting: The 17
Kentucky Department of Education shall provide a report by September 1 of each ye ar to 18
the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue detailing certified and 19
classified staff compensation increases for the current school year by each local school 20
district. At a minimum, the report shall include: 21
(a) A brief description of th e type of staff compensation increases adopted, such 22
as percentage-based or flat rate, if applicable; 23
(b) The average percentage rate or dollar amount of the compensation increases, 24
by classification, if applicable; 25
(c) The effective date of the compensation increases, if applicable; 26
(d) The manner in which the compensation increases were delineated, such as 27
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universally or by job classification, if applicable; 1
(e) Any monetary compensation in addition to that provided through the district’s 2
single salary schedule, such as one-time payments, if applicable; 3
(f) The date the local board of education adopted the compensation increases, if 4
applicable; and 5
(g) Any change s to the local school district’s certified and/or classified staff 6
single salary schedule(s), if applicable. 7
(4) Blind/Deaf Residential Travel Program: Included in the above General 8
Fund appropriation is $472,600 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $457,800 in fi scal year 9
2027-2028 for the Blind/Deaf Residential Travel Program. 10
(5) Educators Employment Liability Insurance Program: Included in the 11
above General Fund appropriation is $4,800,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $4,650,000 12
in fiscal year 2027-2028 to support the educators employment liability insurance program 13
pursuant to KRS 161.212. 14
(6) School and Community Nutrition Programs: Included in the above Federal 15
Funds appropriation is an additional $100,181,200 in each fiscal year to support increased 16
spending on school and community nutrition programs. 17
(7) Special Examination: Included in the above appropriations is sufficient 18
funding to implement and carry out the provisions of 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 118. 19
(8) Local School District Insurance Coverage Report: The Ke ntucky 20
Department of Education shall submit a report detailing each local school district’s 21
insurance coverage to the Department of Insurance no later than October 1, 2026. The 22
report shall at a minimum include, for each district, the insurer and level of insurance 23
coverage, as required under 702 KAR 3:030. 24
(9) School District Project and Indebtedness Report: The Kentucky 25
Department of Education, with assistance from the School Facilities Construction 26
Commission, shall compile and submit a report to the Int erim Joint Committee on 27
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Appropriations and Revenue by June 30, 2027. The report shall be submitted in a format 1
set forth by the Legislative Research Commission and shall include, at a minimum, a list 2
of every local school district’s existing bonded project s, the date and amount of any 3
additional tax levy enacted by a school board for each project, any equalization 4
provisions provided for each project, the total amount of debt service payments made by 5
each district, and the amount of debt service remaining a nd anticipated retirement dates 6
of the debt service associated with each project. 7
(10) Employment of Leadership Personnel: Notwithstanding KRS 18A.005 to 8
18A.200, the Kentucky Board of Education shall continue to have sole authority to 9
determine the emplo yees of the Department of Education who are exempt from the 10
classified service and to set those employees' compensation comparable to the 11
competitive market. 12
Section 4. 2026 Regular Session HB 500/VO in Part, Part I, C., 3. Learning and 13
Results Services, at pages 51 to 55, is amended to read as follows: 14
(1) Kentucky Education Technology System: Notwithstanding KRS 157.650 to 15
157.665, the School for the Deaf and the School for the Blind shall be fully eligible, 16
along with local school districts, to participate in the Kentucky Education Technology 17
System in a manner that takes into account the special needs of the students of these two 18
schools. 19
(2) Family Resource and Youth Services Centers: Funds appropriated to 20
establish and support Family Resource and Youth Services Centers shall be transferred in 21
each fiscal year to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services consistent with KRS 22
156.496. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services is authorized to use, for 23
administrative purposes, no more than two percent of the total funds transferred from the 24
Department of Education for the Family Resource and Youth Services Centers. If a 25
certified person is employed as a director or coordinator of a Family Resource and Youth 26
Services Center, that person shall retain his or her status as a certified employee of the 27
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school district. 1
(3) Health Insurance: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is 2
$1,076,821,500 in fiscal year 2026-2027 and $1,277,823,800 in fiscal year 2027-2028 for 3
employer contributions for health insurance and the contribution to the health 4
reimbursement account for employees waiving coverage. Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, 5
General Fund in the amount of $98,310,700 in fiscal year 2025 -2026 shall not lapse and 6
shall carry forward into fiscal year 2026-2027. 7
(4) Program Flexibility: Notwithstanding KRS 158.070(8) and 158.446, local 8
school districts shall be provided additional flexibility in the utilization of funds for 9
Extended School Services and Safe Schools. Local s chool districts shall continue to 10
address the governing statutes and serve the intended student population but may utilize 11
funds from these programs for general operating expenses in each year of the fiscal 12
biennium. Local school districts that utilize the se funds for general operating expenses 13
shall report to the Kentucky Department of Education and the Interim Joint Committee 14
on Education the amount of funding from each program utilized for general operating 15
expenses. 16
(5) Center for School Safety: Included in the above General Fund appropriation 17
is $15,000,000 in each fiscal year for the Center for School Safety. Notwithstanding KRS 18
158.446, the Center for School Safety shall allot these moneys for the purposes described 19
in KRS 158.440, 158.441, 158.4415, 158.4416, 158.442, 158.445, and 158.446 at both 20
public and private school buildings, campuses, grounds, recreational areas, or athletic 21
fields, except that no more than $2,000,000 in each fiscal year may be retained for 22
operating and administrative purposes. 23
(6) Allocations to School -Based Decision Making Councils: Notwithstanding 24
KRS 160.345(8), for each fiscal year, a local board of education may reduce the 25
allocations to individual schools within the district as outlined in 702 KAR 3:246, secs. 6, 26
7, and 8. The allocation under 702 KAR 3:246, sec. 6 shall not be less than $100 per 27
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pupil in average daily attendance. 1
(7) Kentucky School for the Blind and Kentucky School for the Deaf: 2
Included in the above General Fund appropriation is $8,289,100 in each fiscal year for 3
the Kentucky School for the Blind and $11,291,800 in each fiscal year for the Kentucky 4
School for the Deaf. 5
(8) Career and Technical Education: Included in the above Gen eral Fund 6
appropriation is $127,115,900 in each fiscal year for career and technical education. Of 7
this amount, $70,063,400 in each fiscal year shall be distributed as supplemental funding 8
to support qualifying locally operated career and technical educati on centers, state -9
operated area technology centers, and programs based on enrollment and incentive 10
criteria, pursuant to KRS 157.069. 11
The General Assembly recognizes that supplemental funding for locally operated 12
career and technical education centers and state-operated area technology centers is 13
recurring, and it is the intent of the 2026 General Assembly to evaluate those funding 14
needs before January 1, 2028. 15
(9) Redistribution of Resources: Notwithstanding KRS 156.095, 156.553, 16
156.555, 157.390, 158.070, 158.770, 158.775, 158.805, 161.027, 161.028, 161.030, 17
161.165, and 161.167, no General Fund is provided for the Professional Development 18
Program, the Commonwealth School Improvement Fund, the Leadership and Mentor 19
Fund, the Middle School Academic Center, the Teacher's Professional Growth Fund, the 20
Teacher Academies Program, the Writing Program, the Kentucky Principal Internship 21
Program, the Kentucky Teacher Internship Program, and the Kentucky Academy for 22
Equity in Teaching in order to increase funding for school-based mental health services 23
providers. 24
(10) Learning and Results Services Programs: Included in the above General 25
Fund appropriation are the following allocations for the 2026 -2028 fiscal biennium, but 26
no portion of these funds shall be utilized for state-level administrative purposes: 27
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(a) $1,900,000 in each fiscal year for AdvanceKentucky; 1
(b) $1,850,000 in each fiscal year for the Community Education Program; 2
(c) $3,000,000 in each fiscal year for Dataseam; 3
(d) $23,916,300 in each fiscal year for the Extended School Services Program; 4
(e) $48,889,000 in each fiscal year for the Family Resource and Youth Services 5
Centers Program; 6
(f) $10,000,000 in each fiscal year for the Gifted and Talented Program; 7
(g) $100,000 in each fiscal year for the Hearing and Speech Center; 8
(h) $100,000 in each fiscal year for the Heuser Hearing and Language Academy; 9
(i) Notwithstanding KRS 154A.130(4), $1,675,500 in each fiscal year for the 10
Jobs for America’s Graduates Program; 11
(j) $500,000 in each fiscal year for the Kentucky Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs; 12
(k) $12,500,000 in each fiscal year for the Kentucky Educational Collaborative 13
for State Agency Children; 14
(l) $1,391,000 in each fiscal year for Local School District Life Insurance; 15
(m) $1,000,000 in each fiscal year for Math Nation; 16
(n) $5,019,000 in each fiscal year for the Mathematics Achievement Fund; 17
(o) $84,481,100 in each fiscal year for the Preschool Program; 18
(p) $12,261,100 in each fiscal year for the Read to Achieve Program. 19
Notwithstanding KRS 154A.130(3)(b), included in the above appropriation is $1,124,500 20
from lottery proceeds; 21
(q) $11,000,000 in each fiscal year for the Read to Succeed Program; 22
(r) $2,000,000 in each fiscal year for Save the Children; 23
(s) $1,200,000 in each fiscal year for the Statewide Reading Research Center; 24
(t) $700,000 in each fiscal year for Teach for America. Teach for America sha ll 25
submit a report on the outcomes of the program to the Interim Joint Committee on 26
Education by August 1, 2027; 27
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(u) $500,000 in each fiscal year for the Visually Impaired Preschool Services 1
Program; and 2
(v) $1,500,000 in each fiscal year for We Lead CS. 3
It is the intent of the 2026 General Assembly to reevaluate each Learning and 4
Results Services Program, both individually and collectively, to optimize funding and 5
support for Kentucky students. 6
(11) School-Based Mental Health Services Providers: Included i n the above 7
General Fund appropriation is $7,412,500 in each fiscal year to fund school -based mental 8
health services provider full -time equivalent positions on a reimbursement basis. The 9
Kentucky Center for School Safety, in consultation with the Office of the State School 10
Security Marshal, shall develop criteria to determine which districts shall receive funding 11
to meet the requirements of KRS 158.4416(3)(a). The criteria shall include: 12
(a) A local district’s use of Medicaid funding to supplement General Fund; 13
(b) An equitable and balanced statewide distribution; and 14
(c) Any other criteria to support a trauma-informed approach in schools. 15
(12) School Resource Officers: Included in the above appropriations is 16
$11,500,000 in General Fund and $11,500,000 in Re stricted Funds in each fiscal year to 17
assist local school districts and nonpublic schools in funding salaries for school resource 18
officers. The Kentucky Department of Education shall reimburse local school districts 19
and nonpublic schools up to $20,000 for each full-time certified school resource officer. 20
Notwithstanding KRS 15.430 and 15.470, excess Restricted Funds from the Department 21
of Criminal Justice Training shall be transferred to the Kentucky Department of 22
Education for this purpose. 23
(13) Federal Re medial Education Grants: It is the intent of the 2026 General 24
Assembly that the Kentucky Department of Education shall apply for all federal grants 25
available for remedial education. 26
(14) Principal Leadership Development Practicum: Included in the above 27
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General Fund appropriation is a one -time allocation of $1,000,000 in each fiscal year to 1
support a new program, overseen by the Kentucky Department of Education, to develop 2
and mentor new school principals. 3
(15) College Entrance Exam: No General Funds provide d to the Kentucky 4
Department of Education shall be used for any contract that does not meet Kentucky 5
Academic Standards and the Accountability and Assessment provisions outlined in 6
KRS 158.645, 158.6451, 158.6453, 158.6455, 158.649, and 160.346 and applica ble 7
federal statutes. The Kentucky Department of Education shall initiate a new 8
competitive procurement process and shall award a contract only to a vendor or 9
vendors whose assessment product satisfies all applicable state and federal statutory 10
requirements for accountability and assessment purposes to be in place for the 2026 -11
2027 school year. 12
Section 5. 2026 Regular Session HB 500/VO in Part, Part I, D., 1. General 13
Administration and Program Support, at pages 56 to 57, is amended to read as follows: 14
(1) Early Childhood Development: Included in the above General Fund 15
(Tobacco) appropriation is $1,063,800 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $983,200 in fiscal 16
year 2027-2028 for the Early Childhood Advisory Council. 17
(2) Heuser Hearing Institute: Included in the above General Fund appropriation 18
is $1,920,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $1,860,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for the 19
Heuser Hearing Institute to support programs developed to close the education and 20
achievement gaps for deaf and hard-of-hearing adults. 21
(3) The Hope Center: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is 22
$96,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $93,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for the Hope 23
Center. 24
(4) Lapse and Reallocation of Early Childhood Development Fu nd 25
Appropriations: Notwithstanding KRS 194A.055, 200.151, 248.654, and any statute to 26
the contrary, $6,500,000 in General Fund (Tobacco) settlement agreement funds 27
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previously appropriated from the Early Childhood Development Fund to the General 1
Administration and Program Support budget unit within the Education and Labor Cabinet 2
for the benefit of the Early Childhood Advisory Council shall lapse to the Tobacco 3
Settlement Agreement Fund established in KRS 248.654. 4
(5) Governor's School for Entrepreneurs: Included in the above General Fund 5
appropriation is $960,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $930,000 in fiscal year 2027 -6
2028 for the Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs. 7
Section 6. 202 6 Regular Session HB 500/VO in Part, Part I, E., 4., (1) 8
Emergency Forest Fire Suppression, at pages 62 to 63, is amended to read as follows: 9
(1) Emergency Forest Fire Suppression: Not less than $2,500,000 of the above 10
General Fund appropriation in each fiscal year shall be set aside for emergency forest fire 11
suppression. Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, any portion of the $2,500,000 not expended 12
for emergency forest fire suppression shall lapse to the Budget Reserve Trust Fund 13
Account (KRS 48.705) at the end of each fiscal year. There is appropriated from the 14
General Fund the necessary funds, subject to the conditions and procedures provided in 15
this Act, which are required as a result of emergency fire suppression activities in excess 16
of $2,500,000 in each fiscal year. Fire suppression costs in excess of $2,500,000 annually 17
shall be deemed necessary government expenses and shall be paid, up to $4,838,300 in 18
fiscal year 2025 -2026 and $4,000,000 in each fiscal year of the 2026 -2028 fiscal 19
biennium, from the General Fund Surplus Account (KRS 48.700) or the Budget Reserve 20
Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705). 21
Section 7. 2026 Regular Session HB 500/VO in Part, Part I, F. Finance and 22
Administration Cabinet, at pages 64 to 69, is amended to read as follows: 23
F. FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET 24
Budget Units 25
1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 26
2026-27 2027-28 27
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General Fund 9,803,700 13,468,900 1
Restricted Funds 45,074,400 41,161,500 2
TOTAL 54,878,100 54,630,400 3
(1) Kentucky Affordable Pr epaid Tuition Trust Fund: Included in the above 4
General Fund appropriation is $5,100,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $5,600,000 in 5
fiscal year 2027 -2028 to support projected tuition payments and refunds through fiscal 6
year 2025-2026. 7
2. CONTROLLER 8
2026-27 2027-28 9
General Fund 4,216,900 5,378,100 10
Restricted Funds 19,672,600 18,109,700 11
TOTAL 23,889,500 23,487,800 12
(1) Social Security Contingent Liability Fund: Any expenditures that may be 13
required by KRS 61.470 are hereby deemed necessary go vernment expenses and shall be 14
paid first from the General Fund Surplus Account (KRS 48.700), if available, or from any 15
available balance in the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705), subject to 16
the conditions and procedures provided in this Act. 17
(2) Controller Operations: Notwithstanding KRS 61.470, included in the above 18
Restricted Funds appropriations is $560,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $140,000 in 19
fiscal year 2027-2028 to support the operations of the Office of the Controller. 20
3. DEBT SERVICE 21
2026-27 2027-28 22
General Fund (Tobacco) 14,100,200 13,880,800 23
General Fund 579,907,900 781,499,900 24
[596,104,400] [816,242,400] 25
TOTAL 594,008,100 795,380,700 26
[610,204,600] [830,123,200] 27
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(1) Kentucky State Police Two -Way Radio Debt Service: Notwithstanding 1
KRS 150.021(2), the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources shall transfer $599,200 2
in each fiscal year to the Finance and Administration Cabinet to partially support debt 3
service on the Kentucky State Police Two-Way Radio System project. 4
(2) Debt Service: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is 5
$26,186,500[$42,383,000] in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $69,081,500[$103,824,000] in 6
fiscal year 2027 -2028 for new debt service to suppor t new bonds as set forth in Part II, 7
Capital Projects Budget, of this Act. 8
(3) Carry Forward of General Fund Appropriation Balance: Notwithstanding 9
KRS 45.229 and 48.720, General Fund in the amount of $18,500,000 in fiscal year 2025 -10
2026 shall not lapse and shall carry forward into fiscal year 2026-2027. 11
(4) Use of Restricted Funds for Debt Service: Notwithstanding KRS 12
218B.080(3), $12 ,000,000 in each fiscal year; notwithstanding KRS 286.1 -485(3), 13
$9,000,000 in each fiscal year; notwithstanding KRS 42.4582, $6,500,000 in each fiscal 14
year; notwithstanding KRS 243.025(3), $6,000,000 in each fiscal year; and 15
notwithstanding KRS 14.140, $5,000,000 in each fiscal year, are hereby transferred to the 16
Debt Service Fund to be used to pay debt service on General Fund supported bonds 17
previously issued by the Commonwealth. 18
4. FACILITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES 19
2026-27 2027-28 20
General Fund 9,100,200 9,000,500 21
Restricted Funds 57,654,700 57,117,600 22
TOTAL 66,754,900 66,118,100 23
(1) Capitol Annex Renovation: Notwithstanding KRS 42.425 and any statute to 24
the contrary, the administration and management of the Capitol Annex Renovation 25
project authorized in 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 175, Part II, F., 2., 009. shall be approved by the 26
Director of the Legislative Research Commission or his designee. 27
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5. COUNTY COSTS 1
2026-27 2027-28 2
General Fund 29,243,500 29,243,500 3
Restricted Funds 1,702,500 1,702,500 4
TOTAL 30,946,000 30,946,000 5
(1) County Costs: Funds required to pay county costs are appropriated and 6
additional funds may be allotted from the General Fund Surplus Account (KRS 48.700) 7
or the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705) b y the Secretary of the Finance 8
and Administration Cabinet, subject to the conditions and procedures provided in this 9
Act. 10
(2) Reimbursement to Sheriffs’ Offices for Court Security Services: 11
Notwithstanding KRS 64.092(6), the sheriff or other law enforcemen t officer serving a 12
Circuit or District Court shall be compensated at the rate of $15 per hour of service. To 13
be eligible for this enhanced rate, deputies providing services must be paid at least $10 14
per hour. 15
6. COMMONWEALTH OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY 16
2026-27 2027-28 17
Restricted Funds 136,597,800 134,398,500 18
Federal Funds 1,716,600 1,716,600 19
TOTAL 138,314,400 136,115,100 20
(1) Computer Services Fund Receipts: The Secretary of the Finance and 21
Administration Cabinet shall provide a listing of fee receipts from the Executive, Judicial, 22
and Legislative Branches of government itemized by appropriation units, cost allocation 23
methodology, and a report detailing the rebate of excess fee receipts to the agencies to the 24
Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue by August 1 of each fiscal year. 25
(2) Legacy Modernization: The Commonwealth Office of Technology shall 26
prepare a report for the Legacy Modernization capital project authorized in 2024 Ky. 27
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Acts ch. 175, Part II, F., 3., 001. The report shall include a list of legacy IT systems that 1
have been completed, the date in which they were completed, the state agency the IT 2
system was for, and a status report for the completion percentage of all other ongoing 3
modernization projects. This report shall b e submitted to the Interim Joint Committee on 4
Appropriations and Revenue by October 31 of each fiscal year. 5
(3) Security Enhancements: Included in the above Restricted Funds 6
appropriation is $625,800 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $1,719,100 in fiscal year 2 027-7
2028 to support security enhancements in key areas such as email integrity, data 8
classification, directory resilience, and incident response and training. 9
(4) Centralized Registry of Artificial Intelligence Systems: Included in the 10
above appropriations is sufficient funding to implement and carry out the provisions of 11
2025 Ky. Acts ch. 66. 12
7. REVENUE 13
2026-27 2027-28 14
General Fund (Tobacco) 250,000 250,000 15
General Fund 123,420,800 125,474,400 16
Restricted Funds 12,448,900 12,448,900 17
Federal Funds 50,000 50,000 18
TOTAL 136,169,700 138,223,300 19
(1) Operations of Revenue: Notwithstanding KRS 132.672, 134.552(2), 20
136.652, and 365.390(2), funds may be expended in support of the operations of the 21
Department of Revenue. 22
(2) State Enforcement: Notwithstanding KRS 248.654 and 248.703(4), a total of 23
$250,000 of the Tobacco Settlement payments received in each fiscal year is appropriated 24
to the Finance and Administration Cabinet, Department of Revenue, for the state's 25
diligent enforcement of noncompliant nonparticipating manufacturers. 26
8. PROPERTY VALUATION ADMINISTRATORS 27
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2026-27 2027-28 1
General Fund 64,978,600 64,663,500 2
Restricted Funds 4,786,400 4,786,000 3
TOTAL 69,765,000 69,449,500 4
(1) Management of Expenditures: Notwithstanding KRS 132.590 and 132.597, 5
the property valuation administrators are authorized to take necessary actions to manage 6
expenditures within the appropriated amounts contained in this Act. 7
(2) Salary Increment: Notwithstanding KRS 132.590(3)(b ), the increment 8
provided on the base salary or wages of each eligible property valuation administrator 9
shall be the same as that provided for eligible state employees in Part IV of this Act. The 10
placement and advancement on the proper step of the salary s chedule for property 11
valuation administrators as set forth in 132.590(2) shall continue to apply. The increment 12
changes should be applied to the salary schedule for property valuation administrators for 13
the duration of this biennial budget. 14
TOTAL - FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET 15
2026-27 2027-28 16
General Fund (Tobacco) 14,350,200 14,130,800 17
General Fund 820,671,600 1,028,728,800 18
[836,868,100] [1,063,471,300] 19
Restricted Funds 277,937,300 269,724,700 20
Federal Funds 1,766,600 1,766,600 21
TOTAL 1,114,725,700 1,314,350,900 22
[1,130,922,200] [1,349,093,400] 23
Section 8. 2026 Regular Session HB 500/VO in Part, Part I, G., 6. Community 24
Based Services, at pages 84 to 90, is amended to read as follows: 25
(1) Tobacco Settlement Funds: Included in the above General Fund (Tobacco) 26
appropriation is $8,422,100 in fiscal year 202 6-2027 and $7,783,300 in fiscal year 2027 -27
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2028 for the Early Childhood Development Program and $1,773,100 in fiscal year 2026 -1
2027 and $1,638,600 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for the Early Childhood Adoption and 2
Foster Care Supports Program. 3
(2) Fostering Succ ess: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is 4
$480,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $465,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 to support the 5
Fostering Success Program. 6
(3) Dually Licensed Pediatric Facilities: Included in the above General Fund 7
appropriation is $528,000 in fiscal year 2026-2027 and $511,500 in fiscal year 2027-2028 8
to provide supplemental payments to dually licensed pediatric facilities for emergency 9
shelter services for children. 10
(4) Child Care Assistance Program: Included in the above General Fund 11
appropriation is $10,176,000 in fiscal year 2026-2027 and $9,858,000 in fiscal year 2027-12
2028 to provide services to families at or below 160 percent of the federal poverty level 13
as determined annually by the U.S. Department of Health and Huma n Services. The 14
Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall submit a report to the Interim Joint 15
Committee on Appropriations and Revenue no later than November 1, 2026, detailing 16
payment timelines to child care providers participating in the Child Care As sistance 17
Program. The report shall include, but not be limited to the average number of calendar 18
days between the receipt of a completed claim and the issuance of payment to the 19
provider; the total number of claims where payment was beyond 30 days from the date of 20
submission; and a detailed justification for any claims exceeding the 30 -day threshold, 21
categorized by administrative, technical, or investigative delays. 22
(5) Personal Care Homes: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is 23
$12,000,000 in each fiscal year to support reimbursements provided to personal care 24
homes. 25
(6) Children's Services Contractors: Notwithstanding KRS Chapter 45A, no 26
contracts awarded for the use and benefit of the Department for Community Based 27
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Services shall interfere wi th the contractor’s freedom of religion as set forth in KRS 1
446.350. Any such contracts shall contain a provision allowing a contractor to allow a 2
substitute contractor who is also licensed or approved by the Cabinet to deliver the 3
contracted services if t he contractor cannot perform a contracted service because of 4
sincerely held religious beliefs as outlined in KRS 446.350. 5
(7) Victims Advocacy Programs: Included in the above General Fund 6
appropriation is $10,557,700 in each fiscal year for the Children's Advocacy Centers, 7
$13,912,700 in each fiscal year for the Domestic Violence Shelters, and $7,776,100 in 8
each fiscal year for the Rape Crisis Centers to support operational costs. 9
(8) Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership: Included in the above 10
General Fund appropriation is $1,000,000 in each fiscal year to support the Employee 11
Child Care Assistance Partnership for matching contributions. There shall b e a two 12
percent cap on administrative costs for the oversight of this program. Notwithstanding 13
KRS 45.229, any General Fund amounts appropriated for matching contributions in fiscal 14
year 2025-2026 and fiscal year 2026-2027 shall not lapse and shall carry forward. 15
(9) Volunteers of America - Family Recovery Court: Included in the above 16
General Fund appropriation is $480,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $465,000 in fiscal 17
year 2027 -2028 to support the operations of the Volunteers of America - Family 18
Recovery Court. 19
(10) Family Scholar House: Included in the above General Fund appropriation is 20
$960,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $930,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 to support the 21
operations of the Family Scholar House. 22
(11) Maryhurst: Included in the above Gener al Fund appropriation is $1,350,000 23
in each fiscal year to provide a reimbursement rate increase for children in the 5 24
Specialized Programs. 25
(12) Foster Care Independent Living: Included in the above General Fund 26
appropriation is $1,920,000 in fiscal year 2026-2027 and $1,860,000 in fiscal year 2027 -27
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2028 for independent living supports to children aging out of the foster care system. 1
(13) Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) Initiatives: Included in the above 2
General Fund appropriation is $18,680,000 in fis cal year 2026 -2027 and $18,065,000 in 3
fiscal year 2027-2028 to support the CCAP initiative. 4
The appropriations shall be allocated to the individual programs as follows: 5
(a) $17,240,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $16,670,000 in fiscal year 2027 -6
2028 to s upport an income exclusion from eligibility determinations for child care 7
providers; and 8
(b) $1,440,000 in General Fund in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $1,395,000 in fiscal 9
year 2027 -2028 to support a six -month transition for families no longer eligible for 10
CCAP benefits. 11
(14) Early Childhood Development Scholarship Program: Included in the 12
above General Fund appropriation is $2,400,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $2,325,000 13
in fiscal year 2027 -2028 to support the Early Childhood Development Scholarship 14
Program. 15
(15) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Administration: 16
Included in the above General Fund appropriation is $43,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 -17
2027 and $58,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 to support the increased state share of 18
SNAP adminis trative cost responsibility from 50 percent to 75 percent, as required by 19
H.R. 1 of the 119th Congress. 20
(16) Adoption Records: Included in the above appropriations is sufficient funding 21
to implement and carry out the provisions of 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 43. 22
(17) Child Care Benefits: Included in the above appropriations is sufficient 23
funding to implement and carry out the provisions of 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 84. 24
(18) Relative and Fictive Kin Caregivers: Included in the above General Fund 25
appropriation is $6,000,000 in each fiscal year. Federal funds shall include but are not 26
limited to funds available through foster care maintenance payments in Title IV -E of the 27
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Social Security Act and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant under 1
Title IV-A of the Social Security Act. 2
Pursuant to KRS 620.142(4), the custodial, permanency, and service options 3
provided to relative and fictive caregivers shall reflect nationally recognized best 4
practices. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall include Title IV -E compliant 5
provisional licensing for relatives and fictive kin through revised administrative 6
regulation (922 KAR) in order to maximize federal funding available for relative or 7
fictive kin foster parent payments. Such provisional licensing shall include pr ovisional 8
approval within five days of placement, immediate satisfaction of all federal safety 9
requirements, a 120 -day window to complete non -safety requirements (training, home 10
study), and a provisional approval process to qualify these homes for Title IV -E foster 11
care maintenance payment purposes. 12
Pursuant to KRS 620.142(3), within 120 days of receiving temporary custody of a 13
child or upon the occurrence of a verifiable qualifying event, a relative or fictive kin 14
caregiver may submit a request to the Cabi net for Health and Family Services for the 15
purpose of pursuing a change in custody of the child in his or her care. Upon preliminary 16
approval of the request, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may request that the 17
court place the child in the custody of the Cabinet for the purpose of allowing the relative 18
or fictive kin caregiver to pursue approval as a relative or fictive kin foster parent. Upon 19
placement of the child in the custody of the Cabinet, the relative or fictive kin caregiver 20
shall pursue foster parent approval. 21
For purposes of KRS 620.142(3), a "qualifying event" shall include the death or 22
incapacitation of a caregiver; loss of income due to disability; early or unplanned 23
retirement due to a documented hardship, including medical necessit y or employer -24
mandated separation, resulting in a substantial loss of income; loss of a home or 25
employment due to a natural disaster or fire; a change in household structure due to 26
divorce or legal separation; or a significant change in the child's medical or behavioral 27
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health needs requiring substantial caregiver involvement. 1
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to relieve a child’s biological or legal 2
parents of their continuing statutory and legal duty to support and provide for the child. 3
For any child involved in a juvenile court proceeding who is in state custody or placed by 4
the Cabinet in an out-of-home setting, including but not limited to placement with fictive 5
kin or relatives, the Cabinet shall immediately initiate proceedings to establ ish a child 6
support order in favor of the Commonwealth and shall take all necessary steps to enforce 7
such order for the duration of the child’s placement or state custody. 8
The Cabinet shall coordinate, as appropriate, with the state agency responsible for 9
child support enforcement to ensure timely establishment, modification, and enforcement 10
of support obligations. Any support collected by the state shall be applied in accordance 11
with state law for the benefit of the child. 12
Efforts to establish or enforce child support shall not delay permanency planning or 13
placement decisions made in the best interests of the child. 14
(19) Dependency, Neglect, or Abuse of a Child: Included in the above 15
appropriations is sufficient funding to implement and carry out the provis ions of 2024 16
Ky. Acts ch. 133 and 144. 17
(20) Truancy: Included in the above appropriations is sufficient funding to 18
implement and carry out the provisions of 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 163. 19
(21) Out of Home Care: Included in the above Restricted Funds appropriation is 20
$22,000,000 in each fiscal year from the Out of Home Care Replacement Fund to 21
maintain existing support for foster care and kinship care programs to enhance 22
specialized services for children with exceptional needs to assist in identifying and 23
securing s upportive placements. The Department of Community Based Services shall 24
utilize federal funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant and 25
shall expend any additional available reserves before expending the Restricted Funds 26
from the Out of Home Care Replacement Fund. The Department shall submit a quarterly 27
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report detailing the expenditures and fund sources for all out of home care services 1
beginning November 1, 2026, to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and 2
Revenue. 3
(22) Kentucky United Methodist Children’s Homes: Included in the above 4
General Fund appropriation is $102,100 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 to reimburse the 5
Kentucky United Methodist Children’s Homes Independent Living Program for 6
providing therapeutic services to youth in state custody. 7
(23) Sunrise Children’s Services: Included in the above General Fund 8
appropriation is $2,200 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 to reimburse the Sunrise Children’s 9
Services Independent Living Program for providing therapeutic services to youth in s tate 10
custody. 11
(24) Youth Villages Intercept Program: Included in the above appropriations is 12
$6,378,600 in General Fund and $6,396,400 in Federal Funds in fiscal year 2026 -2027 13
and $7,792,300 in General Fund and $8,997,700 in Federal Funds in fiscal year 2 027-14
2028 for the Youth Villages Intercept Program. 15
(25) Child Care Provider Reimbursement Rate Increase: Included in the above 16
General Fund appropriation is $26,880,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $26,040,000 17
in fiscal year 2027 -2028 to provide reimbursem ents to child care providers for CCAP 18
families at the 80th percentile of the Market Rate Survey. 19
(26) Certified Child Care Community Designation Program: Included in the 20
above appropriations is sufficient funding to implement and carry out the provisions o f 21
2024 Ky. Acts ch. 88. 22
Section 9. 2026 Regular Session HB 500/VO in Part, Part I, K. Postsecondary 23
Education, at pages 107 to 123, is amended to read as follows: 24
K. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 25
Budget Units 26
1. COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 27
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2026-27 2027-28 1
General Fund (Tobacco) 6,165,900 5,745,500 2
General Fund 14,217,900 17,696,700 3
Restricted Funds 11,709,700 9,025,900 4
Federal Funds 6,128,800 6,190,100 5
TOTAL 38,222,300 38,658,200 6
(1) Interest Earnings Transfer from the Strategic Investment and Incentive 7
Trust Fund Accounts: Notwithstanding KRS 164.7911 to 164.7927, included in the 8
above Restricted Funds appropriation is $3,077,300 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 from the 9
interest earnings on the Research Challenge and Comprehensive University Excellence 10
trust funds to support the operations of the Council on Postsecondary Education. 11
(2) Cancer Research and Screening: Included in the above General Fund 12
(Tobacco) appropriation is $6,165,900 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $5,745,500 in fiscal 13
year 2027 -2028 for cancer research and screening to be shared equally between the 14
University of Kentucky and the University of Louisv ille. Of these amounts, $625,000 in 15
each fiscal year is from the lapse and reallocation of Early Childhood Development Fund 16
appropriations set forth in Part X of this Act. 17
(3) Redistribution of Resources: Notwithstanding KRS 164.028 to 164.0282, no 18
General Fund is provided for Professional Education Preparation. 19
(4) Postsecondary Education Debt: Notwithstanding KRS 45.750 to 45.810, in 20
order to lower the cost of borrowing, any university that has issued or caused to be issued 21
debt obligations through a not -for-profit corporation or a municipality or county 22
government for which the rental or use payments of the university substantially meet the 23
debt service requirements of those debt obligations is authorized to refinance those debt 24
obligations if the princip al amount of the debt obligations is not increased and the rental 25
payments of the university are not increased. Any funds used by a university to meet debt 26
obligations issued by a university pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to 27
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interception of state-appropriated funds pursuant to KRS 164A.608. 1
(5) Disposition of Postsecondary Institution Property: Notwithstanding KRS 2
45.777, a postsecondary institution’s governing board may elect to sell or dispose of real 3
property or major items of equipment and proceeds from the sale shall be designated to 4
the funding sources, on a proportionate basis, used for acquisition of the equipment or 5
property to be sold. 6
(6) Spinal Cord and Head Injury Research: Included in the above General 7
Fund appropriation is $1,920 ,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $1,860,000 in fiscal year 8
2027-2028 for spinal cord and head injury research. In accordance with KRS 211.500 to 9
211.504, the appropriation in each fiscal year shall be shared between the University of 10
Kentucky and the University of Louisville. 11
(7) Immunity for Postsecondary Institutions: Notwithstanding any statute to 12
the contrary, a public postsecondary institution, including any affiliated corporation, its 13
officers, employees, and agents, shall be immune from all claims, including class action 14
claims for damages, a declaratory judgment, and equitable relief based on an act or 15
omission if: 16
(a) The claim arises out of or in connection with tuition paid to the public 17
postsecondary institution for an academic term that include d the months of March, April, 18
and May 2020; 19
(b) The claim alleges losses or damages arising from an act or omission by the 20
public postsecondary institution during or in response to the COVID-19 emergency; and 21
(c) The alleged act or omission of the public postsecondary institution was related 22
to protecting public health and safety interests in response to the COVID -19 emergency 23
in compliance with federal, state, or local guidance, including but not limited to: 24
1. Transition to online or otherwise remote instruction; 25
2. Pause or modification to instruction available through the institution of higher 26
education; 27
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3. Closure of, or modification to, operation of on -campus facilities of the public 1
postsecondary institution; or 2
4. The public postsecondary institution offered online and otherwise remote 3
learning options that allowed students to complete the coursework in the academic term 4
that included the months of March, April, and May 2020 and receive academic credit. 5
(8) Ovarian Cancer Screening: Included in the ab ove General Fund 6
appropriation is $960,000 in fiscal year 2026-2027 and $930,000 in fiscal year 2027-2028 7
for the Ovarian Cancer Screening Outreach Program at the University of Kentucky. 8
(9) Southern Regional Education Board Dues: Included in the above Gen eral 9
Fund appropriation is $224,800 in each fiscal year for Southern Regional Education 10
Board dues. 11
2. KENTUCKY HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY 12
2026-27 2027-28 13
General Fund 384,709,400 384,529,400 14
Restricted Funds 62,270,900 62,292,900 15
Federal Funds 86,000 86,000 16
TOTAL 447,066,300 446,908,300 17
(1) College Access Program: The following is appropriated for the College 18
Access Program in each fiscal year: 19
(a) Notwithstanding KRS 154A.130(4), $179,344,800 in General Fund; 20
(b) Notwithstanding KRS 164.7891, $1,100,000 in Restricted Funds; and 21
(c) $450,000 in Restricted Funds from the collection of loans related to the 22
Minority Educator Recruitment and Retention Scholarship. 23
(2) Kentucky Tuition Grant Program: Notwithstanding KRS 154A.130(4), 24
included in the above General Fund appropriation is $45,975,000 in each fiscal year for 25
the Kentucky Tuition Grant Program. 26
(3) Kentucky National Guard Tuition Award Program: Notwithstanding KRS 27
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154A.130(4), included in the above General F und appropriation is $7,398,100 in each 1
fiscal year for the National Guard Tuition Award Program. 2
(4) Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarships (KEES): The following is 3
appropriated for KEES in each fiscal year: 4
(a) Notwithstanding KRS 154A.130(4), $93,656,600 in General Fund; 5
(b) $12,269,100 in Restricted Funds from previous fiscal years' excess Lottery 6
funds; and 7
(c) $12,300,000 in Restricted Funds from Unclaimed Lottery Prize revenue. 8
Notwithstanding KRS 164.7874(7)(c) and 164.7879(2)(a), for the 202 6-2028 fiscal 9
biennium, an eligible high school student shall only be eligible for a Kentucky 10
Educational Excellence Scholarship base award for an academic year in which the 11
student has attained at least a 2.75 grade point average. 12
(5) Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship Program: Notwithstanding KRS 13
154A.130(4), included in the above General Fund appropriation is $12,000,500 in each 14
fiscal year for the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship Program. It is the intent of the 15
General Assembly for Work Ready Kentucky Scho larships to only be awarded to 16
recipients that complete eligible courses. 17
(6) Dual Credit Scholarship Program: (a) Notwithstanding KRS 18
154A.130(4), included in the above General Fund appropriation is $21,149,500 in each 19
fiscal year for the Dual Credit Scho larship Program. Included in the above Restricted 20
Funds appropriation is $6,290,100 in each fiscal year from previous years’ excess Lottery 21
funds held in trust and agency account for the Dual Credit Scholarship Program. 22
(b) Notwithstanding KRS 164.786(1)(f )[ and 164.787(2)(d)] , the dual credit 23
tuition rate ceiling shall be one -half of the per credit hour tuition amount charged by the 24
Kentucky Community and Technical College System for in -state students. 25
Notwithstanding KRS 164.786(4)(c), eligible high schoo l students may receive a dual 26
credit scholarship for two career and technical education dual credit courses per academic 27
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year and four general education dual credit courses over the junior and senior years, up to 1
a maximum of 12 approved dual credit courses. 2
(7) Veterinary Medicine Contract Spaces: Included in the above General Fund 3
appropriation is $5,800,400 in each fiscal year for the Veterinary Medicine Contract 4
Spaces Program. For students receiving an initial award in fiscal year 2027 -2028 or 5
thereafter, as a condition of the contract space support each recipient shall enter into a 6
written agreement with the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to practice 7
veterinary medicine in the Commonwealth of Kentucky for at least one year for each year 8
the contract space is received. If a recipient fails to complete the required service within 9
the timeframe established by the Authority, the total amount of the contract space support 10
received shall convert to a loan and shall be repaid to the Commonwealt h. For any 11
support converted to a loan, interest shall be assessed and shall accrue on the principal 12
balance beginning on the date of the first disbursement. The rate of interest shall be 13
determined by the Authority through the promulgation of administrati ve regulations. All 14
repayments, including principal and interest, shall be deposited into a trust and agency 15
account to be used for future awards. The Authority shall be entitled to recover 16
reasonable costs of collection and attorney fees in the event of d efault. Students receiving 17
contract space support prior to fiscal year 2027 -2028 shall not be subject to this service 18
requirement. 19
(8) Optometry Scholarship Program: Included in the above General Fund 20
appropriation is $814,500 in fiscal year 2026-2027 and $789,000 in fiscal year 2027-2028 21
for the Optometry Scholarship Program. For students receiving an initial award in fiscal 22
year 2027-2028 or thereafter, as a condition of the scholarship each recipient shall enter 23
into a written agreement with the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to 24
practice optometry in the Commonwealth of Kentucky for at least one year for each year 25
the scholarship is received. If a recipient fails to complete the required service 26
requirement within the timeframe established by the Authority, the scholarship shall be 27
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converted to a loan and be shall repaid to the Commonwealth. For any scholarship 1
converted to a loan, interest shall be assessed and shall accrue on the principal balance 2
beginning on the date of the first disbur sement. The rate of interest shall be determined 3
by the Authority through the promulgation of administrative regulations. All repayments, 4
including principal and interest, shall be deposited into a trust and agency account to be 5
used for future awards. The Authority shall be entitled to recover reasonable costs of 6
collection and attorney fees in the event of default. Students receiving the scholarship 7
prior to fiscal year 2027-2028 shall not be subject to this service requirement. 8
(9) Use of Lottery Revenue s: Notwithstanding KRS 154A.130(3) and (4), 9
lottery revenues in the amount of $362,200,000 in each fiscal year are appropriated to the 10
Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority. Notwithstanding KRS 154A.130(4) 11
and any provisions of this Act to the con trary, if lottery receipts received by the 12
Commonwealth, excluding any unclaimed prize money received under Part III, 20. of this 13
Act, exceed $370,000,000 in fiscal year 2025-2026 or $365,000,000 in each fiscal year of 14
the 2026-2028 fiscal biennium, the ad ditional excess shall be transferred to a trust and 15
agency account and shall not be expended or appropriated without the express authority 16
of the General Assembly. 17
(10) Redistribution of Resources: Notwithstanding KRS 164.740 to 164.764, 18
164.7890(11)(c), 164.7891(11)(b), and 164.7894, no General Fund is provided for Work 19
Study, Coal County Pharmacy Scholarships, Osteopathic Medicine Scholarships, and 20
Coal County College Completion Scholarships in order to provide additional funding to 21
the College Access Program and Kentucky Tuition Grant Program. 22
(11) Teacher Scholarship Program: Included in the above appropriation is 23
$1,015,000 in Restricted Funds in each fiscal year for the Teacher Scholarship Program. 24
The Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, in coordination with the Council 25
on Postsecondary Education, shall submit a report on the number of teacher scholarships 26
provided in each fiscal year, the program of study in which recipients are enrolled, 27
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recipient retention rates, total number of applicati ons, and the impact of the scholarships 1
on recruitment. This report shall be submitted to the Interim Joint Committee on 2
Education by September 1 of each fiscal year. 3
(12) General Administration and Support: Included in the above General Fund 4
appropriation is $6,000,000 in each fiscal year to support general administration and 5
support services. 6
(13) Teacher Recruitment Student Loan Forgiveness Pilot Program: Included 7
in the above General Fund appropriation is $4,800,000 in each fiscal year for the Teacher 8
Recruitment Student Loan Forgiveness Pilot Program. Notwithstanding KRS 9
154A.130(4), of this amount $2,000,000 shall be allocated from lottery revenues. 10
(14) Innovative Scholarship Pilot Project: Notwithstanding KRS 154A.130(4), 11
included in the above Genera l Fund appropriation is $675,500 in each fiscal year for the 12
Innovative Scholarship Pilot Project. The Kentucky Higher Education Assistance 13
Authority shall work in coordination with the Council on Postsecondary Education to 14
develop and implement the Innovative Scholarship pilot project. 15
3. EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 16
2026-27 2027-28 17
General Fund 81,658,500 76,658,500 18
[80,209,800] [73,838,900] 19
Restricted Funds 218,354,400 218,016,300 20
Federal Funds 135,500,000 135,500,000 21
TOTAL 435,512,900 430,174,800 22
[434,064,200] [427,355,200] 23
(1) Mandated Programs: Included in the above General Fund appropriation are 24
the following: 25
(a) $4,571,900 in each fiscal year for the Model Laboratory School; 26
(b) Notwithstanding KRS 61.5991, $4,454, 900 in each fiscal year to support the 27
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university's share of the anticipated retirement costs over the university's fiscal year 1
2019-2020 baseline contribution as adjusted and posted under the 2026 Budget Bills tile 2
on the Legislative Research Commission's website;[ and] 3
(c) $2,423,200 in each fiscal year to support the Commonwealth’s Property and 4
Casualty Insurance Fund premium; and 5
(d) $6,500,000 in fiscal year 2026-2027 and $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2027-2028 6
to support the establishment and operations of an air traffic control training program. 7
[(2) Air Traffic Control Training Program: Included in the above General Fund 8
appropriation is $6,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2027 -9
2028 to support the establishment and operation s of an air traffic control training 10
program.] 11
4. KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY 12
2026-27 2027-28 13
General Fund 32,198,500 30,198,500 14
Restricted Funds 68,862,300 77,848,400 15
Federal Funds 40,680,600 44,031,000 16
TOTAL 141,741,400 152,077,900 17
(1) Mandated Programs: Included in the above General Fund appropriation are 18
the following: 19
(a) $10,381,000 in each fiscal year to fund the state match payments required of 20
land-grant universities under federal law; 21
(b) $473,600 in each fiscal year to suppor t the Commonwealth’s Property and 22
Casualty Insurance Fund premium; and 23
(c) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2026-2027 for expansion of online offerings. 24
5. MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY 25
2026-27 2027-28 26
General Fund 46,356,100 46,873,100 27
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Restricted Funds 113,586,900 113,586,900 1
Federal Funds 47,176,400 47,176,400 2
TOTAL 207,119,400 207,636,400 3
(1) Mandated Programs: Included in the above General Fund appropriation are 4
the following: 5
(a) $5,959,800 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $6,476,800 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 6
for the Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics; 7
(b) Notwithstanding KRS 61.5991, $2,456,500 in each fiscal year to support the 8
university's share of the anticipated retirement costs over the university's fiscal year 9
2019-2020 baseline contribution as adjusted and posted under the 2026 Budget Bills tile 10
on the Legislative Research Commission's website; and 11
(c) $1,274,400 in each fiscal year to support the Commonwealth’s Property and 12
Casualty Insurance Fund premium. 13
6. MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY 14
2026-27 2027-28 15
General Fund 49,549,600 49,549,600 16
Restricted Funds 159,450,500 159,450,500 17
Federal Funds 26,494,600 26,494,600 18
TOTAL 235,494,700 235,494,700 19
(1) Mandated Programs: Included in the above General Fund appropriation are 20
the following: 21
(a) $4,034,200 in each fiscal year for the Breathitt Veterinary Center; 22
(b) Notwithstanding KRS 61.5991, $1,635,500 in each fiscal year to support the 23
university's share of the anticipated retirement costs over the university's fiscal year 24
2019-2020 baseline contribution as adjusted and posted under the 2026 Budget Bills tile 25
on the Legislative Research Commission's website; and 26
(c) $1,451,400 in each fiscal year to support the Commonwealth’s Property and 27
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Casualty Insurance Fund premium. 1
7. NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 2
2026-27 2027-28 3
General Fund 57,515,300 59,315,300 4
[56,453,800] [57,249,300] 5
Restricted Funds 221,360,100 221,360,100 6
Federal Funds 15,450,500 15,450,500 7
TOTAL 294,325,900 296,125,900 8
[293,264,400] [294,059,900] 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; 12
(b) $1,377,900 in each fiscal year to support the Commonwealth’s Property and 13
Casualty Insurance Fund premium; and 14
(c) $1,800,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $3,600,000 in fisca l year 2027-2028 15
for the Votruba Young Scholars Academy. 16
8. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 17
2026-27 2027-28 18
General Fund (Tobacco) 500,000 1,500,000 19
General Fund 298,134,900 298,134,900 20
[292,513,300] [287,193,700] 21
Restricted Funds 8,688,499,300 9,509,319,400 22
Federal Funds 315,770,000 333,769,000 23
TOTAL 9,302,904,200 10,142,723,300 24
[9,297,282,600] [10,131,782,100] 25
(1) Mandated Programs: Included in the above General Fund appropriation are 26
the following: 27
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(a) $35,420,800 in each fiscal year for the College of Agriculture, Food and 1
Environment’s Cooperative Extension Service. Of this amount, $4,145,500 in each fiscal 2
year is provided to support extension agent compensation; 3
(b) $31,434,100 in each fiscal year for the Kentuck y Agricultural Experiment 4
Station; 5
(c) $10,176,200 in each fiscal year for the Center for Applied Energy Research; 6
(d) $4,076,300 in each fiscal year for the Kentucky Geological Survey; 7
(e) $4,034,200 in each fiscal year for the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory; 8
(f) $2,040,500 in each fiscal year for the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging; 9
(g) $1,800,000 in each fiscal year for the College of Agriculture, Food and 10
Environment’s Division of Regulatory Services; 11
(h) $600,000 in each fiscal year for the College of Agriculture, Food and 12
Environment’s Kentucky Small Business Development Center; 13
(i) $586,300 in each fiscal year for the University Press of Kentucky; 14
(j) $500,000 in each fiscal year for the Human Development Institute for the 15
Supported Higher Education Project; 16
(k) $450,200 in each fiscal year for the Center of Excellence in Rural Health; 17
(l) $950,200 in each fiscal year for the Kentucky Cancer Registry; 18
(m) $100,000 in each fiscal year for the Sports Medicine Research Institute; and 19
(n) $10,750,900 in each fiscal year to support the Commonwealth's Property and 20
Casualty Insurance Fund Premium. 21
(2) Nuclear Reactor Site Readiness Pilot Program: Costs associated with the 22
procurement of an Early Site Permit (10 C.F.R. secs. 52.12 et seq.), a Construction 23
Permit (10 C.F.R. pt. 50), or a Combined Operating License (10 C.F.R. secs. 52.71 et 24
seq.) from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission for up to three projects 25
under the Nuclear Reactor Site Readiness Pilot Program shall be deemed a necessary 26
government expense and shall be paid from the General Fund Surplus Account (KRS 27
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48.700) or the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705) in an amount not to 1
exceed $75,000,000 for the 2026 -2028 fiscal biennium. Any such expenditure shall be 2
subject to the pri or written approval of the State Budget Director and shall be limited to 3
one-third of the actual costs incurred per project, not to exceed $25,000,000 per project. 4
(3) Kindergarten Readiness Program: Included in the above General Fund 5
(Tobacco) appropriati on is $500,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $1,500,000 in fiscal 6
year 2027-2028 to establish the Kindergarten Readiness Performance -Based Child-Care 7
Incentive Pilot Program. This appropriation is from the lapse and reallocation of Early 8
Childhood Development Fund appropriations set forth in Part X of this Act. 9
(4) Energy Planning and Inventory Commission: In fiscal year 2026 -2027, 10
$15,000,000 of the funds authorized in 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 173, sec. 1, (207) shall be 11
allocated to the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission. 12
9. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE 13
2026-27 2027-28 14
General Fund (Tobacco) 2,750,000 -0- 15
General Fund 138,206,200 138,206,200 16
[135,615,900] [133,164,800] 17
Restricted Funds 1,515,148,500 1,547,903,100 18
Federal Funds 196,365,300 200,610,300 19
TOTAL 1,852,470,000 1,886,719,600 20
[1,849,879,700] [1,881,678,200] 21
(1) Mandated Programs: Included in the above General Fund appropriation 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 care 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
(2) Cancer Research: Included in the above General Fund (Tobacco) 4
appropriation is $2,750,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 to fund cancer research at the 5
Brown Cancer Center. This appropriation is from the lapse and reallocation of Early 6
Childhood Development Fund appropriations set forth in Part X of this Act. 7
10. WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 8
2026-27 2027-28 9
General Fund 81,682,600 82,199,600 10
[80,142,600] [79,202,300] 11
Restricted Funds 279,343,600 280,343,600 12
Federal Funds 44,143,300 44,143,300 13
TOTAL 405,169,500 406,686,500 14
[403,629,500] [403,689,200] 15
(1) Mandated Programs: Included in the above General Fund appropriation are 16
the following: 17
(a) $5,959,800 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $6,476,800 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 18
for the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky; 19
(b) $1,750,000 in each fiscal year for the Kentucky Mesonet; 20
(c) Notwithstanding KRS 61.5991, $1,412,000 in each fiscal year to support the 21
university's share of the anticipated retirement costs over the university's fiscal year 22
2019-2020 baseline contribution as adjusted and post ed under the 2026 Budget Bills tile 23
on the Legislative Research Commission's website; and 24
(d) $1,866,900 in each fiscal year to support the Commonwealth’s Property and 25
Casualty Insurance Fund premium. 26
11. KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM 27
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2026-27 2027-28 1
General Fund 182,861,500 182,861,500 2
[179,381,700] [176,089,000] 3
Restricted Funds 556,045,700 561,002,400 4
Federal Funds 295,517,000 295,516,800 5
TOTAL 1,034,424,200 1,039,380,700 6
[1,030,944,400] [1,032,608,200] 7
(1) Mandated Programs: Included in the above General Fund appropriation are 8
the following: 9
(a) $6,000,000 in each fiscal year for KCTCS-TRAINS; 10
(b) $1,000,000 in each fiscal year for Adult Agriculture Education; and 11
(c) $3,164,800 in each f iscal year to support the Commonwealth’s Property and 12
Casualty Insurance Fund premium. 13
(2) Firefighters Foundation Program Fund: (a) Included in the above 14
Restricted Funds appropriation is $64,160,100 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $63,175,400 15
in fiscal year 2027-2028 for the Firefighters Foundation Program Fund. 16
(b) Notwithstanding KRS 95A.250(1)(a), included in the above Restricted Funds 17
appropriation are sufficient funds for an incentive payment of $4,653 in fiscal year 2026 -18
2027 and $4,746 in fiscal year 2027-2028, plus an amount equal to the required 19
employer’s contribution on the supplement in each fiscal year for each qualified 20
professional firefighter under the Firefighters Foundation Program Fund. KRS 21
95A.250(1)(b) to (e) shall remain applicable, exc ept that the administrative expense 22
reimbursement cap under KRS 95A.250(1)(e)(3) shall not exceed $500,000. 23
(c) Notwithstanding KRS 95A.262(2), included in the above Restricted Funds 24
appropriation is $15,300 in each fiscal year for aid payments for each q ualified volunteer 25
fire department. 26
(d) Notwithstanding KRS 95A.200 to 95A.300, $18,800,000 in fiscal year 2026 -27
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2027 shall be transferred to support projects as set forth in Part II, Capital Projects 1
Budget, of this Act. 2
(e) Notwithstanding KRS 95A.200 to 95A.300, included in the above Restricted 3
Funds appropriation is $1,869,900 in each fiscal year for the State Fire Rescue Training 4
mandated program. 5
(f) Notwithstanding KRS 95A.200 to 95A.300, included in the above Restricted 6
Funds appropriation is $1,556 ,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 to be transferred to the 7
Replace Unsafe Fire Equipment capital project for the Energy and Environment Cabinet 8
as set forth in Part II, Capital Projects Budget, of this Act. 9
(3) Firefighters Training Center Fund: Notwithstanding KRS 95A.262(3), 10
$1,000,000 in Restricted Funds is provided in each fiscal year for the Firefighters 11
Training Center Fund. 12
(4) Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contracts: Notwithstanding 13
KRS 56.770 and 56.774, guaranteed energy savings performance co ntracts may be 14
executed for buildings operated by the Kentucky Community and Technical College 15
System under agreements governed by KRS 164.593. 16
(5) Disposition of KCTCS Property: Notwithstanding KRS 45.777, the KCTCS 17
governing board may elect to sell or di spose of real property or major equipment and 18
proceeds that are surplus to its needs and retain the proceeds of any sale. 19
(6) Other Postemployment Benefits Trust Fund: By October 1, 2026, the 20
President of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) is 21
directed to have determined the actuarial liabilities of the KCTCS Other Postemployment 22
Trust Fund effective December 31, 2026, and provide a report to the Interim Joint 23
Committee on Appropriations and Revenue. By January 1, 2027, with the assi stance of 24
the State Budget Director and the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, 25
the President of KCTCS shall submit a plan to the Legislative Research Commission to 26
have the difference between the balance of the KCTCS Other Postemployment Benefits 27
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Trust Fund and the actuarial liabilities of the fund transferred to the Budget Reserve Trust 1
Fund Account (KRS 48.705). It is the intent of the 2026 General Assembly to take action 2
on the plan submitted to the Legislative Research Commission in th e 2027 Regular 3
Session. 4
(7) Commonwealth West Healthcare Workforce Innovation Center - Carry 5
Forward of Appropriation Balance: Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, the Federal Fund 6
appropriation balance from 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 199, Part I, J., 11., (6) shall not lap se and 7
shall carry forward. 8
12. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION PERFORMANCE FUND 9
2026-27 2027-28 10
General Fund 115,000,000 115,000,000 11
TOTAL - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 12
2026-27 2027-28 13
General Fund (Tobacco) 9,415,900 7,245,500 14
General Fund 1,482,090,500 1,481,223,300 15
[1,466,348,600] [1,450,585,300] 16
Restricted Funds 11,894,631,900 12,760,149,500 17
Federal Funds 1,123,312,500 1,148,968,000 18
TOTAL 14,509,450,800 15,397,586,300 19
[14,493,708,900] [15,366,948,300] 20
Section 10. 2026 Regular Session HB 500/VO in Part, Part II, J., 2., 006. 21
Aviation Acquisition Pool – 2026-2028, at page 148, is amended to read as follows: 22
001. Aviation Acquisition Pool - 2026-2028 23
Restricted Funds -0- 5,000,000 -0- 24
Agency Bonds[Bond Funds] -0- 10,000,000 -0- 25
TOTAL -0- 15,000,000 -0- 26
Section 11. 2026 Regular Session HB 500/VO in Part, Part II, J., 3., 001. Asset 27
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Preservation Pool – 2026-2028, at page 149, is amended to read as follows: 1
001. Asset Preservation Pool - 2026-2028 2
Bond Funds -0-25,000,000[10,000,000]25,000,000[2,360,000] 3
Section 12. 2026 Regular Session HB 500/VO in Part, Part II, J., 4., 002. 4
Construct New Applied Science Building, at page 150, is amended to read as follows: 5
002. Construct New Applied Science Building 6
Agency Bonds[Bond Funds] -0- -0- 79,400,000 7
Section 13. 2026 Regular Session HB 500/VO in Part, Part II, J., 7., 021. 8
Construct Research Facility, at pages 156 to 157, is amended to read as follows: 9
003. Construct Research Facility 10
Restricted Funds -0- 50,000,000 -0- 11
Federal Funds -0- 65,000,000 -0- 12
[Bond Funds -0- 200,000,000 -0-] 13
Agency Bonds -0-250,000,000[50,000,000] -0- 14
TOTAL -0- 365,000,000 -0- 15
Section 14. 2026 Regular Session HB 500/VO in Part, Part II, J., 8., 004. 16
Construct STEM Building, at pages 184 to 185, is amended to read as follows: 17
004. Construct STEM Building 18
Agency Bonds[Bond Funds] -0- 142,000,000 -0- 19
Section 15. 2026 Regular Session HB 500/VO in Part, Part II, J., 10., 003. 20
Construct Prison Education Program – Bluegrass CTC, at page 196, is amended to read 21
as follows: 22
003. Construct Prison Education Program - Bluegrass CTC 23
Agency Bonds[Bond Funds] -0- 42,000,000 -0- 24
Section 16. 2026 Regular Session HB 500/VO in Part, Part II, J., 10., 004. 25
Procure Aviation Equipment – Madisonville CC, at page 196, is amended to read as 26
follows: 27
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004. Procure Aviation Equipment - Madisonville CC 1
Agency Bonds[Bond Funds] -0- 6,000,000 -0- 2
Section 17. 2026 Regular Session HB 500/VO in Part, Part XI State/Executive 3
Branch Budget Summary, at pages 233 to 234, is amended to read as follows: 4
PART XI 5
STATE/EXECUTIVE BRANCH BUDGET SUMMARY 6
OPERATING BUDGET 7
2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 8
General Fund (Tobacco) -0- 86,675,000 79,524,900 9
General Fund -0- 15,416,033,400 15,689,035,300 10
[15,416,488,000] [15,693,139,800] 11
Restricted Funds 167,270,800 16,693,897,000 17,383,278,100 12
Federal Funds 405,900,000 24,307,745,100 24,118,660,800 13
Road Fund -0- 55,582,600 57,940,100 14
SUBTOTAL 573,170,800 56,559,933,100 57,328,439,200 15
[56,560,387,700] [57,332,543,700] 16
CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGET 17
2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 18
Restricted Funds -0- 20,064,946,000 89,901,000 19
Federal Funds -0- 770,334,000 50,915,000 20
Bond Funds -0- 648,161,000 330,714,000 21
[1,033,161,000] [387,474,000] 22
Agency Bonds -0- 1,650,800,000 79,400,000 23
[1,250,800,000] [-0-] 24
Investment Income -0- 183,324,000 105,633,000 25
Other Funds 350,000,000 9,427,800,000 200,000,000 26
SUBTOTAL 27
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TOTAL - STATE/EXECUTIVE BUDGET 1
2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2
General Fund (Tobacco) -0- 86,675,000 79,524,900 3
General Fund -0- 15,416,033,400 15,689,035,300 4
[15,416,488,000] [15,693,139,800] 5
Restricted Funds 167,270,800 36,758,843,000 17,473,179,100 6
Federal Funds 405,900,000 25,078,079,100 24,169,575,800 7
Road Fund -0- 55,582,600 57,940,100 8
Bond Funds -0- 648,161,000 330,714,000 9
[1,033,161,000] [387,474,000] 10
Agency Bonds -0- 1,650,800,000 79,400,000 11
[1,250,800,000] [-0-] 12
Investment Income -0- 183,324,000 105,633,000 13
Other Funds 350,000,000 9,427,800,000 200,000,000 14
TOTAL FUNDS 923,170,800 89,305,298,100 58,185,002,200 15
[89,290,752,700] [58,166,466,700] 16
Section 18. 2026 Regular Session HB 501/VO, Part I, A., 1., (6) On -Site Work, 17
at page 3, is amended to read as follows: 18
(6) On-Site Work: Notwithstanding any statute or administrative regulation to 19
the contrary, beginning July 1, 2027, employees of the Transportation Cabinet shall not 20
be permitted to telecommute unless specifically exempted by the Secretary of the 21
Transportation Cabinet. All exemptions to allow employees to telecommute shall be 22
reported to the Legisl ative Research Commission on a quarterly basis beginning August 23
1, 2026. 24
Section 19. Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, the balance of the General Fund 25
appropriation authorized in 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 199, Part I, B., 1., (12) sha ll not lapse and 26
shall carry forward. Projects considered for KPDI funding shall meet the requirements 27
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under KRS 154.21-017. 1
Section 20. The unexpended balance of $67,724,700 from the fiscal year 2023 -2
2024 General Fund a ppropriation set out in 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 199, Part I, N., 1. to 3
implement pay raises for state employees shall remain unexpended, and notwithstanding 4
KRS 42.205, 45.229, 48.700, and 48.705, the balance shall be a part of the designated 5
fund balance and be carried forward for budgeted purposes into fiscal year 2026-2027. 6
Section 21. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount 7
of $2,570,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Acco unt 8
established in KRS 48.705 to the Learning and Results Services budget unit to support 9
additional costs to local school districts associated with the implementation of the new 10
education assessment and accountability system. 11
Section 22. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys from the 12
Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705) in the amount of $3,960,000 in each 13
fiscal year of the 2026 -2028 fiscal biennium to the Public Health budget unit to support 14
the costs of workforce and operations for the local health departments. 15
Section 23. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys from the 16
Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705) in the amount of $3,000,000 in fiscal 17
year 2026-2027 to the Kentucky State University budget unit to support the transition to a 18
residential polytechnic institution. 19
Section 24. The Kentucky Exposition Center Redevelopment Plan Phase II 20
project authorized in 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 175, Part II, K., 4., 008. is hereby reauthorized 21
and there is hereby appropriated additional General Fund moneys from the Budget 22
Reserve Trust Fund Accou nt (KRS 48.705) in the amount of $27,000,000 in fiscal year 23
2026-2027 to the Kentucky State Fair Board budget unit for the project. 24
Section 25. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys from the 25
Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705) in the amount of $5,000,000 in fiscal 26
year 2026 -2027 to the Kentucky State Fair Board budget unit for the Louisville 27
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Transportation Tunnel feasibility study. 1
Section 26. There is hereby appro priated General Fund moneys from the 2
Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705) in the amount of $1,250,000 in fiscal 3
year 2026 -2027 to the Vehicle Regulation budget unit to be distributed to the Motor 4
Vehicle Commission for the licensing, oversight, m anagement, and enforcement of all 5
penalties and violations of the secondary metal recyclers. 6
Section 27. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 10, at pages 2 to 3, is 7
amended to read as follows: 8
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys from the Budget Reserve Trust 9
Fund Account (KRS 48.705) in the amount of $5,000,000 in each fiscal year of the 2026 -10
2028 fiscal biennium to the Residential Housing Infrastructure Fund [Residential 11
Infrastructure Revolving Loan Fund]. 12
Section 28. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 13, at page 3, is 13
amended to read as follows: 14
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys from the Budget Reserve Trust 15
Fund Account (KRS 48.705) in the amount of $50,000,000 in each fiscal year of the 16
2026-2028 fiscal biennium to the Economic Development budget unit to support the 17
Government Res ources Accelerating Needed Transformation (GRANT) Program. 18
Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, $1,100,000 of the funds appropriated for administrative 19
expenses in 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 173, sec. 1 (13) shall not lapse and shall carry forward. 20
Section 29. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 218, at page 42, is 21
amended to read as follows: 22
[There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of $75,000 in 23
fiscal year 2027-2028 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account es tablished in KRS 24
48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit to be distributed to the City 25
of Madisonville to support roof construction for a community center.] 26
Section 30. There is hereby appropriated Gene ral Fund moneys in the amount 27
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of $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account 1
established in KRS 48.705 to the Parks budget unit under the Tourism, Arts and Heritage 2
Cabinet to be distributed to Leeco Park. 3
Section 31. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 80, at page 16, is 4
amended to read as follows: 5
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of 6
$1,500,000[$3,000,000] in fiscal year 2027 -2028 from the Budget Reserv e Trust Fund 7
Account established in KRS 48.705 to the Parks budget unit under the Tourism, Arts and 8
Heritage Cabinet to be distributed to Natural Bridge State Park for dredging of Hoedown 9
Island Lake. 10
Section 32. 2026 Re gular Session HB 900/EN, Section 86, at page 18, is 11
amended to read as follows: 12
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of $3,000,000 in 13
fiscal year 2026-2027[2027-2028] from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account 14
established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit to be 15
distributed to the Louisville Ballet to support touring infrastructure, facility 16
improvements, and restoring live music at performances. 17
Section 33. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 111, at page 22, is 18
amended to read as follows: 19
[There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of $9,200,000 in 20
fiscal year 2027-2028 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account established in KRS 21
48.705 to the Operations and Support Services budget unit under the Kentucky 22
Department of Education to be distributed to the Christian County Chamber of 23
Commerce to support the expansion of critical wat er infrastructure in the City of Oak 24
Grove.] 25
Section 34. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 112, at pages 22 to 23, 26
is amended to read as follows: 27
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There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of $5 04,000 in 1
fiscal year 2026-2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account established in KRS 2
48.705 to the Learning and Results Services [Department for Local Government] budget 3
unit to be distributed to the Christian County Board of Education to purchase vehicles 4
and provide equipment for the Christian County Public Schools school -based law 5
enforcement agency. 6
Section 35. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 114, at page 23, is 7
amended to read as follows: 8
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of $2,500,000 in 9
each fiscal year of the 2026 -2028 fiscal biennium[$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028] 10
from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account established in KRS 48.705 to the 11
Department for Aviation budget unit to be distributed to the Perry County Fiscal Court to 12
support the Wendell H. Ford Airport runway expansion project. 13
Section 36. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 119, at page 24, is 14
amended to read as follows: 15
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of 16
$6,400,000[$7,000,000] in fiscal year 2027 -2028 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund 17
Account established in KRS 48.705 to the Department of Aviation budget unit to be 18
distributed to the Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport to support the runway addition 19
project. 20
Section 37. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount 21
of $600,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 from the Budget Reserve Trust F und Account 22
established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit to be 23
distributed to the Trigg County Fiscal Court to construct an ambulance service building. 24
Section 38. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 214, at page 41, is 25
amended to read as follows: 26
[There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of $1,000,000 in 27
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each fiscal year of the 2026 -2028 fiscal biennium from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund 1
Account established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit 2
to be distributed to the Jackson County Fiscal Court to support improvements and 3
upgrades to the Jackson County Fairgrounds.] 4
Section 39. There is hereby appropr iated General Fund moneys in the amount 5
of $500,000 in each fiscal year of the 2026 -2028 fiscal biennium from the Budget 6
Reserve Trust Fund Account established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local 7
Government budget unit to be distributed to the Harlan County Fiscal Court for 8
Backroads of Appalachia. 9
Section 40. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 145, at page 28, is 10
amended to read as follows: 11
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of 12
$3,000,000[$4,000,000] in fiscal year 2027 -2028 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund 13
Account established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit 14
to be distributed to the City of Ashland for repairs and renovations at the Paramount 15
Theater. 16
Section 41. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount 17
of $400,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account 18
established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit to be 19
distributed to the Adair County Fiscal Court for various projects. 20
Section 42. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount 21
of $400,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Acc ount 22
established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit to be 23
distributed to the City of Grayson to purchase a fire truck. 24
Section 43. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amo unt 25
of $200,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account 26
established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit to be 27
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distributed to Greenbo Lake State Resort Park to support expansion and land acquisition. 1
Section 44. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 210, at page 40, is 2
amended to read as follows: 3
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of $500,000 in 4
fiscal year 2026-2027 and $3,500,000 in fi scal year 2027-2028 from the Budget Reserve 5
Trust Fund Account established in KRS 48.705 to the Economic Development budget 6
unit, to work in collaboration with the Boyd County Fiscal Court, to support upgrades 7
and improvements of the Camp Landing Entertain ment District. Of the amount 8
appropriated in fiscal year 2027 -2028, $300,000 shall be distributed to the Archery 9
Program. 10
Section 45. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 115, at page 23, is 11
amended to read as follows: 12
[There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of $320,000 in 13
fiscal year 2026-2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account established in KRS 14
48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit to be distributed to the Knox 15
County Industrial Development Authority for Knox County land acquisition.] 16
Section 46. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 124, at page 25, is 17
amended to read as follows: 18
[There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of $1,250,000 in 19
fiscal year 2026-2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account established in KRS 20
48.705 to the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority budget unit to be distributed to the Knox 21
County Utility Commission to replace a 200,000 gallon water tank.] 22
Section 47. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 212, at page 40, is 23
amended to read as follows: 24
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of $325,000 in 25
each fiscal year of the 20 26-2028 fiscal biennium from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund 26
Account established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit 27
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to be distributed to the City of Barbourville [Barbourville Utility Commission] for 1
necessary infrastructure upgr ades and associated equipment needs at the park [to 2
support utilities improvements]. 3
Section 48. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 123, at pages 24 to 25, 4
is amended to read as follows: 5
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of 6
$750,000[$500,000] in fiscal year 2026 -2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund 7
Account established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit 8
to be distributed to the City of Barbourville to purcha se a county -wide emergency 9
warning system. 10
Section 49. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 55, at page 12, is 11
amended to read as follows: 12
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of $4,000,000 in 13
fiscal year 2026-2027[2027-2028] from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account 14
established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit to be 15
distributed to the Pikeville Medical Center to construct a Childcare Academy. 16
Section 50. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 215, at page 41, is 17
amended to read as follows: 18
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of 19
$17,000,000[$10,000,000] in fiscal year 2026-2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund 20
Account established in KRS 48.705 to the Economic Development budget unit to be 21
distributed to the Christian County Fiscal Court for the purchase of debt held by Planters 22
Bank against real estate owned by Hopkinsville Industrial Foundation in or around 23
Commerce Park II. The Cabinet for Economic Development shall arrange normal and 24
ordinary terms for repayment to the Commonwealth of Kentucky for a term of ten years. 25
No interest shall accrue at any time during the term of the loan. 26
Section 51. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 245, at page s 46 to 47, 27
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is amended to read as follows: 1
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of 2
$200,000[$100,000] in fiscal year 2026 -2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund 3
Account established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local Govern ment budget unit 4
to be distributed to the Lincoln County Fiscal Court to support historical property 5
renovations[ support the construction and improvement of the entrance to the Isaac 6
Shelby Cemetery]. 7
Section 52. 2026 R egular Session HB 900/EN, Section 269, at page 51, is 8
amended to read as follows: 9
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of $200,000 in 10
fiscal year 2026-2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account established in KRS 11
48.705 to th e Department for Local Government budget unit to be distributed to the 12
Lincoln County Fiscal Court to support the Logan's Fort Master Plan[Fort Logan master 13
and construction plan]. 14
Section 53. 2026 Regular Session HB 900 /EN, Section 92, at page 19, is 15
amended to read as follows: 16
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of $4,000,000 in 17
fiscal year 2026-2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account established in KRS 18
48.705 to the Kentucky Infrastru cture Authority budget unit to be distributed to the 19
Lincoln[Boyle] County Fiscal Court to support the US 150 Corridor project to expand 20
water capacity, improve system resiliency, and support long -term economic growth in 21
Lincoln, Rockcastle and Garrard Counties. 22
Section 54. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 24, at page 6, is 23
amended to read as follows: 24
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys from the Budget Reserve Trust 25
Fund Account (KRS 48.705) in the amo unt of $15,100,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and 26
$14,500,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 to the General Administration and Support budget 27
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unit in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to improve public riverports within 1
Kentucky as authorized by KRS 65.520 and f or eligible use as described in KRS 2
174.210(3). No local match shall be required. 3
Section 55. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 9, at page 2, is amended 4
to read as follows: 5
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys from the Budget Reserve Trust 6
Fund Account (KRS 48.705) in the amount of $25,000,000 in each fiscal year of the 7
2026-2028 fiscal biennium to the Economic Development budget unit to support the 8
Kentucky Product Development Initiative. The Cabinet for Economic Development may 9
retain up to $180,000 in each fiscal year of the 2026-2028 fiscal biennium to reimburse 10
the Kentucky Association for Economic Development for technical support and 11
evaluation services. 12
Section 56. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 251, at page 48, is 13
amended to read as follows: 14
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of $100,000 in 15
fiscal year 2026-2027 and $200,000[$300,000] in fiscal year 2027-2028 from the Budget 16
Reserve Trust Fund Account established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local 17
Government budget unit to be distributed to the Spencer County Fiscal Court to support 18
renovations to a historical site in collaboration with the Felix Grundy St idger Historic 19
Preservation Foundation. 20
Section 57. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 278, at page 53, is 21
amended to read as follows: 22
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of 23
$2,256,000[$1,750,000] in fiscal year 2026-2027[each fiscal year of the 2026-2028 fiscal 24
biennium] from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account established in KRS 48.705 to 25
the Economic Development budget unit to be distributed to the Greater Owensboro 26
Economic Development Authority to support the Landing Entrepreneurship Center. 27
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Section 58. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 209, at page 40, is 1
amended to read as follows: 2
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amou nt of 3
$4,621,900[$4,000,000] in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $5,178,000[$4,556,000] in fiscal 4
year 2027-2028 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account established in KRS 48.705 5
to the Department for Local Government budget unit to be distributed to the Davie ss 6
County Fiscal Court to construct an emergency operations facility. 7
Section 59. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount 8
of $400,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Acc ount 9
established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit to be 10
distributed to the Knox County Fiscal Court for the purchase of sensory playground 11
equipment. 12
Section 60. There is hereby appropriat ed General Fund moneys in the amount 13
of $200,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account 14
established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit to be 15
distributed to the Knox County Fiscal Court for necessar y infrastructure upgrades and 16
associated equipment needs at the park. 17
Section 61. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount 18
of $510,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account 19
established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit to be 20
distributed to the East Knox County Fire Department for the purchase of a substation and 21
other necessary improvements. 22
Section 62. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount 23
of $38,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account 24
established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit to be 25
distributed to the Artemus Volunteer Fire Department for the purchase of equipment and 26
infrastructure upgrades. 27
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Section 63. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the am ount 1
of $72,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account 2
established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit to be 3
distributed to the Bailey Switch Volunteer Fire Department for the purchase of equipment 4
and infrastructure upgrades. 5
Section 64. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount 6
of $100,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account 7
established in KRS 48.705 to the Dep artment for Local Government budget unit to be 8
distributed to the Richland Fire Department for the purchase of equipment and 9
infrastructure upgrades. 10
Section 65. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 262, at page 50, i s 11
amended to read as follows: 12
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of [ $2,000,000 in 13
fiscal year 2026-2027 and] $5,500,000 in fiscal year 2027-2028 from the Budget Reserve 14
Trust Fund Account established in KRS 48.705 to the Depart ment for Local Government 15
budget unit to be distributed to the Shelby County Fiscal Court to support public health 16
initiatives, including but not limited to improving emergency medical services, 17
healthcare access, and public health infrastructure in Shelby County[a healthcare 18
facility]. 19
Section 66. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount 20
of $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account 21
established in KRS 48.705 to th e Learning and Results Services budget unit to be 22
distributed to the Shelby County Board of Education to support the middle school career 23
center program. 24
Section 67. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in th e amount 25
of $2,200,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account 26
established in KRS 48.705 to the School Facilities Construction Commission budget unit 27
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to be distributed to the Christian County Board of Education to construct a ne w bus 1
garage. 2
Section 68. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount 3
of $300,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account 4
established in KRS 48.705 to the Legislative Resear ch Commission budget unit for 5
security during the 2026 Southern Legislative Conference. 6
Section 69. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount 7
of $400,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 from the Budget Rese rve Trust Fund Account 8
established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit to be 9
distributed to the Lee County Fiscal Court to support park improvements. 10
Section 70. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount 11
of $200,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account 12
established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit to be 13
distributed to the City of Beattyville to support sewer equipment. 14
Section 71. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount 15
of $300,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account 16
established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local Gov ernment budget unit to be 17
distributed to the Wolfe County Fiscal Court to support road department equipment. 18
Section 72. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount 19
of $100,000 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account 20
established in KRS 48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit to be 21
distributed to the Jackson County Fiscal Court to support park upgrades. 22
Section 73. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 261, at pages 49 to 50, 23
is amended to read as follows: 24
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of $1,500,000 in 25
fiscal year 2026-2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account established in KRS 26
48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit to be distributed to the 27
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Garrard County Fiscal Court to support water,[ economic development as it relates to 1
water and] sewer, or infrastructure.[ Funds appropriated in this section shall no t be 2
expended on roads.] 3
Section 74. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 43, at page 10, is 4
amended to read as follows: 5
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of $750,000 in 6
fiscal year 2026-2027 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account established in KRS 7
48.705 to the Department for Local Government budget unit to be distributed to the Bell 8
County Fiscal Court for the purchase of firefighting vehicles and the construction of a 9
building[two new pumper fire trucks]. 10
Section 75. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 75, at pages 15 to 16, is 11
amended to read as follows: 12
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of $3,000,000 in 13
fiscal yea r 2026-2027[2027-2028] from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account 14
established in KRS 48.705 to the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority budget unit to be 15
distributed to the Wolfe County Sanitation District for Phase I and Phase II of the Hazel 16
Green wastewater treatment project. 17
Section 76. 2026 Regular Session HB 900/EN, Section 283, at pages 53 to 54, 18
is amended to read as follows: 19
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of 20
$900,000[$1,000,000] in fiscal year 2026-2027 and $3,500,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 21
from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account established in KRS 48.705 to the 22
Department for Local Government budget unit to be distributed to the Lincoln County 23
Fiscal Court to support economic dev elopment as it relates to water, sewer, or[and] 24
infrastructure.[ Funds shall not be expended on roads.] 25
Section 77. Whereas the provisions of this Act provide ongoing support for 26
state government agencies and their functions, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 27
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Act takes effect upon its passage and approval by the Governor or upon its otherwise 1
becoming a law. 2