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

The State/Executive Branch Budget: Details Part I, Operating Budget; details Part II, Capital Projects Budget; details Part III, General Provisions; details Part IV, State Salary/Compensation, Benefit, and Employment Policy; details Part V, Funds Transfer; details Part VI, General Fund Budget Reduction Plan; details Part VII, General Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; details Part VIII, Road Fund Budget Reduction Plan; details Part IX, Road Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; details Part X, Phase I Tobacco Settlement; and details Part XI, Executive Branch Budget Summary; APPROPRIATION.

Agriculture Appropriations Area Development Districts Attorney, Commonwealth's Attorney, County Attorney General Auditor of Public Accounts Boards and Commissions Budget and Financial Administration Capital Construction Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State Economic Development Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Finance Education, Higher Education, Vocational Energy Environment and Conservation Fish and Wildlife Governor Health and Medical Services Homeland Security Housing, Building, and Construction Jails and Jailers Labor and Industry Lieutenant Governor Local Government Lottery Medicaid Mental Health Military Affairs and Civil Defense Police, State Probation and Parole Prosecutors Public Advocate Public Buildings and Grounds Public Officers and Employees Public Records and Reports Public Utilities Retirement and Pensions Secretary of State State Agencies State Employees Tobacco Tourism Treasurer Universities and Colleges

Effective date: set by the act

Appropriations acts follow the schedule written into the act itself rather than the standard 90-day rule (Ky. Constitution § 55).

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This is Kentucky's main state budget bill for the executive branch, setting the level of funding for government operations, construction projects, employee pay, and a wide range of public services. It also establishes rules for how agencies can spend money and what happens if revenues fall short or exceed expectations. Because it controls spending across virtually every area of state government, it shapes the services Kentuckians rely on day to day. Who it may affect:…

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