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Anybody
in
the
room,
everybody
in
the
room,
make
sure
that
you
have
your
cell
phones
and
other
electronic
devices
set
so
that
it
doesn't
make
noise,
as
chairman
massey
has
said
multiple
times.
If
you
can
put
it
on
airplane
mode,
it's
probably
better,
so
it
doesn't
interfere
with
our
sensitive
equipment.
So
everybody
out
in
the
real
world
and
here
can
hear
and
see
and
get
a
good
recording
of
what
is
going
on.
B
A
We
have
a
quorum
and
one
other
small
order
of
business
if
you're
attending
the
meeting
remotely.
Please
indicate
through
the
chat
feature
so
that
the
staff
members
can
tell
can
determine
whether
or
not
you
have
a
question
or
need
to
make
a
comment.
That'll
be
the
best
way
for
us
to
monitor
that
you
make
that
indication,
we'll
put
you
in
the
queue
and
get
to
you
as
fast
as
we
can
give
a
little
preview
for
today.
A
So
everybody
knows
on
the
agenda.
We
have
house
bill,
1
house,
bill,
226
and
house
bill
241
appearing
in
that
order.
House
bill
226
will
not
be
considered
today.
Do
not
take
that
as
anything
against
the
bill
or
the
sponsor.
He-
and
I
continue
to
talk
about
this.
There
is,
I
think
at
least
one
more
tweak
modification
we
made
to
that
bill.
I
would
anticipate
that
it's
still
going
to
have
traction
to
move
forward.
It
just
will
not
do
so
today.
A
A
A
E
A
E
A
I'm
going
to
make
just
a
quick
opening
remark
regarding
house
bill
241
before
we
get
into
the
presentation
of
it.
I
just
want
to
simply
point
out
that
house
bill
241.
The
transportation
budget
works
in
conjunction
with
house
bill
1
in
ways
that
have
not
been
done
before
between
the
executive
branch,
budgets
and
and
the
transportation
budget,
and
what
I
mean
by
that
is
this:
there
have
been
extra
measures
taken
to
utilize
general
funds
and
selective
surgical
ways.
A
A
My
our
hopes
are
that,
at
the
end
of
this
session,
we
will
have
accomplished
those
goals
through
both
chambers
and
through
the
entire
general
assembly,
and
we
will
have
maximized
those
dollar
figures
with
that
said,
representative
reid,
representative
santoro.
If
you
will
proceed
with
house
bill,
241.
A
E
E
E
During
the
interim
we
heard
from
various
agencies,
stakeholders
and
citizens
across
the
commonwealth,
regardless
of
how
you
vote
on
hb,
241
and
hb1.
Today,
members
should
take
pride
in
this
historic
movement
to
realign
the
budget
process
with
the
general
assembly.
This
process
makes
the
budget
more
transparent
to
the
general
assembly
and
the
citizens
of
kentucky.
E
E
E
Next,
I
would
like
to
thank
our
legislative
assistant,
stacy
jacobs,
from
scheduling
meetings,
to
any
request
that
the
chairman
I
had.
She
served
the
state
and
her
agency
well
also
I'd
like
to
thank
our
partisan
staff,
frank
willey
and
jacob
estes
for
countless
hours
of
dedication
to
this
historical
process.
E
A
Point,
I
don't
do
this
a
lot.
Y'all
know
I
don't,
but
I'm
going
to
echo
exactly
what
representative
reed
just
said.
A
I
want
to
make
sure
everybody
understands
jenny,
bannister
heads
up
all
budget
staff
that
covers
everything,
there's
so
much
work,
that's
unbelievable.
I
mean
just
literally
unbelievable
and,
and
you
would
almost
say
herculean
and
the
ability
to
move
things
and
get
things
and
do
things
and
analyze
things
without
exception.
A
These
people
cover
all
the
subject
matters
and
these
people
are
go-to.
They
understand
they
help
inform
on
history.
We
need
information,
they
go
to
the
executive
branch,
they
go
to
whatever
source
they
can
come
up
with
and
they
help
us
help
us
help
us
and
without
y'all.
This
budgets
just
simply
wouldn't
be
possible
period.
A
So,
thank
you
very
much
and
then,
with
our
legislative
assistant
stacey,
I
know
you're
listening.
All
I
can
say
is
a
simple
thank
you,
she's
done
above
and
beyond
with
our
policy
analyst
frank
and
jacob
thank
y'all
just
so
much
work,
so
much
insight.
It
doesn't
matter
whether
you
like
the
bell
or
not.
The
work
has
been
put
in,
it's
been
put
in
good
faith
and
it's
been
a
tremendous
amount
of
it
now
anything
else.
Mr.
E
D
D
D
D
Let's
talk
about
some
competitive
grants
at
this
time,
we're
going
to
provide
200
million
dollars
for
a
required
state
match
for
federal
infrastructure
packages.
There
are
several
of
those
they
have
the
raise
grants.
We
have
infra
grants
and
mega
grants
we're
going
to
stand
we're
going
to
fund
this
stuff,
so
we
don't
have
to
take
the
money
from
other
areas.
D
D
D
I
want
to
talk
about
general
aviation
now
general
aviation
airport,
I'm
not
talking
about
the
big
three,
I'm
talking
about
the
57
general
or
out
through
all
her
community
11.4
million
dollars
each
year
for
a
grant
pool
for
available
funds
for
these
57
some
airports
them.
Don't
even
have
nice
runways
we're
going
to
take
care
of
this
stuff,
200
000
each
year
for
each
of
the
57
airports.
D
D
D
D
I
just
want
to
say
this
in
closing
to
everyone:
we
reignited
the
transportation
budget.
We
really
put
it
put
the
fire
to
it
this
time.
First
time
the
general
assembly
has
allocated
sizable
amount
of
road
fund
money
from
the
general
fund.
I
know
we're
going
to
take
money
from
peter
to
pay
paul,
but
it
has
to
happen.
If
we
don't
have
transportation,
we
don't
have
anything
in
this
commonwealth.
D
E
G
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Just
a
quick
question
about
the
the
airports,
the
general
aviation.
I
think
there's
11
million
in
there.
If
I'm,
if
I'm
reading
it
correctly,
the
governor's
proposal
was
for
about
50
million
for
general
aviation
airports.
Is
there
a
reason
that
we
didn't
need
that
much
or
somewhere
else,
another
plan
for
getting
more
money
to
the
airports.
A
A
Excuse
me
back
around
june
or
july,
we
sent
a
letter
out
to
each
of
the
general
aviation
airports
from
me
asking
what
needs
were
there,
what
projects
were
anticipated
and
so
forth,
and
so
on
within
about
a
two
to
three
month
period,
I
think
we
had
received
a
correspondence,
or
at
least
communication
back
from
each
of
those
general
aviation
airports.
200
000
per
year
for
the
next
two
years
seems
to
be
an
appropriate
level
for
what
they're
looking
at
across
general
aviation
now.
Could
it
be
400?
Could
it
be
4
million?
Could
it
be?
A
400
million
could
be
4
billion.
Everybody
wants
more
money,
but
at
this
point
I
think
the
200
000
per
year
for
these
two
years
is
a
good
start
to
meet
what
needs
they
have
in
queue.
Now,
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
go
out
on
the
skis
a
little
bit
and
say
I've
met
with
the
aviation
association
multiple
times.
I
think
three
prior
commissioners
and
multiple
aviators
in
business,
as
well
as
just
flight
aviators.
A
One
of
the
things
we're
going
to
have
to
look
for
is
a
continuing
revenue
stream
directed
to
general
aviation
airports.
This
is
a
budget
bill,
not
a
revenue
bill,
so
that's
not
included,
but
we
as
a
general
assembly
should
look
at
that
because
general
aviation
airports
are
uniquely
spread
fairly
evenly
throughout
the
commonwealth.
A
So
if
you
were
to
have
a
disaster
or
if
you
were
to
have
specific
needs
of
some
sort,
whether
it
be
from
ice
rain,
tornado
or
whatever,
we
have
an
in
and
out
logistically
to
a
good
general
aviation
airport,
so
these
things
have
become
particularly
important
and
looking
in
the
future
they're
going
to
be
more
important
and
more
and
more,
we
could
expound
them
right
now,
given
that
input
back
from
the
general
aviations
200
000
per
year
seemed
appropriate
would
receive
no
agency
request.
Contrary
to
that,
but
this
is
not
the
end.
G
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
That's
going
to
be
really
important
for
economic
development
out
in
the
rural
areas,
as
you
know,
may
ask
another
question
please:
for
for
either
of
you
what
if
anything
specifically
is
planned
for
the
mountain
parkway
in
the
transportation
budget,
and
if
this
is
not
the
appropriate
time
to
ask
that
we
can
deal
with
that
when,
when
we
talk
more
specifically
but
just
curious
about
whether
it
gets
four-laned
the
entire
way
and
what
route
it
will
take.
D
H
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
express
my
deep
appreciation
for
what
I
believe
of
a
transportation
operating
budget,
be
innovative,
responsive,
responsible
and
out-of-the-box
thinking,
and
I
complement
the
chair
and
the
vice
chair,
as
well
as
the
chair
of
the
bnr
representative
santoro,
on
doing
this.
So
so,
thank
you
all
very
much
for
your
due
diligence.
The
communications
was
very,
very
strong,
very
transparent
in
order
to
get
things
going
in
a
more
responsive
way
in
terms
of
getting
our
road
systems
infrastructure
back
in
a
strong,
stronger
founding.
H
D
Is
what
it
is
so
each
city,
the
mayor
or
whoever
they
will
have
funds
now
to
take
care
of
themselves,
their
own
city
or
county,
is.
Is
that
what
you're
looking
for
yeah
right
so.
E
A
A
Last
year
we
took
general
fund
money
to
a
certain
degree,
maybe
around
57
to
60
million
dollars
and
and
backfilled
certain
things
that
have
been
siphoned
off
for
long-standing
practice
out
of
the
road
fund
to
pay
for
other
stuff,
so
that
money
wasn't
siphoned
off
anymore
and
then
in
this
budget
bill,
as
we
had
intended
coming
from
last
session.
A
Last
year,
when
we
took
that
first
step,
we
received
some
comments
back
about
wait,
a
minute
you
haven't
made
the
locals
whole
well.
This
is
why
I
want
to
explain
this
any
money
that
had
been
utilized
from
the
road
fund.
Previously,
you
have
to
understand
money
comes
in
the
road
fund
and
split
off
to
the
state
side
and
to
the
local
side.
A
A
J
Thank
you,
chairman
representative
santero.
Could
you
please
help
me
understand?
I
recognize
that
there
is
a
huge
shift
taking
place
in
the
way
the
budget
is
coming
together.
What
I'm
trying
to
understand
is
are
in
this
vote
today.
Is
this
it
on
the
transportation
bill?
Are
we
even
looking
at
the
governor's
bill?
Are
we
going
to
be
doing
a
negotiation,
or
is
it
more
like
this?
Is
it
this?
A
Just
I'm
going
to
jump
in
on
that
one
real,
quick
we've
received
the
governor's
recommendations
through
budget
bills.
We've
talked
with
them
and
representative
santoro
has
done
the
same
all
along
the
way
met
with
executive
branch
this
week
for
about
an
hour
and
a
half
after
we
tore
through
the
bills
trying
to
understand
them
and
analyze
as
best
we
can-
and
I
think
when
we
left
that
meeting
with
budget
director
hicks
as
well
as
rocky
atkins,
a
senior
advisor,
they
understood
that
we
understood
that
this
is
the
first
step
in
a
process.
A
A
F
K
K
L
F
A
J
D
F
Just
briefly,
I'm
going
to
pass
at
this
moment
because
I
just
haven't
had
enough
time
to
digest.
What's
in
this
substitute,
thank
you.
B
E
J
A
F
M
E
I
N
Like
to
briefly
explain
my
yes
vote,
if
I
could
please
so,
I
am
voting
yesterday
out
of
respect
for
the
work
that
the
budget
staff
has
done
and
that
representative
santoro
has
done.
I
really
like
a
lot
of
the
language
we
heard
today
reigniting
our
transportation
budget,
new
investments
forward
thinking.
I
really
am
very
impressed
by
that.
I
like
the
idea
that
we're
going
to
leverage
every
state
dollar
to
match
every
federal
fund
that's
available
to
us,
so
I'm
I'm
a
yes!
For
today
we
just
got
the
substitute.
N
A
A
A
What
we
got
20?
Yes,
how
many
knows
and
two
passes
house
bill
241
as
amended
by
committee,
substitute
one
having
received
20,
yes,
votes,
zero,
no
votes
and
two
passes
shall
pass
from
this
committee
with
favorable
adoption.
The
same
should
pass
on
the
floor.
E
A
Have
house
committee
substitute
one
for
house
bill
one
motion.
Second,
second,
all
in
favor
aye
opposed
we
have
before
it's
adopted.
We
have
before
us
house
committee
substitute
to
house
bill
number
one
representative
reed.
I
will
remind
you
that
you
remain
oath
and
I
will
acknowledge
that
I
remain
under
the
same
representative
tipton.
Will
you
will
introduce
yourself
for
the
record
and
then
I'll
administer
the
oath.
A
A
Before
we
proceed
on
this
bill,
I
do
want
to
get
back
to
the
last
bill
on
house
bill
241,
as
amended
by
committee
substitute
one
representative
gentry.
Are
you
online?
I've
received
a
note
to
recognize
you.
F
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
based
on
your
comments
while
ago
about
the
only
two
small
technical
changes.
I
would
like
to
change
my
vote
to
a
yes
from
a
pass.
A
E
Mr
chairman,
just
to
explain
a
little
bit
of
the
process,
I
will
call
up
each
subcommittee
chair
one
by
one
as
we
proceed
in
the
through
the
budget.
As
representative
tipton
is
now,
we
will
save
all
the
questions
to
the
very
end.
So
at
this
time
I
turn
it
over
to
chairman
tipton.
A
Chairman
tipton,
if
you
will
proceed
on
your
your
subject
matter,
announce
it
and
then
please
inform
us.
I
Mr
chairman,
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
privilege
to
have
the
opportunity
to
be
the
first
subcommittee
chair
to
share
with
this
committee
and
the
citizens
of
the
commonwealth.
This
proposed
budget,
because
it
is
an
investment
in
our
state.
It's
an
investment
in
our
people
and
I
truly
believe
that
it
re
it
will
revitalize
our
state
and
our
economy.
I
I
have
met
with
many
university
presidents
who
have
come
to
me
with
budget
requests
with
concerns
and,
unfortunately,
due
to
decisions
that
have
been
made
in
the
past
economic
circumstances
that
come
about,
we
have
not
been
able
to
make
the
investments
that
we
should
have.
There
have
actually
been
cuts,
but
we
have
a
different
story
this
year,
mr
chairman,
and
I'd
like
to
begin
sharing.
What's
first
with
what
was
in
the
original
house
bill
1.
I
We
made
some
changes
to
that
legislation
in
last
year
in
2021,
which
I
believe
were
very
vital
to
the
future
of
this
process
and
I'm
pleased
to
announce
that
in
each
year
of
the
biennium
we
will
be
appropriating
50
million
dollars
to
the
performance-based
funding
model,
50
million
dollars
to
each
in
each
year
to
these
universities,
our
community
colleges
across
the
state
who
have
16
colleges
in
kentucky
community
college
system,
so
they
can
compete
based
on
the
metrics
of
that
model.
I
We
all
understand
that
we
have
a
health
care
crisis
right
now
with
covet.
We
have
a
shortage
of
workers
in
the
health
care
field.
I'm
pleased
to
share
that
this
budget
funds,
a
new
health
care
workforce
initiative
at
20
million
dollars
each
year,
we're
going
to
invest
20
million
dollars
each
year
to
try
to
improve
our
health
care
workforce.
I
I
As
I
mentioned,
I've
talked
to
a
lot
of
university
presidents
and
every
year
they
come
to
me
and
say
we
have.
We
need
asset
preservation,
we
have
buildings,
we
have
roof
problems,
we
have
infrastructure
problems,
we
need
new
hvac
systems
and
unfortunately,
we
haven't
been
able
to
perform
on
that,
but
this
year's
a
different
story.
Mr
chairman,
we're
going
to
appropriate
350
million.
I
said
350
million
dollars
in
each
year
of
the
biennium
that
will
be
divided
between
our
public
universities
in
the
kctcs
system
to
maintain
buildings
and
facilities.
I
The
funds
will
be
available
to
these
institutions
based
on
the
square
footage
of
the
facilities
model
established
in
the
performance
based
funding
model.
I
touched
on
workforce
and
healthcare
a
minute
ago.
We
have
workforce
issues
all
across
the
commonwealth,
we're
going
to
fully
fund
a
workforce,
participation,
trust
fund
at
every
kctcs
institution
across
the
commonwealth
of
kentucky
earlier,
and
had
a
subcommittee
meeting
this
morning
at
10
o'clock.
I
In
that
meeting,
one
of
the
percenters
was
president
capilouto
at
the
university
of
kentucky,
and
I
asked
him
to
come
and
share
a
little
bit
about
bucks
for
brains.
I
I
mentioned
in
my
six
years:
we've
never
appropriated
any
money
for
bucks
for
brains
and,
as
we
had
our
conversation
this
morning,
I
believe
we're
looking
back
around
2008
2010
and
what
bucks
for
brains
is
it's
an
initiative
for
research,
it's
an
initiative
where
they
can
go
out
and
try
to
attract
individuals
to
come
into
our
state,
primarily
at
uk
and
uofl,
to
do
research
and
they
share.
I
want
to
share
about
one
of
the
benefits
of
the
past
investment.
That's
been
made.
I
I
I
I
also
I've
been
meeting
for
a
lot
of
people.
Mr
chairman
had
had
the
chairman
of
the
lottery
in
my
office
a
few
minutes
ago.
We
all
know
that
the
lottery
funds
go
to
our
key
scholarship
or
grants
to
help
our
students
attain
their
goals
and
I'm
pleased
to
announce
that,
due
to
growth
in
the
lottery
and
the
availability
of
funds,
we're
going
to
provide
an
additional
42
million
dollars
in
each
year.
I
That's
42
million
dollars
that
our
children
are
students
across
the
state,
we'll
be
able
to
utilize
in
the
cap
program
or
college
access
program.
That's
the
program
for
students
who
attend
our
public
universities,
the
ktg
program
kentucky
tuition
grant,
that
is,
for
those
students
who
are
in
the
private
institutions.
Private
universities
across
kentucky
in
our
work,
ready
scholarship
program
for
those
individuals
who
do
not
have
an
associate's
degree,
and
they
want
to
upskill.
I
Those
additional
funds
will
be
available.
Now,
all
that
was
in
the
as
exciting
as
house
bill.
1
originally
was.
Let
me
share
a
little
bit
about.
What's
in
the
committee
sub
for
post
secondary,
we
have
reached
out
to
every
public
university,
our
community
kentucky
community
technical
college
system
and
they've
all
got
capital
projects,
and
we've
asked
them
to
prioritize
those
projects,
and
we
are
fully
funding
the
number
one
priority
capital
project
for
all
our
public
universities
and
community
college
system
across
the
state.
I
I
Unfortunately,
there
have
been
changes
in
washington
to
the
student
loan
program
with
loan
forgiveness.
Other
things.
Loans
have
been
taken
away
from
them,
so
they
are
no
longer
able
to
generate
the
revenue
they
have
in
the
past.
So
we're
appropriating
six
million
dollars
in
each
year
of
general
fund
dollars,
so
they
can
continue
to
administer
these
vital
programs
for
our
children
across
the
state.
I
I
A
Thank
you
very
much
chairman
tipton,
and
I'm
going
to
reiterate,
so
I
don't
make
the
same
mistake.
I
made
in
the
first
section
first
built
committee
sub:
if
you're
looking
for
differences
just
for
help
for
digestion
purposes
goes
back,
we
started
to
gather
the
information,
but
this
completes
after
consultation
with
each
of
the
universities
in
kcts
the
sub
funds.
A
The
number
one
priority
set
by
number
one
capital
project
priority
by
each
of
those
institutions
number
two:
it
adds
a
little
over
six
million
dollars
of
general
fund
money
to
fully
fund
the
operations
budgets
of
kia
and
to
actually
deal
with
some
needed
repairs
on
roof
and
hvac
for
the
functioning
of
that
building
facility.
A
E
A
H
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
I'd
like
to
thank
you
and,
and
vice
chairman
reid,
for
all
of
your
hard
work,
I'd
like
to
thank
frank
and
jacob
for
for
their
hard
work
and
all
the
lrc
staff.
I
want
to
especially
give
a
special
shout
out
to
my
staff
on
the
br
subcommittee
on
workforce
k
through
12
and
workforce
development.
A
bunch
of
them
are
sitting
over
here.
H
I
couldn't
do
anything
with
them.
They're
great
the
education
funding
is
going
to
be
record-breaking.
It's
done
in
both
a
strategic
and
sustainable
way.
I'm
very
excited
about
what
this
is
going
to
mean
for
the
for
the
youth
of
kentucky
and
and
their
education.
H
Every
dollar
seek
is
increased,
translates
into
an
additional
investment
of
800
000
in
public
school
districts
that
comes
to
a
total
of
first
year,
80
million
dollars
second
year,
160
million
dollars
permanently
funds,
the
second
half
of
full
day
kindergarten
in
both
fiscal
years-
and
I
know
this
has
been
something
that
a
lot
of
us
have
pushed
for.
Representative
tipton
has
been
very
involved
in
this
and
a
lot
of
people
in
this
state
for
a
number
of
years
and
been
involved
in
trying
to
access
full-day
kindergarten.
H
It
fully
funds
kentucky
teachers,
retirement
system
at
two
actuarially
required
contribution,
rather
than
that
required
by
law.
The
statutorily
required
contribution
would
be
438
million.
This
plan
allocates
an
estimated
1.067
billion
in
the
first
year
and
1.084
billion
in
the
second
year.
Those
figures
are
629
million
and
646
million
above
the
statutory
rate.
H
This
budget
fully
funds
the
state
portion
of
health
insurance
for
retired
teachers
under
the
age
of
65,
and
that
is
for
both
years
it
fully
fun.
It
provides
speech,
certified
speech,
pathologists
and
audiologists
the
same
pace.
Subsidy
has
certified
teachers
and
we
know
we
have
a
crisis
there
and
that
we
do
not
have
the
numbers
that
we
need
of
in
those
positions
going
to
vocational
education.
H
H
A
A
A
F
A
F
In
this
bill,
we
are
going
to
provide
necessary
funding
to
implement
the
public
health
transportation
transformation
act.
Hb
129
of
2020
to
ensure
public
health
departments
are
financially
able
to
continuing
serving
our
communities
very
proud
of
them.
How
they've
served
us
during
the
crisis
and
we're
going
to
continue
that
funding
we're
going
to
allocate
2.5
million
dollars
to
the
area
health,
educational,
centers,
very
successful
at
recruiting?
F
Our
social
workers
are
very
short,
we're
going
to
find
100
additional
social
worker
positions
in
each
year
of
the
budget
for
a
total
of
200
and
provide
a
method
of
tracking
this
implementation
of
increased
staffing,
we'll
raise
the
reimbursement
rate
of
19,
the
1915
c
medic,
michelle
p
waiver,
home
and
community-based
services
waiver
services
by
10
percent.
In
each
year
of
the
budget,
we
will
fully
fund
the
increase
in
the
nursing
home
reimbursement
rate
implemented
by
fiscal
year.
F
E
A
Sometimes
people
confuse
issues
that
are
in
the
judicial
branch
budget
with
what's
in
the
executive
branch
budget
regarding
justice,
those
are
not
the
same
things,
so
you
may
be
thinking
certain
topics
and
chairman
fischer
is
going
to
cover
those
things
that
are
proper
before
the
justice
subject
matter
in
the
executive
branch
bill.
If
you
will
introduce
yourself
for
the
record,
please.
A
C
C
C
C
215
million
dollars
to
the
state
police
retirement
fund,
and
what
does
this
mean?
Ksp's
employee
contribution
rate
will
go
from
141
percent
of
their
salary
to
100
percent
of
the
salary.
This
frees
up
additional
funds
for
the
state
police
to
increase
salaries
of
personnel
and
purchase
equipment
going
forward.
C
A
E
A
D
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
ladies
and
gentlemen
of
the
committee,
I'm
here
today
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
economic
development
work
we've
done
over.
The
interim
we've
had
several
meetings
with
the
tourism
parks
and
recreation
department
to
address
the
needs
of
the
kentucky
state
park,
the
nation's
finest
based
on
their
input,
we've
gone
ahead
and
we
are
allocating
123.6
million
dollars
over
the
biennium
for
27
specific
projects
to
upgrade
the
parts
we
are
upgrading
areas
such
as
fitness,
centers,
campgrounds
equipment,
replacement,
upgrades,
cottage,
refurbishment,
etc.
D
In
addition,
we've
taken
a
look
at
the
rural
development.
Excuse
me,
rural
product
development
initiative
for
rural
business
site
development.
The
rural
areas
of
this
state
are
suffering,
as
everyone
knows,
to
get
economic
development.
We
are
allocating
a
hundred
million
dollars
in
fiscal
year.
2022
2023
for
this
initiative
and
we'll
take
a
look.
The
legislature
will
take
a
look
in
2023,
based
on
the
recommendations
that
this
that
come
to
us.
Lastly,
we
are
providing
an
additional
2.5.
D
A
I
assume
people
caught
this,
but
the
the
27
renovation
and
refurbishment
projects
to
the
tune
of
123
million
plus,
was
included
in
original
house
bill
1..
The
committee
sub
singular
subject
matter.
Change
is
an
increase
of
allocation
to
a
hundred
million
dollars
for
the
rural
product
development
initiative,
to
identify
industrial
sites
and
develop
the
infrastructure
needed
around
those
I'm
unaware
of
any
other
changes
unless
they
were
technical
in
nature,
but
that's
the
only
substantive
change
of
which
I
am
aware
anything
else,
chairman
beckler
at
this
time.
F
E
A
K
K
K
K
However,
this
also
addresses
an
issue
within
the
salaries
of
our
state
employees
and
unfortunately,
we
asked
for
this
information
and
did
not
receive
it
during
the
interim
during
the
work
of
this
budget.
So
we
are
requiring
the
secretary
of
the
personnel
cabinet
to
develop
a
plan
to
revise
the
classification
and
compensation
for
funding
in
the
second
year.
What
does
that
mean
currently
in
kentucky,
because
there's
not
been
any
cost
of
living
adjustment
raises
in
so
many
years
we
have
ran
into
a
pay
disparity.
K
We
are
in
competition
with
private
sector
and
hiring
employees
and
what
has
happened
in
many
areas
of
the
state
as
we
open
up
job
classifications,
job
opportunities,
people
are
not
applying
because
they
can
get
jobs
in
the
private
sector.
So
what
we
have
in
the
commonwealth
of
kentucky
is
a
pay
scale
and
that
pay
scale
has
a
beginning.
It
has
a
midpoint
and
has
an
upper
point
and
we
slowly
inched
ourselves
up
of
beginning
people
at
that
midpoint
range.
What
does
that
mean?
That
means
we
have
employees
within
the
commonwealth.
K
K
K
K
Just
a
few
months
ago,
I
got
a
phone
call
with
a
grown
man
in
tears.
Thanking
me
when
they
begin
laying
the
water
line
by
his
house.
It's
important
that
we
provide
clean
drinking
water
to
all
those
in
this
commonwealth,
and
it
also
provides
for
economic
development
opportunities
as
well
for
us
another
thing
in
being
conscientious
with
taxpayer
dollars.
K
K
Bonds
are
something
we
have
to
pay
interest
rates
on
and
when
we're
paying
interest
rates,
it's
like
a
credit
card,
we're
losing
money
every
time
we
do
it,
it's
just
being
responsible
with
taxpayer
dollars
and
we
are
no
longer
going
to
practice.
The
issuance
of
bonds
for
capital
projects
less
than
3
million.
K
We
are
also
going
to
be
providing
funds
for
the
operation
start-up
operation
of
the
bowling
green
veterans,
nursing
home
in
the
second
year.
Along
with
that
will
be
the
language
that
will
continue
in
our
budget.
That
says,
it
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
next
veterans
nursing
home,
be
in
mcgoffin
county
in
eastern
kentucky.
K
We
will
allocate
a
total
of
10
million
dollars
towards
a
population-based
grant
pool
under
the
department
of
local
government
that
will
allow
each
representative
and
senator
to
award
grants
to
local
governments,
educational
units
and
quasi-government
agencies.
That
means
every
member
of
the
general
assembly
will
equally
have
a
portion
of
funding
to
use
in
their
districts
to
help
with
projects.
K
K
Another
issue
very
close
and
dear
to
my
heart.
We
will
provide
an
increase
in
the
clep
funding
for
our
police
and
fire
across
the
commonwealth
from
four
thousand
dollars
to
forty
three
hundred
into
every
volunteer
fire
department
in
the
commonwealth.
We
will
increase
their
funding
from
eleven
thousand
to
eleven
thousand
five
hundred
per
fire
department,
also
coming
from
a
coal
region
and
a
coal
county
we
will
be
providing
after
debt
services
100
coal,
severance
monies
will
be
returned
to
our
coal
counties.
K
We
will
be
using
our
arpa
funds
to
return
the
unemployment
insurance
fund
to
pre-pandemic
levels
by
allocating
312
million
dollars
to
our
unemployment
insurance
fund.
What
does
that
mean?
If
you
recall,
not
only
did
we
deplete
it,
but
we
took
a
loan
from
the
federal
government
to
prop
up
that
program.
We've
repaid
that
money,
we're
restoring
it
to
the
pre-pandemic
levels
so
that
we
can
have
unemployment
insurance
available
for
those
of
our
hard-working
men
and
women
in
this
commonwealth
when
they
are
in
their
most
dire
need.
K
A
Thank
you
chairman
for
clarification
purposes.
Committee
substitute
the
original
house
bill
1
was
discussed
to
include
312
million
in
arpa
funds
to
restore
the
unemployment,
insurance
trust
fund
to
pre-pandemic
levels.
The
committee
sub
catches
that
language
and
makes
sure
that's
accomplished,
so
no
new
substantive
materials
in
the
committee
sub.
These
were
discussed.
It's
just
that
the
language
didn't
catch
it
sufficiently,
and
so
that
has
been
clarified
and
made
clear.
E
A
L
L
L
L
It
will
fully
fund
the
arc
for
kentucky
teachers,
retirement
says
system
at
an
estimated
1.6
billion
dollars
in
the
first
year
and
1.084
billion
dollars.
The
second
year
there
will
be
in
a
six.
An
additional
629
million
dollars
contributed
in
the
first
year
an
additional
646
million
in
the
second
year.
L
It
provides
200
million
dollars
to
the
general
fund
in
the
current
year
to
pay
on
the
kers
non-hazard
unfunded
liability
and
it
funds
house
bill
8
subsidy
for
regional
post-secondary
institutions
to
ensure
universities
to
pay
their
actual
share
of
the
pension
debt
debt.
There
are
no
changes
in
this
portion
of
the
budget
from
the
committee
sub.
A
E
A
N
N
It
is,
let
me
move
it
a
little
closer.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
I
noticed
this
is
a
general
question.
In
the
second
year
of
the
budget,
it
looks
like
fiscal
year.
24
has
recurring
revenues
that
are
one
billion
dollars
more
than
expenditures
for
that
year,
and
so
I'm
I'm
curious.
Why?
Why
we're
holding
on
to
so
much
when
there's
so
much
need
across
the
state?
So
that's
a
general
question.
A
Clearly,
okay,
so
I'm
going
to
give
a
little
more
information
than
you're
asking
for,
but
I
think
it'll
help
with
your
question
and
maybe
some
others
bear
with
me
and
I'm
going
to
try
to
do
this
slowly.
So
everybody
can
think
along
with
me,
but
I'm
just
going
to
relate
that
in
the
current
physical
year,
there's
about
2
billion
dollars
worth
of
expenditures
flowing
through
this
bill
in
fy
2223
through
this
bill
is
amended,
there'll
be
about
56.1
billion
that
would
flow
through
and
fy2324.
A
It
would
be
approximately
46.9
billion
that
flows
through
of
those
big
dollar
figures.
Those
are
the
grand
totals
within
that
current
year
we
have
general
fund
appropriations
of
approximately
1
billion
fy
2223
first
year
the
biennium
is
approximately
13.139
billion
general
fund
and
in
fiscal
year
2324
it
would
be
about
13
billion
664
million
general
funds.
A
Current
year,
the
bill
would
flow
47.4
million
in
restricted
funds
first
year
of
the
biennium
it'll,
be
about
20.1
billion
and
restricted
second
year
of
the
biennium.
It
will
be
approximately
14.5
billion
current
year.
Federal
funds
would
flow
about
932
million
first
year
of
the
biennium
19.4
billion
fy
2324,
approximately
18.1
billion
other
funds,
nothing
in
current
year
about
3
billion
and
22.23
and
fy2324
about
250
million.
A
Once
you
take,
those
top
grand
totals
account
for
each
of
the
individual
pieces
they're
in
appropriations,
and
then
you
account
for
a
budget
reserve
of
about
40
to
45
days.
42
is
my
best
guess.
At
this
point.
Budget
reserve
trust
fund
of
about
40
to
45
days,
totaling,
approximately
1.5
billion
plus
dollars
for
reserve
trust
account
that
would
leave.
In
the
current
fiscal
year
approximately
546
million
plus
in
unappropriated
funds,
fy
2223
those
same
processes
applied,
would
result
in
approximately
252
plus
million
dollars
in
unappropriated
funds.
A
Second
year
of
the
biennium
2324
same
process
as
applied
would
result
in
about
343
plus
million
dollars
unappropriated.
Now
I
want
to
make
sure
we're
not
missing
each
other
in
language.
I've
laid
out
what
the
total
flow
of
money,
federal,
restricted,
general
fund
and
other,
and
how
those
total
in
current
and
fy1
and
fy
first
year
of
the
biennium
in
the
second
year
of
the
biennium
we
are
maintaining
with
all
the
appropriations
for
operations
plus
a
1.5
plus
billion
dollar
reserve
trust
account.
A
A
A
A
A
A
budget
reserve
trust
fund
is
for
the
good
times
and
the
bad.
If
you'll
recall,
we
were
here
in
september
and
good
times
and
budget
reserve
trust
fund
had
funds
available,
so
we
could
take
advantage
of
an
opportunity,
so
1.5
billion
to
make
sure
we
maintain
that
budget
reserve
trust
fund
and
even
though
we've
appropriated
some
arpa
funds
of
312
million
to
go
to
the
unemployment
insurance
trust
fund
and
return
it
to
pre-pandemic
levels.
A
We
can't
quite
get
to
it.
Yet
there's
going
to
be
needed
reforms
on
this
one
particular
issue,
I'm
not
highlighting
it,
because
it's
the
most
important,
it's
just
an
example:
restoring
it
to
312
million.
That
sounds
tremendously
good
until
you
put
it
in
a
little
bit
of
a
proper
context
realize
that
a
billion
is
the
target
mark
and
since
1974
kentucky's
unemployment,
insurance
trust
fund
has
been
insolvent
by
federal
definition,
hence
downturn
in
08,
hence
most
recent
downturn.
A
Those
are
not
ours.
They
do
not
belong
to
the
general
assembly
they're,
not
in
our
bank
account.
We
have
no
special
hold
on
them
and
it
doesn't
have
our
thumb
prints
on
it,
and
I
know
I
can
see
it
on
your
face.
You
know
exactly
what
I'm
about
to
say
whose
money
is
it
it's
a
taxpayer's
money
we
have
no
claim
to
it.
A
So
when
we
look
at
those
unappropriated
general
funds,
the
tune
of
1.142
billion
dollars,
I
suggest
we
look
at
those
as
they
truly
are
they're,
not
ours,
they're,
the
taxpayers.
How
do
we
best
return
that
money?
Now?
There
are,
as
we
all
know,
other
bills
taking
place
in
this
session,
and
there
will
be
more
in
the
next
two
sessions
that
deal
with
very
important
issues
and
that
1.142
billion
will
likely
shrink.
A
A
A
That
may
be
a
way
to
try
to
offset
what
looks
to
be
a
possible
imbalance
in
that
process.
Just
throw
one
more
out.
I
think
around
1998,
the
great
voters
of
kentucky
gave
the
general
assembly
the
power
to
cut
that
rate
and
eliminate
that
rate,
eliminate
that
tax
hasn't
been
done
yet,
but
that's
one
thing,
then
we
always
have
income
tax
personal
and
we
have
other
taxes
that
are
on
the
table.
So
I
suggest,
if
we
do
a
budget
to
the
needs,
we
avoid
our
individual
wants
and
we
end
up
with
unappropriated
funds.
N
Mr
chairman,
thank
you
for
that
very
thorough
response
to
my
question.
Could
could
I
ask
a
couple
more
questions?
Please.
A
N
You
for
framing
it
that
way,
I
I'm,
I
heard
the
37
and
a
half
percent
salary
boost
for
state
troopers,
which
I
will
full.
I
fully
support
that
and
I'm
just
interested
in
how
that
compares
to
proposed
raises
for
other
vital
employees,
our
teachers
and
we
know,
there's
a
severe
teacher
shortage.
A
A
A
A
A
Seek
money
not
operating
exactly
the
same
but
pushing
in
money
to
each
local
district
through
the
formula
to
the
tune
of
80
million
in
the
first
year
and
160
million
in
the
second
year,
we've
pulled
data
for
nearly
all
of
that.
There's
a
tremendous
amount
of
data
money
going
into
each
district
seek,
as
well
as
freeing
up
discretionary
funds.
We've
encouraged
districts
to
look
at
school
teacher
raises,
however,
we
could
not
justify
doing
a
set
fixed
percentage
and
the
reason
being
is
this:
we
have
some
districts
that
have
given
ten
thousand
dollar
bonuses.
A
A
A
We
noted
it
and
on
june,
the
second
which
convened
the
budget
review
subcommittee
at
our
request.
Ksp
commissioner,
lieutenant
colonel
nall
come
in
and
took
us
through
the
details
of
what
the
problems
were
and
how
bad
the
situation
was.
They
did
an
excellent
job
in
december
the
year
preceding
presenting
to
me
and
writing
those
issues,
but
I
wanted
to
come
in
and
the
br
sub
chair
agreed.
Let's
get
this
highlighted,
so
we
can
start
working
on
it.
A
A
We
also
had
to
track
implementation
of
that
because,
as
we
all
know
in
this
room,
how
easy
is
it
to
find
somebody
to
work
at
mcdonald's
right
now?
How
easy
to
find
somebody
at
a
high
end
restaurant?
How
easy
to
find
somebody
to
hit
the
manufacturing
floor
or
work
in
an
accounting
department
or
just
be
public
service
customer
service
somewhere
work
shortage
in
kentucky
is
extreme
at
this
point.
Workforce
participation
is
extremely
low.
At
this
point,
when
you
talk
about
people
with
skills
and
degrees,
it
is
extraordinarily
hard
difficult
to
find
them.
A
So
we
could
hypothetically
fund
5
000
slots
for
mental
health
workers.
Good
luck
finding
50
over
the
next
two
years,
because
of
where
our
workforce
shortage
is
at
this
moment
and
the
labor
markets
are
this
moment.
So
I
do
not
agree
with
yeah.
That's
a
need
we
need
to
be
looking
at,
but
all
needs
are
in
order
of
priority
they're,
not
all
the
same
and
they're.
Not
all
the
circumstances,
the
same
with
the
amount
of
funds
and
work
shortages,
so
I
hope
that
we
get
to
some
public
safety
in
public
schools.
J
Thank
you,
sir.
I
want
to
draw
your
attention,
sir.
I
think
this
might
be
my
only
opportunity
to
the
one
place
where
I
believe
there
is
genuine
need
still,
and
we
can
do
more.
I
am
very
glad
to
see
an
increase
in
the
10
percent
of
the
michelle
p
waivers
and
also
50
additional
slots
there
and
in
the
community-based
living
supports.
J
The
families
with
autism
is
my
group
that
they
were
joyous
at
that
potential
transformative
number,
and
while
I
see
the
work
that's
been
put
together
here
to
build
layers
of
support
to
providers
as
well
as
this
potential
to
do
more
in
the
slots.
Is
the
one
thing
I'd
like
to
ask
you
to
consider
taxpayers
who
can't
really
fight
for
themselves
as
well?
J
A
I
do
appreciate
that
and
if
you'll
recall,
we
actually
brought
this
issue
up
early
in
the
interim
in
a
r,
and
I
think
you
made
a
very
kind
comment
about
that
and
what
we
have
with
a
lot
of
stakeholder
work
over
almost
eight
months
at
this
point
determined
that
the
first
key
to
dealing
with
this
with
the
1915
seas,
and
particularly
michelle
p
and
the
scls-
is
we
do
not
have
the
workforce
to
actually
implement
slots
that
might
be
made
available,
we're
an
extreme
shortage
now.
A
J
One
subtlety
when,
if
we
go
that
route,
if
that's
where
we
stay,
please
consider,
then
something
we
can
do
that
doesn't
cost
money
which
is
create
a
list
of
people
who
are
already
certified
have
already
gotten
their
appro.
You
know
how
you
have
to
get
cleared
if
we
had
that
list
for
families
that
could
make
a
significant
difference.
If
we
don't
increase
slots,
if
we
know
those
on
the
ground
who
are
able
to
be
hired
and
being
paid
more
and
the
families
don't
have
to
pay
for
their
vetting
every
time,
that
would
be
significant.
J
A
Be
happy
to
work
on
that
issue,
and
so
I'm
going
to
get
to
the
second
part
of
that.
Once
we
worked
on
building
traction
on
the
workforce,
then
we
put
in
additional
slots.
You
can
prompt
us
twelve
hundred
and
fifty
five
thousand
fifteen
thousand
slots.
There's
two
big
categorical
problems
with
that
one.
We
don't
have
the
capacity
to
actually
process
the
applications
and
find
out
who's
eligible
and
who's.
Not
it's
a
slow
process.
A
Number
one
number
two,
as
I
stated
earlier,
the
workforce
to
actually
implement
the
slots
on
the
ground,
so
we
want
to
make
sure
we
have
the
capacity
work
on
that
start
increasing
the
slots.
We
will
monitor
just
like
we're
going
to
monitor
the
hiring
of
social
workers
and
make
sure
the
numbers
fill
up,
we're
going
to
monitor
these
slots
and
make
sure
that
they're
being
utilized.
F
Yes,
thank
you,
mr
chair.
Actually,
representative
flood
stole
my
thunder
there
a
little
bit
so
that
that
was
the
very
issue
that
I
was
going
to
ask
about
and
talk
about.
So
I'm
assuming
I
I
fully
understand
and
appreciate
the
conversation
that
just
happened.
We
have
some
capacity
issues.
We
need
to
address
it,
and
I
assume
this
would
be
one
of
the
neat
examples
down
the
road
that
maybe
we
could
tap
into
some
of
the
budget
reserve
trust
fund
that
we
set
aside
for
things
that
come
up.
A
You're
on
the
right
track,
I'm
not
going
to
agree
to
the
reserve
trust
fund,
necessarily
what
the
sourcing
may
be,
but
the
issue
is
going
to
be
one
that
we
have
to
monitor.
It's
not
one
of
those
one
and
done
issues.
Okay,
we've
completed
it.
We
will
continue
to
monitor
this.
Just
like
we
did
in
the
interim
and
we're
going
to
do
it
again.
F
Okay,
I
appreciate
that
and
you
know
the
only
other
question
I
have,
and
I
guess
I
could
just
direct
this
directly
to
you
or
yeah
and
just
the
amounts
that
we're
setting
aside
in
the
budget
reserve
trust
fund.
F
A
M
M
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
I
understand
the
school
funding
piece
and
then
it's
equitable
for
the
district
that
I'm
looking
out
for
jefferson
county
public
schools,
which
is
our
largest
with
a
hundred
thousand
students
and
has
the
absolute
most
need
in
the
state
with
six
thousand
students
who
face
homelessness
each
year.
So
I
understand
that
we're
we're
freeing
up
money,
hopefully
for
the
districts
by
raising
seek
funding,
funding
full
day
kindergarten
and
raising
transportation
funding.
This
budget
only
encourages
local
school
districts
to
provide
certified
and
classified
staff.
M
M
So
I
wanted
to
ask
about
that,
and
then
people
have
already
joked
to
me
about
the
slush
fund
that
we're
creating
for
legislators.
I
like
it,
but
I
do
think
that
we
should
talk
more
openly
about
the
proposal
to
dedicate
10
million
dollars,
50
000
to
each
representative
for
distribution
in
our
communities
and
what
sort
of
safeguards
are
in
place.
M
A
A
May
be
beyond
my
capabilities
on
that
one,
because
I'm
not
an
expert
on
that
list.
As
far
as
the
lead
load
that
was
mentioned,
I
think
the
salient
point
is
1902,
which
I
understand
is
the
oldest.
Sometimes
you
say
things
appear
miraculously
sometimes
things
languish
miraculously
this
may
be
one
that
languished
for
an
untold
amount
of
time.
M
You
you
use
the
word
needs
and
I
think
we're
going
to
start
using
it
an
awful
lot
back
with
you.
The
third
piece
was
the
what
some
people
are
calling
this
lush
fund
and
we've
got
to
come
up
with
a
catchier
name,
or
it's
going
to
be
branded
that
way.
The
10
million
dollars
for
legislators
to
use
in
their
districts.
Can
you
just
talk
more
about
that?
Yeah.
A
Be
glad
to
this
is
somewhat
of
a
new
concept
in
the
general
assembly.
I
believe
it's
not
a
new
concept
in
jefferson
county.
I
have
found
out
after
the
fact-
and
it
may
be
used
in
some
other
instances
and
people
that
want
to
name
something
an
ill
word.
You
can't
stop
them
if
it's
right
or
wrong,
it
doesn't
matter
they
choose
to
do
that
and
we
can't
do
anything
about
it.
I
prefer
someone
that
actually
analyzes
the
issues
and
finds
descriptors
rather
than
catchphrases.
A
So
on
that
particular
pool
where
the
impetus
starts.
Is
this
prior,
a
r
chairs
and
everybody
I've
talked
with
in
that
realm
of
budget,
and
this
current,
with
all
the
meetings
that
we
had
and
in
general
conversations
when
we
run
into
each
other
in
the
hallways,
hey
I've
got
this
little
local
funding
thing
it's
on
us,
it's
on
a
little
park
that
needs
a
roof
repaired.
We've
got
this
little
thing
that
needs
to
be
done.
We've
got
a
little
project
at
school.
A
We've
got
this
this
this,
this
small
funding,
local
funding
needs,
and
what
we
found
is
this.
We
would
either
have
to
have
5
000
line
items
in
our
budget,
which
ain't
going
to
happen
or
find
some
other
way
that
addresses
those
local
funding
small
needs.
Well,
we
can't
find
a
mechanism
that
actually
covers
it.
You
can
go
to
local
government,
but
they're
stretched
as
far
as
they
can
and
they
can't
get
to
the
stuff.
A
You
look
at
the
grant
pools
through
state
government.
They're
big
need
pools
for
the
most
part
really
have
a
gap
in
coverage
on
those
local
needs.
Local
small
funding
issues.
You
can't
imagine
how
many
legislators
have
come
up
to
us
just
this
interim
with
a
one
thousand:
five
thousand
ten
thousand
dollar
project
for
a
park,
a
fire
department,
something
in
city,
government
or
county
government
or
in
a
school
system.
A
So
in
the
house
that
would
be
fifty
thousand
and
the
way
that
would
work
for
public
accountability.
Is
this?
Let's
assume
that
you
have
fifty
thousand
dollars
through
this
mechanism
for
small
local
funding
needs,
which
you
should
know
way
better
than
I
do,
and
every
legislature
should
know
their
own
district
way
better
than
I
do.
A
You
would
designate
that
by
date
certain
I
think
we
said
july,
the
first
designate
to
the
department
of
local
government.
So
now
we
have
you
on
public
record
of
what
you've
designated
and
now
we
have
you're,
not
cutting
the
checkout
department
of
local
government
will
be
cutting
the
checkout
to
go
as
you
designate
in
public.
Now
people
will
get
creative.
I
ask
if
we
end
up
doing
this
to
meet
those
small
local
needs,
don't
get
stupid.
G
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
surprising.
No
one.
My
questions
will
center
around
eastern
kentucky,
so
I
don't
see
funding
for
the
kmrra.
That's
the
four-wheeler
trails
system
and
representative
few
may
already
know
the
answer
that
may
be
funded
somewhere
else.
Hugely
important
for
economic
development
in
eastern
kentucky.
A
A
Okay,
just
because
they're
not
mentioned,
and
what
we're
highlighting
right
now
doesn't
mean
they've
been
terminated,
I'm
actually
I'm
unaware
of
anything
we
terminated
that
was
in
the
base
or
prior
funding.
Okay.
But
what
we've
spoken
to
and
highlighting
issues
in
this
bill
are
things
that
are
either
new
or
are
being
increased.
G
G
A
G
Okay,
I
believe
that
the
governor's
proposal
was
to
return
100
to
counties
and
pay
through
general
fund
dlg
fees
and
debt
service.
So
if,
if
that's
the
case-
and
I
need
to
look
at
the
the
committee
sub
better
and
and
see
if
I
can
figure
that
out
for
myself,
but
it
does
look
like
that,
it
was
going
to
be
a
wonderful
thing
for
the
counties
coal
counties
to.
G
If
we
follow
the
government
governor's
proposal
in
that
regard,
and
then
I
would,
I
would
want
to
say
about
the
budget
in
general,
I'm
thrilled
that
we're
funding
my
lab,
I'm
tickled
that
we've
got
the
additional
arpa
money
designated
for
water
projects,
especially
where
I
live.
That's
going
to
be
a
really
big
deal,
the
senior
meals
I
heard
from
folks
from
the
kentucky
river
ad
district
about
the
additional
meals
that
they
had
been
able
to
fund
and
that
for
the
first
time
in
a
long
time,
they
didn't
have
a
wait
list
anymore.
G
That's
a
that's
a
really
good
thing!
That's
that's
part
of
this
budget
and
I'm
really
happy
to
see
that
I'm
glad
we're
funding
the
veterans
center
in
bowling
green
and
that
we're
still
talking
about
putting
one
in
eastern
kentucky
where
we
need
one
so
very
much.
But
but
one
thing
that
that
I
am
sad
about
is
that
we
seem
to
be
funding
education
at
levels
that
we
have
not
even
we've
not
seen
since
cara,
and
I'm
I'm
very
happy
to
see
that.
G
But
at
the
same
time
we're
not
mandating
a
raise
for
teachers
and
we're
giving
just
about
everybody
else
a
mandated
raise.
It
feels
like
we're
not
prioritizing
teachers
and
I'm
worried
that
we're
going
to
have
winners
and
losers
when
we
give
that
decision
to
local
school
districts,
who
are
already
so
pressed
for
their
their
budgets
covering
everything
they
need.
And
I
have
wonderful
superintendents
in
my
district,
who
will
do
their
very
best
to
give
their
teachers
raises.
A
Thank
you
and
on
that
point
I
will
just
point
out.
Sometimes
it
is
very
much
a
local
decision
based
on
local
circumstances
based
on
their
prior
histories
and
sometimes
frankfurt
simply
doesn't
know
best
and
shouldn't
mandate
those
things.
No
other.
No
other
questions
on
the
list.
Please
call
a
roll,
we
have
a
motion.
Second,
please
call
the
rule.
F
K
F
F
D
J
M
Not
just
yet
no
because
it's
such
a
strong
start
and
we've
got
so
much
time
left
representative.
B
E
F
N
Briefly,
explain:
I
know
for
today
there's
so
much
good
in
here
that
I'm
I'm
almost
a
yes,
but
I
just
think
we
have
to
have
mental
health,
be
a
clearer
top
priority,
as
well
as
the
funding
for
teachers
in
public
education.
Thank
you,
chairman.
B
A
I'm
going
to
vote
yes
and
just
to
put
a
little
bit
of
context
on
this
understand
we're
in
a
committee
meeting
on
house
bill.
One
is
amended
by
committee
substitute
one.
It
is
january,
the
20th
and
regardless
of
when
this
committee
sub
or
this
bill,
as
amended
by
committee
sub,
leaves
the
house
it's
not
finished.