AN ACT amending the state/executive branch budget bill, making an. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

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1 RS HB /EN 0 0 AN ACT amending the 0-00 state/executive branch budget bill, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section. The provisions of 0 Regular Session HB 00/EN are amended to read as follows: On page, line, delete ",,00" and insert in lieu thereof ",,00", and delete ",,00" and insert in lieu thereof ",,00"; On page, line, delete "$0,00" and insert in lieu thereof "$,,00", and delete "$,00,000" and insert in lieu thereof "$,00"; On page, after line 0, insert the following: "() Coal Haul Road System: Notwithstanding KRS.() and (), no funds appropriated to the Local Government Economic Assistance Fund are required to be spent on the coal haul road system. () Excess Coal Severance Tax Receipts: Notwithstanding KRS.0 to., 00 percent of the severance and processing taxes on coal collected annually in excess of the official estimate presented by the Office of State Budget Director shall be transferred in each fiscal year from the General Fund to the Local Government Economic Assistance Fund on a quarterly basis and appropriated for allocation in accordance with KRS.0()."; On page, line, delete ",0,000" and insert in lieu thereof ",,00", and delete ",0,000" and insert in lieu thereof ",0,00"; On page 0, delete lines through and insert in lieu thereof the following: "(a) No funds shall be transferred to the Kentucky Coal Fields Endowment Authority;" On page 0, line, after "Program;", insert "and"; Page of

2 RS HB /EN 0 0 On page 0, delete lines through 0 in their entirety; On page 0, line, delete "(f)" and insert in lieu thereof "(e)", and delete "$0,00" and insert in lieu thereof "$,,00"; On page 0, line, delete "$,00,000" and insert in lieu thereof "$,00"; On page 0, after line, insert the following: "() Additional Transfer to Single-County Accounts: Notwithstanding KRS.0 to., an amount equal to $,,00 in each fiscal year shall be transferred from the Kentucky Coal Field Endowment Fund to the Local Government Economic Development Fund Single-County Accounts and appropriated for allocation to projects. () Allocation of Single-County Accounts: Notwithstanding KRS.0 to., all funds appropriated to Local Government Economic Fund Single-County Accounts shall be allocated to projects with the concurrence of the respective county judge/executive, state senator(s), and state representative(s) of each county. If concurrence is not achieved, the fiscal court of each county may apply for grants through the Department for Local Government pursuant to KRS.."; On page, delete lines 0 through in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following: "() Dependent Subsidy for Retirees under age : Notwithstanding KRS.()(a) and (b), from July, 0, through June 0, 00, for all retirees under the age of who participate in the Kentucky Group Health Insurance Program through the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System, the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System Board of Trustees may pay from the Medical Insurance Fund the same dependent subsidy that Executive Branch agencies pay for their active employees who have similar coverage. No General Fund appropriation may be expended to pay the dependent subsidy. The dependent subsidy is not subject to KRS.. If the Board of Trustees provides the dependent subsidy, the Board shall submit a report to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue stating the cost of such action and providing the effect on Page of

3 RS HB /EN 0 0 the actuarial unfunded liability of the system by December of the year preceding the Plan Year in which the dependent subsidy is provided."; On page 0, line 0, delete "0,0,000" and insert in lieu thereof ",,00", and delete "0,,00" and insert in lieu thereof ",0,00"; On page, after line, insert the following: "() Science and Technology Program: Notwithstanding KRS.0,.0(),.0(),.0(),.0(),.0(), and.0() and (), the Cabinet for Economic Development shall have the authority to carry out the provisions of KRS.0 to.0. Included in the above General Fund appropriation is $,,00 in each fiscal year to support the Science and Technology Program. () Carry Forward of General Fund Appropriation Balance: Notwithstanding KRS., any unexpended balance from the fiscal year 0-0 General Fund appropriation in the Council on Postsecondary Education, Science and Technology Program, shall not lapse and shall be appropriated to the Cabinet for Economic Development. The General Fund appropriation in fiscal year 0-0 to the Cabinet for Economic Development, Science and Technology Program, shall not lapse and shall carry forward in the Cabinet for Economic Development."; On page, line, delete ",0,,00" and insert in lieu thereof ",0,00,00"; Beginning on page, line, through page, line, delete language in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following: "(0) Unmined Minerals Assessment Offset: From the General Fund appropriation set forth in 0 Ky. Acts ch., Part I, C.,., $,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 0-0 to help offset the loss of revenue to the below named local Page of

4 RS HB /EN school districts from a change in the assessed value of unmined minerals: 0 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) (l) $0,000 for Bell County Schools; $00 for Boyd County Schools; $,00 for Breathitt County Schools; $00 for Carter County Schools; $,00 for Clay County Schools; $,00 for Daviess County Schools; $00 for Elliott County Schools; $,00 for Floyd County Schools; $0,00 for Harlan County Schools; $,00 for Henderson County Schools; $,00 for Hopkins County Schools; $,000 for Jenkins Independent Schools; (m) $,00 for Johnson County Schools; 0 (n) (o) (p) (q) (r) (s) (t) (u) (v) $,,00 for Knott County Schools; $,00 for Knox County Schools; $,000 for Lawrence County Schools; $0,00 for Leslie County Schools; $,00 for Letcher County Schools; $,00 for Magoffin County Schools; $,00 for Martin County Schools; $00 for McCreary County Schools; $,00 for McLean County Schools; (w) $,00 for Morgan County Schools; (x) (y) (z) $0,000 for Muhlenberg County Schools; $,00 for Ohio County Schools; $00 for Owsley County Schools; Page of

5 RS HB /EN 0 0 (aa) $,00 for Perry County Schools; (ab) $,,000 for Pike County Schools; (ac) $,00 for Union County Schools; (ad) $,00 for Webster County Schools; and (ae) $,00 for Whitley County Schools."; On page, after line, insert the following: "Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or KRS. or.0 to the contrary, the employer contribution rate for Mental Health/Mental Retardation Boards participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System from July, 0, through June 0, 0, shall be. percent, consisting of.0 percent for pension and. percent for health insurance for the board s nonhazardous duty employees. The rates above apply to wages and salaries earned for work performed during the described period regardless of when the employee is paid for the time worked."; On page, after line, insert the following: "Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or KRS. or.0 to the contrary, the employer contribution rate for Local and District Health Departments participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System from July, 0, through June 0, 0, shall be. percent, consisting of.0 percent for pension and. percent for health insurance for the department s nonhazardous duty employees. The rates above apply to wages and salaries earned for work performed during the described period regardless of when the employee is paid for the time worked."; On page, after line, insert the following: "Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or KRS. or.0 to the contrary, the employer contribution rate for domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, and child advocacy centers participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System from July, 0, through June 0, 0, shall be. percent, consisting of.0 percent for pension and. percent for health insurance for the contracted entity s Page of

6 RS HB /EN 0 0 nonhazardous duty employees. The rates above apply to wages and salaries earned for work performed during the described period regardless of when the employee is paid for the time worked."; On page 0, line, delete "0" and insert in lieu thereof "0"; On page 0, line, delete "0-00" and insert in lieu thereof "00-0"; On page 0, line, delete "0" and insert in lieu thereof "0"; On page, line, delete "0,0,00" and insert in lieu thereof ",,00", and delete "0,,00" and insert in lieu thereof ",0,00"; On page, line 0, delete "and fiscal year 0-0"; On page, line, after "forward", insert "and be appropriated to the Cabinet for Economic Development"; On page, after line, insert the following: "() Tourism Grants: Included in the above Restricted Funds appropriation is $0,000 in each fiscal year to support the Local Theater Grant Program. The Kentucky Department of Tourism shall develop and administer the Local Theater Grant Program for the purpose of supporting local theater programs which complement the statewide tourism marketing efforts. The department shall set program guidelines, timelines, funding cycles, reporting requirements, reimbursement procedures, and all other logistics and programmatic details necessary to manage and effectuate the grant program. The Local Theater Grant Program shall be open to all eligible local theater programs in Kentucky, and the department shall provide grant program information on the department's industry Web site page and send notifications for applying for funding through the local tourism offices or the designated tourism representative from each county and/or city which is named and submitted to the Kentucky Department of Tourism by the applicable county judge/executive or mayor. Any funds that are not fully expended through the corresponding annual grant cycle by approved recipients shall lapse to the Page of

7 RS HB /EN 0 0 credit of the Tourism, Meeting, and Convention Marketing Fund."; On page 00, line, delete ",,00" and insert in lieu thereof ",,00", and delete "0,,00" and insert in lieu thereof ",0,00"; On page 0, line 0, after "areas:", insert "Agricultural Development Board projects;"; On page, after line, insert the following: "0. Acquire Land/Master Plan Reauthorization ($,00,000 Agency Bonds, $,000,000 Restricted Funds, $,000,000 Other Funds) () Authorization: The above authorization is approved pursuant to KRS.."; On page, line, delete "the Kentucky Housing Corporation,"; On page, after line, insert the following: ". Salary Exemptions: Notwithstanding KRS.0 and any other statute to the contrary, the Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Chief Information Officer for the Commonwealth Office of Technology shall be exempt from state employee salary limitations."; On page, line, after "Retirement", delete "Systems" and insert in lieu thereof "System"; On page, line, after "June 0, 00,", insert "and except as otherwise provided in this Act,"; and On page, line, after "insurance.", insert "Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or KRS. or.0 to the contrary, the employer contribution rate from July, 0, through June 0, 0, shall be. percent, consisting of.0 percent for pension and. percent for health insurance for nonhazardous duty employees participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System who are employed by Mental Health/Mental Retardation Boards, Local and District Health Page of

8 RS HB /EN Departments, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, child advocacy centers, state supported universities and community colleges, and any other agency eligible to voluntarily cease participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System pursuant to KRS..". Section. Whereas the provisions of this Act provide ongoing support for programs funded in the 0-00 state/executive branch budget bill, an emergency is declared to exist, and this Act takes effect upon its passage and approval by the Governor or upon its otherwise becoming law. Page of