The budget includes additional funding in the amount of $172,000 each year to complete a phased infrastructure upgrade of the Law Enforcement Training and Reporting System, $202,100 each year for insurance/moving/mechanical associated with new firing range, $54,700 each year to address custodial/operational workload associated with new firing range and dormitory, and $100,000 in fiscal year 2027 for lead mitigation at the Boonesboro range to maintain environmental safeguards. In addition, the budget includes $354,500 in fiscal year 2027 and $10,000 in fiscal year 2028 to upgrade the law enforcement simulation system and ongoing maintenance costs.
The budget includes additional funding for the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council Support in the amount of $172,400 each year for facility rent, $127,500 to add a contract instructor monitor associated with council Instructor Monitor Program which ensures instructors are properly certified, teach approved curricula, and adhere to attendance and training standards to meet demand and maintain oversight standards; $237,600 each year for staff attorney and paralegal positions at the cabinet that support the increasing workload on behalf of the Department, and $150,000 in fiscal year 2027 to conduct a new law enforcement job task analysis for POPS entrance testing.
The Governor's budget includes additional funding in the amount of $402,800 in fiscal year 2027 and $827,300 in fiscal year 2028 to fund a 2% salary increment in fiscal year 2027 and an additional 2% increment in fiscal year 2028.