The budget includes additional Restricted Funds of $2,750,000 in fiscal year 2027 and $2,250,000 in fiscal year 2028 to fund the new Division of Tobacco, Nicotine and Vapor Product Licensing.
The Governor's budget includes additional funding in the amount of $99,700 in fiscal year 2027 and $205,400 in fiscal year 2028 to fund a 2% salary increment in fiscal year 2027 and an additional 2% in fiscal year 2028.
The budget includes Restricted Funds of $13,200 in each fiscal year for the training incentive stipend for alcohol beverage control investigators. The stipend payments are provided from the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program Fund. The stipend payment is $4,562 in each fiscal year.