The Kentucky 911 Services Board is administratively attached to the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security pursuant to KRS 65.7623, and KOHS maintains responsibility and oversight of the Board's daily operations. The 911 Services Board collects more than $40 million annually in 911 user fees from wireless prepaid, postpaid, and Lifeline subscribers of the approximately 35 telecommunication carriers providing wireless telephone service in Kentucky. These fees are used to fund operations and technology upgrades at Kentucky's 117 Board-certified 911 emergency call centers.

The base budget includes General Fund of $5,000,000 to complete the Next Generation 911 System, support on-going operational costs and system enhancements. The Next Generation 911 System will deploy statewide 911 call routing including wireless devices.

The budget includes additional General Fund in the amount of $1,755,000 in fiscal year 2027 and $1,360,900 in fiscal year 2028 to establish the Kentucky Cyber Resilience Task Force which will enhance the ability to detect, respond to and recover from cyber incidents statewide.

The budget also includes additional General Fund in the amount of $200,000 in each fiscal year for the Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center to provide technology enhancements which increase information sharing capabilities and meet minimum national standards.

The Governor's budget includes additional funding in the amount of $34,400 in fiscal year 2027 and $70,500 in fiscal year 2028 to fund a 2% salary increment in fiscal year 2027 and an additional 2% in fiscal year 2028. The General Fund portion is $7,900 and $16,200, respectively.

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