KY lawmakers increase money for kinship care in final budget

By: Sarah Ladd

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: April 2, 2026

Words: 575

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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FRANKFORT — The Kentucky General Assembly will provide the Beshear administration with $12 million over the next two years to implement a 2024 law to help kinship care families.

The two-year state budget that passed the legislature Wednesday includes a $6 million appropriation for Senate Bill 151 for each fiscal year, an increase over the $5 million annual appropriation in earlier versions of the budget..

The budget heads to Gov. Andy Beshear, who …

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