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• And the bottom left was a $20 million renovation where we upgraded HVAC, replaced the roof, did some
• <01:44:18.639> some HVAC, uh replaced the roof, uh did some HVAC, uh replaced the roof, uh
• They're roof replacements, mechanical system upgrades, life safety, ADA improvements.
• They're you know<01:59:22.080> roof<01:59:22.320> replacements,<01:59:23.040> mechanical
• know roof replacements, mechanical know roof replacements, mechanical system<01:59:23.920> upgrades

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:55 Approval of Minutes 00:02:01 Information Items 00:02:10 Review of Executive Branch Agency Plans 00:02:20 A. A. Eastern Kentucky University 00:02:48 B. B. Kentucky Community and Technical College System 00:15:21 C. C. Kentucky State University 00:31:43 D. D. Morehead State University 00:41:44 E. E. Murray State University 01:01:56 F. F. Northern Kentucky University 01:16:09 G. G. University of Kentucky and Hospital 01:25:00 H. H. University of Louisville 01:42:52 I. I. Western Kentucky University 01:56:17, 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a roll call establishing a quorum. The committee then approved the prior meeting’s minutes. Members were reminded to silence cell phones, and the chair noted an informational item on capital plan amendments made by state agencies during the latest revision period before moving to university capital plan presentations. Eastern Kentucky University President David McFaden outlined EKU’s enrollment growth, strong Kentucky student retention, and signature programs in nursing, occupational therapy, criminal justice, education, manufacturing engineering, and aviation. EKU’s main capital priorities were a new health innovation project to support a proposed osteopathic medical program, including a $50 million escrow requirement until accreditation; a collaborative center for health innovation to address outdated health sciences facilities; a $5 million startup request for an air traffic control program; aircraft upgrades for the aviation fleet; and continued asset preservation funding. In response to questions, EKU said roughly 40% of the new health facility would be dedicated to the medical school, with shared simulation space for multiple health programs, and that aviation maintenance needs are currently being met through KCTCS partners but could be expanded if demand grows. KCTCS representatives then described the system’s scale and capital needs, noting service to 107,000 students, extensive dual credit and workforce training, and a network of 342 buildings across 70 campuses. They said prior legislative support, including $277 million in asset preservation and $90 million released for approved projects, had helped with safety, roofs, energy efficiency, and campus security. Their current priorities include about $30 million for systemwide safety and security upgrades, renovations tied to consolidation and footprint reduction under Senate Joint Resolution 179, and broader asset preservation needs estimated at roughly $300 million to $325 million. Members discussed the need to preserve and expand skilled trades training, and KCTCS said its plan includes construction trades and flexible, multiuse facilities that can adapt to changing workforce needs. No votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes, and the presentations concluded with questions and discussion only.

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• And then lastly, on the right is actually bridge replacements.
• It's a lot like the roof on your house, for instance.
• Your roof on your house.
• , that roof is looking pretty dated, and it's, there's a time there to replace that roof before it starts
• And anything beyond that kind of right time to replace that roof, anytime beyond that, you're using the

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee devoted its meeting to a presentation from Troy Suing of the Department of Transportation on state highway preservation needs. Suing said DOT is a leader in asset planning, but that current funding is not enough to keep up with the condition of highways, bridges, and other assets. He distinguished operations and maintenance from preservation, and described the preservation program’s main parts: pavements, bridges, and other highway facilities such as slopes, rest areas, signal systems, retaining walls, and culverts. Suing reported that about 40% of state roads are already overdue for preservation and that, with current funding, as much as 85% could need preservation within 10 years. He said there are more than 7,900 lane miles currently due, and that delaying work past the “lowest life cycle zone” increases risk and can cost three to five times more later. For bridges, he said the state has about 3,400 bridges, an average age of 52 years, and roughly 10% are over 80 years old; the share of bridges in poor condition is about 9.9%, near the federal threshold that could trigger more federal oversight. He also highlighted culvert failures, including one on SR-510, and the closed Carbon River Bridge on SR-165 as examples of how deferred preservation can lead to closures and community disruption. Committee members questioned the comparison to national asset management leadership, liability risk as roads deteriorate, the cost and regulatory burden of bridge projects, and whether DOT is relying more on its own crews for bridge work because of cost and urgency. Suing said the department is underfunded to fully implement its asset plans and is forced to focus on risk, emergent needs, and the most critical bridge work first. He said DOT’s 2026 supplemental budget identified preservation as one of five unfunded critical priorities and estimated a 10-year preservation need of $8 billion to address the backlog and become proactive again. Members discussed whether targeted funding in the next biennium could help move the state back toward the “green zone,” and the chair closed by emphasizing the real-world impacts of bridge and road failures and the need for legislative action.

Transcript Highlights:

• The specific urgent needs include roof replacements and replacement of the Sweeney Hall elevator, NHTI
• The roof has just been recently replaced due to damage.
• There was a declared severe disaster, so severe damage for the roof, and we replaced that.
• replacement.
• Most of the roofs have already been replaced over the last two years.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing reconvened with testimony from several agencies on their capital budget requests. The Department of Environmental Services requested a little over $38 million, with major emphasis on dam repairs and design work for aging state-owned dams, including a $5.25 million match for possible FEMA BRIC funding at Pawtuckaway/Tuckaway and other projects such as Milton Three Ponds, Murphy Dam, and Lakeport Gates. DES also requested funding for state revolving loan fund matches, a Superfund match for the Savage Well site, IT and air-monitoring upgrades, and a new $750,000 cybersecurity request for water and wastewater systems. Committee members asked about FEMA eligibility, the distinction between design and construction money, and the timing and risk of banking funds if federal grants do not materialize. The University System of New Hampshire requested $20 million in state support, primarily $15 million for a major Diamond Library renovation at UNH to create a student support hub and reduce/repurpose collection space, plus $2.5 million each for deferred maintenance at Plymouth State and Keene State. The Community College System requested about $16.6 million across seven projects, led by critical maintenance, campus safety/security upgrades, IT infrastructure, parking and site improvements, HVAC replacement at White Mountains Community College in Littleton, a building management/energy system, and modernization of NHTI’s dental clinic and radiology spaces. The Department of Education requested $29.5 million, including a $4.9 million internal management platform to replace paper-based and siloed systems, plus career and technical education capital projects; Milford’s CTE project was described as being revised after repeated failed bond votes, while ConVal said its revised project would focus on modernizing existing CTE space and adding a security vestibule. Fish and Game requested $1.075 million for three facilities: Sewall Falls in Concord, the Lancaster Armory, and the Bunker Lane Barn in Durham, focusing on structural repairs, security, reconfiguration, and in one case replacement of a failing barn with a new 40-by-60 building. The department also said hatchery work is ongoing but that it is taking a cautious approach because of the planned New Hampton Hatchery and future capital needs. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources requested $9.26 million for eight projects, including campground electrical upgrades at Ellacoya and Lake Francis, White Lake water system replacement, Mount Washington fuel tank and safety work, Odiorne Point visitor center work funded through parks revenue, roofing and parking lot repairs, Fox Forest office safety upgrades, and historic site repairs at White Island and Fort Constitution. Members asked about revenue-based capital, the stability of the parks fund, and flexibility in choosing projects as bids come in. The Department of Transportation began its presentation at the end of the transcript, but its detailed requests were not yet discussed.

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• THE ROOF DECK ATTACHING IS THE NAIL PATTERN ON THE PLYWOOD.
• ANYTIME A ROOF IS REPLACED BY THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, THE CONTRACTOR HAS TO DO THAT WORK ANYWAY BUT
• WHETHER IT WAS ROOF WORK OR DOORS AND WINDOWS.
• MY ROOF.
• SO WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO REPLACE?

Transcript Highlights:

• We put on eight or 10 new roofs.
• If they are, we will continue replacing roofs and HVAC units and broken doors and windows and other renovations
• I uh put on new roofs uh new HVAC units.
• We've renovated eight or 10 new roofs.
• they are, we will continue replacing they are, we will continue replacing roofs<00:07:36.800>

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education met to hear from Morehead State University President Jay Morgan, who outlined the university’s budget and capital priorities. He described Morehead as a Kentucky-serving, largely low-income student institution with an aging campus, and said the university’s long-term plan is to renovate existing facilities, decommission older buildings, and replace outdated space with more efficient construction. He thanked the General Assembly for prior support, especially asset preservation funding, fire and tornado insurance premium support, and a prior university inflationary adjustment. On the operating side, Morgan asked that insurance premium support continue, that the earlier inflationary adjustment roll forward, and that the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education’s request for a minimum distribution in the performance funding formula be supported. He noted Morehead has received little or no performance funding in recent years and said that if no additional formula funds are added, the university would prefer a line-item appropriation. On the capital side, he requested continued asset preservation funding and outlined several construction priorities: a new applied science building, a new agriculture science building, a new space science technology building, and a cost-share replacement for the aging Maze Hall residence hall, with the state covering $10 million of a $20 million project and Morehead matching the rest. Morgan also discussed the Craft Academy, saying the current appropriation supports 200 students and that the university would like to increase the line item to expand enrollment by about 20 students. In response to questions from Chairman Tipton, he said Morehead had previously explored but ultimately rejected a public-private partnership model for housing, preferring to own and control its residence halls to keep housing costs manageable for students. He also explained that the land surveying courses in the applied science proposal are a popular part of related programs and that Morehead’s space science program is a major research-and-contracts-driven operation with about 250 students, federal and private research ties, and graduates working both in Kentucky and elsewhere. The committee then approved the prior meeting minutes and discussed that upcoming postsecondary budget meetings would continue over the next several weeks to gather input on the new budget process.

Transcript Highlights:

• It costs significantly more to replace a roof. rebuild a home, or repair a car than it did five years
• They wanted to double my insurance because of my. roof.
• Roofing coverage, the type of roof and those type of things, do you provide some of that information?
• These are the questions you should ask when you're thinking about replacing a roof and talking to a contractor
• And I did that, but my roof was 11 years. zone, I had a 30-year warranty roof, and that's why they were

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It costs significantly more to replace a roof, rebuild a home, or repair a car than it did 5 years ago
• But a lot of it's due to roofing.
• Roofing coverage, the type of roof and those type of things. Do you, do you provide some of that?
• These are the questions you should ask when you're thinking about replacing a roof and talking to a contractor
• But my roof was 11 years old and I had a 30-year warranty roof, and that's why they were doubling my

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, it says here 596,000 square feet of roof systems which we need to rotate through and replace to keep
• roof pool is $3 million. roof pool is $3 million.
• cycle replacements. cycle replacements.
• two independent replacement projects. two independent replacement projects.
• roofs, um we do elementary schools. roofs, um we do elementary schools.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:05 Approval of Minutes 00:01:48 Welcome New Members 00:02:03 Information Items 00:02:35 Review of Executive Branch Agency Plans 00:03:33 A. Cabinet for Health and Family Services 00:04:00 B. Kentucky Department of Education 00:17:03 C. Education and Labor Cabinet 00:29:33 D. Energy and Environment Cabinet 00:42:38 E. Finance and Administration Cabinet 0:53:30 F. Justice and Public Safety Cabinet 01:13:28 G. Personnel Cabinet 01:31:04 H. School Facilities Construction Commission 01:41:39, 958, all

Summary: The meeting was the first of the year for the Capital Planning Advisory Board. Members were called, a quorum was confirmed, new co-chairs and members were welcomed, and the board approved the prior year’s meeting minutes. The chair also reviewed the capital planning timeline, packet organization, and the list of agencies that submitted plans but would not testify. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services presented first, outlining priorities centered on public safety, protecting existing infrastructure, preventive maintenance, and improving service delivery. Its major requests included a $21 million maintenance pool for 14 campuses and 175 buildings, phase 2 construction funding for a new public health laboratory, an 18-bed psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents with severe mental health needs, and several projects at Western State Hospital, Western State Nursing Facility, Hazlewood, and Oakwood. Members asked about the youth facility’s relationship to a separate DJJ project, vacant buildings, the high per-bed cost of the children’s hospital, and how the cabinet determined the need for the youth facility. CHFS said the youth project would be a separate facility serving high-acuity youth, the cost reflected the specialized nature of the unit and an 18-bed cap, and the broader youth plan also includes prevention, in-home services, and coordination across agencies. The Kentucky Department of Education then described projects for its three state-operated facilities: the Kentucky School for the Deaf, the Kentucky School for the Blind, and the FFA leadership training center. It requested additional funding for the FFA classroom and activity building after bids came in higher than expected, plus funding for a new education finance application system to support SEEK budgeting. Other priorities included a maintenance pool, FFA pool renovation, electrical upgrades, campus education enhancements, lighting improvements, safety and security work, door and window replacements, and HVAC maintenance. Members asked about student outcomes, the size of the FFA pool, and construction cost assumptions; the department said it tracks students through the schools and short-course programs, the pool size figure may have been a typo, and current construction estimates are being adjusted upward because of inflation and supply-chain pressures. The Education and Labor Cabinet began its presentation with 12 priority projects, including a state labor exchange system to connect job seekers and employers, renovation of the McDow Vocational Rehabilitation Center, and a new adult education and family literacy management information system. The cabinet said the labor exchange would help match workers with employers at no cost, while the McDow renovation was needed because the 30-year-old facility has safety and code concerns. The adult education system was described as outdated and lacking adequate case-management and tracking capabilities.

Transcript Highlights:

• THE GRANT PAYS FOR PRIMARILY TWO TYPES OF THINGS, EITHER ROOF WORK OR DOORS AND WINDOWS.
• I EQUATED THE STATUTE ON THE SCREEN ROOF DECK AND WILL FALL AND SECONDARY WATER IN LAYMAN'S TERMS, ROOF
• CLARIFYING THE LANGUAGE AROUND ROOF WORK FOR TOWNHOMES IS SOMETHING THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER.
• SO INSURANCE INVOLVES NOT ONLY A ROOF BUT THEY ALSO WANT TO CHECK YOUR HOT WATER HEATER, YOUR PIPES,
• TO THINGS LIKE GENERATORS, AIR-CONDITIONERS, ROOFS, THINGS THAT NEED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED BUILDING

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• IT REVISES CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS CAN CANCEL A ROOF REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT
• SO IT WOULD REQUIRE IF THE ROOFING CONTRACTOR WANTS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ROOF WALL CONNECTIONS HE WOULD
• PART OF THIS ISSUE IS FOR THE CONSUMER CURRENTLY A ROOFER CAN REPLACE THE ROOF AND THEN IN THE PROCESS
• SO THE TYPICAL SITUATION WOULD BE I WOULD GO IN THERE AND CUT THE ROOF BACK AND HAVE TO REPLACE PART
• JUST QUICKLY SEN., ROOFING IS COVERED IN CHAPTER 489.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Our roof was about... Granular loss on our roof or face non-renewal.
• Our roof was about 15 years old, in good condition, and had never leaked.
• Only then were we told that they expected a full roof replacement, which would have cost over $30,000
• SB 876 does this by establishing the following: accurate real-world replacement cost estimates.
• SB 876 requires insurers to offer sufficient extended replacement costs.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• as part of the normal course of replacing a roof.
• course of replacing a of the normal course of replacing a roof. roof. roof.
• , but if they are able to use these tax-free dollars, if they are replacing with a resilient roof, that
• that expectation that we have money put aside, you know, when the roof wears out, needs to be replaced
• that expectation that we have money put aside, you know, when the roof wears out, needs to be replaced

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The task force approved the minutes from the previous meeting and then reviewed the structure and statutory requirements for its final report. Staff explained that the report must go to the commissioners of commerce, housing finance, and economic development, as well as relevant legislative leaders, and must include a summary of task force activities, adopted findings and recommendations, tort reform recommendations to reduce insurance costs, any draft legislation, and other necessary information. A draft report, likely excluding recommendations and draft legislation, is expected to be circulated before the first January meeting. Most of the meeting focused on the Fair Plan and whether it could be expanded to help homeowners associations, affordable housing, and common interest communities that are struggling to obtain coverage. Supporters said these groups are facing availability problems and often end up in the surplus lines market, which lacks the consumer protections of the admitted market. They argued the Fair Plan could serve as a third-market option with stronger protections and better access, especially for properties that are having difficulty getting quotes. Several members and witnesses raised concerns that the Fair Plan was never intended to be a broad affordability solution and warned against using it to artificially lower prices below risk-based levels. They said doing so could shift losses onto other policyholders through assessments and potentially weaken the broader insurance market. The Fair Plan administrator explained that any expansion would require substantial research, staffing, actuarial and underwriting expertise, reinsurance planning, IT changes, and likely assessments or other capitalization decisions, and that the plan would need to focus on a limited subset of properties rather than the entire market. No votes were taken on policy recommendations, and the discussion ended with agreement that more information and scoping work are needed before any formal recommendation is made.

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• :10:43.680> buildings extensive damage to roofs, buildings extensive damage to roofs, buildings
• This funding renews building envelopes, roofs, and windows, replaces plumbing, electrical, heating, cooling
• , roofs, and windows, replaces<00:46:59.839> plumbing,<00:47:00.319> electrical,<00:47:
• This project replaces two State.
• great opposition to flat roofs.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee opened with quorum and decorum reminders, then approved the minutes from February 26, 2026. Members briefly set aside a planned follow-up on GO students from Minnesota State after being told the questions had been fully answered, and moved on to Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College’s storm damage presentation. Bemidji State President John Hoffman and facilities staff described the June 21 derecho that hit Bemidji, causing widespread roof, window, tree, and infrastructure damage across both campuses and the surrounding community. Hoffman said the institutions were already recovering from pandemic-era enrollment and budget losses, but had improved new student enrollment, retention, fundraising, and deficits before the storm. He emphasized that the campuses were well insured, but that restoring the tree canopy and campus character would take far longer than repairing buildings. Facilities worker Brent Steinmets gave a personal account of the storm response and cleanup, describing days of chainsaw work, debris removal, window repairs, and stump grinding, and noting that many employees were also dealing with damage at their own homes. Members asked what kind of funding request was being made, and Hoffman said Chair Duran was preparing a bill tied to the storm damage and reforestation needs, while alumni had already raised more than $80,000 through a “Replanting Our Roots” campaign. He said the institutions had spent about $50,000 in deductible costs and another $25,000 in unreimbursable overtime, and had hired a landscape architect to plan reforestation. Members also asked about enrollment growth and staffing reductions; Hoffman said overall enrollment was up a little more than 2% since fall 2022, new student enrollment had risen 17%, NTC headcount was up 75%, and the campuses had reduced about 30% of instructional faculty and close to 30% of overall employees while reorganizing programs and administration. Discussion also focused on preserving liberal arts and applied liberal arts offerings, with Hoffman saying the institutions were emphasizing critical thinking, communication, citizenship, interdisciplinarity, and human intelligence alongside workforce training. No vote was taken on the storm-related funding proposal during the meeting.

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• > due that all our roofs would be replaced due that all our roofs would be replaced due to<01:24:
• ><01:24:34.000> there<01:24:34.159> no<01:24:34.560> was replacing 96 roofs why
• were there no was replacing 96 roofs why were there no was there<01:24:34.880> no<01:24:35.080
• was made to replace all our roofs<01:25:01.920> the<01:25:02.040> only<01:25:02.440>
• them so who installed our new to replace them so who installed our new roofs<01:25:29.560> it

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• "We heard from one farmer who had to replace his roof four times in 20 years.
• They're clearly not putting on a good roof. We need him to have a fortified roofs.
• We had our adjuster up on our roofs, investigating the roof and the shingles, arguing with our contractor
• Those of you that may not know construction, replacing trusses on a roof... ...means that the whole floor
• the previous roofs had taken off the flashing at the roof-to-siding intersection.

Bills: HF4881, HF4867, HF4422, HF4223

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, regulation, financial institutions, prescription drug affordability, consumer protection, restitution account, financial compensation, attorney general, distributions, property insurance, homeowners insurance, fire and allied lines, hail insurance, appraisal clause, loss adjustment, alternative dispute resolution, insurance claims, claim valuation, actual cash value

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• <00:29:41.840> of through renovation or replacement of through renovation or replacement of
• ,<00:39:55.440> damaged manifests in leaking roofs, damaged manifests in leaking roofs, damaged
• , replacement, meaning the roof, windows, replacement, meaning the roof, windows, doors,<00:52:45.920
• You can expect to replace that roof in approximately 20 years, depending on a variety of circumstances
• You can expect to replace that roof<00:53:13.119> in<00:53:13.359> approximately<00:53:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• four current public entrances, replacing the roof, updating building systems, and creating adequate
• four current public entrances, replacing the roof, updating building systems, and creating adequate
• Some of the project scope reductions include roofing system replacements.
• Some of the project scope reductions include roofing system replacements.
• improvements roof enh Replacements and improvements roof enh Replacements and improvements and<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:50:02.640> their<00:50:02.880> roof aren't having to replace their roof aren't
• having to replace their roof every<00:50:03.440> time<00:50:03.599> a<00:50:03.760>
• that here a lot more roofs get, uh, get replaced every year than uh they get newly built every year.
• that here a lot more roofs get, uh, get replaced every year than uh they get newly built every year.
• that here a lot more roofs get, uh, get replaced every year than uh they get newly built every year.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We've also learned that replacing the HVAC system at the same time as the roof replacement is by far
• We've also learned that replacing the HVAC system at the same time as the roof replacement is by far
• system at the same time as the roof system at the same time as the roof replacement<01:36:53.239
• So in 2023, we received $891,000, and that was towards the roof replacement project, but the costs have
• Could you explain that a little more, so you weren't able to use the money to replace the roof, and that's

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• and secondary resistance for roof.
• to the roof.
• If I don't replace my roof, I got one of those letters in 2021. So I know what that is.
• the roof.
• So your roof has to be replaced at interval, right? Like an air conditioning system.