Governor Andy Beshear, earlier this week, signed four bills related to American Rescue Plan Act funds.
House Bill 320 and House Bill 382 will provide $300 million to the Broadband Deployment Fund to address unserved and underserved communities. Governor Beshear said at a minimum $600 million will go toward broadband expansion, with the investment expected to create an estimated 10,000 direct and indirect jobs across the Commonwealth.
House Bill 382 will also fund a range of vital initiatives, including full-day Kindergarten and the reopening of a medical examiner’s office in northern Kentucky. The bill also directs $575 million of the American Rescue Plan funds to repay a federal unemployment insurance loan.