KRS 12.215

The expenses incurred by the Attorney General in defending state employees and former state employees shall not be charged against the regular budget of the Attorney General but shall be paid by the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet from unappropriated general funds surplus in the State Treasury as a necessary governmental expense on vouchers submitted by the Attorney General and approved by the secretary. The expenses to be so paid include but are not limited to the cost of the time spent by salaried attorneys of the Attorney General's office, contract attorneys, court reporters, and the cost of trial preparation and investigation.