Budget committee approves $2 million amendment for Lewis County special-education services

The Wilson County Budget Committee voted to approve Budget Amendment No. 7 for the Lewis County Board of Education, adding $2,000,000 to a fund-balance line for contracted special-education services and reassigning $20,000 from an equipment line to a structural supply/materials line for the district’s CTE program.

Unidentified Speaker 3 introduced the amendment, saying, 'I've got a budget amendment number 7' and describing the two changes: $2,000,000 for special-education contracted services and $20,000 reallocated at the CTE program's request. A second was recorded and the chair called the question; members said 'Aye' and the amendment was approved with no recorded opposition.

The amendment affects the Lewis County Board of Education's fiscal allocations for special-education contracting and CTE materials. The transcript does not specify where the $2,000,000 is coming from within the county's overall budget, whether it is one-time or ongoing funding, or any implementation timeline.

Committee members did not elaborate further on implementation steps in the available segments; no amendments to the motion were recorded. The committee moved on to other business after the vote.