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Wythe County budget outlook: state funding changes could free hundreds of thousands, but capital needs and health insurance remain concerns
Summary
Superintendent-level staff told the Wythe County School Board on Feb. 13 that the probable state repeal of a support cap and SOQ funding increases could deliver more state aid; at the same time the division faces unbudgeted capital repairs, rising vehicle and energy costs and uncertainty around health-insurance increases.
At the Feb. 13 Wythe County School Board meeting, school administrative staff reported preliminary budget signals from the General Assembly and identified several immediate local cost pressures, including HVAC failures and higher vehicle costs.
The presentation said both the governor’s and the Senate budgets include a roughly 3% pay increase for SOQ-funded positions; the House proposal was reported as 3.375%. Superintendent-level staff said the General Assembly is moving to eliminate a previously imposed "support cap," which could return several hundred thousand dollars in state funding to the division. The local composite index was stated…
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