Lexington County School District One adds agenda item, approves letter supporting H.4025 amendments on virtual charter weighting and task force

At a May 6 special meeting, the Lexington County School District One board of trustees amended the agenda and approved a motion authorizing the board chair to send a letter to members of the Lexington County legislative delegation expressing support for proposed amendments to the state fiscal year 2526 budget, as filed in House Bill H4025.

The board first voted to amend the agenda to add the action item. The amendment motion cited board policy BEDB and was described as brought forward “due to exigent circumstances,” requiring a two-thirds vote; the transcript records that Ms. Flashnik moved to amend and Mr. Pizzuti seconded, and the motion carried.

Following the amendment, a motion that the board “approve and authorize the board chair to send a letter on behalf of the full board” was made and seconded; the motion identifies two specific elements of the proposed budget amendments: an adjustment to the virtual charter school weighting and creation of an Education Stakeholders Task Force. The board approved the motion by voice vote; the transcript records trustees saying “aye” and that the motion carries. The chair indicated the letter would be inserted into the meeting minutes.

The transcript records no roll-call vote or a numeric tally for the amendment or the authorization motion. The board did not read the full text of the proposed letter aloud on the public audio; a board member said the letter “will be put in the minutes” for public review. The meeting record shows the actions were taken before the state House reconvened later the same day, which trustees cited as the reason for the expedited timeline.

The board also referenced the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act and board policy BEDB during discussion of the agenda amendment. No public-comment debate on the content of H.4025 appears in the public transcript for this meeting.