HB468: HB468 Heard County; Board of Education; revise compensation of members

This bill amends the local law that governs the Heard County Board of Education, first passed in 1985 and previously updated in 2018. It rewrites the section on board member pay, setting compensation at $450.00 per month for each board member. The bill also keeps rules for reimbursing board members, including the chairperson, for actual expenses when they travel outside Heard County for board business, such as training sessions or statewide meetings. Travel must be approved in advance by a majority vote of the board, and expenses must be verified and approved before reimbursement. Both compensation and reimbursement are paid from the board's own funds. The changes take effect July 1, 2025, and any conflicting laws are repealed.

• Sets each Heard County Board of Education member's monthly pay at $450.00, replacing the prior compensation amount set by the 2018 law.
• Continues to allow reimbursement of actual travel expenses for board members, including the chairperson, when traveling outside Heard County on board business.
• Requires that travel be authorized in advance by a majority vote of the board before it qualifies for reimbursement.
• Requires all expenses to be verified and approved in a manner the board specifies before any reimbursement is paid.
• States that both compensation and reimbursement come from the Heard County Board of Education's own funds, not another source.
• Sets the effective date of the changes as July 1, 2025, and repeals any conflicting laws.

This bill directly affects the members and chairperson of the Heard County Board of Education, who receive the monthly pay and any travel reimbursements, and the board itself, which must authorize and verify travel expenses and fund the payments.

For Heard County, this bill determines exactly how much local school board members are paid each month and confirms the process for reimbursing their travel costs, affecting the board's budget and the compensation its elected members receive for public service.

• Section 1 revises Section 6 of the 1985 Heard County Board of Education Act to set monthly compensation at $450.00 per board member.
• Section 1 also retains language allowing reimbursement of actual travel expenses incurred outside Heard County, subject to prior board authorization by majority vote.
• Section 1 requires expense verification and approval under a process the board specifies, and states payments come from board funds.
• Section 2 sets the effective date of the Act as July 1, 2025.
• Section 3 repeals all laws and parts of laws that conflict with this Act.

1. 2025-05-13Effective Date 2025-07-01
2. 2025-05-13Act 200
3. 2025-05-13House Date Signed by Governor (House)
4. 2025-04-07House Sent to Governor (House)
5. 2025-02-28Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
6. 2025-02-28Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
7. 2025-02-24Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
8. 2025-02-21House Passed/Adopted (House)

• David Huddleston (R, HD-072)Primary sponsor

1. PassedHouse voteFebruary 21, 2025

   170 yea, 0 nay (7 not voting, 3 absent)

   Local Calendar : House Vote #58

2. PassedSenate voteFebruary 28, 2025

   51 yea, 1 nay (2 not voting, 2 absent)

   Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #106

• Heard County
• school board pay
• local legislation
• education governance