HB720: HB720 Lee County; Board of Education; revise compensation of members

This bill amends the 1993 state law that reconstituted the Board of Education of Lee County (Ga. L. 1993, p. 5130). It rewrites Section 6 of that law to set new compensation for board members. Under the bill, each member of the Lee County Board of Education would be paid $175.00 per month. Board members, including the chairperson, would also be reimbursed for actual expenses they incur while attending meetings and nonathletic events as part of their official duties for the Lee County School District, if the board approves those expenses. The bill would take effect on the first day of the month after it is signed by the Governor or otherwise becomes law without a signature, and it repeals any conflicting laws.

• Rewrites Section 6 of the 1993 Lee County Board of Education law to set member pay at $175.00 per month.
• Continues allowing reimbursement of actual expenses board members incur attending meetings and nonathletic events, subject to board approval.
• Applies the reimbursement provision to the chairperson as well as regular board members.
• Sets the effective date as the first day of the month following the bill's approval by the Governor or its becoming law without signature.
• Repeals any existing laws that conflict with the new compensation terms.

This bill directly affects the members and chairperson of the Lee County Board of Education, who would receive the updated monthly pay and expense reimbursement, as well as the Lee County School District, which the board oversees.

The change updates how much Lee County school board members are paid for their service, which affects local government compensation and the county's budget for administering its school district, without changing any broader statewide education policy.

• Section 1 revises Section 6 of the 1993 Act reconstituting the Lee County Board of Education to set monthly compensation at $175.00 per member.
• Section 1 also preserves reimbursement of actual expenses for meetings and nonathletic events for both the chairperson and other board members, as approved by the board.
• Section 2 sets the effective date as the first day of the month after the Governor signs the bill or it otherwise becomes law.
• Section 3 repeals any conflicting laws.

1. 2025-05-13Effective Date 2025-06-01
2. 2025-05-13Act 162
3. 2025-05-13House Date Signed by Governor (House)
4. 2025-04-07House Sent to Governor (House)
5. 2025-03-25Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
6. 2025-03-25Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
7. 2025-03-18Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
8. 2025-03-13House Passed/Adopted (House)

• Bill Yearta (R, HD-152)Primary sponsor

1. PassedHouse voteMarch 13, 2025

   169 yea, 0 nay (5 not voting, 6 absent)

   Local Calendar : House Vote #273

2. PassedSenate voteMarch 25, 2025

   52 yea, 0 nay (4 not voting, 0 absent)

   Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #277

• Lee County
• board of education pay
• local government compensation
• school board