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title: HB 1026. Valdosta, City of; Board of Education; provide compensation
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date: 2026-05-11
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bill_number: HB 1026
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chamber: House
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status_date: 2026-05-11
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sponsors:
  - Dexter Sharper
  - John Corbett
  - John LaHood
  - James Burchett
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  - Valdosta schools
  - school board pay
  - local government compensation
  - education governance
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# HB 1026. Valdosta, City of; Board of Education; provide compensation

## Text

House Bill 1026 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Sharper of the 177th, Corbett of the 174th, LaHood of the 175th, and
Burchett of the 176th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To provide for the compensation of the City of Valdosta Board of Education; to provide an
effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
The chairperson of the City of Valdosta Board of Education shall be compensated in the
amount of $650.00 per month. The other members of the City of Valdosta Board of
Education shall be compensated in the amount of $600.00 per month. The compensation of
the chairperson and other members of the board shall be paid only from the local tax funds.
SECTION 2.
This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which
it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval.
SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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A bill from the Georgia General Assembly would set monthly pay for members of the City of Valdosta Board of Education, giving the chairperson $650 a month and other members $600 a month.

### Plain-language summary

This bill sets specific pay amounts for the elected members of the City of Valdosta Board of Education, which oversees public schools in Valdosta. The chairperson would receive $650 per month, and each of the other board members would receive $600 per month.
The bill specifies that this compensation must come only from local tax funds, not from state or federal school funding. It would take effect on the first day of the month after the Governor signs it or it otherwise becomes law without a signature, and it repeals any existing laws that conflict with these new pay amounts.

### What it does

- Sets the chairperson of the City of Valdosta Board of Education's pay at $650.00 per month.
- Sets pay for the other members of the City of Valdosta Board of Education at $600.00 per month.
- Requires that this compensation be paid only from local tax funds, not other funding sources.
- Repeals any prior laws that conflict with these new compensation amounts.

### Who it affects

The chairperson and other members of the City of Valdosta Board of Education, who would receive the specified monthly pay, and local taxpayers in Valdosta, whose local tax funds would cover the compensation.

### Why it matters

The bill formally fixes how much Valdosta's school board members are paid for their public service, replacing whatever prior compensation arrangement existed, and confirms the money comes from local taxes rather than any other funding source.

### Key provisions

- Section 1 sets the chairperson's pay at $650.00 per month and other board members' pay at $600.00 per month, funded only through local tax funds.
- Section 2 sets the effective date as the first day of the month following the Governor's approval or the bill becoming law without approval.
- Section 3 repeals any existing laws that conflict with this Act.

## Status

- Status: Passed (2026-05-11)
- Last action: Effective Date 2026-06-01 (2026-05-11)
- Sponsors: Dexter Sharper, John Corbett, John LaHood, James Burchett
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72356

> The history, votes, and amendments (886 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1026.md?full=1