Georgia CommonsHouse · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HB 720: Lee County; Board of Education; revise compensation of members
Last action June 1, 2025 · Effective Date
House Bill 720 would set the pay for Lee County Board of Education members at $175 per month and allow reimbursement for expenses tied to official duties.
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In plain language
This bill amends the 1993 law that reconstituted the Lee County Board of Education to change how much board members are paid. Under the bill, each board member, including the chairperson, would receive $175.00 per month in compensation. Board members would also be reimbursed for actual expenses they necessarily incur while attending meetings and nonathletic events as part of their official duties for the Lee County School District, subject to board approval. 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. It also repeals any existing laws that conflict with its terms.
What the bill does
- Sets monthly compensation for Lee County Board of Education members, including the chairperson, at $175.00.
- Allows board members to be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred attending meetings and nonathletic events tied to their official duties, if approved by the board.
- Repeals any prior conflicting laws governing board member compensation.
- Sets the effective date as the first day of the month following the bill's approval by the Governor or its becoming law without approval.
Who it affects
Members of the Lee County Board of Education, whose monthly pay and expense reimbursement rules would change under this bill, and by extension the Lee County School District, which funds the board's compensation and expenses.
Why it matters
For Lee County, this bill directly determines how much local taxpayers pay board members for their service and what expenses get reimbursed, affecting the school district's budget and the compensation structure for elected education officials.
Key provisions
- Section 1 revises Section 6 of the 1993 Act reconstituting the Lee County Board of Education, setting member pay at $175.00 per month.
- Section 1 also provides that board members, including the chairperson, get reimbursed for actual expenses from attending meetings and nonathletic events, pending board approval.
- Section 2 sets the effective date as the first day of the month after gubernatorial approval or the bill becoming law without signature.
- Section 3 repeals all laws or parts of laws that conflict with this Act.
From the bill
“Members of the Board of Education of Lee County shall be compensated in the amount of $175.00 per month.”
Status timeline
- Effective Date
- Act 162
- House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- House Sent to Governor (House)
- Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- House Passed/Adopted (House)
Show full history (13 actions)
- House Third Readers (House)
- House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- House Second Readers (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Bill Yearta (R, HD-152)
Votes
- House voteMarch 13, 2025
169 yea, 0 nay (5 not voting, 6 excused)
- Senate voteMarch 25, 2025
52 yea, 0 nay (4 not voting, 0 excused)
Topics
- Lee County
- board of education compensation
- local legislation
- school board pay