Georgia CommonsHouse · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HB 799: Long County; Board of Education; provide compensation for members
Last action May 1, 2025 · Effective Date
House Bill 799 sets monthly pay for members of the Long County Board of Education, with higher amounts for the vice chairperson and chairperson.
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In plain language
This bill amends a 1977 local law governing the election and operation of the Long County Board of Education, most recently changed in 2003. It rewrites Section 4 of that law to establish specific monthly compensation for board members. Under the bill, each regular board member would be paid $500.00 per month, the vice chairperson would be paid $600.00 per month, and the chairperson would be paid $700.00 per month. The bill also repeals any prior laws that conflict with these new pay amounts. It is a local, county-specific bill affecting only Long County's school board, not boards of education elsewhere in Georgia.
What the bill does
- Sets pay for regular Long County Board of Education members at $500.00 per month.
- Sets pay for the board's vice chairperson at $600.00 per month, higher than a regular member's pay.
- Sets pay for the board's chairperson at $700.00 per month, the highest of the three rates.
- Repeals any earlier laws or parts of laws that conflict with these new compensation amounts.
Who it affects
This bill directly affects the members of the Long County Board of Education, including whoever holds the vice chairperson and chairperson positions, by setting how much they are paid each month for their service on the board.
Why it matters
For Long County residents, this bill determines how much local tax-funded money goes toward paying school board members each month. For board members themselves, it clarifies and updates their compensation, replacing whatever pay structure existed under the earlier 1977 and 2003 laws.
Key provisions
- Section 1 revises Section 4 of the 1977 Long County Board of Education Act (as amended in 2003) to set new monthly pay rates.
- Section 1 sets $500.00 per month for each board member, $600.00 per month for the vice chairperson, and $700.00 per month for the chairperson.
- Section 2 repeals any conflicting laws, ensuring the new pay structure supersedes prior compensation provisions.
From the bill
“Each member of the board of education shall be compensated in the amount of $500.00 per month. The vice chairperson shall be compensated $600.00 per month. The chairperson shall be compensated $700.00 per month.”
Status timeline
- Effective Date
- Act 57
- 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
- Buddy DeLoach (R, HD-167)
Votes
- House voteMarch 28, 2025
160 yea, 0 nay (8 not voting, 12 excused)
- Senate voteApril 2, 2025
51 yea, 0 nay (2 not voting, 3 excused)
Topics
- Long County
- board of education
- local government pay
- school board compensation