HB1026: HB1026 Valdosta, City of; Board of Education; provide compensation

This bill establishes specific monthly compensation for members of the City of Valdosta Board of Education. The chairperson would be paid $650.00 per month, while the other board members would each receive $600.00 per month. The bill specifies that this pay must come only from local tax funds, not state or other funding sources. The law would take effect on the first day of the month after it is signed by the Governor, or after it becomes law without the Governor's signature. As with most local bills of this kind, it also repeals any prior laws that conflict with its terms.

• 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 each.
• Requires that this compensation be paid only from local tax funds, not other revenue sources.
• Repeals any existing laws that conflict with these new pay provisions.

This bill directly affects the chairperson and members of the City of Valdosta Board of Education, whose monthly pay it sets, and it draws on local tax revenue collected within the City of Valdosta to fund that pay.

For the people serving on the Valdosta school board, this bill determines exactly how much they are paid each month for their service, and it ties that pay to local tax dollars rather than state money, affecting how the city budgets for its school board.

• Section 1 sets the chairperson's pay at $650.00 per month and other board members' pay at $600.00 per month, funded only from 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.

1. 2026-05-11Effective Date 2026-06-01
2. 2026-05-11Act 533
3. 2026-05-11House Date Signed by Governor (House)
4. 2026-04-06House Sent to Governor (House)
5. 2026-02-17Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
6. 2026-02-17Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
7. 2026-02-09Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
8. 2026-02-06House Passed/Adopted (House)

• Dexter Sharper (D, HD-177)Primary sponsor
• John Corbett (R, HD-174)
• John LaHood (R, HD-175)
• James Burchett (R, HD-176)

1. PassedHouse voteFebruary 6, 2026

   163 yea, 0 nay (7 not voting, 5 absent)

   Local Calendar : House Vote #480

2. PassedSenate voteFebruary 17, 2026

   48 yea, 1 nay (2 not voting, 3 absent)

   Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #548

• local government pay
• Valdosta
• school board
• education funding