HB 13: Echols County; Board of Education; provide for compensation

This bill is a local law that applies only to the Echols County Board of Education. It sets specific daily payment amounts, called per diem, that the board chairperson and members receive for attending meetings. Under the bill, board members would get $500 for each day they attend a regular board meeting and $50 for each day they attend a called meeting or a training session. However, the bill caps total pay at $600 per calendar month, no matter how many meetings a member attends. The law would take effect on the first day of the month after the Governor signs it, or after it becomes law without a signature. It also repeals any existing laws that conflict with these new pay rules.

• Sets per diem pay for Echols County Board of Education members at $500 per day for regular meetings.
• Sets a lower per diem of $50 per day for called meetings and board training sessions.
• Caps total monthly compensation for any board chairperson or member at $600, regardless of meetings attended.
• Repeals any prior laws that conflict with these new compensation rules for the board.
• Sets the effective date as the first day of the month after the Governor signs the bill or it becomes law without signature.

This bill affects the chairperson and members of the Echols County Board of Education, whose pay for attending board meetings and training sessions would be set by this law. It does not affect other Georgia counties or school boards.

For Echols County, this bill determines exactly how much local school board members are paid for their public service, which affects the county's budget and could influence who is willing to serve on the board given the fixed monthly pay cap.

• Section 1 sets a $500 per diem for regular board meetings and $50 for called meetings or training sessions, capped at $600 total per month.
• Section 2 makes the law effective the first day of the month after the Governor signs it or it becomes law without signature.
• Section 3 repeals any conflicting prior laws governing Echols County Board of Education compensation.

1. 2025-05-13Effective Date 2025-06-01
2. 2025-05-13Act 133
3. 2025-05-13House Date Signed by Governor (Cámara de Representantes)
4. 2025-04-07House Sent to Governor (Cámara de Representantes)
5. 2025-02-12Senate Passed/Adopted (Senado)
6. 2025-02-12Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senado)
7. 2025-02-06Senate Read and Referred (Senado)
8. 2025-02-05House Passed/Adopted (Cámara de Representantes)

• John Corbett (R, HD-174)Patrocinador principal

1. AprobadaVotación: Cámara de Representantes5 de febrero de 2025

   160 a favor, 1 en contra (14 sin votar, 5 ausentes)

   Local Calendar : House Vote #15

2. AprobadaVotación: Senado12 de febrero de 2025

   52 a favor, 1 en contra (1 sin votar, 2 ausentes)

   Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #45

• local government pay
• school board compensation
• Echols County
• education governance