HB 468: Heard County; Board of Education; revise compensation of members

This bill changes a local law that governs how much members of the Heard County Board of Education get paid for their service. It rewrites Section 6 of the original 1985 Act, as last updated in 2018, to set each board member's monthly compensation at $450. The bill also keeps in place the existing rules for reimbursing board members, including the chairperson, for actual expenses they incur while traveling outside Heard County on board business, such as attending training sessions or statewide meetings. That travel must be approved in advance by a majority vote of the board, and all expenses must be verified and approved before being paid back. Both the monthly pay and any reimbursements come from the board's own funds. The change would take effect on July 1, 2025.

• Sets the monthly pay for each member of the Heard County Board of Education at $450, replacing the previous compensation amount.
• Keeps the existing requirement that board travel outside Heard County be pre-approved by a majority board vote before expenses can be reimbursed.
• Requires that all reimbursed expenses be verified and approved by the board before payment.
• Specifies that both compensation and expense reimbursements are paid from the board's own funds, not a separate county source.
• Sets the effective date of the new pay rate as July 1, 2025.

This bill affects the members and chairperson of the Heard County Board of Education, whose monthly pay and expense reimbursement rules it sets, and indirectly the board's own funds, which cover these payments.

Board members would see a change in their monthly pay for serving on the Heard County Board of Education, funded through the board's own budget rather than a separate appropriation. The travel and reimbursement approval process stays the same, so oversight of expense spending is unchanged.

• Section 1 revises Section 6 of the 1985 Heard County Board of Education Act, as amended in 2018, setting member compensation at $450.00 per month.
• Section 1 preserves the rule that reimbursement for travel outside Heard County requires prior majority board approval and covers things like training sessions or statewide meetings.
• Section 1 requires all expenses to be verified and approved by the board before reimbursement is paid.
• Section 1 specifies compensation and reimbursements are paid from the board's own funds.
• Section 2 sets the effective date as July 1, 2025.
• Section 3 repeals any conflicting laws.

1. 2025-05-13Effective Date 2025-07-01
2. 2025-05-13Act 200
3. 2025-05-13House Date Signed by Governor (Cámara de Representantes)
4. 2025-04-07House Sent to Governor (Cámara de Representantes)
5. 2025-02-28Senate Passed/Adopted (Senado)
6. 2025-02-28Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senado)
7. 2025-02-24Senate Read and Referred (Senado)
8. 2025-02-21House Passed/Adopted (Cámara de Representantes)

• David Huddleston (R, HD-072)Patrocinador principal

1. AprobadaVotación: Cámara de Representantes21 de febrero de 2025

   170 a favor, 0 en contra (7 sin votar, 3 ausentes)

   Local Calendar : House Vote #58

2. AprobadaVotación: Senado28 de febrero de 2025

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

   Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #106

• Heard County
• school board pay
• local legislation
• board of education compensation