SB303ENROLLED Page 0 INFPWW-2 By Senator Melson (N & P) RFD: Local Legislation First Read: 09-May-23 2023 Regular Session 1 2 3 4 5 SB303 EnrolledSB303 Enrolled Page 1 Enrolled, An Act, Relating to Lauderdale County, to amend Section 45-39-100, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for the compensation of the members and president of the county board of education; and to provide for the election and term of the president of the board. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Section 45-39-100 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: "ยง45-39-100 (a)(1) Each member of the Lauderdale County Board of Education shall receive an expense allowance of two hundred dollars ($200) per month which shall be paid out of the Lauderdale County general school fund and which shall be in addition to any and all other compensation, expenses, and allowances provided for by law. (2)a. Each member of the Lauderdale County Board of Education shall be entitled to an additional expense allowance of seven hundred dollars ($700) per month which shall be paid out of the Lauderdale County general school fund and which shall be in addition to any and all other compensation, expenses, salary, and allowances provided for by law. b. Beginning when the next term of office of a board member commences after the effective date of the act adding this amendatory language, the additional expense allowance provided for in paragraph a. shall be converted to a salary for all members of the board. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SB303 EnrolledSB303 Enrolled Page 2 (b)(1) The members of the County Board of Education of Lauderdale County shall each receive from the public school funds of the county twenty-five dollars ($25) for each meeting attended, three hundred dollars ($300) per month, and their actual traveling and hotel expenses incurred in attending meetings of the board and transacting the business of the board. The members of the board shall not be paid for attending more than 24 meetings in any one year. Their compensation and expenses shall be paid in like manner as provided for the payment of the compensation of teachers. The compensation and expenses provided herein and the expense allowance provided in subsection (a), shall be the total compensation paid the members and shall be in lieu of all other compensation provided by law. (2) The provisions of this subsection are curative and remedial and shall have retroactive effect to November 1, 1984, and any actions taken or payments made in accordance with this subsection since that date are hereby ratified, validated, and confirmed. (c) The President of the Lauderdale County Board of Education shall be elected annually from the membership of the board at the first meeting of the board in November after newly elected members have assumed office. Commencing with the election of the next president of the board after the effective date of the act adding this amendatory language, the president shall receive an additional five hundred dollars ($500) per month while serving as president. " Section 2. This act shall become effective on the first 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 SB303 EnrolledSB303 Enrolled Page 3 day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law. 57 58 SB303 EnrolledSB303 Enrolled Page 4 ________________________________________________ President and Presiding Officer of the Senate ________________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives SB303 Senate 18-May-23 I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed the Senate. Patrick Harris, Secretary. House of Representatives Passed: 31-May-23 By: Senator Melson 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87