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1999 SESSION

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SB 1126 School board salaries; Hampton City and Warren County.

Introduced by: W. Henry Maxwell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

School board salaries. Increases the maximum salaries per year for school board members for Hampton from $3,000 to $5,000 and in Warren County from $1,500 to $3,600.. Under current law, no school board can request the General Assembly's consideration of an increase in its annual salary limit unless the school board has taken an affirmative vote on the requested increase. Further, no school board whose membership is elected in whole or in part can be awarded a salary increase, unless a specific salary increase is approved by affirmative vote by that school board.

Amendments adopted in 1998 (HB 1047) sought to clarify the procedures by which school boards may elect to increase their salaries. A local school board representing a county may establish a salary increase prior to July 1 in any year in which members are to be elected or appointed, or, if such school board is elected or appointed for staggered terms, prior to July 1 of any year in which at least one-half of such members are to be elected or appointed. These increases would become effective on January 1 of the following year. A local school board representing a city or town may establish a salary increase prior to January 1 in any year in which members are to be elected or appointed; the increase would become effective on July 1 of the following year. No salary increase may become effective during an incumbent member's term of office; however, this restriction will not apply if the school board members are elected or appointed for staggered terms. Because the county deadlines occur before the bill becomes effective, an emergency clause was added. Further, city and town restrictions were revised to require the establishment of an increase prior to December 31 in a year preceding a year in which members are to be elected or appointed.


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