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House Bill 1457 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representative Hanner of the 148th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT


To amend an Act relating to the Board of Education of Stewart County and providing for the election of the members thereof, approved March 21, 1969 (Ga. L. 1969, p. 2264), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 25, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 3592), so as to provide for the compensation and expenses of the members of the Board of Education of Stewart County; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
An Act relating to the Board of Education of Stewart County and providing for the election of the members thereof, approved March 21, 1969 (Ga. L. 1969, p. 2264), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 25, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 3592), is amended by revising Section 1.1 as follows:

"SECTION 1.1.
Members of the Board of Education of Stewart County shall each receive within per diem of $100.00 with the exception of the chairperson who shall receive a per diem of $150.00, for each day of attendance at meetings of the board and while meeting and traveling within or outside the state as a member of a committee of the board on official business first authorized by a majority of the board, plus reimbursement for actual expenses necessarily incurred in connection therewith. All accounts for such service and expenses shall be approved and verified prior to reimbursement in such manner as shall be specified by the board. The compensation of members of the board shall be paid only from the local tax funds available to such local board for educational purposes. As a part of the compensation of such office, each member of the board shall be entitled to participate in any school district group insurance plan to the extent authorized in Code Section 20-2-55 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated."
SECTION 2.
This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.