HB23 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Joseph C. Mitchell

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Education, K-12 employees, portion of salaries received from extracurricular activities subject to proration, Sec. 16-6B-9 am'd.

Summary

HB23 would require the portion of K-12 employees' salaries that comes from extracurricular activities to be prorated during budget shortfalls, while other salary parts would not.

What This Bill Does

It amends the salary proration rule to make only the portion of a K-12 employee's pay that comes from extracurricular activities subject to proration during budget shortfalls. It defines what counts as extracurricular activity (public school-sponsored activities beyond academic requirements with supplemental pay) and specifies that athletics-related activities are those sanctioned by the Alabama High School Athletic Association. It becomes effective immediately after passage and approval.

Who It Affects

• K-12 employees (teachers, sponsors, or coaches) who receive pay from extracurricular activities, whose extracurricular salary portion would be prorated during proration scenarios.
• Local boards of education and school districts (budgets and administrators) responsible for applying proration to the extracurricular salary portion and defining what qualifies as extracurricular activities.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 16-6B-9 to make the portion of salaries received from extracurricular activity by K-12 employees subject to proration during times of proration.
• Provides a definition of extracurricular activity as a public school-sponsored activity not tied to academic requirements, for which a supplemental salary or stipend is paid and held beyond the regular school day.
• Specifies that extracurricular activities related to athletics are those recognized and sanctioned by the Alabama High School Athletic Association.
• States the act becomes effective immediately following passage and approval.

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Subjects

Education