HB827 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

James O. Gordon

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Education fiscal accountability, local superintendent of education and board members personally responsible for fiscal mismanagement, Sec. 16-13A-11 am'd.

Summary

HB827 would let local superintendents of education and local board members be personally liable for mismanaging local board funds.

What This Bill Does

The bill would amend Section 16-13A-11 to allow the local superintendent of education and each local board member to be held personally liable for mismanagement of local board funds. It keeps existing protections related to misappropriation, which require willful, malicious, fraudulent, bad faith actions beyond authority, or a mistaken interpretation of the law. In short, it adds a new basis for personal liability focused on mismanagement of funds.

Who It Affects

• Local superintendent of education — may be held personally liable for mismanagement of local board funds.
• Local board of education members — may be held personally liable for mismanagement of local board funds; existing protections about misappropriation remain, subject to the current conditions.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 16-13A-11 to add personal liability for mismanagement of local board funds by the local superintendent and each local board member.
• Preserves the current liability standard for misappropriation of funds, which requires willful, malicious, fraudulent action, bad faith beyond authority, or mistaken interpretation of the law.
• Effective immediately after passage and governor's approval (becomes law promptly).

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Subjects

Education