SB204 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Trip Pittman

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Arthur OrrShadrack McGillDick BrewbakerPaul BussmanPhillip W. WilliamsBryan Taylor

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Legislature, compensation, expense allowance authorized by Act 2007-75, legislator may refuse, funds distributed to local boards of education of legislator for school supplies

Summary

SB204 would let Alabama legislators voluntarily give up part of their expense allowance, with the savings redirected to local boards of education in their districts to buy school supplies.

What This Bill Does

1) It allows any member to forego any portion of the expense allowance authorized by Act 2007-75. 2) The reduced funds would be transferred from the Legislature's appropriations to the State Department of Education to be distributed to the local boards of education in the member's district, for school supplies. 3) If there is more than one local board of education in a member's district, the funds would be divided among them based on each district's average daily membership. 4) The amount transferred would equal the savings from the member choosing to receive less than the authorized amount, and the act would take effect immediately upon passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Legislators: may elect to forego part of the expense allowance, changing their own compensation and triggering funds redirection.
• State Department of Education: receives redirected funds from the reduced expense allowances to distribute.
• Local Boards of Education in the districts of the foregone legislators: receive funds to be used for school supplies, with distribution based on average daily membership when multiple boards exist.

Key Provisions

• Section 1: A member may elect to forego any portion of the expense allowance authorized by Act 2007-75.
• Section 2: Reductions are transferred from legislative funds to the State Department of Education to be distributed to the local boards of education in the member's district for school supplies; distribution among multiple boards uses average daily membership; the amount transferred equals the savings from the foregone portion.
• Section 3: This act becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (or becoming law otherwise).

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Subjects

Legislature