HB444 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Corey Harbison

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

City Boards of Education, costs of administrative office from local funds only, Sec. 16-11-28 added

Summary

HB444 would require that all costs for a city school district's central administrative office be paid by the city, not with state funds.

What This Bill Does

It adds a new Section 16-11-28 to the Alabama Code to govern costs for the central administrative office of city school districts. For any city school district established on or after the act's effective date, the city must cover all costs related to the central administrative office, including capital costs (rent, debt repayment, improvements, maintenance) and salaries/expenses of the superintendent, administrators, and support staff, plus supplies and equipment. The city board of education may not use or divert any state funds to pay any portion of these central administrative office costs. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it is passed and approved by the Governor, or otherwise becomes law.

Who It Affects

• City governments (city finance and administration) – must fund all costs related to the central administrative office for new city school districts.
• City boards of education – prohibited from using or diverting state funds to pay for central administrative office costs; state funding for these costs is not allowed.

Key Provisions

• Adds Section 16-11-28: the city is responsible for all costs and expenses related to the central administrative office for any city school district established on or after the act's effective date, including capital costs, salaries and expenses of administrators and staff, and supplies and equipment.
• Prohibits the city board of education from using or diverting any state funds to pay any portion of the central administrative office costs.
• Effective date: first day of the third month after passage and Governor approval (or when it becomes law).

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Subjects

Board of Education, City