HB461 Alabama 2020 Session

Relating to the City of Decatur; to amend Sections 3, 4, and 7 of Act 95-363 of the 1995 Regular Session (Acts 1995, p. 732), to further provide for the terms of office of the Decatur City Board of Education; and to provide for the compensation of the members of the board

Section 1

Sections 3, 4, and 7 of Act 95-363 of the 1995 Regular Session (Acts 1995, p. 732) are hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 3. A candidate for each place on the board of education shall be at least 21 years of age, a resident of the school board district which he or she seeks to represent on the board for at least 90 consecutive days prior to the deadline date for qualifying as a candidate, and shall not have a record of conviction for any crime involving moral turpitude. At the time of qualifying, each candidate for each place on the board shall pay a qualifying fee in an amount prescribed by the city council not later than six months prior to the qualifying deadline as provided by law. The qualification fee for the first elections to be held for the board created by this act, however, shall be twenty-five dollars ($25) for each candidate. The dates for qualifying shall be the same as for mayor-council candidates. HB461 "Section 4. Elected school board members shall serve four-year terms with the elections and terms thereof coinciding with those of the members of the city council of Decatur. The elections for board members shall be held at the regular election for city council of Decatur after the effective date of this act. The elected board members shall serve from the date on which they are sworn into office until the swearing in of their successors following the next regularly scheduled city council and school board elections. Terms of office for the elected board members shall commence on the first Monday of October at the same time as the terms of office of members of the city council following their election. Any vacancies that may occur on the board, from time to time, shall be filled by appointment by the remaining members of the board in the same manner as provided by law for filling vacancies on the city council. The chairmanship of the board shall be selected by vote of the board as a whole at the board's annual meeting. "Section 7. The compensation for the members of the school board shall be three hundred dollars ($300) per month to be paid from the city school system funds, unless changed pursuant to this section. The board may change this the amount of compensation by majority vote thereof, which changes must but any vote to establish or change compensation shall be made not later than six months be held at least one month prior to HB461 the deadline for qualification of candidates for seats on the board and shall not take effect until the next term of office of the members of the board. Members of the board shall be reimbursed for documented expenses associated with activities outside of the City of Decatur in the performance of their duties as board members. Thereafter, the compensation as set by the board, from time to time, shall be in effect for successor boards."

Section 2

This act shall become effective immediately following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law. HB461 Speaker of the House of Representatives President and Presiding Officer of the Senate House of Representatives I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and was passed by the House 07-MAY-20. Jeff Woodard Clerk Senate 09-MAY-20 Passed