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HB502 Alabama 2020 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026
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Summary

Session
Regular Session 2020
Title
Lamar Co., co. superintendent of education, to provide further for the compensation and expense allowance for, Sec. 45-38-101 am'd.
Summary

HB502 changes Lamar County’s pay rules for the county superintendent of education by setting a salary cap relative to other employees, and adds car ownership and travel expense provisions.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends Section 45-38-101 to set the superintendent’s annual salary at no more than 25% above the highest salary paid to any other county school system employee, with the salary fixed by the county board of education and paid in equal monthly installments from county funds. In addition to salary, the superintendent must provide their own automobile and will be reimbursed for out-of-county and out-of-state travel at 20 cents per mile and for other expenses on an actual-cost basis. The act becomes effective immediately after it passes and is approved by the Governor, or otherwise becomes law.

Who It Affects
  • Lamar County superintendent of education — subject to a salary cap (not to exceed 25% above the highest-paid other employee) and eligible for automobile ownership and travel/expense reimbursements.
  • Other Lamar County school system employees — their salaries help determine the cap for the superintendent's pay (the cap is based on the highest among them), and payroll decisions are made by the county board of education.
Key Provisions
  • Annual salary for the Lamar County superintendent of education shall not exceed 25% in excess of the highest salary paid to any other county school system employee, starting with the next term of office.
  • The salary shall be fixed by the Lamar County board of education and paid in equal monthly installments from county funds.
  • In addition to salary, the superintendent must furnish their own automobile and will be reimbursed for out-of-county and out-of-state travel at $0.20 per mile and for other official expenses at actual cost.
  • The act takes effect immediately following its passage and approval by the Governor (or as otherwise becoming law).
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Subjects
Lamar County

Bill Actions

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 400

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Local Legislation

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

May 6, 2020 House Passed
Yes 39
Abstained 31
Absent 35

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature