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Staff briefs board on proposed AB 1390 to raise trustee pay; no action taken
Summary
Superintendent’s office presented options on board member compensation, explaining current statutory cap of $240 per month for trustees in a district of this size and that Assembly Bill 1390 would raise the cap to $1,200 if enacted; the board discussed options and no change was taken.
Doctor Walker briefed trustees on current law tying school board compensation to average daily attendance and the district’s existing monthly trustee compensation cap of $240. He described Assembly Bill 1390 (referenced in the transcript as Assembly Bill 13 90), which, if enacted, would raise the cap for districts of this size to $1,200 per month. Walker said the bill had passed the assembly and the senate education committee and was in the Senate Appropriations Committee suspense file at the time of the meeting.
Doctor Walker outlined options for the board: take no action; authorize a modest 5% annual increase under existing code (which would raise the $240 cap only incrementally, e.g., by $12 a month to $252); wait to see if AB 1390 becomes law and then revisit compensation; or combine a small immediate increase with future action if the bill passes. Trustees asked clarifying questions about the mechanics and history of the current statutory amounts; Doctor Walker said staff would follow up with additional details if requested.
Ending details: The item was informational; no formal motion to change trustee compensation was made during the recorded meeting.
