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House adopts change to State Board of Education pay schedule, adds days and funding
Summary
Lawmakers approved House Bill 23 82 to align State Board of Education member pay partially with legislative per diems, adding specified paid days and a budget enhancement estimated at roughly $246,000 for the year.
Representative Getz presented House Bill 23 82 as a statutory fix to align the State Board of Education members' pay with legislative adjustments made to legislator per diems. Getz said the originating change uncoupled the State Board from the legislature's pay increase and the bill restores a prorated approach.
Under the version described on the floor, board members would receive 36 days at one rate and 42 days at a second rate, totaling 78 paid days annually — a figure the sponsor said equates to about 6.5 paid days per month, reflecting standing meeting days and additional subcommittee work. The sponsor said the total annual enhancement, including fringe benefits, comes to approximately $246,000, an increase of roughly $120,000 compared with the prior baseline. The bill also narrowed out-of-state travel reimbursement to actual expenses or subsistence for approved travel.
Representative Wynne and Representative McDonald spoke in favor; McDonald said the bill corrects an oversight that left the State Board at a different pay rate after legislature-approved increases for legislators. Getz moved that the bill be reported favorably for passage and the motion passed on the floor; the committee of the whole later included HB 23 82 in the list of bills it recommended be passed as amended.
