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Bill to split board-membership dues among individual members draws sharply divided testimony
Summary
HB 25-10 would require school districts to allocate dues funds equally among board members so individuals can use district-appropriated dues for membership associations they choose; backers called it choice and transparency, while KASB and PTA warned it would undermine collective board governance and complicate legal representation.
The Committee on Education heard House Bill 25-10, which would require boards of education to allocate appropriated membership-dues funds equally among individual board members so each member may elect association membership independently. The committee did not take a vote.
Jason (Revisor Long) explained the bill would require districts to equally proportion the total appropriated amount for board-member dues and pay that amount to individual members who elect to join a membership association; members who do not elect membership would not receive dues payments. The bill defines 'membership association' as a corporation whose board membership is comprised of a majority of elected school board members.
Proponents said the…
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