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Board debates stipend policy after new law; equity, conflicts and paperwork raised
Summary
Board members discussed a recently passed state bill that enables stipends for school board members, weighing equity benefits against conflict-of-interest rules and administrative burdens like 1099 processing and budget availability.
Board members spent substantial time at the work session discussing a change in state law that allows school boards to offer stipends to members.
“After this last legislative session, a new bill was passed that makes it so we can,” the chair (S1) said when summarizing the change, noting the law clarifies earlier ambiguities but leaves implementation details to local boards. The proposal would allow board…
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