FINAL BILL REPORT

2SHB 163

                                  C 307 L 87

BYHouse Committee on Ways & Means/Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Jacobsen, Ebersole, Appelwick, Brekke, Heavey, Dellwo, Pruitt, Cole, Fisher, Armstrong, O'Brien, H. Sommers, Niemi, Rust, Locke, Nelson, Valle and Winsley)

Compensating school district boards of directors.

House Committe on Education

Rereferred House Committee on Ways & Means/Appropriations

Senate Committee on Education

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

School board members do not receive financial compensation in the form of per diem or salary for their service, but they are reimbursed for expenses.

SUMMARY:

To assure that persons of all financial circumstances have the opportunity to serve as a school board member, each school board member of a district is eligible to receive up to $50 per diem for attending board meetings and performing other duties for the school district.  The per diem for each board member may not exceed $4,800 per year.  A resolution authorizing receipt of compensation by members of the board of directors of a school district must be adopted by the school board in a regularly scheduled meeting of the school board.  The compensation will be paid from locally collected excess levy funds.

A member may waive receipt of per diem on a monthly basis.  A waiver of receipt of per diem does not waive receipt of compensation for expenses.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 61  35

      Senate    25    18(Senate amended)

      House 60  38(House concurred)

EFFECTIVE:September 1, 1987