April 20, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Cushingberry, Lemmons, III, Waters, Lemmons, Jr., Virgil Smith, Leland, Cheeks, Gaffney and Tobocman and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 417a (MCL 380.417a), as amended by 2004 PA 303.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 417a. (1) A member of the first class school district
board shall not be directly or indirectly interested in a contract
with the board. Except for the per diem allowance provided in
subsection (2) or the salary provided under subsection (3), a
member of the first class school district board shall not receive
compensation for services rendered to the board.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and
subsection (3), each first class school district board member shall
be paid a per diem allowance of $30.00 for each board meeting and
subcommittee meeting attended and each authorized duty performed.
To be reimbursed for an authorized duty, the duty shall be related
directly to the member's responsibility as a board member and shall
be authorized in advance by resolution of the board. Compensation
shall be provided to a board member for an authorized duty only if
that duty and the authority of the board member to perform that
duty is specifically enumerated in the resolution authorizing
compensation. The payments for meetings, subcommittee meetings, and
authorized duties shall not exceed a total of 52 meetings,
subcommittee meetings, and authorized duties per year, except that
,
if the question under section 410 is not approved in the first
class
school district, this limitation
may be removed by majority
vote of the board.
(3) If
the question under section 410 is approved in the
first
class school district, the board of the first class school
district
may by majority vote of the board waive any per diem
payment
under this section. The
board of a first class school
district may by resolution establish a salary for board members.
The amount of the annual salary for a board member shall not exceed
an amount equal to 90% of the annual salary paid to a county
commissioner for the county in which the first class school
district is located. The board also may establish a system of
retirement benefits for board members, with a maximum retirement
benefit not to exceed an amount equal to 90% of the maximum
retirement benefit paid to a county commissioner for the county in
which the first class school district is located. If the board
establishes a salary for board members under this subsection, board
members shall not be paid per diem payments under subsection (2).