February 1, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Virgil Smith and Lemmons, III 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), 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 $150.00
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.