Salaries And Expenses - County Boards Of Education - CA Education

Section § 1090

This law outlines the compensation structure for members of county boards of education in California. Depending on the county's classification, regular board members may earn between $160 to $600 monthly for attending all meetings. If a member misses meetings, their pay is adjusted based on the number of meetings attended. Members can also receive reimbursement for mileage if they use their own car for official duties. The law allows annual compensation increases of up to 5%, subject to voter approval. Additionally, pupil board members can receive course credits or financial compensation. Absences can be excused and compensated if the member had a valid reason, such as illness or jury duty. County classifications are determined by another section, and any salary changes must be approved by the county board of education.

(a) The board of supervisors may allow, as compensation, to each regular member of the county board of education a sum not to exceed the following amounts:

(1) In any class one county, each regular member of the county board of education who actually attends all meetings held may receive as compensation for the regular member’s services a sum not to exceed six hundred dollars ($600) per month.

(2) In any class two county, each regular member of the county board of education who actually attends all meetings held may receive as compensation for the regular member’s services a sum not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400) per month.

(3) In any class three county, each regular member of the county board of education who actually attends all meetings held may receive as compensation for the regular member’s services a sum not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) per month.

(4) In any class four county, each regular member of the county board of education who actually attends all meetings held may receive as compensation for the regular member’s services a sum not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) per month.

(5) In any class five, class six, class seven, or class eight county, each regular member of the county board of education who actually attends all meetings held may receive as compensation for the regular member’s services a sum not to exceed one hundred sixty dollars ($160) per month.

(b) Any regular member or pupil member who does not attend all meetings held in any month may receive as compensation for the regular member’s or pupil member’s services, an amount not greater than the maximum amount allowed by subdivision (a) or paragraph (2) of subdivision (h), as applicable, divided by the number of meetings held, and multiplied by the number of meetings actually attended.

(c) The amount of compensation shall be determined by the county board of supervisors, or, in a county having a fiscally independent county board of education, by the county board of education.

(d) A pupil member or regular member of a county board of education may be paid for any meeting for which the member is absent if the board by resolution duly adopted and included within its minutes finds that at the time of the meeting the member was performing services outside the meeting on behalf of the board, the member was ill or on jury duty, or the absence was due to a hardship deemed acceptable by the board.

(e) There may also be allowed to each regular member who uses a privately owned automobile in the discharge of necessary official duties as a member of the county board of education, the same amount as allowed by any county official in the performance of the county official’s duties. The mileage rate allowed in this section shall be based on the total mileage claimed in a calendar month.

(f) For purposes of this section, the classification of counties shall be determined pursuant to Section 1205.

(g) On an annual basis, the county board of education may increase the compensation of individual regular members of the board beyond the limits delineated in this section, in an amount not to exceed 5 percent based on the present monthly rate of compensation. Any increase made pursuant to this section shall be effective upon approval by the county board of education. This action may be rejected by a majority of the voters in that county voting in a referendum established for that purpose, as prescribed by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 9100) of Division 9 of the Elections Code.

(h) The county board of education may award a pupil member either or both of the following:

(1) Elective course credit based on the number of equivalent daily instructional minutes for the pupil member’s services provided.

(2) Monthly financial compensation as determined by the county board of education.

(i) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Pupil member” means a pupil board member appointed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1000.

(2) “Regular member” means a board member elected or selected pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1000.

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(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 321, Sec. 2. (AB 275) Effective January 1, 2024.)

Section § 1091

If county board supervisors can't be reimbursed for travel by mileage, then county board of education members must be reimbursed for travel expenses up to 25 cents per mile when going to board meetings.

If the members of the board of supervisors of any county are not allowed mileage, the board of supervisors of the county shall allow to each member of the county board of education of that county actual and necessary traveling expenses not exceeding twenty-five cents ($0.25) per mile one way in attending the meetings of the board.

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(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Section § 1092

This law states that the secretary can be paid $10 for each day they spend in board meetings.

The secretary may be allowed the sum of ten dollars ($10) per day for the actual time that the board may be in session.

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(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Section § 1093

Members of the board will be paid from the county's main financial account.

Compensation of the members of the board, shall be payable out of the county general fund.

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(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Section § 1094

If the county board of education needs to print materials or has other related expenses like stationery, these costs will be reviewed and paid just like any other county expenses.

Expenses for printing required by the county board of education, and all incidental expenses incurred for stationery or other purposes in the performance of its duties, shall be audited and paid as other claims against the general fund of the county are paid.

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(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Section § 1095

This law allows a county board of education in California to join groups or organizations that support the improvement of public education through research and collaboration with others focused on enhancing educational opportunities for children. The expenses for these memberships are covered by the county's general fund.

The county board of education may subscribe for membership in, or otherwise become a member of, any state or local organization of governing boards of school districts or members thereof, or of county boards of education or members thereof, or both, which has for its primary purpose the promotion and advancement of public education through research and investigation, and the cooperation with persons and associations whose interests and purposes are the betterment of the educational opportunities of the children of the state. The costs incurred for the purposes of this section shall be payable out of the county general fund.

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(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Section § 1096

This law allows a county board of education to send board members to attend meetings or conventions of organizations they are members of. The costs for these members attending such events can be covered by the county's general fund, but only if there is prior budget approval.

The county board of education of each county may select a member or members of the board to attend meetings of any society, association, or organization for which the board has subscribed for membership, or any convention to which the governing board of a school district or a community college district may pay the expenses of any employee. The actual expenses of the member or members shall be allowed and paid out of the county general fund with prior budgetary approval.

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(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Section § 1097

In California, when a county sets a tax rate to support its local board of education and schools, the property value within certain school districts determines how much tax is levied. This tax rate must be applied consistently across all relevant areas, no matter which county they are in. Any tax money collected from these areas in nearby counties should be sent to the county that set the tax. There, it will be used to fund education in that county. This rule also applies to counties with specific legal charters, if another rule (Section 1001) applies to them.

Whenever a tax rate or portion thereof is levied by any county for the support of its county board of education and superintendent of schools, the assessed valuation of all, but only such portions of elementary and unified school districts under its jurisdiction, shall be considered. The tax rate or portion thereof so computed shall be levied uniformly in all such areas, irrespective of the county in which situated. All moneys collected in surrounding counties from the levy of such tax rate or portion thereof shall be remitted by the respective county auditors to the auditor of the county of jurisdiction and shall be deposited by him to the credit of the fund or funds from which the support of his county board of education and superintendent of schools is derived.

This section shall be applicable to a chartered county if Section 1001 is applicable to it.

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(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)