Florida Senate - 2011 (PROPOSED COMMITTEE BILL) SPB 7234
FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Education Pre-K - 12
581-02607A-11 20117234__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to district school board members;
3 amending ss. 145.19 and 1001.39, F.S.; conforming
4 cross-references; amending s. 1001.395, F.S.; removing
5 provisions relating to base salary and additional
6 compensation for a district school board member;
7 prohibiting district school board members from
8 receiving more than a $100 stipend per school board
9 meeting; providing that the stipend does not
10 constitute compensation for retirement purposes;
11 providing reimbursement for travel expenses;
12 prohibiting district school board members from
13 receiving any compensation while serving; providing
14 for application; providing an effective date.
15
16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
17
18 Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 145.19, Florida
19 Statutes, is amended to read:
20 145.19 Annual percentage increases based on increase for
21 state career service employees; limitation.—
22 (2) Each fiscal year, the salaries of all officials listed
23 in this chapter, s. 1001.395, and s. 1001.47 shall be adjusted.
24 The adjusted salary rate shall be the product, rounded to the
25 nearest dollar, of the salary rate granted by the appropriate
26 section of this chapter, s. 1001.395, or s. 1001.47 multiplied
27 first by the initial factor, then by the cumulative annual
28 factor, and finally by the annual factor. The Department of
29 Management Services shall certify the annual factor and the
30 cumulative annual factors. Any special qualification salary
31 received under this chapter, s. 1001.47, or the annual
32 performance salary incentive available to elected
33 superintendents under s. 1001.47 shall be added to such adjusted
34 salary rate. The special qualification salary shall be $2,000,
35 but shall not exceed $2,000.
36 Section 2. Section 1001.39, Florida Statutes, is amended to
37 read:
38 1001.39 District school board members; travel expenses.—
39 (1) In addition to the salary provided in s. 1001.395, Each
40 member of a district school board shall be allowed, from the
41 district school fund, reimbursement of travel expenses as
42 authorized in s. 112.061, except as provided in subsection (2).
43 Any travel outside the district shall also be governed by the
44 rules of the State Board of Education.
45 (2) Each district school board may reimburse a district
46 school board member for travel expenses for travel from the
47 member’s residence incurred in the performance of a public
48 purpose authorized by law to be performed by the district school
49 board, including, but not limited to, attendance at regular and
50 special board meetings. Mileage allowance in the amount provided
51 by law for reimbursement of travel expenses, when authorized,
52 shall be computed from the member’s place of residence to the
53 place of the meeting or function and return.
54 Section 3. Section 1001.395, Florida Statutes, is amended
55 to read:
56 1001.395 District school board members; stipend;
57 reimbursement for travel expenses compensation.—
58 (1) District school board members may not receive more than
59 a $100 stipend per school board meeting, which does not
60 constitute compensation for purposes of retirement. However,
61 district school board members may receive reimbursement for
62 travel expenses in accordance with s. 1001.39. District school
63 board members shall otherwise serve without compensation. Each
64 member of the district school board shall receive a base salary,
65 the amounts indicated in this section, based on the population
66 of the county the district school board member serves. In
67 addition, compensation shall be made for population increments
68 over the minimum for each population group, which shall be
69 determined by multiplying the population in excess of the
70 minimum for the group times the group rate. The product of such
71 calculation shall be added to the base salary to determine the
72 adjusted base salary. The adjusted base salaries of district
73 school board members shall be increased annually as provided for
74 in s. 145.19.
75 Pop. Group County Pop. Range Base Salary Group Rate
76 Minimum Maximum
77 I -0- 9,999 $5,000 $0.08330
78 II 10,000 49,999 5,833 0.020830
79 III 50,000 99,999 6,666 0.016680
80 IV 100,000 199,999 7,500 0.008330
81 V 200,000 399,999 8,333 0.004165
82 VI 400,000 999,999 9,166 0.001390
83 VII 1,000,000 10,000 0.000000
84 (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or s.
85 145.19, district school board members may reduce their salary
86 rate on a voluntary basis.
87 (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section and s.
88 145.19, for the 2010-2011 fiscal year, the salary of each
89 district school board member shall be the amount calculated
90 pursuant to subsection (1) or the district’s beginning salary
91 for teachers who hold baccalaureate degrees, whichever is less.
92 Section 4. The amendments made by this act to ss. 145.19,
93 1001.39, and 1001.395, Florida Statutes, apply to district
94 school board members elected or reelected in 2012 and
95 thereafter.
96 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.