HB461 Summary

• Amends Act 95-363 to modify candidate requirements for the Decatur City Board of Education, requiring candidates to be at least 21 years old, residents of their district for 90 consecutive days prior to qualifying, and without felony convictions involving moral turpitude.

• Changes school board member terms to four-year terms coinciding with Decatur city council elections, with terms commencing at the same time as city council members following their election.

• Sets school board member compensation at $300 per month paid from city school system funds, with the board able to modify compensation by majority vote provided notice is given at least one month prior to candidate qualification deadlines.

• Allows board vacancies to be filled by appointment of remaining board members and establishes that the board chairperson is elected by board vote at the annual meeting.

• Authorizes reimbursement of board members for documented expenses related to out-of-city activities performed in their official duties.