Florida Senate - 2011 SB 2172
By the Committee on Education Pre-K - 12
581-03879-11 20112172__
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; capping the annual stipend; providing that
10 the stipend does not constitute compensation for
11 retirement purposes; providing reimbursement for
12 travel expenses; prohibiting district school board
13 members from receiving any compensation while serving;
14 providing for application; providing an effective
15 date.
16
17 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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19 Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 145.19, Florida
20 Statutes, is amended to read:
21 145.19 Annual percentage increases based on increase for
22 state career service employees; limitation.—
23 (2) Each fiscal year, the salaries of all officials listed
24 in this chapter, s. 1001.395, and s. 1001.47 shall be adjusted.
25 The adjusted salary rate shall be the product, rounded to the
26 nearest dollar, of the salary rate granted by the appropriate
27 section of this chapter, s. 1001.395, or s. 1001.47 multiplied
28 first by the initial factor, then by the cumulative annual
29 factor, and finally by the annual factor. The Department of
30 Management Services shall certify the annual factor and the
31 cumulative annual factors. Any special qualification salary
32 received under this chapter, s. 1001.47, or the annual
33 performance salary incentive available to elected
34 superintendents under s. 1001.47 shall be added to such adjusted
35 salary rate. The special qualification salary shall be $2,000,
36 but shall not exceed $2,000.
37 Section 2. Section 1001.39, Florida Statutes, is amended to
38 read:
39 1001.39 District school board members; travel expenses.—
40 (1) In addition to the salary provided in s. 1001.395, Each
41 member of a district school board shall be allowed, from the
42 district school fund, reimbursement of travel expenses as
43 authorized in s. 112.061, except as provided in subsection (2).
44 Any travel outside the district shall also be governed by the
45 rules of the State Board of Education.
46 (2) Each district school board may reimburse a district
47 school board member for travel expenses for travel from the
48 member’s residence incurred in the performance of a public
49 purpose authorized by law to be performed by the district school
50 board, including, but not limited to, attendance at regular and
51 special board meetings. Mileage allowance in the amount provided
52 by law for reimbursement of travel expenses, when authorized,
53 shall be computed from the member’s place of residence to the
54 place of the meeting or function and return.
55 Section 3. Section 1001.395, Florida Statutes, is amended
56 to read:
57 1001.395 District school board members; stipend;
58 reimbursement for travel expenses compensation.—
59 (1) District school board members may not receive more than
60 a $100 stipend per school board meeting, which does not
61 constitute compensation for purposes of retirement. The maximum
62 stipend per school board member may not exceed $2,400 per year.
63 District school board members may receive reimbursement for
64 travel expenses in accordance with s. 1001.39. District school
65 board members shall otherwise serve without compensation. Each
66 member of the district school board shall receive a base salary,
67 the amounts indicated in this section, based on the population
68 of the county the district school board member serves. In
69 addition, compensation shall be made for population increments
70 over the minimum for each population group, which shall be
71 determined by multiplying the population in excess of the
72 minimum for the group times the group rate. The product of such
73 calculation shall be added to the base salary to determine the
74 adjusted base salary. The adjusted base salaries of district
75 school board members shall be increased annually as provided for
76 in s. 145.19.
77 Pop. Group County Pop. Range Base Salary Group Rate
78 Minimum Maximum
79 I -0- 9,999 $5,000 $0.08330
80 II 10,000 49,999 5,833 0.020830
81 III 50,000 99,999 6,666 0.016680
82 IV 100,000 199,999 7,500 0.008330
83 V 200,000 399,999 8,333 0.004165
84 VI 400,000 999,999 9,166 0.001390
85 VII 1,000,000 10,000 0.000000
86 (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or s.
87 145.19, district school board members may reduce their salary
88 rate on a voluntary basis.
89 (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section and s.
90 145.19, for the 2010-2011 fiscal year, the salary of each
91 district school board member shall be the amount calculated
92 pursuant to subsection (1) or the district’s beginning salary
93 for teachers who hold baccalaureate degrees, whichever is less.
94 Section 4. The amendments made by this act to ss. 145.19,
95 1001.39, and 1001.395, Florida Statutes, apply to district
96 school board members elected or reelected in the general
97 election of 2012 and thereafter.
98 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.