HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

150th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 134

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL BOARDS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 1052, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 1052. Number; qualifications of members; 1 member elected each year; term of members ; compensation .

(a) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, each school board shall be composed of 5 members.

(b) Each member shall be a citizen of the State and resident of the school district in which elected or appointed and shall be qualified to vote at a school election in that district at the time of such election or appointment.

(c) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, 1 school board member shall be elected each year except where an unexpired term of a former member is also to be filled.

(d) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter each school board member shall be elected for a term of 5 years 3 years except when such election is to fill an unexpired term, said term commencing on July 1 following such member's election.

(e) Each member shall be compensated $100 for each meeting attended, including regular and special meetings as outlined in § 1048 of this subchapter, by the Department of Education.  This compensation may not exceed more than $100 per month per member.

SYNOPSIS

This Act changes the term of a school board member from 5 years to 3 years and adds the requirement that each school board member is paid $100 per meeting attended by the Department of Education