53G-4-204.  Compensation for services — Additional per diem — Notice of meeting — Approval of expenses.

(1)  Each member of a local school board, except the student member, shall receive compensation for services and for necessary expenses in accordance with compensation schedules adopted by the local school board in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(2)  Beginning on July 1, 2007, if a local school board decides to adopt or amend its compensation schedules, the local school board shall set a time and place for a public hearing at which all interested persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard.

(3)  Notice of the time, place, and purpose of the meeting shall be provided for at least seven days before the day of the meeting by publishing the notice, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for the school district.

(4)  After the conclusion of the public hearing, the local school board may adopt or amend its compensation schedules.

(5)  Each member shall submit an itemized account of necessary travel expenses for local school board approval.

(6)  A local school board may, without following the procedures described in Subsections (2) and (3), continue to use the compensation schedule that was in effect prior to July 1, 2007, until, at the discretion of the local school board, the compensation schedule is amended or a new compensation schedule is adopted.

Amended by Chapter 435, 2023 General Session