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AB-1390 • 2026

Public school governance: board member compensation.

Public school governance: board member compensation.

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Solache
Last action
2025-10-11
Official status
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 639, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

School Board Member Pay

This law changes how much money members of city or county boards of education and school district governing boards can be paid.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the rules about how much board members can earn for their work.
  • Raises the maximum pay from between $60 and $1,500 per month to between $600 and $4,500 per month.
  • The amount of money a board member gets depends on the average daily attendance in the school district.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Members of city or county boards of education
  • Governing board members of school districts

Terms To Know

Average daily attendance
The number of students who usually attend school each day in a district.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how the new pay rates will be used or if there are any limits on when they can start.
  • It does not explain why the pay is being increased.

Bill History

  1. 2025-10-11 California Legislative Information

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 639, Statutes of 2025.

  2. 2025-10-11 California Legislative Information

    Approved by the Governor.

  3. 2025-09-24 California Legislative Information

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  4. 2025-09-13 California Legislative Information

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 6. Page 3457.).

  5. 2025-09-13 California Legislative Information

    Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)

  6. 2025-09-12 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. 2025-09-11 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 0. Page 2903.).

  8. 2025-09-11 California Legislative Information

    Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2902.)

  9. 2025-09-11 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 1. Page 2888.).

  10. 2025-09-08 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. 2025-09-05 California Legislative Information

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  12. 2025-08-29 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. 2025-08-29 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 29).

  14. 2025-06-30 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  15. 2025-06-18 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. 2025-06-04 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Coms. on ED. and APPR.

  17. 2025-05-28 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  18. 2025-05-27 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 2. Page 1725.)

  19. 2025-03-28 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. 2025-03-27 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 26).

  21. 2025-03-18 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  22. 2025-03-17 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

  23. 2025-03-13 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on ED.

  24. 2025-02-24 California Legislative Information

    Read first time.

  25. 2025-02-22 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  26. 2025-02-21 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1390, Solache.
Public school governance: board member compensation.
Existing law establishes county boards of education and school districts throughout the state to administer the public elementary and secondary schools within their respective jurisdictions. Existing law requires county boards of education and the governing board of each school district to prescribe and enforce rules not inconsistent with state law for their own government. Existing law authorizes the members of city or county boards of education or the governing boards of school districts to receive compensation not to exceed a specified amount between $60 and $1,500 per month, based on the average daily attendance for the prior school year in the jurisdiction of the governing board, as provided.
This bill would revise and recast provisions related to the compensation of members of city or county boards of education and the governing boards
of school districts by increasing the authorized compensation to instead not exceed a specified amount between $600 and $4,500 per month, based on the average daily attendance for the prior school year in the jurisdiction of the governing board for the prior school year, as provided.

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