388.1764b Payment or reimbursement of board member expenses.
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388.1764b Payment or reimbursement of board member expenses.
Sec. 164b.
(1)The board of a district or intermediate district shall not pay an expense incurred by a member of the board unless the payment is in compliance with section 1254 of the revised school code, being section 380.1254 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(2)In addition to the requirements of section 1254 of the revised school code, the board of a district or intermediate district shall not approve reimbursement of an expense incurred by a board member unless 1 or both of the following conditions is met:
(a)The board, by a majority vote of its members at an open meeting, approved reimbursement of the specific expense before the expense was incurred.
(b)The expense is consistent with a policy adopted by the board, by a majority vote of its members at a regular board meeting, establishing specific categories of reimbursable expenses and the board, by a majority vote of its members at an open meeting, approved the reimbursement before it is actually paid.
(3)Records of all payments under this section shall be open to the public.
(4)A violation of this section is punishable under section 161.
History: Add. 1995, Act 130, Eff. Oct. 1, 1995 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 300 , Eff. Oct. 1, 1996