Introduced in the House on February 7, 2007, to allow a school board member to be an unpaid volunteer coach or extracurricular activity supervisor in a school district if no other qualified volunteer is available. Current law prohibits a member of a governmental body (including a school board) from also being a paid employee. The member could not vote on matters related to athletic issues that come before the board
The vote was 104 in favor, 0 opposed and 6 not voting
(House Roll Call 29 at House Journal 23)
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