AB 1390 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Public school governance: board member compensation.

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Aug 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Sep 2025
Signed into Law
Oct 2025
Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Signed Oct 11, 2025
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What changed between versions

03/17/25 - Amended Assembly 09/05/25 - Amended Senate · 6 edits · Sep 5, 2025
MODERATE
The Senate amendment to AB 1390 significantly reduces the maximum monthly compensation caps for school district governing board members in two of the largest attendance tiers: districts with over 60,000 average daily attendance drop from $7,500 to $4,500, and districts between 25,001 and 60,000 drop from $3,750 to $3,000. Smaller district tiers remain unchanged. The legislative digest was updated to reflect the new range of $600 to $4,500, though the statutory text still retains a $300 floor for the smallest districts.
FISCAL

Maximum monthly compensation for governing board members in school districts with average daily attendance exceeding 60,000 reduced from $7,500 to $4,500.

Maximum monthly compensation for governing board members in school districts with average daily attendance of 60,000 or less but more than 25,000 reduced from $3,750 to $3,000.

TECHNICAL

The legislative digest was revised to describe the bill as increasing authorized compensation to not exceed a specified amount between $600 and $4,500 per month, replacing the prior description of an unspecified amount between $300 and $7,500.

Blank fill-in lines (____) before dollar amounts were removed throughout Section 1 (county board compensation) as a formatting cleanup; no dollar amounts changed for county boards.

Paragraph numbering in Section 35120(a) was reorganized: the partial attendance provision moved from paragraph (8) to (7), and the excused absences adjustment moved from paragraph (9) to (8), with the cross-reference updated from paragraphs (1) to (7) to paragraphs (1) to (6).

Language in the smallest district tier was clarified from 'less than 150' to '150 or less' for consistency.

Floor votes · Senate Sep 11, 2025 · Assembly May 27, 2025

How they voted

390
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Sep 11, 2025
D Democratic30
30 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican10
9 Yea 1
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Amendments
4
Oct 11, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 6. Page 3457.).
lower
Sep 12, 2025
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
lower
Sep 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 0. Page 2903.).
upper
Sep 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 1. Page 2888.).
upper
Sep 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
upper
Aug 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 29).
upper
Jun 30, 2025
Committee
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Coms. on ED. and APPR.
upper
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 2. Page 1725.)
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 26).
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on ED.
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on ED.
lower
Feb 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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