§ 52885 Board Member Compensation Limits

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•Board members and committee members don't get a regular salary.
•They can get paid for each day they attend meetings or do special work for the board, but only if the board approves it.
•The payment amount follows the rules set by the Department of Human Resources.

Example

A person is on the school board and goes to a meeting.

They won't get a regular paycheck, but they might get paid for the days they go to meetings or do extra work, if the board says it's okay.

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§ 52885 Board Member Compensation Limits

No board member, alternate, member of a committee who is a nonmember of the board, or ex officio member shall receive a salary, but may, if approved by the board, be allowed per diem in accordance with Department of Human Resources rules for each day spent in actual attendance on, or in traveling to and from, meetings of the board or committees of the board, or on special assignment for the board. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 26. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013. Conditionally inoperative on January 1, 2014, as prescribed in Section 52991.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 52885.

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