Alabama § 16-26B-6 - Board of Trustees - Quorum; Executive Committee.
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§ 16-26B-6. Board of Trustees - Quorum; Executive Committee.
(a) A majority of actively serving members of the school board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All official actions of the board shall require the favorable vote of a majority of those members present and voting.
(b) Members of the school board shall be compensated for all actual vouchered expenses incurred in the performance of their duties and functions as required by this chapter. The expenses shall be paid by the executive director from funds appropriated by the Legislature and upon the warrant of the school board.
(c) The school board may select from its number an executive committee of five, subject to change and removal by the majority of the board at any time. The executive committee may meet and transact any business that may be transacted by a majority of the board, and whatever acts the executive committee may do shall be considered as done by the whole board.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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