County Council Provides for Travel and Expenses for BOE Members .@RicePolitics .@PhilAndrewsFrUs .@MoCoDistrict5 .@georgeleventhal

Montgomery County Council members love to tell citizens that they have limited control over how MCPS and the Board of Education spend education dollars.  However, Maryland law specifically notes that travel and other expenses of Board of Education members are provided by the Montgomery County Council!  
Hey, Council, looks like these travel expenses and credit card bills are on you! 

EDUCATION
DIVISION II.  ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
TITLE 3.  ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION
SUBTITLE 9.  MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Md. EDUCATION Code Ann. § 3-902  (2014)
§ 3-902. Compensation 


   (a) Reimbursement for travel and other expenses. -- An elected member of the county board is entitled to reimbursement for travel and other expenses as provided by the Montgomery County Council.
(b) Annual salary. --

   (1) An elected member of the county board is entitled to receive $ 25,000 annually as compensation and the president of the county board is entitled to an additional $ 4,000 annually as compensation.

   (2) An elected member is entitled to health insurance and to other fringe benefits regularly provided to employees of the board of education under the same terms and conditions extended to other employees of the board of education.

(c) Student member. --

   (1) The student member may not receive compensation but, after submitting expense vouchers, may be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with official duties.

   (2) A student member who completes a full term on the board shall be granted a scholarship of $ 5,000 to be applied toward the student's higher education costs.