Texas § HS.85.281 - COMPENSATION
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§ HS.85.281. COMPENSATION
COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. (a) A committee member may receive reimbursement for expenses incurred for each day the member engages in official committee business if the reimbursement is authorized by the General Appropriations Act or through the budget execution process. (b) A committee member is not entitled to a salary or stipend unless required by law. (c) A committee member who is an employee of a state agency, other than the department, is not entitled to reimbursement for expenses from the department. (d) A person who serves on a subcommittee and who is not a committee member is not entitled to reimbursement for expenses from the department. (e) Only a consumer who is diagnosed with HIV and serves as a committee member is eligible for reimbursement of actual travel expenses incurred. (f) A committee member who is eligible for reimbursement of expenses shall submit to the department staff the member's receipts for the expenses and any required forms not later than 14 days after a committee meeting. (g) A member shall make a request for reimbursement of expenses on an official state travel voucher prepared by the department staff. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 520 (H.B. 2229 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
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Section HS.85.281 ("COMPENSATION") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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