S.C. Code Ann. § 40-2-120
Members may receive per diem and expenses for each day actually engaged in the duties of the office and mileage at the rate provided by law for state employees for all distances necessarily traveled in going to and from the meetings of the board. These expenses must be paid from fees and licenses received by the board under this article and no part of the salary or other expenses of the board may be paid out of the State Treasury.