1. (a) An advisory committee member serves without compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing duties as a committee member, subject to any applicable limitation on reimbursement provided by the General Appropriations Act.

2. (b) Expense reimbursements to advisory committee members:

   1. (1) are limited to authorized expenses incurred while traveling to and from committee meetings; and
   2. (2) must be limited to those allowed by the State of Texas Travel Allowance Guide, the department's policies governing employee travel allowances, and the General Appropriations Act.
3. (c) Expenses may be reimbursed to advisory committee members only when the legislature has specifically appropriated money for that purpose, and only to the extent of the appropriation.

Source Note:The provisions of this §119.15 adopted to be effective September 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 4643.