Sec. 92.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES  


Latest version.
  • (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a member of the council is not entitled to compensation for service on the council and is not entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses.

    (b) A member who is a representative of a state agency shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred while conducting council business from the funds of the agency the person represents in accordance with the General Appropriations Act.

    (c) If money is available for this purpose in the account established under Section 92.062(b), the department shall reimburse a public consumer member for the member's actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing council duties, including travel, meals, lodging, respite care for a dependent with a disability, and telephone long-distance charges.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1088, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.