Sec. 351.057.  PER DIEM;  REIMBURSEMENT.  (a)  A board member is entitled to a per diem as set by legislative appropriation for each day that the member engages in the business of the board.
(b)  A board member may be reimbursed for actual travel expenses, including expenses for meals, lodging, and transportation.  A board member is entitled to reimbursement for transportation expenses as provided by the General Appropriations Act.
(c)  At the time a board member applies for reimbursement under this section, the member shall make a sworn statement of the number of days the member engaged in the business of the board and the amount of the member's expenses.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.