Compensation; expenses.

(a) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation.

(b) Members of the committee are entitled to reimbursement for expenses while on official business of the committee or attending its meetings. Expenses shall be paid as follows:

(1) The expenses of members who are legislators may be paid out of any funds appropriated to the Legislature or out of any funds appropriated for joint interim committees of the Legislature, but in the amounts as if they were performing legislative duties.

(2) The expenses of the Director of Finance may be paid out of any funds available to the office of the Director of Finance.

(Act 2001-659, p. 1359, §4.)