Section 233.110. Expenses

(a) Under the act, members of the Commission may not receive compensation for their services, but will be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official Commission business.

(b) A member of the Commission, who is an employee of an agency of the Commonwealth, or its political subdivisions, including school districts, is permitted to attend Commission meetings and perform other Commission duties without loss of income or other benefits. A State agency or a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, including a school entity, required to employ a substitute for a member of the Commission who is absent from employment while performing Commission business, will be reimbursed by the Department, under the act, from funds appropriated for the general government operations of the Department for the actual amount of costs incurred upon presentation of a request for reimbursement and documentation of the cost.

(c) Under the act, a member of the Commission who is employed by a private employer will be reimbursed by the Department, from funds appropriated for the general government operations of the Department, for income lost as a result of attendance at Commission meetings or performance of other official Commission duties. Reimbursement is governed by guidelines established by the Commission and will be made upon presentation of a request for reimbursement and documentation of lost income.

(d) The Executive Director will verify the appointment of each member of the Commission with the member’s respective employer and will advise the employer of the provisions of section 7 of the act (24 P. S. § 2070.7).

The provisions of this § 233.110 adopted May 3, 2002, effective May 4, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 2226.