(a) Each member of the State Board of Education shall be entitled to an expense allowance of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per month which shall be in addition to the per diem compensation and actual traveling and other necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings and transacting business of the board, as provided in Section 16-3-8. The provisions of Sections 36-7-20 to 36-7-23, inclusive, regulating payment of expenses of state officers and employees traveling on state business, shall not be applicable to members of the State Board of Education. It is expressly understood that this amount of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) is paid for travel and other business expenses incurred by the board members which are not covered by the per diem and mileage allowance authorized to be paid to the board members.
(b) The expense allowance herein provided shall be paid out of the Education Trust Fund in the same manner as other expenses of the State Board of Education are paid.
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