73-19-13 - Compensation of secretary and members; how paid.
§ 73-19-13. Compensation of secretary and members; how paid.
Each member of the state board of optometry shall be entitled to receive per diem as authorized under Section 25-3-69 in addition to all actual, necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties, including mileage as authorized by law for state officials and employees.
The secretary shall receive an annual salary, to be fixed by the board, and his necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of his official duties. The state board of optometry may engage the services of an attorney to assist it in the discharge of its duties on terms to be fixed by the board.
The compensation and expenses of the secretary, attorney and members of the board, and the expenses of the board necessary in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, shall be paid from the fund in the state treasury for use of the board on the requisition signed by the president and secretary of the board and the warrant of the auditor of the state; provided, however, that said compensation and expenses shall not exceed the amount paid into the state treasury under the provisions of this chapter; and provided further, that all expenditures from such special fund shall be authorized by the legislature and shall be subject to all applicable provisions of the state budget law.
Sources: Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 6124g; 1930, § 5658; 1942, § 8838; Laws, 1920, ch. 217; Laws, 1956, ch. 305, § 2; Laws, 1974, ch. 426, § 2; reenacted and amended, 1983, ch. 438, § 7; reenacted, 1991, ch. 303, § 7, eff from and after July 1, 1991.