§ 26217

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 55, Sec. 8. (SB 110) Effective July 10, 2017.
(a)Expenses of the board shall be accounted for and paid in a manner that is consistent with the State Administrative Manual and any related processes and procedures. The board may delegate to the chair or staff the authority to approve expenses, pay expenses, or both.
(b)Expenditure items exceeding the board’s budget, or expenditure items the chair deems worthy of further consideration, shall be brought before the board for consideration at the next meeting.
(c)The chair shall be responsible for tracking the board’s budget and regularly reporting to the board if expenditures are within the amounts planned and what steps have been taken or are proposed to be taken to ensure that the board has

sufficient funds to accomplish its annual mission.

(d)The chair may testify before a state authority and his or her actual and necessary travel, meal, and lodging expenses shall be reimbursed.
(e)The expenses of the board shall be published in the board’s annual report required by Section 26216.

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