True or False: A board member may receive reimbursement for travel expenses, including meals and lodging, and transportation expenses as provided by the General Appropriations Act.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Transportation expenses only
• D. Travel expenses including meals and lodging

Answer: (B)

Travel reimbursements for board members aren’t provided under the General Appropriations Act in the same way they are for state employees. In Texas, reimbursements for travel, meals, lodging, and transportation are generally tied to actual, necessary expenses incurred by state employees while performing official duties and are governed by agency travel rules and specific statutory authorization. A TBCE board member is not an employee of the agency, and the GAA does not authorize broad travel reimbursements to board members. So the statement is not true—board members cannot receive such reimbursements under the GAA.