SECTIONS 8902-8903 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 8902-8903

8902. During those times that a Member of the Legislature is
required to be in Sacramento to attend a session of the Legislature
and during those times that a member is traveling to and from, or is
in attendance at, any meeting of a committee of which he or she is a
member or is attending to any other legislative function or
responsibility as authorized or directed by the rules of the house of
which he or she is a member or by the joint rules, he or she shall
be entitled to reimbursement of his or her living expenses at a rate
established by the California Victim Compensation and Government
Claims Board that is not less than the rate provided to federal
employees traveling to Sacramento.

8903. When traveling to and from a session of the Legislature, or
when traveling to and from a meeting of a committee of which he or
she is a member, or when traveling pursuant to any other legislative
function or responsibility as authorized or directed by the rules of
the house of which he or she is a member or by the joint rules, when
that travel is by a common carrier of passengers, a Member of the
Legislature shall be entitled to reimbursement for the actual costs
of travel by the common carrier. If the member travels by other means
and common carrier service is available and feasible he or she shall
be reimbursed in the amount of the fare of available common carrier
service. If common carrier service is unavailable or not feasible, a
member shall be reimbursed at a rate not to exceed the rate
established by the Department of Personnel Administration for the
reimbursement of officers and employees of the state pursuant to
Section 19820. No mileage shall be allowed or paid for travel in a
conveyance owned or provided by and at the expense of a public
agency. As used in this section, "common carrier" means carrier by
aircraft, railroad, bus, or vessel.