(a) Members of the Arkansas Minority Health Commission shall serve without pay, but those members not employed by the State of Arkansas may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.
(b) The commission may authorize expense reimbursement for its members performing official duties of the commission by a majority vote of its total membership cast at its first regularly scheduled meeting of each calendar year.
(c) Any expense reimbursement shall not exceed the rate established for state employees in the state travel rules.