In Texas, our state enabling legislation allows reimbursement for actual expenses, including personal assistants, respite, etc, but we cannot pay for lost wages or a "per diem" for attending.
Roger




On Jan 12, 2015, at 9:02 AM, Virgin Islands Developmental Disabilities Council <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Executive Directors:

Does anyone have what amount for the stipends they provide to Council members who attend meetings and are not employed or have to forfeit their wages to attend Council meetings or perform other Council meetings.

Thank you,

 
Yvonne D. Petersen
Territorial Executive Director
VI Developmental Disabilities Council
E-mail: xxxxxx@gmail.com
Phone:  (340) 773-2323 Ext. 2137