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(1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this subchapter becomes effective on a board-by-board basis on the date of the board’s first regularly scheduled meeting in 1996, and, thereafter, this subchapter shall be the sole authority for expense reimbursement, per diem, and stipends.
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(2) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, for boards which do not have regularly scheduled meetings, this subchapter becomes effective on a board-by-board basis on the date of the board’s first meeting in 1996, and, thereafter, this subchapter shall be the sole authority for expense reimbursement, per diem, and stipends.
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(b) Any state board may, by a majority vote of the total membership of the board cast during any meeting in 1995, exercise its powers under this subchapter for calendar year 1995, but, until a board acts or has the opportunity to act in 1996, the law existing on February 1, 1995, as to the board’s expense reimbursement and per diem authorization shall apply.
