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      Sec. 2-15. Transportation allowance for General Assembly members and members-elect. The Comptroller shall draw his order on the Treasurer for a transportation allowance for each member or member-elect of the General Assembly, and the Treasurer shall pay to such member as an allowance for transportation, such rate per mile as shall from time to time be determined by the Joint Standing Committee on Legislative Management. The allowance shall be paid for each mile on each day that such member is required to travel: (1) From his home to the State Capitol and return therefrom to attend a session of the General Assembly or a meeting of a committee of the General Assembly or a public hearing held by any such committee or for other official legislative business, or (2) from his home to such other location within the state at which any such committee meeting or public hearing is held and return therefrom.

      (1949 Rev., S. 198; 1949, S. 68d; 1957, P.A. 3, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 749, S. 5; P.A. 74-242, S. 2, 4; P.A. 79-102, S. 1, 2; P.A. 85-470, S. 2, 4; P.A. 86-304, S. 1, 2.)

      History: 1969 act made the treasurer responsible for payment of transportation allowances rather than the comptroller; P.A. 74-242 raised transportation allowance to $0.12 per mile, effective January 8, 1975; P.A. 79-102 provided that amount of transportation allowance be determined by legislative management committee; P.A. 85-470 deleted provision requiring payment of transportation allowance for clerks and assistant clerks of senate and house of representatives and deleted provision prohibiting payment of other transportation allowance to clerk pursuant to Sec. 2-9; P.A. 86-304 rephrased section and added provisions re allowance for travel from home to state capitol and return therefrom to attend "public hearing" or for "other official legislative business" and allowance for travel from "home to such other location within the state at which any such committee meeting or public hearing is held and return therefrom".

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      Sec. 2-15. Transportation allowance for General Assembly members and members-elect. The Comptroller shall draw his order on the Treasurer for a transportation allowance for each member or member-elect of the General Assembly, and the Treasurer shall pay to such member as an allowance for transportation, such rate per mile as shall from time to time be determined by the Joint Standing Committee on Legislative Management. The allowance shall be paid for each mile on each day that such member is required to travel: (1) From his home to the State Capitol and return therefrom to attend a session of the General Assembly or a meeting of a committee of the General Assembly or a public hearing held by any such committee or for other official legislative business, or (2) from his home to such other location within the state at which any such committee meeting or public hearing is held and return therefrom.

      (1949 Rev., S. 198; 1949, S. 68d; 1957, P.A. 3, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 749, S. 5; P.A. 74-242, S. 2, 4; P.A. 79-102, S. 1, 2; P.A. 85-470, S. 2, 4; P.A. 86-304, S. 1, 2.)

      History: 1969 act made the treasurer responsible for payment of transportation allowances rather than the comptroller; P.A. 74-242 raised transportation allowance to $0.12 per mile, effective January 8, 1975; P.A. 79-102 provided that amount of transportation allowance be determined by legislative management committee; P.A. 85-470 deleted provision requiring payment of transportation allowance for clerks and assistant clerks of senate and house of representatives and deleted provision prohibiting payment of other transportation allowance to clerk pursuant to Sec. 2-9; P.A. 86-304 rephrased section and added provisions re allowance for travel from home to state capitol and return therefrom to attend "public hearing" or for "other official legislative business" and allowance for travel from "home to such other location within the state at which any such committee meeting or public hearing is held and return therefrom".

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      Sec. 2-15. Transportation allowance for General Assembly members and members-elect. The Comptroller shall draw his order on the Treasurer for a transportation allowance for each member or member-elect of the General Assembly, and the Treasurer shall pay to such member as an allowance for transportation, such rate per mile as shall from time to time be determined by the Joint Standing Committee on Legislative Management. The allowance shall be paid for each mile on each day that such member is required to travel: (1) From his home to the State Capitol and return therefrom to attend a session of the General Assembly or a meeting of a committee of the General Assembly or a public hearing held by any such committee or for other official legislative business, or (2) from his home to such other location within the state at which any such committee meeting or public hearing is held and return therefrom.

      (1949 Rev., S. 198; 1949, S. 68d; 1957, P.A. 3, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 749, S. 5; P.A. 74-242, S. 2, 4; P.A. 79-102, S. 1, 2; P.A. 85-470, S. 2, 4; P.A. 86-304, S. 1, 2.)

      History: 1969 act made the treasurer responsible for payment of transportation allowances rather than the comptroller; P.A. 74-242 raised transportation allowance to $0.12 per mile, effective January 8, 1975; P.A. 79-102 provided that amount of transportation allowance be determined by legislative management committee; P.A. 85-470 deleted provision requiring payment of transportation allowance for clerks and assistant clerks of senate and house of representatives and deleted provision prohibiting payment of other transportation allowance to clerk pursuant to Sec. 2-9; P.A. 86-304 rephrased section and added provisions re allowance for travel from home to state capitol and return therefrom to attend "public hearing" or for "other official legislative business" and allowance for travel from "home to such other location within the state at which any such committee meeting or public hearing is held and return therefrom".