(a) Employees.--Employees of the board shall, for the purposes of 71 Pa.C.S. Pt. XXV (relating to retirement for State employees and officers), be considered a State employee. Employees of the board shall be reimbursed for all necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties.
(b) Hearing panel members.--Individuals appointed to hearing panels in accordance with section 1722 (relating to powers and duties of board) shall receive a per diem for the time actually devoted to the business of the board. The per diem rate shall be fixed by the Executive Board, but no panel member shall be paid more than $25,000 per diem compensation in any calendar year.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 17 - Legal and Contractual Remedies
Section 1702 - Sovereign immunity
Section 1711 - Authority to resolve protests of solicitations or awards (Repealed)
Section 1711.1 - Protests of solicitations or awards
Section 1711.2 - Solicitations or awards contrary to law
Section 1712 - Authority to resolve contract and breach of contract controversies (Repealed)
Section 1712.1 - Contract controversies
Section 1721 - Board of Claims
Section 1722 - Powers and duties of board
Section 1723 - Employees and hearing panel members