Ga. Code § 20-4-12
The members of the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia who are in state employment shall serve without compensation but, subject to fund availability, shall be reimbursed by the state department in which employed for all necessary expenses that may be incurred in the performance of their duties under this article in accordance with state travel regulations promulgated by the State Accounting Office in the same manner that state employees are reimbursed. For those State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia members who are not in state employment, the expense and mileage allowance shall be the same as that authorized for the General Assembly and shall be payable, subject to fund availability, by the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia.
OCGA § 20-4-12