N.Y. State Finance Law § 13: Boards of visitors

§ 13. Boards of visitors. A member of the board of visitors, a

manager, trustee or officer of any state charitable or other institution

receiving moneys from the state treasury for maintenance and support

shall be entitled to actual and necessary traveling expenses when

attending meetings of the board at the office of the institution or in

the performance of other official duties undertaken pursuant to a

resolution of the board of visitors of which he is a member, and with

the approval of the head of the department under the control of which an

institution is maintained.