(1) The Academic Facilities Oversight Committee shall function during the interim between regular session, fiscal sessions, or special sessions of the General Assembly, while the General Assembly is in session, and while the General Assembly is in recess.
(2) If the Academic Facilities Oversight Committee meets at a time when the General Assembly is not in session, the legislative members of the Academic Facilities Oversight Committee are entitled to per diem and mileage reimbursement at the rate for attending meetings of the Legislative Council. The per diem or mileage reimbursement shall be paid from funds appropriated for the payment of per diem and mileage for attendance at meetings of interim committees of the General Assembly.