California Code, Penal Code - PEN § 7445

(a) Of the funds identified in provision (2) of Item 6120-011-0001 of the 2000-01 State Budget, forty thousand dollars ($40,000) shall be made available, in consultation with the Assembly Rules Committee, to be used for the purposes of this act, including, but not limited to, contracts for outside researchers.

(b) Members of the advisory group convened pursuant to Section 7444 of the Penal Code, shall not receive compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses incurred while assisting in designing and administering the study required by this act. These expenses may be paid from the forty thousand dollars ($40,000) made available in subdivision (a).