(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, members of the statewide planning and policy council for the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities created by § 33-5-601 shall serve without reimbursement for their actual travel expenses.
(b) All agencies effected by Acts 2010, ch. 1100 shall exhaust existing supplies and materials, including letterhead, brochures and pamphlets, and shall make every effort to eliminate or minimize other expenses due to the creation of the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities.