The total expenses of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation for the administration, operation, and proper functioning of the board under this article shall be a proper charge under Code Section 34-9-63 926 34-9-292 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION 34-9-310 and shall be payable as provided therein. (Code 1933, § 114-826, enacted by Ga. L. 1946, p. 103; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 34; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1474, § 7.)