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    By Senator Lawson





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to per diem and travel

  3         expenses; amending s. 112.061, F.S.;

  4         establishing per diem and subsistence ranges

  5         for travel expenses of public employees;

  6         conforming provisions and deleting obsolete

  7         provisions; providing for future adjustments of

  8         such rates; providing an effective date.

  9  

10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

11  

12         Section 1.  Section 112.061, Florida Statutes, is

13  amended to read:

14         112.061  Per diem and travel expenses of public

15  officers, employees, and authorized persons.--

16         (1)  LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--There are inequities,

17  conflicts, inconsistencies, and lapses in the numerous laws

18  regulating or attempting to regulate travel expenses of public

19  officers, employees, and authorized persons in the state.  It

20  is the intent of the Legislature:

21         (a)  To remedy same and to establish uniform travel

22  reimbursement ranges for state agencies, maximum travel

23  reimbursement rates for nonstate public agencies, and

24  limitations for all public agencies, with certain justifiable

25  exceptions, applicable to all public travelers officers,

26  employees, and authorized persons whose travel expenses are

27  paid by a public agency.

28         (b)  To preserve the standardization and uniformity

29  established by this law:

30         1.  The provisions of this section shall prevail over

31  any conflicting provisions in a general law, present or

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 1  future, to the extent of the conflict; but if any such general

 2  law contains a specific exemption from this section, including

 3  a specific reference to this section, such general law shall

 4  prevail, but only to the extent of the exemption.

 5         2.  The provisions of any special or local law, present

 6  or future, shall prevail over any conflicting provisions in

 7  this section, but only to the extent of the conflict.

 8         (2)  DEFINITIONS.--For the purposes of this section,

 9  the following words shall have the meanings indicated:

10         (a)  Agency or public agency--Any office, department,

11  agency, division, subdivision, political subdivision, board,

12  bureau, commission, authority, district, public body, body

13  politic, county, city, town, village, municipality, or any

14  other separate unit of government created pursuant to law.

15         (b)  Agency head or head of the agency--The highest

16  policymaking authority of a public agency, as herein defined.

17         (c)  Officer or public officer--An individual who in

18  the performance of his or her official duties is vested by law

19  with sovereign powers of government and who is either elected

20  by the people, or commissioned by the Governor and has

21  jurisdiction extending throughout the state, or any person

22  lawfully serving instead of either of the foregoing two

23  classes of individuals as initial designee or successor.

24         (d)  Employee or public employee--An individual,

25  whether commissioned or not, other than an officer or

26  authorized person as defined herein, who is filling a regular

27  or full-time authorized position and is responsible to an

28  agency head.

29         (e)  Authorized person--

30         1.  A person other than a public officer or employee as

31  defined herein, whether elected or commissioned or not, who is

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 1  authorized by an agency head to incur travel expenses in the

 2  performance of official duties.

 3         2.  A person who is called upon by an agency to

 4  contribute time and services as consultant or adviser.

 5         3.  A person who is a candidate for an executive or

 6  professional position.

 7         (f)  Traveler--A public officer, public employee, or

 8  authorized person, when performing authorized travel.

 9         (g)  Travel expense, traveling expenses, necessary

10  expenses while traveling, actual expenses while traveling, or

11  words of similar nature--The usual ordinary and incidental

12  expenditures necessarily incurred by a traveler.

13         (h)  Common carrier--Train, bus, commercial airline

14  operating scheduled flights, or rental cars of an established

15  rental car firm.

16         (i)  Travel day--A period of 24 hours consisting of

17  four quarters of 6 hours each.

18         (j)  Travel period--A period of time between the time

19  of departure and time of return.

20         (k)  Class A travel--Continuous travel of 24 hours or

21  more away from official headquarters.

22         (l)  Class B travel--Continuous travel of less than 24

23  hours which involves overnight absence from official

24  headquarters.

25         (m)  Class C travel--Travel for short or day trips

26  where the traveler is not away from his or her official

27  headquarters overnight.

28         (n)  Foreign travel--Travel outside the United States.

29         (3)  AUTHORITY TO INCUR TRAVEL EXPENSES.--

30         (a)  All travel must be authorized and approved by the

31  head of the agency, or his or her designated representative,

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 1  from whose funds the traveler is paid.  The head of the agency

 2  shall not authorize or approve such a request unless it is

 3  accompanied by a signed statement by the traveler's supervisor

 4  stating that such travel is on the official business of the

 5  state and also stating the purpose of such travel.

 6         (b)  Travel expenses of travelers shall be limited to

 7  those expenses necessarily incurred by them in the performance

 8  of a public purpose authorized by law to be performed by the

 9  agency and must be within the limitations prescribed by this

10  section.

11         (c)  Travel by public officers or employees serving

12  temporarily in behalf of another agency or partly in behalf of

13  more than one agency at the same time, or authorized persons

14  who are called upon to contribute time and services as

15  consultants or advisers, may be authorized by the agency head.

16  Complete explanation and justification must be shown on the

17  travel expense voucher or attached thereto.

18         (d)  Travel expenses of public employees for the sole

19  purpose of taking merit system or other job placement

20  examinations, written or oral, shall not be allowed under any

21  circumstances, except that upon prior written approval of the

22  agency head or his or her designee, candidates for executive

23  or professional positions may be allowed travel expenses

24  pursuant to this section.

25         (e)  The agency head, or a designated representative,

26  may pay by advancement or reimbursement, or a combination

27  thereof, the costs of per diem of travelers and authorized

28  persons for foreign travel at the current rates as specified

29  in the federal publication "Standardized Regulations

30  (Government Civilians, Foreign Areas)" and incidental expenses

31  as provided in this section.

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 1         (f)  A traveler who becomes sick or injured while away

 2  from his or her official headquarters and is therefore unable

 3  to perform the official business of the agency may continue to

 4  receive subsistence as provided in subsection (6) during this

 5  period of illness or injury until such time as he or she is

 6  able to perform the official business of the agency or returns

 7  to his or her official headquarters, whichever is earlier.

 8  Such subsistence may be paid when approved by the agency head

 9  or his or her designee.

10         (g)  The secretary of the Department of Health or a

11  designee may authorize travel expenses incidental to the

12  rendering of medical services for and on behalf of clients of

13  the Department of Health.  The Department of Health may

14  establish rates lower than the range maximum provided in this

15  section for these travel expenses.

16         (4)  OFFICIAL HEADQUARTERS.--The official headquarters

17  of an officer or employee assigned to an office shall be the

18  city or town in which the office is located except that:

19         (a)  The official headquarters of a person located in

20  the field shall be the city or town nearest to the area where

21  the majority of the person's work is performed, or such other

22  city, town, or area as may be designated by the agency head

23  provided that in all cases such designation must be in the

24  best interests of the agency and not for the convenience of

25  the person.

26         (b)  When any state employee is stationed in any city

27  or town for a period of over 30 continuous workdays, such city

28  or town shall be deemed to be the employee's official

29  headquarters, and he or she shall not be allowed per diem or

30  subsistence, as provided in this section, after the said

31  period of 30 continuous workdays has elapsed, unless this

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 1  period of time is extended by the express approval of the

 2  agency head or his or her designee.

 3         (c)  A traveler may leave his or her assigned post to

 4  return home overnight, over a weekend, or during a holiday,

 5  but any time lost from regular duties shall be taken as annual

 6  leave and authorized in the usual manner.  The traveler shall

 7  not be reimbursed for travel expenses in excess of the

 8  established rate for per diem allowable had he or she remained

 9  at his or her assigned post.  However, when a traveler has

10  been temporarily assigned away from his or her official

11  headquarters for an approved period extending beyond 30 days,

12  he or she shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel

13  expenses at the established rate of one round trip for each

14  30-day period actually taken to his or her home in addition to

15  pay and allowances otherwise provided.

16         (5)  COMPUTATION OF TRAVEL TIME FOR REIMBURSEMENT.--For

17  purposes of reimbursement and methods of calculating

18  fractional days of travel, the following principles are

19  prescribed:

20         (a)  The travel day for Class A travel shall be a

21  calendar day (midnight to midnight).  The travel day for Class

22  B travel shall begin at the same time as the travel period.

23  For Class A and Class B travel, the traveler shall be

24  reimbursed one-fourth of the authorized rate of per diem for

25  each quarter, or fraction thereof, of the travel day included

26  within the travel period.  Class A and Class B travel shall

27  include any assignment on official business outside of regular

28  office hours and away from regular places of employment when

29  it is considered reasonable and necessary to stay overnight

30  and for which travel expenses are approved.

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 1         (b)  A traveler shall not be reimbursed on a per diem

 2  basis for Class C travel, but shall receive subsistence as

 3  provided in this section, which allowance for meals shall be

 4  based on the following schedule:

 5         1.  Breakfast--When travel begins before 6 a.m. and

 6  extends beyond 8 a.m.

 7         2.  Lunch--When travel begins before 12 noon and

 8  extends beyond 2 p.m.

 9         3.  Dinner--When travel begins before 6 p.m. and

10  extends beyond 8 p.m., or when travel occurs during nighttime

11  hours due to special assignment.

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13  No allowance shall be made for meals when travel is confined

14  to the city or town of the official headquarters or immediate

15  vicinity; except assignments of official business outside the

16  traveler's regular place of employment if travel expenses are

17  approved.  The Chief Financial Officer Comptroller shall

18  establish a schedule for processing Class C travel subsistence

19  payments at least on a monthly basis.

20         (c)  For the 2002-2003 fiscal year only and

21  notwithstanding the other provisions of this subsection, for

22  Class C travel, a state traveler shall not be reimbursed on a

23  per diem basis nor shall a traveler receive subsistence

24  allowance.  This paragraph expires July 1, 2003.

25         (6)  RATES OF PER DIEM AND SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE.--For

26  purposes of reimbursement rates and methods of calculation,

27  per diem and subsistence allowances are divided into the

28  following groups and rates:

29         (a)  All travelers shall be allowed for subsistence

30  when traveling to a convention or conference or when traveling

31  within or outside the state in order to conduct bona fide

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 1  state business, which convention, conference, or business

 2  serves a direct and lawful public purpose with relation to the

 3  public agency served by the person attending such meeting or

 4  conducting such business, either of the following for each day

 5  of such travel at the option of the traveler:

 6         1.  Between $50 and $94 Fifty dollars per diem for

 7  state travelers, or up to $94 per diem for nonstate travelers;

 8  or

 9         2.  If actual expenses exceed $50, the amounts

10  permitted in paragraphs (a) and paragraph (b) for per diem and

11  meals, plus actual expenses for lodging at a single-occupancy

12  rate to be substantiated by paid bills therefor.

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14  When lodging or meals are provided at a state institution, the

15  traveler shall be reimbursed only for the actual expenses of

16  such lodging or meals, not to exceed the maximum provided for

17  in this subsection.

18         (b)  All travelers shall be allowed the following

19  amounts for subsistence while on Class C travel on official

20  business as provided in paragraph (5)(b):

21         1.  Breakfast....State travelers are allowed between $3

22  and $5 and nonstate travelers up to $5

23         2.  Lunch....State travelers are allowed between $6 and

24  $11 and nonstate travelers up to $11

25         3.  Dinner..State travelers are allowed between $12 and

26  $22 and nonstate travelers up to $22

27         (c)  No one, whether traveling out of state or in

28  state, shall be reimbursed for any meal or lodging included in

29  a convention or conference registration fee paid by the state.

30         (d)  For the 2002-2003 fiscal year only and

31  notwithstanding the other provisions of this subsection, for

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 1  Class C travel, a state traveler shall not be reimbursed on a

 2  per diem basis nor shall a traveler receive subsistence

 3  allowance.  This paragraph expires July 1, 2003.

 4         (7)  TRANSPORTATION.--

 5         (a)  All travel must be by a usually traveled route.

 6  In case a person travels by an indirect route for his or her

 7  own convenience, any extra costs shall be borne by the

 8  traveler; and reimbursement for expenses shall be based only

 9  on such charges as would have been incurred by a usually

10  traveled route. The agency head or his or her designee shall

11  designate the most economical method of travel for each trip,

12  keeping in mind the following conditions:

13         1.  The nature of the business.

14         2.  The most efficient and economical means of travel

15  (considering time of the traveler, impact on the productivity

16  of the traveler, cost of transportation, and per diem or

17  subsistence required). When it is more efficient and

18  economical to either the traveler or the agency head, jet

19  service offered by any airline, whether on state contract or

20  not, may be used when the cost is within an approved threshold

21  determined by the agency head or his or her designee.

22         3.  The number of persons making the trip and the

23  amount of equipment or material to be transported.

24         (b)  The Department of Financial Services Banking and

25  Finance may provide any form it deems necessary to cover

26  travel requests for traveling on official business and when

27  paid by the state.

28         (c)  Transportation by common carrier when traveling on

29  official business and paid for personally by the traveler,

30  shall be substantiated by a receipt therefor.  Federal tax

31  shall not be reimbursable to the traveler unless the state and

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 1  other public agencies are also required by federal law to pay

 2  such tax.  In the event transportation other than the most

 3  economical class as approved by the agency head is provided by

 4  a common carrier on a flight check or credit card, the charges

 5  in excess of the most economical class shall be refunded by

 6  the traveler to the agency charged with the transportation

 7  provided in this manner.

 8         (d)1.  The use of privately owned vehicles for official

 9  travel in lieu of publicly owned vehicles or common carriers

10  may be authorized by the agency head or his or her designee.

11  Whenever travel is by privately owned vehicle:, the

12         a.  A state traveler shall be entitled to a mileage

13  allowance at a fixed rate of 29 to 37 25 cents per mile; for

14  state fiscal year 1994-1995 and 29

15         b.  A nonstate traveler shall be entitled to a mileage

16  allowance up to 37 cents per mile; or

17         c.  The traveler shall be entitled to thereafter or the

18  common carrier fare for such travel, as determined by the

19  agency head.

20         2.  Reimbursement for expenditures related to the

21  operation, maintenance, and ownership of a vehicle shall not

22  be allowed when privately owned vehicles are used on public

23  business and reimbursement is made pursuant to this paragraph,

24  except as provided in subsection (8).

25         3.2.  All mileage shall be shown from point of origin

26  to point of destination and, when possible, shall be computed

27  on the basis of the current map of the Department of

28  Transportation. Vicinity mileage necessary for the conduct of

29  official business is allowable but must be shown as a separate

30  item on the expense voucher.

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 1         (e)  Transportation by chartered vehicles when

 2  traveling on official business may be authorized by the agency

 3  head when necessary or where it is to the advantage of the

 4  agency, provided the cost of such transportation does not

 5  exceed the cost of transportation by privately owned vehicle

 6  pursuant to paragraph (d).

 7         (f)  The agency head or his or her designee may grant

 8  monthly allowances in fixed amounts for use of privately owned

 9  automobiles on official business in lieu of the mileage rate

10  provided in paragraph (d).  Allowances granted pursuant to

11  this paragraph shall be reasonable, taking into account the

12  customary use of the automobile, the roads customarily

13  traveled, and whether any of the expenses incident to the

14  operation, maintenance, and ownership of the automobile are

15  paid from funds of the agency or other public funds.  Such

16  allowance may be changed at any time, and shall be made on the

17  basis of a signed statement of the traveler, filed before the

18  allowance is granted or changed, and at least annually

19  thereafter. The statement shall show the places and distances

20  for an average typical month's travel on official business,

21  and the amount that would be allowed under the approved rate

22  per mile for the travel shown in the statement, if payment had

23  been made pursuant to paragraph (d).

24         (g)  No contract may be entered into between a public

25  officer or employee, or any other person, and a public agency,

26  in which a depreciation allowance is used in computing the

27  amount due by the agency to the individual for the use of a

28  privately owned vehicle on official business; provided, any

29  such existing contract shall not be impaired.

30         (h)  No traveler shall be allowed either mileage or

31  transportation expense when gratuitously transported by

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 1  another person or when transported by another traveler who is

 2  entitled to mileage or transportation expense. However, a

 3  traveler on a private aircraft shall be reimbursed the actual

 4  amount charged and paid for the fare for such transportation

 5  up to the cost of a commercial airline ticket for the same

 6  flight, even though the owner or pilot of such aircraft is

 7  also entitled to transportation expense for the same flight

 8  under this subsection.

 9         (8)  OTHER EXPENSES.--

10         (a)  The following incidental travel expenses of the

11  traveler may be reimbursed:

12         1.  Taxi fare.

13         2.  Ferry fares; and bridge, road, and tunnel tolls.

14         3.  Storage or parking fees.

15         4.  Communication expense.

16         5.  Convention registration fee while attending a

17  convention or conference which will serve a direct public

18  purpose with relation to the public agency served by the

19  person attending such meetings.  A traveler may be reimbursed

20  the actual and necessary fees for attending events which are

21  not included in a basic registration fee that directly enhance

22  the public purpose of the participation of the agency in the

23  conference.  Such expenses may include, but not be limited to,

24  banquets and other meal functions.  It shall be the

25  responsibility of the traveler to substantiate that the

26  charges were proper and necessary.  However, any meals or

27  lodging included in the registration fee will be deducted in

28  accordance with the allowances provided in subsection (6).

29         (b)  Other expenses which are not specifically

30  authorized by this section may be approved by the Department

31  of Financial Services Banking and Finance pursuant to rules

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 1  adopted by it.  Expenses approved pursuant to this paragraph

 2  shall be reported by the Department of Financial Services

 3  Banking and Finance to the Auditor General annually.

 4         (9)  RULES AND REGULATIONS.--

 5         (a)  The Department of Financial Services Banking and

 6  Finance shall adopt promulgate such rules and regulations,

 7  including, but not limited to, the general criteria to be used

 8  by a state agency to predetermine justification for attendance

 9  by state officers, and employees, and authorized persons at

10  conventions and conferences, and prescribe such forms as may

11  be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.  The

12  department may also adopt rules prescribing the proper

13  disposition and use of promotional items and rebates offered

14  by common carriers and other entities in connection with

15  travel at public expense; however, before adopting such rules,

16  the department shall consult with the appropriation committees

17  of the Legislature.

18         (b)  Each state agency shall promulgate such additional

19  specific rules and regulations and specific criteria to be

20  used by it to predetermine justification for attendance by

21  state officers and employees and authorized persons at

22  conventions and conferences, not in conflict with the rules

23  and regulations of the Department of Financial Services

24  Banking and Finance or with the general criteria to be used by

25  a state agency to predetermine justification for attendance by

26  state officers, and employees, and authorized persons at

27  conventions, as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of

28  this section.

29         (10)  FRAUDULENT CLAIMS.--Claims submitted pursuant to

30  this section shall not be required to be sworn to before a

31  notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths,

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 1  but any claim authorized or required to be made under any

 2  provision of this section shall contain a statement that the

 3  expenses were actually incurred by the traveler as necessary

 4  travel expenses in the performance of official duties and

 5  shall be verified by a written declaration that it is true and

 6  correct as to every material matter; and any person who

 7  willfully makes and subscribes any such claim which he or she

 8  does not believe to be true and correct as to every material

 9  matter, or who willfully aids or assists in, or procures,

10  counsels, or advises the preparation or presentation under the

11  provisions of this section of a claim which is fraudulent or

12  is false as to any material matter, whether or not such

13  falsity or fraud is with the knowledge or consent of the

14  person authorized or required to present such claim, is guilty

15  of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided

16  in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Whoever shall receive an

17  allowance or reimbursement by means of a false claim shall be

18  civilly liable in the amount of the overpayment for the

19  reimbursement of the public fund from which the claim was

20  paid.

21         (11)  TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION AND VOUCHER FORMS.--

22         (a)  Authorization forms.--The Department of Financial

23  Services Banking and Finance shall furnish a uniform travel

24  authorization request form which shall be used by all state

25  officers and employees and authorized persons when requesting

26  approval for the performance of travel to a convention or

27  conference.  The form shall include, but not be limited to,

28  provision for the name of each traveler, purpose of travel,

29  period of travel, estimated cost to the state, and a statement

30  of benefits accruing to the state by virtue of such travel.  A

31  copy of the program or agenda of the convention or conference,

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 1  itemizing registration fees and any meals or lodging included

 2  in the registration fee, shall be attached to, and filed with,

 3  the copy of the travel authorization request form on file with

 4  the agency.  The form shall be signed by the traveler and by

 5  the traveler's supervisor stating that the travel is to be

 6  incurred in connection with official business of the state.

 7  The head of the agency or his or her designated representative

 8  shall not authorize or approve such request in the absence of

 9  the appropriate signatures. A copy of the travel authorization

10  form shall be attached to, and become a part of, the support

11  of the agency's copy of the travel voucher.

12         (b)  Voucher forms.--

13         1.  The Department of Financial Services Banking and

14  Finance shall furnish a uniform travel voucher form which

15  shall be used by all state officers and employees and

16  authorized persons when submitting travel expense statements

17  for approval and payment.  No travel expense statement shall

18  be approved for payment by the Chief Financial Officer

19  Comptroller unless made on the form prescribed and furnished

20  by the department. The travel voucher form shall provide for,

21  among other things, the purpose of the official travel and a

22  certification or affirmation, to be signed by the traveler,

23  indicating the truth and correctness of the claim in every

24  material matter, that the travel expenses were actually

25  incurred by the traveler as necessary in the performance of

26  official duties, that per diem claimed has been appropriately

27  reduced for any meals or lodging included in the convention or

28  conference registration fees claimed by the traveler, and that

29  the voucher conforms in every respect with the requirements of

30  this section.  The original copy of the executed uniform

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 1  travel authorization request form shall be attached to the

 2  uniform travel voucher on file with the respective agency.

 3         2.  Statements for travel expenses incidental to the

 4  rendering of medical services for and on behalf of clients of

 5  the Department of Health shall be on forms approved by the

 6  Financial Services Department of Banking and Finance.

 7         (12)  ADVANCEMENTS.--Notwithstanding any of the

 8  foregoing restrictions and limitations, an agency head or his

 9  or her designee may make, or authorize the making of, advances

10  to cover anticipated costs of travel to travelers.  Such

11  advancements may include the costs of subsistence and travel

12  of any person transported in the care or custody of the

13  traveler in the performance of his or her duties.

14         (13)  DIRECT PAYMENT OF EXPENSES BY AGENCY.--Whenever

15  an agency requires an employee to incur either Class A or

16  Class B travel on emergency notice to the traveler, such

17  traveler may request the agency to pay his or her expenses for

18  meals and lodging directly to the vendor, and the agency may

19  pay the vendor the actual expenses for meals and lodging

20  during the travel period, limited to an amount not to exceed

21  that authorized pursuant to this section. In emergency

22  situations, the agency head or his or her designee may

23  authorize an increase in the amount paid for a specific meal,

24  provided that the total daily cost of meals does not exceed

25  the total amount authorized for meals each day.  The agency

26  head or his or her designee may also grant prior approval for

27  a state agency to make direct payments of travel expenses in

28  other situations that result in cost savings to the state, and

29  such cost savings shall be documented in the voucher submitted

30  to the Chief Financial Officer Comptroller for the direct

31  payment of travel expenses.  The provisions of this subsection

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 1  shall not be deemed to apply to any legislator or to any

 2  employee of the Legislature.

 3         (14)  TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT RANGES AND ADJUSTMENTS.--

 4         (a)  For the 2002-2003 fiscal year, state travelers may

 5  receive no more than the minimum amounts for per diem as

 6  provided in subparagraph (6)(a)1., subsistence as provided in

 7  paragraph 6(b), and mileage as provided in subparagraph

 8  (7)(d)1.

 9         (b)  On or before June 30, 2003, and annually

10  thereafter, the Executive Office of the Governor for executive

11  branch agencies, the presiding officers of the Legislature for

12  legislative branch agencies, and the Chief Justice of the

13  State Supreme Court for judicial branch agencies shall

14  determine, based on the ranges specified in this section, the

15  specific amount to be paid during the following fiscal year to

16  state travelers for per diem as provided in subparagraph

17  (6)(a)1., subsistence as provided in paragraph 6(b), and

18  mileage as provided in subparagraph (7)(d)1.

19         (c)  On June 1, 2005, and annually thereafter, the

20  Department of Financial Services shall, by rule, adjust the

21  amounts for per diem provided in subparagraph (6)(a)1., the

22  amounts for subsistence provided in paragraph (6)(b), and the

23  amounts for mileage provided in subparagraph (7)(d)1. to

24  reflect the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for

25  All Urban Consumers, U.S. City Average since June 1, 2003. The

26  annually adjusted amounts shall be rounded downward to the

27  nearest dollar and shall be effective for the following fiscal

28  year.

29         Section 2.  This act shall take effect June 1, 2003.

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      Deletes obsolete provisions. Provides for future
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