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Increase Per Diem and Mileage Rates |
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Indeterminate |
Recurring |
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(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
House
Bill 220 proposes increased amounts to be reimbursed for per diem and mileage
expenses. Current per diem and mileage
rates, which were last amended by Laws 1984, have been outstripped by
inflation.
1.
The mileage
reimbursement rate from travel in a privately owned vehicle is raised from
$0.25 to $0.32 a mile, and from $0.40 up to $0.88 a mile from for each mile
traveled in a privately owned airplane.
A public officer or employee may receive the cost of the ticket in lieu
of the mileage when traveling on a common carrier.
2.
Reimbursement for
actual meal expenses is increased from $22.50 to not to exceed $30 per day for in-state
travel.
3.
Reimbursement for
actual meal expenses is increased from $22.50 to not to exceed $45 per day for
out-of-state travel.
4.
Reimbursement for
actual expenses for lodging with prior approval is still allowable.
Provisions apply to public officers and
employees of local public bodies, state agencies and public post-secondary
educational institutions.
Please see attachment.
Significant
Issues
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
There is no appropriation contained in House
Bill 220 to pay for these increased costs.
The additional cost would have to be absorbed by agencies’ approved FY03
budgets.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
There are no significant administrative
implications identified that would result from passage of this bill.
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House Bill 220 |
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Per Diem and Mileage Rate Changes |
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Current Rates |
Proposed Rates |
Difference |
Percentage Change |
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Per Diem Rates For In
State Travel: |
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Non-salaried Public Officer Per Day |
$ 75.00 |
$ 95.00 |
$ 20.00 |
26.7% |
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(1) Salaried Public Officer or
Employee Per Day |
$ 65.00 |
$ 85.00 |
$ 20.00 |
30.8% |
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May Authorize Up To |
$ 75.00 |
$ 135.00 |
$ 60.00 |
80.0% |
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Per Diem Rates For Out
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(2) Public Officer or Employee Per
Day |
$ 75.00 |
$ 115.00 |
$ 40.00 |
53.3% |
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(3) May Authorize Up To |
$ 95.00 |
$ 215.00 |
$ 120.00 |
126.3% |
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(4) Special Per Day |
$ 95.00 |
$ 215.00 |
$ 120.00 |
126.3% |
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Mileage: |
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Privately Owned Vehicle |
$ 0.25 |
$ 0.32 |
$ 0.07 |
28.0% |
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Privately Owned Airplane |
$ 0.40 |
$ 0.88 |
$ 0.48 |
120.0% |
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Reimbursement of Meals: |
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In State, Not to Exceed |
$ 22.50 |
$ 30.00 |
$ 7.50 |
33.3% |
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Out of State, Not to Exceed |
$ 22.50 |
$ 45.00 |
$ 22.50 |
100.0% |
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(1) Includes salaried public officers and
employees of local public body, state agency or a public post-secondary
educational institution. |
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(2) Includes public officers and employees of
local public body, state agency or a public post-secondary educational
institution. |
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(3) If reimbursed solely from federal funds. |
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(4) For persons trained in the field of
accountancy and performing duties in that field while assigned out of state
for more than three weeks. |
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