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F I S C A L   I M P A C T   R E P O R T

 

 

SPONSOR:

Altamirano

 

DATE TYPED:

03/08/03

 

HB

 

 

SHORT TITLE:

Increase Per Diem and Mileage Rates

 

SB

254/aSFl#1

 

 

ANALYST:

Patel

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY03

FY04

FY03

FY04

 

 

 

 

 

Indeterminate

Recurring

Various Applicable Agency Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

Duplicates House Bill 220

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC files

 

Responses Received

Numerous agencies

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of SFl#1

 

Senate Floor Amendment #1 reduces the nonsalaried public officer per diem rate to $90.00, and increases the per diem rate for a salaried public officer or employee to $90.00.

 

     Synopsis of Original Bill

 

Senate Bill 254 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 for 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 Senate Bill 254 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.

 

MM/sb

 

Attachment

Attachment

 

 

 

Senate Bill 254 as amended

Per Diem and Mileage Rate Changes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Rates

Proposed Rates

Difference

Percentage Change

 

 

 

 

 

Per Diem Rates For In State Travel:

 

 

 

 

Non-salaried Public Officer Per Day

 $         75.00

 $         90.00

 $         15.00

26.7%

(1)  Salaried Public Officer or Employee Per Day

 $         65.00

 $         90.00

 $         25.00

30.8%

May Authorize Up To

 $         75.00

 $       135.00

 $         60.00

80.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Per Diem Rates For Out of State Travel:

 

 

 

 

(2)  Public Officer or Employee Per Day

 $         75.00

 $       115.00

 $         40.00

53.3%

(3) May Authorize Up To

 $         95.00

 $       215.00

 $       120.00

126.3%

(4) Special Per Day

 $         95.00

 $       215.00

 $       120.00

126.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Mileage:

 

 

 

 

Privately Owned Vehicle

 $           0.25

 $           0.32

 $           0.07

28.0%

Privately Owned Airplane

 $           0.40

 $           0.88

 $           0.48

120.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Reimbursement of Meals:

 

 

 

 

In State, Not to Exceed

 $         22.50

 $         30.00

 $           7.50

33.3%

Out of State, Not to Exceed

 $         22.50

 $         45.00

 $         22.50

100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

(1)   Includes salaried public officers and employees of local public body, state agency or a public post-secondary educational institution.

(2)   Includes public officers and employees of local public body, state agency or a public post-secondary educational institution.

(3)   If reimbursed solely from federal funds.

 

 

 

 

(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.