Bill No.: SF0092 Drafter: JHR

LSO No.: 06LSO-0417 Effective Date: 4/1/2006

Enrolled Act No.: SEA0024

Chapter No.: 17

Prime Sponsor: Senator Ross

Catch Title: State employee expense allowance.

Subject: Amends process for computing lodging and meal reimbursable allowances.

Summary/Major Elements:

· Under current law, state officers' and employees' reimbursable travel expenses for lodging, meals and incidental expenses are computed based on the published federal travel regulation rates in effect on April 1, 2005.

· This bill amends the process for computing the allowable rates for those expenses, by authorizing the Governor, for state employees, and the governing body for any other entity using the state rate for that entity, to set the allowable rate for the travel expenses based on the published federal travel regulation rates in effect at the time of travel.

· The bill also eliminates a requirement that the state auditor shall report the current federal travel rates to the Joint Appropriations Committee, with recommendations for any changes to the state travel rates.

Comments:

· This bill is effective April 1, 2006