2006 Utah Code - 63A-3-107 — Travel expenses of executive branch officers and employees.

     63A-3-107.   Travel expenses of executive branch officers and employees.
     (1) Subject to approval by the executive director, the director of the Division of Finance shall adopt rules governing in-state and out-of-state travel and travel expenses of all state officers and employees of the executive branch, except officers and employees of higher education.
     (2) The travel expense rules shall be based upon:
     (a) per diem rates of payment for subsistence expenses, subject to modification, when justified, to meet special circumstances encountered in official attendance at conferences, conventions, and other official meetings;
     (b) a mileage allowance; and
     (c) reimbursement for other travel expenses incurred.
     (3) (a) Officers and employees of the executive branch, except officers or employees of higher education may not incur obligations for travel outside Utah without the advance approval of the director of the Division of Finance.
     (b) The director of the Division of Finance may delegate the authority to approve travel outside the state to the directors of the state departments and agencies.
     (c) This approval shall include a certification as to the availability of funds.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 1993 General Session