Brief ⁽¹⁾

HB 2551, as amended, would:

• Authorize the Secretary of Administration to provide for standard changes to mileage and subsistence rates outside of the rules and regulation process;
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• Authorize the Secretary to, by rule and regulation, specify limited exceptions to the statutory prohibition against the payment of per diem or subsistence to an employee when the expenses are incurred in the city in which the employee resides or works; and
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• Authorize the Secretary to, by rule and regulation, specify limited exceptions to the statutory prohibition against the payment of subsistence to employees who travel away from their official work station and return the same day, although as amended, no exceptions may be made when the travel is within 30 miles of the employee's work station.
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Background

The Director of the Division of Accounts and Reports testified in support of the bill.

The bill as introduced allowed the Secretary to provide for subsistence even in those cases of employees who travel less than 30 miles away from, and return to, their work stations the same day. The House Committee amendment continues the current statutory prohibition against subsistence payments in those instances.

The Division of the Budget's fiscal note indicates the bill could have a minimal fiscal impact, but would not likely require any funds to be added to state budgets.

1. *Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at http://www.ink.org/public/legislative/fulltext.cgi