Reimbursement for expenses of first-class air fare

Except as provided in this Code section, no state official or employee, when traveling by commercial air carrier on a first-class basis, shall be reimbursed for that portion of the first-class air fare which exceeds the amount of the fare of the next lowest fare for the flight on which such 139 45-7-30 PUBLIC OFFICERS & EMPLOYEES 45-7-32 official or employee is traveling. This shall not prohibit the reimbursement for the entire cost of first-class air fare under any of the following conditions: (1) Space is not otherwise available; (2) A licensed medical practitioner certifies that because of a person’s mental or physical condition specific air travel arrangements are required; or (3) The commissioner of public safety certifies that specific air travel arrangements are necessary for security reasons. (Ga. L. 1978, p. 1919, § 2.) Editor’s notes. — Resolution Act No. 48 (Senate Resolution No. 101), approved April 19, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 1365), relating to the development, issuance, review, and revision of employee travel re- imbursement policies by the Department of Audits and the Office of Planning and Budget, was repealed by Ga. L. 2005, p. 694, § 41.