Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 660.005. MAXIMUM TRAVEL EXPENSES. The maximum amount a state agency spends for travel expenses during a fiscal year may not exceed any limitation on total agency travel expenses provided by the General Appropriations Act. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 2, eff. …

Sec. 660.006. TRAVEL OF PROSPECTIVE STATE EMPLOYEES. (a) A state agency that provides advance authorization to a prospective state employee to visit the agency for an interview or other employment evaluation may: (1) reimburse the prospective state employee for a travel expense i…

Sec. 660.007. CONSERVATION OF FUNDS. (a) A state agency shall minimize the amount of travel expenses paid or reimbursed by the agency. The agency shall ensure that each travel arrangement is the most cost effective considering all relevant circumstances. (b) A state agency may sp…

Sec. 660.008. TRAVEL EXPENSES INCURRED WHILE ON LEAVE. A state agency may pay or reimburse a state employee for a travel expense the employee incurs while using personal or compensatory leave if: (1) the leave is used while the employee is away from the employee's designated head…

Sec. 660.009. INABILITY TO PERFORM OFFICIAL STATE BUSINESS. A state agency may pay or reimburse a state employee for a travel expense the employee incurs as a result of attempting to conduct official state business if: (1) the employee is unable to conduct the business because of…

Sec. 660.010. TRAVEL EXPENSES INCURRED TO OBTAIN MEDICAL CARE. As additional compensation to a state employee, a state agency may pay or reimburse the employee for a travel expense the employee incurs while obtaining medical care for the employee if: (1) the expense is incurred o…

Sec. 660.011. TRAVEL EXPENSES INCURRED TO ATTEND FUNERAL. As additional compensation to a state employee, a state agency may reimburse the employee for or pay a travel expense the employee incurs while attending the funeral of an individual who was a state employee, a board membe…

Sec. 660.012. TRAVEL EXPENSES INCURRED RETURNING TO DESIGNATED HEADQUARTERS. (a) A state agency that requires a state employee on personal or compensatory leave to return to the employee's designated headquarters from another location may pay or reimburse the employee for a trave…

Sec. 660.013. TRAVEL EXPENSES INCURRED BY EMPLOYEES OF OTHER AGENCIES. A state agency may pay or reimburse a travel expense incurred by another state agency's employee if the employee incurred the expense while providing services to the paying or reimbursing agency. Added by Acts…

Sec. 660.014. PAYMENTS TO CREDIT CARD ISSUERS AND TRAVEL AGENTS. (a) If a state agency may directly pay a commercial lodging establishment or a commercial transportation company under this chapter, the agency may instead pay a credit card issuer or a travel agency for the lodging…

Sec. 660.015. CANCELLATION CHARGES. A state agency may pay or reimburse a state employee for a cancellation charge if: (1) the charge is incurred for a reason related to official state business or to official state business that could not be conducted because of a natural disaste…

Sec. 660.016. PROHIBITION AGAINST ACCEPTING MONEY OR TRAVEL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS FROM CERTAIN PERSONS. (a) Unless authorized by law, a state employee may not accept money for wages or for a travel expense reimbursement from a person that the employee's employing state agency in…

Sec. 660.017. EXCESS REIMBURSEMENTS. A state employee who receives a reimbursement for a travel expense that exceeds the amount the employee may receive under this chapter or the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act shall immediately return the amount of the excess…

Sec. 660.018. MULTIPLE ADVANCES OR REIMBURSEMENTS FOR A TRAVEL EXPENSE. A state employee may not accept a reimbursement or advance for a travel expense from more than one source. A state employee who anticipates receiving or actually receives a reimbursement or advance for a trav…

Sec. 660.019. DEADLINE FOR REIMBURSING EXPENSES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), not later than the 45th day after the date a state employee submits a request for reimbursement of travel expenses, a state agency shall reimburse the state employee for reimbursable travel…

Sec. 660.021. RULES. The comptroller shall adopt rules for the effective and efficient administration of this chapter and the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., …

Sec. 660.024. ADVANCE APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL. (a) The chief administrator of a state agency must give advance written approval for any travel related to official state business for which a reimbursement for travel expenses is claimed or for which an advance for…

Sec. 660.025. ADVANCE PAYMENT PROCEDURE. (a) The comptroller by rule shall establish a procedure by which travel expense money may be advanced to a state employee. The procedures must be consistent with Section 403.248. (b) Money may not be advanced to a state employee for a trav…

Sec. 660.027. VOUCHERS. (a) The comptroller may issue a warrant or initiate an electronic funds transfer to pay or reimburse a travel expense only if a state agency submits to the comptroller a voucher that requests the payment or reimbursement. (b) A voucher submitted under Subs…

Sec. 660.028. AUDITS. (a) The comptroller shall audit a voucher either before or after the comptroller issues a warrant or initiates an electronic funds transfer in response to the voucher. The audit must be conducted in accordance with Sections 403.011(12), 403.071, and 403.079.…

Sec. 660.029. KNOWLEDGE OF TRAVEL PROCEDURES. (a) A state agency shall instruct its state employees about this chapter, the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act, and the rules adopted by the comptroller under this chapter. (b) A state agency's failure or inability …

Sec. 660.030. EXAMINATION OF VOUCHERS AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT FORMS. (a) In this section, "travel expense" includes tuition and fees for training, seminars, and conferences. (b) The comptroller periodically shall examine the vouchers and other expense reimbursement forms submit…

Sec. 660.041. REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENT. (a) A state employee is entitled to be reimbursed as provided by this subchapter for the employee's use of a personally owned or leased motor vehicle. (b) A state employee may not be reimbursed under this subchapter for an expense other th…

Sec. 660.042. AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT. A mileage reimbursement may not exceed the product of: (1) the applicable mileage reimbursement rate as established by the legislature in the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act; and (2) the number of miles traveled as limite…

Sec. 660.043. DETERMINATION OF REIMBURSABLE MILEAGE. (a) The number of miles traveled that are eligible for reimbursement under this subchapter may not exceed the number of miles of the most cost-effective reasonably safe route between the origin of the state employee's travel an…

Sec. 660.044. USE OF SINGLE MOTOR VEHICLE BY MULTIPLE EMPLOYEES. (a) If two, three, or four state employees who are employed by the same state agency travel on the same dates with the same itinerary to conduct the same official state business, only one of the employees may be rei…

Sec. 660.071. REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENT. A state employee, a key official, a member of a board, or a member of the legislature is entitled to be reimbursed as provided by this subchapter for use of an aircraft owned or leased by the employee, official, or member. Added by Acts 19…

Sec. 660.072. AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT. A reimbursement under this subchapter may not exceed the product of: (1) the aircraft mileage reimbursement rate established in the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act; and (2) the highway mileage between the designated headq…

Sec. 660.073. AIRCRAFT MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT RATE. The travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act may establish different aircraft mileage rates: (1) for travel in: (A) a single-engine aircraft; (B) a twin-engine aircraft; and (C) a turbine-powered aircraft; and (2) for …

Sec. 660.074. GROUP TRAVEL. (a) This section applies only if a key official, member of a board, or member of the legislature travels with another official or member in an aircraft owned or leased by the other official or member. (b) In addition to the amount entitled to be reimbu…

Sec. 660.075. AIRCRAFT LEASED FROM CERTAIN PERSONS. A key official, member of a board, or member of the legislature is entitled to reimbursement under this subchapter for use of an aircraft leased from a proprietorship, partnership, or corporation in which the official or member …

Sec. 660.091. GENERAL PROVISION. A state agency shall pay as provided by this subchapter the expense of transporting a state employee by rented or public conveyance in the course of conducting state business. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Sec. 660.092. PAYMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT METHODS. (a) A state agency may pay an expense under this subchapter by: (1) reimbursing the employee as provided by Subsection (b); (2) directly paying the expense as provided by Subsection (c); or (3) directly paying the expense in advanc…

Sec. 660.093. COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORTATION. The amount that a state agency pays or reimburses for a state employee to travel between points by commercial airline may not exceed the lowest rate available. First class airfare may be paid or reimbursed only if it is the only availa…

Sec. 660.094. LIMOUSINE TRANSPORTATION. A state agency may pay for or reimburse a state employee for travel by limousine only if it is the least costly transportation available considering all relevant circumstances. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1…

Sec. 660.111. REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENT. A state employee is entitled to be reimbursed as provided by this subchapter for a meal, lodging, or incidental expense incurred by the employee. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Sec. 660.112. AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT. A reimbursement under this subchapter may not exceed: (1) the limits established by the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act for meal and lodging expenses; and (2) the amount of incidental expenses actually incurred by the sta…

Sec. 660.113. RESTRICTED REIMBURSEMENTS. (a) A state agency may not reimburse a state employee for a lodging expense incurred at a place that is not a commercial lodging establishment. (b) A state agency may not reimburse a state employee for a meal or lodging expense the employe…

Sec. 660.114. DIRECT PAYMENTS TO COMMERCIAL LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS. (a) A state agency may request that a commercial lodging establishment bill the agency directly for a lodging expense. A state agency shall submit receipts regarding the expense to the comptroller on request in t…

Sec. 660.115. RECEIPTS. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a state employee who requests reimbursement for a lodging expense must submit a lodging receipt to the comptroller at the time and in the manner required by the comptroller. (b) A chief administrator of a …

Sec. 660.116. HOTEL OCCUPANCY AND SIMILAR TAXES. (a) A state employee is entitled to be reimbursed for a state, county, or local hotel occupancy tax or any similar tax imposed by a law of this state, another state, or a foreign nation. (b) A state employee is entitled to be reimb…

Sec. 660.117. APARTMENT OR HOUSE RENTAL EXPENSES. An apartment or house rental expense may be reimbursed or paid only if: (1) the purpose of the rental is the conservation of funds; and (2) the reimbursement or payment and the rental comply with the rules adopted by the comptroll…

Sec. 660.118. INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. A state agency may reimburse a state employee for an incidental expense incurred by the employee only in accordance with rules adopted by the comptroller under this chapter. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. S…

Sec. 660.141. REIMBURSEMENT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES INVOLVING LOWER AIRFARES. The comptroller by rule shall allow extra travel time to be claimed for computation of reimbursable travel expenses if a state employee obtains an airfare that is lower than the fare that would have be…

Sec. 660.142. BOARD MEMBERS. This chapter applies to a payment or reimbursement of a travel expense incurred by a member of a board only if Subchapter C, Chapter 659, or other applicable law authorizes the payment or reimbursement. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 10…

Sec. 660.143. TRAVEL BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a state agency may reimburse a state employee with a disability for attendant care and other necessary expenses incurred when the employee travels inside or outside the emp…