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TX Govt Code § 660.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 660.004. Travel Expenses Paid or Reimbursed by Institutions of Higher Education

Sec. 660.004.  TRAVEL EXPENSES PAID OR REIMBURSED BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  (a)  This chapter does not apply to a travel expense to the extent an institution of higher education pays or reimburses the expense from institutional funds.(b)  The governing board of an institution of higher education shall adopt rules as necessary to administer and control travel expense payments and reimbursements that are exempt from this chapter under Subsection (a).(c)  Funds appropriated for the John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute of The University of Texas of the Permian Basin may be used to pay for costs associated with the institute's educational programs for public secondary and university-level students, including registration fees, ground or air transportation, lodging, meals, training costs, and related expenses.(d)  Funds appropriated for Prairie View A&M University may be used to pay for costs associated with the university's Academy for Collegiate Excellence and Student Success program and Research Apprentice Program and the Prairie View A&M Undergraduate Medical Academy, including participant and employee travel expenses and related expenses.(e)  Funds appropriated for the education of university students at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio may be used to pay for costs associated with the educational programs for the campus's university-level students attending the Laredo Regional Campus and receiving clinical training in Webb County and the surrounding communities, including ground or air transportation, lodging, and related expenses.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 585 (S.B. 2465), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 454 (S.B. 1662), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 650 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 660.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 660.005. Maximum Travel Expenses

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. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 660.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 660.006. Travel of Prospective State Employees

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 incurred as a result of visiting the agency;  or(2)  pay a vendor for a travel expense incurred by the prospective state employee as a result of visiting the agency.(b)  A state agency shall treat a prospective state employee as a state employee for the purposes of reimbursing or paying a travel expense of the prospective state employee.  The amount of the payment or reimbursement is limited to the amount that may be paid or reimbursed for travel expenses incurred by an individual who holds the position for which the prospective state employee is being considered.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 660.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 660.007. Conservation of Funds

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 specify a travel expense payment or reimbursement rate that is less than the maximum rate specified in this chapter or the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act.  The lower rate applies only to a travel expense incurred after the agency has notified the affected individuals in writing about the rate.  The agency is solely responsible for enforcing the rate.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 660.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 660.008. Travel Expenses Incurred While on Leave

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 headquarters;(2)  the primary purpose of the employee's being away is to conduct official state business;  and(3)  the agency determines that returning the employee to the employee's designated headquarters while using the leave would not be cost effective or would be impracticable.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 660.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 660.009. Inability to Perform Official State Business

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 a natural disaster or other natural occurrence;  and(2)  the expense would be payable or reimbursable had the official state business been conducted.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 660.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 660.010. Travel Expenses Incurred to Obtain Medical Care

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 outside the employee's designated headquarters;(2)  the purpose of the employee traveling outside the employee's designated headquarters was to conduct official state business;(3)  waiting to receive the care until the employee returns to the employee's designated headquarters would be unreasonable;  and(4)  the expense is paid or reimbursed only to the extent it would have been paid or reimbursed had it been incurred while conducting official state business.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 660.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 660.011. Travel Expenses Incurred to Attend Funeral

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 member, or a member of the legislature if:(1)  the agency determines that the employee's attendance at the funeral is appropriate under the circumstances;  and(2)  the expense is paid or reimbursed only to the extent it could have been paid or reimbursed had it been incurred while conducting official state business.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 660.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 660.012. Travel Expenses Incurred Returning to Designated Headquarters

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 travel expense incurred by the employee while traveling to the headquarters.  The agency may pay or reimburse a travel expense incurred by the employee while traveling back to the location at which the employee was staying while on leave or, when appropriate, to the proper location on the employee's itinerary, if the employee resumes the leave.(b)  A state agency may pay or reimburse a state employee for a travel expense incurred when the employee returns, before official state business is completed, from a duty point to the employee's designated headquarters because of an illness or a personal emergency.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 660.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 660.013. Travel Expenses Incurred by Employees of Other Agencies

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 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 660.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 660.014. Payments to Credit Card Issuers and Travel Agents

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 or transportation.(b)  The documentation required for direct payment to a commercial lodging establishment or commercial transportation company is also required for payment to a credit card issuer or a travel agency.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 660.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 660.015. Cancellation Charges

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 disaster or other natural occurrence;  or(2)  the charge is:(A)  related to a transportation expense that was paid in advance to obtain lower rates;  and(B)  incurred because the employee was unable to use the transportation because of an illness or a personal emergency.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 660.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 660.016. Prohibition Against Accepting Money or Travel Expense Reimbursements From Certain Persons

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 intends to audit, examine, or investigate or is auditing, examining, or investigating.(b)  A state employee who violates Subsection (a) shall forfeit the money or travel expense reimbursement to the state.(c)  Subsections (a) and (b) are in addition to any other prohibitions, penalties, and forfeitures imposed or required by other law.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 660.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 660.017. Excess Reimbursements

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.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 660.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 660.018. Multiple Advances or Reimbursements for a Travel Expense

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 travel expense from a person other than a state agency may seek an advance or reimbursement for the expense from a state agency only to the extent that the amount of the employee's advance or reimbursement from the other source is less than the amount of the total expense incurred.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 660.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 660.019. Deadline for Reimbursing Expenses

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 expenses incurred by the state employee if the state employee submits the request for reimbursement in accordance with:(1)  the state agency's policies and procedures for travel expense reimbursement; and(2)  state travel rules.(b)  If there is a bona fide dispute between the state agency and the state employee relating to the travel expenses, the state agency shall reimburse the state employee for reimbursable travel expenses incurred by the state employee not later than the 30th day after the date the dispute is resolved.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 551 (S.B. 1310), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 660.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 660.021. Rules

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., ch. 1300, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 660.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 660.024. Advance Approval for Certain International Travel

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 travel expenses to be incurred is sought.  The advance written approval may be communicated electronically.(b)  Subsection (a) applies to a travel expense only if it is incurred while traveling to, in, or from a destination that is not in:(1)  the United States;(2)  a possession of the United States;(3)  Mexico; or(4)  Canada.(c)  The chief administrator of a state agency may designate an employee of the agency to provide the approval required by this section.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1367 (S.B. 745), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 660.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 660.025. Advance Payment Procedure

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 travel expense unless the expense is payable or reimbursable under this chapter, the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act, and the rules adopted by the comptroller under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 660.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 660.027. Vouchers

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 Subsection (a) is valid only if:(1)  the state agency submitting the voucher approves it in accordance with Chapter 2103 and, if required by law, certifies the voucher; and(2)  the state employee who incurred the travel expense or, if the employee is unavailable, another individual acceptable to the comptroller approves the description, information, and documentation required by Subsection (d) in writing or electronically, except that the employee's approval is not required if another person is required by law to provide the approval.(c)  A voucher must be submitted in the manner required and on the form adopted by the comptroller.  The comptroller may require the voucher to be submitted electronically as authorized by Chapter 2103.(d)  A voucher must be supported by:(1)  a description of the official state business performed; and(2)  the information and documentation that the comptroller considers necessary for the comptroller to determine compliance with this chapter, the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act, and the rules adopted by the comptroller under this chapter.(e)  The comptroller may require a state agency to provide to the comptroller the description, information, and documentation required under Subsection (d):(1)  on the form adopted by the comptroller under Subsection (c);(2)  electronically;(3)  by submitting receipts or other documents; or(4)  by any combination of Subdivisions (1), (2), and (3).|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1367 (S.B. 745), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 660.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 660.028. Audits

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.(b)  If the comptroller audits a state agency's voucher after the comptroller issues a warrant or initiates an electronic funds transfer in response to the voucher, the comptroller may require the agency to maintain in its files the description, information, and documentation relating to the travel expense paid or reimbursed by the voucher until the comptroller audits the voucher.(c)  If a state agency pays or reimburses a travel expense without first submitting a voucher to the comptroller, the comptroller may audit the payment or reimbursement for compliance with this chapter and the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act.  The comptroller may report the results of the audit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the state auditor, and the Legislative Budget Board.  The state agency shall cooperate with the comptroller and make available the description, information, and documentation required by the comptroller at the time and in the manner required by the comptroller.(d)  The comptroller may require a state agency to maintain in its files the description, information, and documentation regarding a travel expense payment or reimbursement for the period required by the comptroller.(e)  The comptroller may require or authorize the description, information, and documentation relating to a travel expense payment or reimbursement to be maintained in paper form or electronically.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1367 (S.B. 745), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 660.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 660.029. Knowledge of Travel Procedures

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 to instruct a state employee as required by Subsection (a) does not excuse or justify the employee's failure to comply with applicable laws or rules.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|