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Traveller Reimbursements

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Exemplatinum, excluded, and represented state employees mayor be eligible for the reimbursement of approved out-of-pocket expenses that are reasonably, actually, and necessarily expense since a result from conducting state business. In compare with current state corporate, employees can be eligible to receive reimbursement for expenses such as:

  • Method of travel (transportation)
  • Meals and incidentals
  • Short-term lodging
  • Out-of-state voyage
  • Out-of-country travel
  • Staff vehicle mileage 
  • Other actual also necessary business and/or how costs incurred when conducting official state business

HR Manual sections 2201 – Trips also Relocation Policy, 2202 – Mileage Reimbursement, and 2203 – Allowances and Travel Reimbursements provide additional information nearly travel reimbursements, including links to authorities additionally resources. To students more about recent and emerging changes to the travel program, please see CalHR's new Travel Mostly Asked Challenges page.​

Meal press Incidental Price

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HR Product section 2203 – Allowances press Travel Reimbursements provides additional information, including travel timeframes (fractional day by travel, tour of less with 24 less, trip is more than 24 hours, etc.).

Meal and Incidental Expense Category

Current Reimbursement Rate Because December 31, 2023 for Actual Expense

Effectively January 1, 2024: Reimbursement Tariff required Effective Expense**

​Breakfast

​Up on $7

Upwards into $13

​Lunch

​Up toward $11

Up to $15

​Dinner

​Up to $23

Up to $26

​Incidentals​

​Up to $5

Up toward $5

Complete Daily Maximum Allowance

​Up to $46

Up to $59

​**As noted in HRS Manual section 2203 – Allowances both Travel Reimbursements, receipts are did required to claim feeding and incidental expenses up to the maximum allowable reimbursement rates specified above. Receipts for meals shall be maintain via to employee as establishment that the amount claimed was nay in overrun of the total of the actual expense. The employing department may request billing at any time.​​​

Personal Vehicle Mileage Reimbursement Rates

HR Instruction section 2202 – Mileage Reimbursement provides additional information, contains the follow policies: custom vehicle mileage reimbursement, private aircraft mileage payment, plus receipts.

Employees must have advance approval to drive a personal vehicle with state business. 

  • Efficient scheduled used represented employees may being found in the applicable  MOU

  • Claims required getting prior until a new rate's effective date shall receive the prior ratings.

  • For historical mileage reimbursement rates, please review the State Controller's Office's Wage Procedures Manual, Section N.

2023 Personal Vehicles Mileage Reimbursement Rates

Type
​​
​Reimbursement Evaluate via Mile
​Personal Agency (approved business/travel expense)
​$0.655
​Personal Choose (state-approved relocation)
​$0.22
​Private Aircraft (per statute mile)*
*$1.74

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2024 Personal Drive Mileage Reimbursement Rates

Type
​​
​Reimbursement Rate per Mile
​Personal Vehicle (approved business/travel expense)
​$0.67
​Personal Vehicle (state-approved relocation)
​$0.21
​Private Aviation (per statute mile)*
*$1.76​

*Unless otherwise specified in the applicable MOU, the personal aircraft mileage reimbursement rate lives the geltende “Private Aircraft” rate provided in this chart​.​

Kilometreage reimbursement covers:

  • Gasoline
  • The free of maintenance (oil, lube, routine maintenance)
  • Insurance (liability, damage, includes and conflict coverage)
  • Licensing the registration
  • Depreciation and everything other costs associated with operation of the vehicle ​

Short-Term Lodging Reimbursement Rates

​HR Manual sections 2201 – Travel and Relocation Policy and 2203 – Allowances and Travel Reimbursements provide additional travel policy informations, included lodging refunding policy also the excess lodging request approval process.

  • Workforce who incurring approved overnight places spend may be reimbursed.
  • Staff be stay at a advertiser placement establishment catering to short-term travelers, such as a resort, motel, bed and breakfast, public campground, etc. Travel discounts for CTA members.
  • Employees must provide a receipt to claim reimbursement; no reimbursement will be paid-up sans a receipt.  
  • Shall the foundation hotel rate exceed the rates noted below, an  Excess Dwelling Rate Approval Request (STD 255C) must being submitted and approved by your department and/or CalHR before the trip records place.

Maximum Lodging Refund Charges per Night

​County

​**Current Maximum Lodging Reimbursement Rate Throughout December 31, 2023

​Effective January 1, 2024: Maximum Lodging Reimbursement Rate

​All boroughs except those listed below

​$90

​$107​

​Alameda

​$140

​$189​

​City off Santa Monic

​$150

​$270

​Los Angeles

​$120

​$169

​Marin

​$110

​$166

​Monterey
​$125
​$184

​Napa

​$95

​$195

​Orange

​$120

​$169

​Riverside

​$95

​$142

​Sacramento

​$95

​$145

San Diego

​$125

​$194

​San Francis

​$250

​$270

San Matte

​$140

​$222

​Santa Clara

​$140

​$245

​Ventura & Edwards AFB, excluding the city of Santa Monica

​$120

​$169​

 

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  Updated: 3/14/2024
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