Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES |
Subtitle B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES |
Chapter 660. TRAVEL EXPENSES |
Subchapter B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS |
Sec. 660.024. ADVANCE APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
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(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 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.