38-626

38-626. Out-of-state travel; approval;
exemptions

A. When the official duties or activities of a public officer, deputy or employee
of the state or of any department, institution, commission, board or other agency of the
state necessitate out-of-state travel, the travel order shall be countersigned by the
agency head or by the president of the respective university for its university employees
and is authority to pay the claims from any funds available for such travel. The agency
head or the university president may delegate the authority to countersign out-of-state
travel orders. Except as provided by subsection B, the department of administration
shall:

1. Adopt policies and procedures for the approval of out-of-state travel orders.

2. Disseminate these policies and procedures to all agencies.

3. Perform compliance reviews on out-of-state travel orders for compliance with the
policies and procedures.

4. Require that all outside travel orders shall be available for public inspection.

B. The Arizona board of regents is responsible for implementing the provisions of
subsection A, paragraphs 1, 3 and 4, for the universities under its jurisdiction.

C. The requirements of subsection A shall not apply under the following:

1. When, by the shortest practical routing, travel through an adjoining state is
necessary to reach remote areas of this state.

2. When any legislative member, officers and employees of the legislature, the
legislative council, joint legislative budget committee members and employees, and other
legislative interim committee members are traveling on official business.