(Effective 1/10/2008)

Per Diem Allowance for Overnight Travel

(Please review entire Travel Expense Procedure on the GC Intranet under the Forms section.)

The purpose of the per diem allowance is to compensate the Traveler for the difference in daily living expenses incurred while at home versus daily living expenses incurred when traveling overnight.  The College will pay a College Traveler a per diem allowance of up to $36 per day for travel within the state of Texas.  For travel outside the state of Texas, the per diem allowance for meals and incidental expenses will be reimbursed at the rates established by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) for specific cities and locations outside the state.  

The GSA Chart for Travel/Per Diem Reimbursement Rates for Travel can be found at www.gsa.gov/perdiem.

When some or all meals are provided to the traveler (i.e.: by the conference or seminar), a prorated per diem for meals and incidental expenses will be available only for the meals that are not provided/included.  (Example:  Breakfast:  $7.20 or 20% of the GSA per diem amount whichever is greater, Lunch:  $10.80 or 30% of the GSA per diem amount whichever is greater, and Dinner:  $18.00 or 50% of the GSA per diem amount whichever is greater.)

The full per diem allowance is authorized for overnight travel beginning before 12:00 noon.  A 50% per diem allowance is authorized for overnight travel beginning after 12:00 noon.  This allowance does not require receipts, and is paid after completion of overnight travel.