Out-of-State Travel - 0760

Government Code Section 11032 outlines out-of-state travel policy.

State time authorized for out-of-state travel is limited to the time necessary to transact business plus actual travel time.  The travel time cannot exceed rail time.

State cars must not be used to provide transportation when the trip is funded by sources other than State, federal, or personal funds.

There are two ways to obtain approval for out-of-state travel:

1. Advance blanket approval-Annual approval by the Agency Secretary (as applicable), and the Governor's Operations Office of all routine travel identified in your travel plan.See SAM Section 0763.
2. Individual trip approval- Travel identified in your blanket approval request which has not yet been approved by the Governor's Operations Office or travel that does not meet the criteria outlined in SAM Section 0762.