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<br />for breakfast and lunch (or lunch and dinner), without regard to individual <br />maximum meal rates. <br /> <br />Itemized receipts for meals are required for meals where the claimed amount <br />(including tips) is in excess of$25.00. Reasonable tips for meals may be <br />reimbursed without a receipt. <br /> <br />Allowance lor travel whollv within a single dav <br />If travel is wholly within a single day, reimbursement for lunch shall not be <br />allowed. If however, an employee leaves home on official business prior to <br />5:00am and or remains away from home after 8:00pm and the official business <br />requires the employee to extend the workday, the approving authority may allow <br />a meal allowance for breakfast and/or dinner for the traveler. <br /> <br />Transportation- <br />Employees authorized to travel shall be reimbursed only for the cost equivalent of <br />the most cost beneficial method of transportation available, which will <br />satisfactorily accomplish the state's business. <br /> <br />Reimbursement is allowed for actual business mileage traveled when using a <br />privately owned vehicle for business purposes only when the approving authority <br />has authorized the use of a privately owned vehicle. Employees shall normally be <br />reimbursed at the mileage rate designated for two-wheel drive vehicles. <br />Employees shall only be reimbursed at the mileage rate designated for four-wheel <br />drive vehicles when four-wheel drive is necessary because of road, terrain, or <br />adverse weather conditions. <br /> <br />Commuting expenses incurred in traveling between an employee's residence and <br />a primary work location are non-reimbursable employee expenses. <br /> <br />Parking fees paid by the traveler are reimbursable. A receipt is required for any <br />single fee over $25. <br /> <br />Lodging- <br />Employees authorized to travel shall be reimbursed the actual cost of reasonable <br />accommodations. Employees may be required to use approved or designated <br />lodging facilities in certain areas to assist the state agency in controlling travel <br />cost. Reimbursement shall be limited to the cost of commercial lodging. Receipts <br />shall be obtained and submitted with the travel expense voucher. <br /> <br />NON-REIMBURSABLE Travel expenses <br />A. Alcoholic beverages purchased by the traveler <br />B. Entertainment expenses paid by the traveler <br />C. Personal expenses incurred during travel that are primarily for the benefit of the <br />traveler and do not directly relate to the official purpose of the travel. Examples <br />