SJSU Travel Guide – Revisions Released September 20, 2017

The current revisions to the Travel Guide are intended to further clarify trip information required to facilitate and to help ensure, the proper review and approval of university business travel expenses.

The revised requirements are effective as of the release date, September 20, 2017, however, Accounts Payable will not begin enforcing the changes until October 1st.  Please use this time to begin sharing this information with travelers, requestors, reviewers, approvers, and any others who would be interested in these changes, as summarized in the following table:

Section(s) Revised Summary of Revision(s) Travel Document Type Revision Date

Page 5 – Responsibilities

Traveler Responsibilities

 Additional requirements or clarification:

  • Clearly state business purpose and inclusive trip date range.
  • Conference/meeting agenda.
  • “Business meeting” must identify who with and for what purpose.
  • Personal time added onto a business trip must be identified.

Travel Authorization

 

Travel Reimbursement

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Page 12 – Rental Cars

 

 Text added to require business justification for any rental vehicle upgrades. Travel Reimbursement

9/20/2017

 

Page 25 -Appendix E

Out of State Domestic Travel Restriction

 Text added to address effective date when states are added to the DOJ restricted list; current list of states shown alphabetically.

9/20/2017

 

 

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