Common use of Professional Study and Travel Clause in Contracts

Professional Study and Travel. Subd. 1. The IFO and MnSCU recognize the need for faculty development relating to their university’s mission. Therefore, each department/unit will be allocated professional study and travel funds at the rate of not less than one thousand four hundred fifty dollars ($1,450) in FY 2020 and FY 2021 per each full-time equivalent faculty in the department as of the beginning of each academic year as determined in Subd. 2 below. Funding for faculty, excluding adjuncts, hired during the year will be allocated on a pro rata basis at the time of hire. Subd. 2. In determining the number of full-time equivalent faculty members, those on paid leaves of absence, sabbatical, reassigned time and those on phased retirement or the annuitant employment program shall be counted as full-time, but their replacements, if any, shall not. Those faculty members on paid leaves of absence, sabbatical, reassigned time or on phased retirement shall be eligible to receive such professional study and travel monies. This provision shall include faculty members whose positions are financed from external sources, even though funding for this purpose is not provided by the external source. Professional study and travel funds shall be available to all faculty members at the time of hire. Subd. 3. Funds provided by this section (PST funds) shall be limited to paying for costs associated with the process of faculty development as described in Article 22. Purchase of activities, services or tangible assets should be consistent with the faculty member’s professional development plan or sabbatical plan. Examples of permissible uses include, but are not limited to, the cost of travel, housing, meals and registration associated with participation in professional conferences, workshops, and similar meetings and courses, professional memberships, professional books and journals, supplies and services including Internet access, online services including electronic subscriptions, software, multimedia, and fees associated with the publishing or presentation of scholarly and creative work including preparation services. PST purchases must be reasonably likely to enhance the faculty member’s effectiveness with respect to one or more of the five criteria set forth in Article 22; purchases of technology that satisfy the standards of this subdivision are permissible. Funds may not be used to purchase routine equipment. All tangible assets purchased with PST funds are the property of the University. The department shall, through a democratic process, determine an equitable procedure for distribution of funds. The department may carry over any portion of its allocation from the first to the second year of the biennium, and from one biennium to the next. Subd. 4. Beginning July 1, 2020, reimbursement rates for meals and incidentals and lodging under this section shall be determined by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) for continential U.S. travel and by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for travel outside of the continental U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii. Reimbursement rates for meals and incidentals and lodging not covered by professional study and travel funds will be reimbursed as provided in Article 27, Section D.

Professional Study and Travel. Subd. 1. The IFO and MnSCU recognize the need for faculty development relating to their university’s mission. Therefore, each department/unit will be allocated professional study and travel funds at the rate of not less than one thousand four hundred fifty dollars ($1,450) in FY 2020 2022 and not less than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) in FY 2021 2023 per each full-time equivalent faculty in the department as of the beginning of each academic year as determined in Subd. 2 below. Funding for faculty, excluding adjuncts, hired during the year will be allocated on a pro rata basis at the time of hire. Subd. 2. In determining the number of full-time equivalent faculty members, those on paid leaves of absence, sabbatical, reassigned time and those on phased retirement or the annuitant employment program shall be counted as full-time, but their replacements, if any, shall not. Those faculty members on paid leaves of absence, sabbatical, reassigned time or on phased retirement shall be eligible to receive such professional study and travel monies. This provision shall include faculty members whose positions are financed from external sources, even though funding for this purpose is not provided by the external source. Professional study and travel funds shall be available to all faculty members at the time of hire. Subd. 3. Funds provided by this section (PST funds) shall be limited to paying for costs associated with the process of faculty development as described in Article 22. Purchase of activities, services or tangible assets should be consistent with the faculty member’s professional development plan or sabbatical plan. Examples of permissible uses include, but are not limited to, the cost of travel, housing, meals and registration associated with participation in professional conferences, workshops, and similar meetings and courses, professional memberships, professional books and journals, supplies and services including Internet access, online services including electronic subscriptions, software, multimedia, and fees associated with the publishing or presentation of scholarly and creative work including preparation services. PST purchases must be reasonably likely to enhance the faculty member’s effectiveness with respect to one (1) or more of the five (5) criteria set forth in Article 22; purchases of technology that satisfy the standards of this subdivision are permissible. Funds may not be used to purchase routine equipment. All tangible assets purchased with PST funds are the property of the University. The department shall, through a democratic process, determine an equitable procedure for distribution of funds. The department may carry over any portion of its allocation from the first to the second year of the biennium, and from one biennium to the next. Subd. 4. Beginning July 1, 2020, reimbursement Reimbursement rates for meals and incidentals and lodging under this section shall be determined by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) for continential U.S. travel and by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for travel outside of the continental continential U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii. Reimbursement rates for meals and incidentals and lodging not covered by professional study and travel funds will be reimbursed as provided in Article 27, Section D.

Professional Study and Travel. Subd. 1. The IFO and MnSCU recognize the need for faculty development relating to their university’s mission. Therefore, each department/unit will be allocated professional study and travel funds at the rate of not less than one thousand four one hundred fifty fifteen dollars ($1,4501,115) in FY 2020 2006 and one thousand one hundred fifteen dollars ($1,115) in FY 2021 2007 per each full-time equivalent faculty in the department as of the beginning of each academic year as determined in Subd. 2 2. below. Funding for faculty, excluding adjuncts, hired during the year will be allocated on a pro pro-rata basis at the time of hire. Subd. 2. In determining the number of full-time equivalent faculty members, those on paid leaves of absence, sabbatical, reassigned time and those on phased retirement or the annuitant employment program shall be counted as full-time, but their replacements, if any, shall not. Those faculty members on paid leaves of absence, sabbatical, reassigned time or on phased retirement shall be eligible to receive such professional study and travel monies. This provision shall include faculty members whose positions are financed from external sources, even though funding for this purpose is not provided by the external source. Professional study and travel funds shall be available to all faculty members at the time of hire. Subd. 3. Funds provided by this section (PST funds) Section shall be limited to paying for costs associated with the process of faculty development as described in Article 22. Purchase of activities, services or tangible assets Such items should be consistent with the faculty member’s professional development plan or sabbatical plan. Examples of permissible Permissible uses include, but are not limited to, the cost of travel, housing, meals and registration associated with participation in professional conferences, workshops, and similar meetings and courses, professional memberships, professional books and journals, supplies and services including Internet access, online services including electronic subscriptions, software, multimedia, and fees associated with the publishing or presentation of scholarly and creative work professional writings including preparation services. PST purchases must be reasonably likely to enhance the faculty member’s effectiveness with respect to one or more of the five criteria set forth in Article 22; purchases of technology that satisfy the standards of this subdivision are permissible. Funds may not be used to purchase routine equipment. All tangible assets purchased with PST funds are the property of the University. The department shall, through a democratic process, determine an equitable procedure for distribution of funds. The department may carry over any portion of its allocation from the first to the second year of the biennium, and from one biennium to the next. Subd. 4. Beginning July 1, 2020, reimbursement rates for meals and incidentals and lodging under this section shall be determined by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) for continential U.S. travel and by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for travel outside of the continental U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii. Reimbursement rates for meals and incidentals and lodging not covered by professional study and travel funds will be reimbursed as provided in Article 27, Section D.

Professional Study and Travel. Subd. 1. The IFO and MnSCU XxXXX recognize the need for faculty development relating to their university’s mission. Therefore, each department/unit will be allocated professional study and travel funds at the rate of not less than one thousand four hundred fifty dollars ($1,450) 1,500 in FY 2020 2024 and FY 2021 2025 per each full-full- time equivalent faculty in the department as of the beginning of each academic year as determined in Subd. 2 below. Funding for faculty, excluding adjuncts, hired during the year will be allocated on a pro rata basis at the time of hire. Subd. 2. In determining the number of full-time equivalent faculty members, those on paid leaves of absence, sabbatical, reassigned time and those on phased retirement or the annuitant employment program shall be counted as full-time, but their replacements, if any, shall not. Those faculty members on paid leaves of absence, sabbatical, reassigned time or on phased retirement shall be eligible to receive such professional study and travel monies. This provision shall include faculty members whose positions are financed from external sources, even though funding for this purpose is not provided by the external source. Professional study and travel funds shall be available to all faculty members at the time of hire.This Subd. 3. Funds provided by this section (PST funds) shall be limited to paying for costs associated with the process of faculty development as described in Article 22. Purchase of activities, services or tangible assets should be consistent with the faculty member’s professional development plan or sabbatical plan. Examples of permissible uses include, but are not limited to, the cost of travel, housing, meals and registration associated with participation in professional conferences, workshops, and similar meetings and courses, professional memberships, professional books and journals, supplies and services including Internet access, online services including electronic subscriptions, software, multimedia, and fees associated with the publishing or presentation of scholarly and creative work including preparation services. PST purchases must be reasonably likely to enhance the faculty member’s effectiveness with respect to one or more of the five criteria set forth in Article 22; purchases of technology that satisfy the standards of this subdivision are permissible. Funds may not be used to purchase routine equipment. All tangible assets purchased with PST funds are the property of the University. The department shall, through a democratic process, determine an equitable procedure for distribution of funds. The department may carry over any portion of its allocation from the first to the second year of the biennium, and from one biennium to the next. Subd. 4. Beginning July 1, 2020, reimbursement Reimbursement rates for meals and incidentals and lodging under this section shall be determined by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) for continential U.S. travel and by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for travel outside of the continental U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii. Reimbursement rates for meals and incidentals and lodging not covered by professional study and travel funds will be reimbursed as provided in Article 27, Section D.D, except that meal reimbursements that are paid entirely with PIF or PST funds, or a combination thereof, will be reimbursed at 1.25 times the rate provided in the State of Minnesota Managerial Plan.

Professional Study and Travel. Subd. 1. The IFO and MnSCU recognize the need for faculty development relating to their university’s mission. Therefore, each department/unit will be allocated professional study and travel funds at the rate of not less than one thousand four one hundred fifty fifteen dollars ($1,4501,115) in FY 2020 2008 and one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300) in FY 2021 2009 per each full-time equivalent faculty in the department as of the beginning of each academic year as determined in Subd. 2 below. Funding for faculty, excluding adjuncts, hired during the year will be allocated on a pro rata basis at the time of hire. Subd. 2. In determining the number of full-time equivalent faculty members, those on paid leaves of absence, sabbatical, reassigned time and those on phased retirement or the annuitant employment program shall be counted as full-time, but their replacements, if any, shall not. Those faculty members on paid leaves of absence, sabbatical, reassigned time or on phased retirement shall be eligible to receive such professional study and travel monies. This provision shall include faculty members whose positions are financed from external sources, even though funding for this purpose is not provided by the external source. Professional study and travel funds shall be available to all faculty members at the time of hire. Subd. 3. Funds provided by this section (PST funds) shall be limited to paying for costs associated with the process of faculty development as described in Article 22. Purchase of activities, services or tangible assets Such items should be consistent with the faculty member’s professional development plan or sabbatical plan. Examples of permissible Permissible uses include, but are not limited to, the cost of travel, housing, meals and registration associated with participation in professional conferences, workshops, and similar meetings and courses, professional memberships, professional books and journals, supplies and services including Internet access, online services including electronic subscriptions, software, multimedia, and fees associated with the publishing or presentation of scholarly and creative work professional writings including preparation services. PST purchases must be reasonably likely to enhance the faculty member’s effectiveness with respect to one or more of the five criteria set forth in Article 22; purchases of technology that satisfy the standards of this subdivision are permissible. Funds may not be used to purchase routine equipment. All tangible assets purchased with PST funds are the property of the University. The department shall, through a democratic process, determine an equitable procedure for distribution of funds. The department may carry over any portion of its allocation from the first to the second year of the biennium, and from one biennium to the next. Subd. 4. Beginning July 1, 2020, reimbursement rates for meals and incidentals and lodging under this section shall be determined by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) for continential U.S. travel and by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for travel outside of the continental U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii. Reimbursement rates for meals and incidentals and lodging not covered by professional study and travel funds will be reimbursed as provided in Article 27, Section D.

Professional Study and Travel. Subd. 1. The IFO and MnSCU recognize the need for faculty development relating to their university’s mission. Therefore, each department/unit will be allocated professional study and travel funds at the rate of not less than one thousand four hundred fifty dollars ($1,450) 1,500 in FY 2020 2024 and FY 2021 2025 per each full-full- time equivalent faculty in the department as of the beginning of each academic year as determined in Subd. 2 below. Funding for faculty, excluding adjuncts, hired during the year will be allocated on a pro rata basis at the time of hire. Subd. 2. In determining the number of full-time equivalent faculty members, those on paid leaves of absence, sabbatical, reassigned time and those on phased retirement or the annuitant employment program shall be counted as full-time, but their replacements, if any, shall not. Those faculty members on paid leaves of absence, sabbatical, reassigned time or on phased retirement shall be eligible to receive such professional study and travel monies. This provision shall include faculty members whose positions are financed from external sources, even though funding for this purpose is not provided by the external source. Professional study and travel funds shall be available to all faculty members at the time of hire.This Subd. 3. Funds provided by this section (PST funds) shall be limited to paying for costs associated with the process of faculty development as described in Article 22. Purchase of activities, services or tangible assets should be consistent with the faculty member’s professional development plan or sabbatical plan. Examples of permissible uses include, but are not limited to, the cost of travel, housing, meals and registration associated with participation in professional conferences, workshops, and similar meetings and courses, professional memberships, professional books and journals, supplies and services including Internet access, online services including electronic subscriptions, software, multimedia, and fees associated with the publishing or presentation of scholarly and creative work including preparation services. PST purchases must be reasonably likely to enhance the faculty member’s effectiveness with respect to one or more of the five criteria set forth in Article 22; purchases of technology that satisfy the standards of this subdivision are permissible. Funds may not be used to purchase routine equipment. All tangible assets purchased with PST funds are the property of the University. The department shall, through a democratic process, determine an equitable procedure for distribution of funds. The department may carry over any portion of its allocation from the first to the second year of the biennium, and from one biennium to the next. Subd. 4. Beginning July 1, 2020, reimbursement Reimbursement rates for meals and incidentals and lodging under this section shall be determined by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) for continential U.S. travel and by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for travel outside of the continental U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii. Reimbursement rates for meals and incidentals and lodging not covered by professional study and travel funds will be reimbursed as provided in Article 27, Section D.D, except that meal reimbursements that are paid entirely with PIF or PST funds, or a combination thereof, will be reimbursed at 1.25 times the rate provided in the State of Minnesota Managerial Plan.