PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL. Unit members may with the approval of the non-unit chairperson and/or xxxx, attend professional meetings or conferences. With the approval of the chairperson and xxxx, the unit member's expenses, or a portion thereof, may be reimbursed in accordance with the current provisions of the University policy.
PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL. Travel expense incurred by faculty unit members in administratively authorized representation of the institution at federal, state agency, or other professional meetings will be fully reimbursed by the institution in accordance with state travel regulations. The administration will develop uniform procedures by which a faculty unit member may request travel funds for professional activities. Faculty unit members may submit concerns regarding travel procedures to the administration.
PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL. Teachers shall be allowed to attend educational conferences upon authorization of the Superintendent. Expenses will be approved within the accounts that are available for such purposes. Building Principals will make recommendations concerning the distribution of educational travel funds.
PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL. 23.1 A member who travels to carry out employer business shall be reimbursed for meals and lodging at the GSA rate upon submission of proper invoices. A member may be reimbursed above the GSA rate for lodging, if such cannot be obtained at the GSA rate.
23.2 If a member uses a vehicle provided by the University, he shall be reimbursed for out–of–pocket expenses for the actual cost incurred not to exceed the GSA rate per day.
23.3 A member who uses his personal vehicle for travel shall be reimbursed for mileage at the standard GSA rate. Out–of–pocket expenses for other costs incurred shall also be at the GSA rate per day.
23.4 In cases where a common carrier is used, GSA rates shall apply.
23.5 A member traveling out–of–state on university business shall be provided with a cash advance if such is requested. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. At the conclusion of the trip, the member shall submit the proper vouchers or receipts to justify his advance. If the advance taken was less than justified, the member shall be reimbursed for his out–of–pocket expenses within thirty (30) days of filing the required expense report. If the advance taken was more than justified, the member shall reimburse the agency promptly upon his/her return.
23.6 Members shall be able to purchase their own airline tickets and make their own travel arrangements when such arrangements are less expensive than can be secured through the state's vendor(s).
PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL. 26. 1 The AAUP-CSU and the Administration encourage all faculty and librarians to participate in activities sponsored by recognized professional organizations. Within the limits of Article 26.2 and available resources, the University will attempt to support faculty travel across all the colleges and departments. This includes presenting papers at meetings, serving as officers or in other capacities, and attending and participating in general meetings, seminars and workshops. The following provisions will represent policies with respect to reimbursement for travel expenses.
PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL. Teachers required by the Superintendent to travel out of town shall be reimbursed by the School Department for all expenses incurred on visiting days or while attending educational conferences and conventions with approval of the Superintendent or his designee.
PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL. 1. The budget for teacher travel shall be $50,000. The Professional Travel Committee shall determine the expenditure of this amount and such additional amounts as may be budgeted for teacher travel with the exception of those amounts budgeted from federal funds or those amounts budgeted for the Staff Development Program by the Board.
2. The Professional Travel Committee shall consist of three (3) teachers (elementary, middle and senior high) appointed by the Association, two (2) administrators, representing elementary and secondary buildings, and one (1) administrator from the central office appointed by the Superintendent of Schools. The Committee will meet before September 30, and again before November 30, January 30 and March 30.
3. Teachers receiving reimbursement from this budget shall be reimbursed on the same basis as other employees of the District. Reimbursement shall not be added to the payroll check but issued in a separate payment.
PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL. A. As part of professional and system-wide growth and improvement, each system administrator will be encouraged to attend a regional or a national conference on a regular basis. Time shall be authorized each year for administrators to participate in such conferences. Specific times to be used for this purpose shall be subject to approval by the Superintendent.
B. The appropriate School Committee may provide reimbursement to administrators for expenses incurred in attending such conferences according to the following guidelines:
1. The conference or convention must be related to the administrator's assignment, and is subject to the approval of the Superintendent.
2. Each administrator will submit a tentative cost for the proposed conference before November 1 of the preceding fiscal year for budget purposes.
3. The School Committee shall annually designate the sum of two thousand dollars ($2000) specifically for each administrator to use in accordance with this policy. In addition, the School Committee will establish a $3,000 pool of money each contract year to be distributed among those Administrators whose professional travel expenses exceed the above-stated amounts. This pool of money will be distributed at the discretion of the Superintendent.
C. Any administrator whose regularly assigned duties require travel in excess of one mile between school buildings shall be compensated for such travel at the rate authorized by the IRS in each calendar year.
PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL. The District will reimburse approved requests for travel, and meals, at the current IRS rate and per diem for the area as defined by the General Services Administration in the annual publication of Per Diem Rates (For Travel Within the Continental United States), Publication 1542. Lodging, incidentals and registration will be reimbursed at actual amounts. Mileage accrued in a personal car with District approval will be reimbursed at the current IRS rate.
PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL. The AAUP and the University encourage Faculty participation in activities sponsored by professional organizations. This includes presenting papers at meetings, serving as officers, and attending and participating in general meetings, seminars, and workshops. Bargaining Unit members receive reimbursement for travel expenses in accordance with procedures and criteria established by the governance structure of the appropriate academic unit or library system. Each academic unit or library system will establish in a democratic manner, the criteria and procedures for the allocation of travel funds. These criteria and procedures will be submitted to the Xxxx or appropriate Library Administrator for approval and subsequently published and distributed to each member of the academic unit or library system. These approved procedures may include a committee elected from the unit to make recommendations to the unit head. Bargaining Unit
