Travel Policy

​A new travel policy has been approved in January as part of the Board Policy Manual. The maximum reimbursable rates for meals have changed. The following are the changes:

 Reimbursement for meals shall be at the rate approved by the Illinois Department of Central management. Business Office will review meal rates January 1 of each year at the following website https://cms.illinois.gov/employees/travel/travelreimbursement.html. If the meal rate is adjusted, the Business Office will communicate the new reimbursement rate with employees.

                     Maximum Reimbursable Rates for Meals

To provide flexibility, the total meal expense for a day cannot exceed the $54, but the individual meals can vary from the guidelines above. Tips not to exceed 20% are included in the above guidelines. Meals provided by conferences or meetings should be deducted from the daily total based on the per meal guidelines above.

 For travel in the top 25 incorporated places with a population of 50,000 or more, as determined by the US census data; meal reimbursement rates will be 150% of the above rates.

 If you have any questions on the new travel policy, please contact Juli Gereg at x8122.