Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 649-301-A-4 - REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES1. Reimbursable expenses include only:a. Training registration fees.b. Mileage. Mileage reimbursement shall be made at the State rate applicable to confidential state employees on the date of the travel. Mileage is calculated based upon the distance between the attorney's office address, or the location from which the attorney departs for the training, whichever is nearer to the training, and the location of the training. If multiple attorneys travel to a training in a single vehicle, only one attorney may be reimbursed for the mileage.c. Tolls. Tolls for travel to and from the training. The attorney must have a receiptd. Hotels. Hotel stays necessary to attend a training are reimbursable at the Standard Rate, as set by the U.S. General Services Administration, that is effective on the date of the hotel stay. i. Counsel must receive prior written authorization from PDS for hotel stays to be reimbursable.ii. Absent exceptional circumstances and at the discretion of the Executive Director, hotel stays for attending trainings will not be authorized if the training is less than 35 miles from Counsel's office.e. Parking. Fees paid to park at a training.94-649 C.M.R. ch. 301, § A-4