Section 20.407 - DefinitionsThe following words and terms used in this division are defined as follows unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Contractor--An individual or entity under contract with comptroller for the provision of travel services.(2) Contract travel services--The travel services provided pursuant to comptroller contracts that guarantee prices and levels of services for all eligible entities and individuals.(3) Force majeure event--Any acts of God, war, riot, strike, or other event beyond the control of a contractor and that could not reasonably have been anticipated or avoided and which, by the exercise of all reasonable due diligence, such contractor is unable to overcome.(4) Official government business--Business required in the scope and course of the traveler's employment that is properly authorized by the employing governmental entity.(5) Overall cost of travel--May include the actual costs to the state for travel, including flight or other mode of transport to the duty station, mileage, rental car, taxi, parking, tolls, lodging, meals in amounts less than or equal to the allowed per diem, and in some instances may also include travel time to duty station or other relevant factors directly related to the travel that are significant in the context of the overall cost of the travel event.(6) State agency--Any department, commission, board, office, council, or other agency in the executive branch of state government created by the constitution or by statute that is required to use contract travel services pursuant to Government Code, § 2171.055.(7) State employee--Any person employed by a state agency, or an elected or appointed official.(8) State travel credit card--A credit card issued to an individual or a governmental entity by a contract travel credit card contractor.(9) State travel directory--A comptroller publication that lists current available contract travel services.(10) Traveler--Any person eligible to use contract travel services, including those eligible pursuant to the comptroller's travel allowance guide.34 Tex. Admin. Code § 20.407
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 03, January 20, 2017, TexReg 237, eff. 1/24/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 20, May 15, 2020, TexReg 3333, eff. 5/20/2020