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Hon. Burton G. Hackney, page 3
Appropriation Acts."
Subdivision b of Section 6 reads:
"b. Standard expense account forms shall
be used by all state agencies in preparing the
expense accounts for traveling state employees.
Such forms shall contain information stating (1)
the point of origin and the town, place or point
of destination of each trip and the reimburseable
mileage travelled between each point, town, or
place. This provision shall also apply to intra-
city mileage; (2) the actual period of time the
employee is away from his designated headquarters
entitling him to travel expenses; and (3) a brief
statement which clearly shows the purpose of the
trip and the character of official business per-
formed."
Subdivision c of Section 6 provides, in part:
c. In determining transportation re-
imbursement for travel by private conveyance,
the Comptroller shall base reimbursement on the
mileage by shortest highway distance between
point of origin and the destination via inter-
mediate points at which official state business
is conducted and other necessary mileage at
points where official state business is con-
ducted. In determining the amounts of reimburse-
ment for transportation by personal car within
the State, the Comptroller shall compute all
distances according to the shortest route be-
tween points. . . .
It is noted that the above quoted provisions of Article
6823a specifically recognize that it will be necessary for certain
employees on specific occasions to travel on official State business
between points in the same city, whether that city be the head-
quarters city or some other city, Normally, an employee's home is
not a departure or destination point, but rather the departure and
destination point is the employee's designated headquarters. How-
ever, under the facts submitted by you, it is necessary for certain
employees of the State Department of Public Welfare to engage in
official travel originating from their place of residence and incur-4257-
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-873, text, May 26, 1971; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth270101/m1/3/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.