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Current Per Diem Rates

Consistent with Board Policy 4.10 (PDF) and 4.64Rev (PDF), adjustments based on CPI can be made to meal, lodging, and moving expense reimbursement amounts on a fiscal year basis.

The following per diem amounts will apply to all authorized travel with the exception of the two situations listed below:

Meal Reimbursement

Effective January 1, 2022, the per diem amounts for business travel (except for travel to high cost cities and international travel) are:

Breakfast $ 7.00
Lunch $ 9.50
Dinner $ 21.00

Daily per diem meal rate $37.50

Effective January 1, 2022, the per diem amounts listed below apply for "High Cost Cities (PDF)".  International travel will also be reimbursed at the "High Cost Cities (PDF)" per diem amounts.

Breakfast $ 8.00
Lunch $ 10.50
Dinner $ 24.00

Daily per diem meal rate $42.50

Receipts are not required for meal expenditures up to and including the applicable per diem rates.

On the day an individual leaves on a trip, his/her departure time must occur prior to 6 a.m. to be eligible for breakfast per diem, prior to 11 a.m. to be eligible for lunch per diem, and prior to 4 p.m. to be eligible for dinner per diem.

On the day an individual returns home, he/she must have returned home after 9 a.m. to be eligible for breakfast per diem, after 2 p.m. to be eligible for lunch per diem, and after 7 p.m. to be eligible for dinner per diem.

Lodging Reimbursement

The nightly ceiling for lodging is $162. If you are staying in the hotel where your conference is being held, or in a hotel serving as conference "overflow" accommodations, the nightly ceiling does not apply and you will be reimbursed actual hotel costs.

Moving Expense Reimbursements

In those situations where moving expenses have been approved for reimbursement and so noted in the employment contract, the maximum allowable for moves occurring during the FY18/19 fiscal year is $5,400.

Mileage Reimbursement

Mileage rate beginning January 1, 2024:
67 cents per mile

Administrator/ATSS Tuition Reimbursement For Off-Campus Graduate Courses

For information regarding Administrators/ATSS tuition reimbursement for off-campus graduate courses see Board Policy 4.54Rev (PDF).

The policies referred to above can all be viewed on the Shawnee State University web site under the Board of Trustees under "Finance and Administration Policies".