US Bank Card
The State of Colorado corporate card has been obtained under
contract with U S Bank. The State of Colorado fiscal rules
require that the corporate card be issued to any state employee
traveling on state business. The fiscal rules state in part: "It
is intended that official travel, where possible, shall be
purchased with the corporate credit card. Official travel
shall include but is not limited to lodging, meals and vehicle
rentals."
Statewide Travel Management Program Rules
and Fiscal Rules on State Travel Card
Code of Colorado Regulations--1 CCR 103-1 et seq.
The Code of Colorado Regulations includes rules relating
to official State of Colorado travel of employees of all
executive departments and institutions of higher education.
The rules derive their authority from CRS 24-30-1118 and
following. These rules include the following provisions:
- Official travel, where possible, shall be purchased
with the travel card-currently US Bank Visa Card.
- A State employee must obtain and use a travel
card for all applicable travel expenses who meets any of
the following
criteria:
- Spends more than $250 per year on travel, or
- Travels within the State twice per year, or
- Travels out of State once per year.
- Each employee is solely liable for the payment
of debts and obligations incurred on the travel card.
- State travelers may obtain cash advances for
State-reimbursed out-of-pocket travel expenses or any
travel expense not
payable by the travel card.
- Cash advances are authorized only for official
government travel.
- By issuing a travel card, the approving authority
also extends approval for a traveler to obtain a cash
advance on the
travel card for cash expenditures required by official government
travel.
- Cash advance fees are reimbursable expenses.
- One cash advance fee per trip is allowed for reimbursement.
Click
to view the complete Statewide Travel Management Rules
in the Code
of Colorado Regulations.
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