Per diem increased for state employees on public business

Tuesday, Sept. 9, 1997 | 10:38 a.m.

The increase for in-state travel, approved Monday, reflects higher lodging costs. The room portion of the per diem is increasing from $38 to $43. The remaining $26 is for meals.

The board, made up of Gov. Bob Miller, Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa and Secretary of State Dean Heller, also authorized a $1 increase in the amount paid for meals for out-of-state travel, to $27 a day. Hotel rooms are reimbursed at actual cost for out-of-state travel.

Finally, the board agreed to set a reimbursement rate of $60 for state employees who are required to spend weekend days in Las Vegas.

Perry Comeaux, director of the Department of Administration, said the higher authorized rate reflects the fact that the price of hotel rooms in Las Vegas is higher on the weekends.

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