8116     TRAVELING EXPENSE ADVANCES 
(Revised 9/91)

Agencies may issue a revolving fund check as a temporary advance to an employee for anticipated travel expenses.  The revolving fund is reimbursed for the advance by scheduling the employee's travel expense voucher in a claim, requesting that the State Controller's Office warrant be made payable to the revolving fund, and depositing the warrant in the revolving fund.

The issuance and recovery of temporary travel advances by the agencies and the substantiation of expenses for temporary travel advances by the employees must comply with the reasonable period of time requirements for an accountable plan.  The procedures in SAM Sections 8116.1 to 8116.5 will ensure that the reasonable period of time requirements are satisfied.