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provide state funds in excess of those listed in this Act.
Positions entirely or partially funded by federal or nonstate
sources of funds are considered limited-period positions.

 
Sec. A-11. Travel limitations. It is the intent of the Legislature
that out-of-state travel by state employees be limited. Any
state employee who travels out of state on state business, such
as law enforcement, collecting, bidding, industrial development
or loans, may continue to do so. The Legislature directs that
department heads limit travel, allowing it only when it is
absolutely needed. A state employee may not be reimbursed for
noon meals, unless the expense is incurred while the employee is
traveling on state business and lodging is required. Any state
employee who attends a seminar or other program that includes the
cost of a noon meal as part of the tuition or registration fee is
not required to reimburse the State for the meal.

 
Sec. A-12. Equipment to be reviewed. The Commissioner of
Administrative and Financial Services may choose a designee to
conduct a thorough review of all types of equipment, including
automobiles, pickups and vans, owned, leased or otherwise
available to the departments and agencies of the State,
regardless of the source of supporting funds, and make
recommendations via the budgetary process for combining their
use, providing centralized facilities or eliminating existing
equipment and facilities, as believed to be most economical and
efficient for the State. The Commissioner of Administrative and
Financial Services may also develop and institute review and
control mechanisms considered necessary to ensure that capital
equipment purchases authorized by the Legislature are consistent
with the intent for which funds were recommended and made
available.

 
Sec. A-13. Motor vehicle replacement policy. The Director of the Bureau
of General Services within the Department of Administrative and
Financial Services shall require that requisitions for
replacement motor vehicles include the age and total mileage of
the motor vehicles being replaced. For the purposes of this
section, "motor vehicles" means passenger cars and panel and
pickup trucks, excluding those vehicles authorized and assigned
for pursuit purposes. Under no circumstances are any state
vehicles to be used for commuting purposes. It is the intent of
the Legislature that motor vehicles be in service for at least 5
years or 75,000 miles before they are replaced. This policy must
also be adopted by the State Budget Officer when next preparing a
budget document. Exceptions to this replacement policy require
the prior approval of the Commissioner of Administrative and
Financial Services. The Commissioner of Administrative and
Financial Services may also set appropriate


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