Article 3. Traveling Expenses of California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.

All elective constitutional officers, heads of departments, chiefs of divisions, assistants, deputies, agents, experts and other officers and employees of the State when away from their headquarters for purposes of state business and all members of the Legislature when attending regular, special or extraordinary sessions of the Legislature shall receive in addition to their salaries, their actual necessary traveling expenses.

When a state employee not covered by Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 19815) of Division 5 dies while traveling on official state business, the state shall, under rules and regulations adopted by the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board, pay the traveling expenses necessary to return the body to his or her official headquarters or the place of burial. This subdivision shall not be construed to authorize the payment of the traveling expenses, either going or returning, of one accompanying that body.

Any state officer or employee not covered by Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 19815) of Division 5 when working overtime at his or her headquarters on state business may receive his or her actual and necessary expenses, during his or her regular workweek, subject to rules and regulations adopted by the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board limiting the amount of the expenses and prescribing the conditions under which the expenses may be paid. However, each state agency may determine the necessity for and limit these expenses of its employees in a manner that does not conflict with and is within the limitations prescribed by the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board.

Any state officer or officer or employee of any state agency may, when traveling on state business, fly in state-owned or leased civil aircraft as a passenger or as part of the crew.

The headquarters of elective constitutional officers, other than Members of the Legislature, shall be established by the filing of a written statement with the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board that certifies that the selected headquarters is the place where the officer spends the largest portion of his or her regular workdays or working time.

The headquarters of the Franchise Tax Commissioner is in the City of Sacramento. From and after the effective date of this section the Franchise Tax Commissioner shall actually maintain his office in the City of Sacramento and shall reside in the County of Sacramento.

Any state officer or employee of any state agency may confer with other persons, associations, or organizations outside of the state whenever it may be of assistance in the conduct of state business. Actual and necessary expenses for travel outside of the state as authorized by this section shall be allowed when approved by the Governor. This section shall not apply to employees of any legislative committee or to the Legislative Counsel or his or her employees.

No state officer or employee shall absent himself or herself from the state on business of the state without the prior approval of the Governor, except when the absence is for less than five consecutive working days' duration and involves only travel into states bordering upon this state. This section shall not apply to elective state officers, employees of any legislative committee, or to the Legislative Counsel or his or her employees.

Sections 11032 and 11033 shall not apply to any member of the Commission on Uniform State Laws.