New Vehicle Usage Guidelines for state sehicles and personal vehicles if used on state business.
vehicles/policies/new_vehicle_usage_guidelines_president_s_letter.pdf
A. Local use of personal vehicles to conduct State business shall be as follows:
1. When it is necessary to conduct State business directly related to an individual's assignment (i.e., making bank deposit, supervising student field experience within 45 miles of Mankato), the employee should request a state vehicle through the Facilities Services website: http://www/mnsu.edu/vehicles On-Line Reservations. Risk Management, State of Minnesota, prefers that state employees traveling on state business use a state vehicle. Certain situations may occur that employee may need to use his/her own or rent from the state contract with Enterprise Rent-A-Car. This would be permissable with supervisor's approval. Reimbursement of a personal vehicle would be consistent with the appropriate reimbursement rates displayed on our website and under Travel on the Business Office website, information is also displayed below.
2. Reimbursement for mileage expenses should be requested on an Employee Expense Form. Students/student organizations are not eligible for reimbursement unless travel is required as part of their work assignment.
B. Non-local Use of Personal Vehicles:
1. Employees wishing to use their personal vehicle in lieu of a state vehicle shall submit a request through the website and submit it at least one week in advance of the travel date. Please be reminded that Risk Management encourages state vehicles to be used for state business.
2. If the form is not approved by the Facilities Services Office prior to the trip, the employee shall not receive a higher reimbursement rate for the miles driven. Exception: State Vehicle is assigned but is unavailable at requested departure time due to mechanical failure or previous customer's failure to return state vehicle at designated time.
3. New Mileage Reimbursement Rates (July 1, 2008 – December 31, 2008)
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced an increase in the standard mileage reimbursement rate for business miles. The rate has been adopted for use by state employees and is effective beginning July 1, 2008 – December 31, 2008. Mileage rates are used to calculate reimbursements to employees that use their personal vehicle for business trips. Employees should note that the university actually utilizes two reimbursement rates. The IRS standard mileage reimbursement rate (58.5 cents) is used when a state owned vehicle is not available. A lesser rate (51.5 cents) is used when a state vehicle is declined or not requested by the employee.
Please use the new mileage reimbursement rates when completing employee expense forms for trips taken between July 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008.
If you have any questions regarding travel or business expense reimbursements, please contact the university’s travel claims clerk, Cindy Rossow (389-5006).
The designated higher mileage rate of reimbursement:
State-owned vehicle NOT available 58.5 cents per mile
State-owned vehicle available 51.5 cents per mile
AFSCME (#202, #203, #204, #206 & #207)
MNSCU ADMINISTRATORS (220)
MANAGERIAL PLAN (220)
MSUAASF (211)
MMA (205)
IFO (209)
COMMISSIONER'S PLAN (213, 217, 218)
MAPE (214)
Individual's that choose to drive their personal vehicle to the MLPS airport on extended trips will be reimbursed 51.5 cents per mile traveled (or approved lower rate structure reimbursement). This option will allow for the best utilization of our state vehicles for our University customers.
