Under existing law, a state employee receives a meal allowance of 15 percent of the regular per diem rate for a trip of six to 12 hours' duration. This bill would provide that a state employee receives a meal allowance of 17.5 percent of the regular per diem rate for a trip of six to 12 hours' duration.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 36-7-20, 36-7-20