Any agency designee may approve travel reimbursement to an employee or public official who has been authorized to use a privately owned conveyance to engage in official business for an agency according to any of the following:

1. (a) The mileage rate published in the current informational circular by the division of accounts and reports;
2. (b) the lower cost of another mode of transportation that is available, if the agency designee has informed the employee or public official of the lower specified rate in advance of the travel; or
3. (c) the mileage rate specified in subsection (a), if the agency designee determines that the use of the other mode of transportation that is less costly would not be advantageous or the employee or public official has a disability that requires the use of a privately owned vehicle that is specially equipped.

(Authorized by K.S.A. 75-3201 and 75-3203; implementing K.S.A. 75-3201, 75-3203, and 75-3203a; effective May 1, 1979; amended, E-80-10, July 11, 1979; amended May 1, 1980; amended, E-81-14, June 12, 1980; amended May 1, 1981; amended, T-83-19, July 1, 1982; amended May 1, 1983; amended, T-84-20, July 26, 1983; amended May 1, 1984; amended, T-85-46, Dec. 19, 1984; amended, T-86-7, April 1, 1985; amended May 1, 1985; amended, T-86-7, May 1, 1985; amended, T-86-17, June 17, 1985; amended May 1, 1986; amended, T-89-1, Jan. 7, 1988; amended Oct. 1, 1988; amended, T-1-2-28-90, March 1, 1990; amended April 23, 1990; amended, T-1-11-14-90, Nov. 14, 1990; amended Jan. 7, 1991; amended July 12, 1993; amended, T-1-6-28-95, June 28, 1995; amended Aug. 4, 1995; amended, T-1-7-1-96, July 1, 1996; amended Oct. 18, 1996; amended, T-1-7-1-97, July 1, 1997; amended Aug. 8, 1997; amended July 1, 1998; amended, T-1-3-18-99, April 1, 1999; amended June 24, 1999; amended, T-1-7-7-00, July 15, 2000; amended Nov. 3, 2000; amended, T-1-7-2-01, July 2, 2001; amended Oct. 26, 2001; amended Nov. 5, 2021.)