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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Roboto">Hello Travel Policy Contacts,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Roboto">We’ve placed the Statewide Travel Policy out-for-comment based on a change proposed to paragraph 141 covering travel awards. The proposal is to allow travel awards earned on official state business to be
available for personal use by considering them part of the official compensation package. The comment period closes on Thursday, June 27 and we’d very much appreciate agency feedback on this topic. Please send direct your comments to me at
<a href="mailto:robert.w.hamilton@das.oregon.gov">robert.w.hamilton@das.oregon.gov</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Roboto">Here is a clean version of the proposed policy:
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/das/Financial/Acctng/Documents/40.10.00%20Travel%20Policy%20-%20Travel%20Awards%20Update.pdf">
https://www.oregon.gov/das/Financial/Acctng/Documents/40.10.00%20Travel%20Policy%20-%20Travel%20Awards%20Update.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Roboto">Here is a version that utilizes track changes:
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/das/Financial/Acctng/Documents/40.10.00%20Travel%20Policy%20-%20Travel%20Awards%20Update%20-%20track%20changes.pdf">
https://www.oregon.gov/das/Financial/Acctng/Documents/40.10.00%20Travel%20Policy%20-%20Travel%20Awards%20Update%20-%20track%20changes.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Roboto">To be clear, this is only a proposal currently, and nothing has yet changed regarding employees’ ability to personally benefit from travel awards earned on official state business.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Roboto"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Roboto">Thank you so much for your feedback,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Roboto">Rob<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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W. Hamilton, CPA <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#353535;mso-ligatures:none">State Controller</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#353535;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none">Chief Financial Office</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none">971-719-3031<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:13.5pt;text-indent:-13.5pt"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/financial/acctng"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none">http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/financial/acctng</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto;mso-ligatures:none">Pronouns: he, him, his<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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