Is pre-authorization for travel to out of state locations required?
Yes. Prior to purchasing airline tickets or traveling to out of state locations, University faculty, staff, students, and non-university employees traveling on University funds, including sponsored program agreements and agency special accounts, must receive prior approval from his or her appropriate supervisor or appointed designee with budgetary authority (e.g., Department Head, Vice President, Chair, Principal Investigator, Dean, Provost, President). The approval will state the nature of University business requiring the travel. Documentation of the approval shall be maintained in the departmental files of the traveler and/or the funding account sponsor and shall be subject to compliance review by Internal Auditing.
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