Reimbursement will be allowed for a part of the travel
and moving expenses of professional and technically trained persons who change
their place of residence to accept employment with the state under the
following conditions:
(a) In the case
of an applicant for employment by the Trustees of the California State
University, the employee must have been appointed to a position or class for
which the Trustees have certified that such expenditure is necessary in order
to recruit qualified persons needed by the California State University. In the
case of any other applicant, the employee must have been appointed to a
position or class for which the Department and the appointing power have
certified that such expenditure is necessary in order to recruit qualified
persons needed by the state.
(b)
The employee must have changed his/her place of residence for the purpose of
accepting employment with the state.
(c) Reimbursement for travel from the old
residence to the new residence shall be at the rate of 6 cents per mile.
Reimbursement for travel expenses of members of the employee's family will not
be allowed.
(d) Reimbursement for
moving expenses will be allowed in accordance with sections
599.718 and
599.724(a) of
these regulations. Approval of the Department of Finance is required on any
claim under this subsection in excess of $1,000.
(e) If an employee whose travel and moving
expenses have been so paid does not continue his/her employment with that
agency for a period of two years (unless the discontinuance of his/her
employment was the result of death, prolonged illness, disability,
unacceptability of the employee to that agency, or similar eventualities beyond
the control of the employee as determined by the appointing power), he/she
shall repay the following percentage of the amount received as reimbursement
for such travel and moving expenses:
100 percent if employed less than 6 months.
75 percent if employed 6 months but less than 12
months.
50 percent if employed 12 months but less than 18
months.
25 percent if employed 18 months but less than 2
years.