Utah Code Title 63A. Utah Government Operations Code § 63A-3-107. Travel expenses of board members and state officers and employees

(1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and subject to approval by the executive director, the director of the Division of Finance shall make rules governing in-state and out-of-state travel expenses.

(2) Unless otherwise provided by statute, a travel expense rule established under Subsection (1) is applicable to:

(3) The Division of Finance shall make the travel expense rules on the basis of:

(4) The travel expense rules may specify an exception to a travel expense rule or allow the director of the Division of Finance to make an exception to a travel expense rule, when justified by the executive director of the executive branch agency or department, to meet special circumstances encountered in official attendance at a conference, convention, meeting, or other official business, as determined by the director of the Division of Finance.

(5) An officer or employee of the executive branch may not incur obligations for travel outside the state without the advance approval of the executive director or a designee of the executive director of an executive branch department or agency.

(6) A board member may decline to receive travel expenses for the board member's service.

(7) Compensation and expenses of a board member who is a legislator are governed by Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Legislative Compensation and Expenses.