Handbook Revision, December 2024
This revision of the DFPS Travel Claims and Services Handbook was published on December 2, 2024. Summaries of new or revised items are provided below.
Travel Overview (PATS 14234)
This revision updates travel policies 1000-1920 to do the following:
- Reflect current requirements of the Texas Government Code.
- Reflect changes to processes and procedures.
- Update broken links.
- Add verbiage due to internal audit findings.
- Align with updated TexTravel verbiage and revised DFPS travel webpage.
See:
1000 DFPS Travel Policy Overview
1100 Terms and Definitions
1200 State Travel Legislation
1300 Conveniences for State Travelers
1400 Authorized Travelers
1500 Travel Inquiry and Contact Information
1600 Reimbursements
1700 Overpayments
1800 Responsibilities
1810 Agency Head Responsibilities
1820 Manager and Supervisor Responsibilities
1830 Traveler’s Responsibilities
1840 Direct-Bill Unit Team Responsibilities
1850 Advance Travel Responsibilities
1860 Travel Claims / and Settlements Unit Responsibilities
1870 State-Contracted Travel Agency Responsibilities
1900 Using State Contractors
1910 Requirements for Use of State Contractors
1920 Exceptions to the Use of State Contractors
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Definitions of Terms