Kansas Administrative Regulation 1-16-18 has been amended, effective July 1, 1998, to increase
the subsistence allowance rates, as well as to reflect a broadened definition of Washington, D.C.,
and New York, New York as "out-of-state special designated high-cost geographic areas."
The revised rates are:
| Meal Allowance: |
|
| In-State |
$ 7.00 per quarter-day |
| In-state, designated high-cost geographic area |
$ 7.25 per quarter-day |
| Out-of-state, regular |
$ 7.25 per quarter-day |
| Out-of-state, designated high-cost geographic area |
$ 7.50 per quarter-day |
| Out-of-state, special designated high-cost geographic areas |
$10.50 per quarter-day |
| International travel |
$10.50 per quarter-day or actual expenses not to exceed $76 per day |
Reduced Meals Allowance:
If the cost of meals is included within the cost of registration fees or other fees and charges paid by
the agency or supplied without cost by another party, the meals allowance should be reduced as follows:
| |
Breakfast |
Lunch |
Dinner |
| In-state |
$6.50 |
$7.50 |
$14.00 |
| In-state, designated high-cost geographic area |
$7.00 |
$8.00 |
$14.00 |
| Out-of-state, regular |
$7.00 |
$8.00 |
$14.00 |
| Out-of-state, designated high-cost geographic area |
$7.00 |
$8.00 |
$15.00 |
| Out-of-state, special designated high-cost geographic areas
|
$10.00 |
$11.00 |
$21.00 |
Lodging Expense Limitations:
| In-State |
$54.00 |
| In-state, designated high-cost geographic area |
$68.00 |
| Out-of-state, regular |
$81.00 |
| Out-of-state, designated high-cost geographic area |
$118.00 |
| Out-of-state, special designated high-cost geographic areas |
$129.00 |
| International travel |
Actual |
| Conference lodging qualified under K.A.R. 1-16-18a(e) |
Actual |
K.S.A. 75-3207a(e) provides that the daily lodging expense limitations established above may be exceeded
by the lesser of either: (1) an additional 50% of the applicable lodging expense limitation, or (2) the
actual lodging expense incurred.
Lodging Taxes
The regulation has been amended to allow application of the lodging limits to the lodging rate before taxes.
Thus, the amount reimbursed or paid for lodging expenses may exceed the established lodging limitation
by as much as the amount of associated taxes.
Border Cities
In accordance with K.A.R. 1-16-18(3), the director of accounts and reports may designate any city
in a state bordering or near Kansas as a "border city" and reimburse meal allowance and
lodging at in-state rates. A revised border city listing is included with Informational Circular
99-A-004.
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