Effective 5/17/13: Travel authorization requests can now be approved by the authorized administrator responsible for the budget unit that is covering the travel expense or their immediate supervisor (employees shouldn't approve their own preauthorization). This means that preauthorization requests for in-state and out-of-state travel longer require AVP or VP approval. International travel must still be approved by the International Center Director and then the President.

Effective 4/1/13: Mileage reimbursement rate change. (2/26/13 memo from CSU Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer.) (Travel Expense Claim has been revised to allow user to indicate the appropriate mileage rate amount for each day.)

Effective 4/1/13: Maximum limits for reimbursing the cost of lodging. (2/26/13 memo from CSU Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer) Additional clarification effective 5/17/13: The maximum approved hotel rate for HSU is $175 per night or the stated conference rate, whichever is higher. any hotel rates in excess of that amount should be justified by the traveler and approved by the authorized administrator responsible for the budget. It is helpful to indicate in the justification other costs that might be incurred.

The CSU Travel Procedure (Policy) has been updated. (Refer to the 4/1/13 version.)

3/25/13 Memo from the Chancellor's office: International Travel & Requirement to Purchase Insurance

Get an Enterprise Rental Car under state contracted rates by contacting Giselle's Travel for business travel. You will be asked to provide a travel authorization number when booking through Giselle's Travel. (Charges for the rental car will be directly billed to the campus.)

As of 3/27/13, Golden Gate Bridge tolls are only collecting electronic toll payments. You will either need FasTrak or a picture of the car license plate will be snapped and driver will be billed for the toll charges. There will also be touch-screen kiosks open in the Bay area for drivers to pre-pay tolls.

• For Enterprise rentals from Arcata/Eureka branch: Enterprise will either charge the credit card that is associated with that rental or send an invoice to the campus after they receive the toll charge, plus a $2.95 surcharge per toll (unless renter uses their own FasTrak).
• For Enterprise rentals from San Francisco: Vehicles are already equiped with FasTrak and tolls will be charged to the credit card associated with that rental, plus a $2.95 surcharge per toll (unless renter uses their own FasTrak).