Official Business Travel
The State of Arkansas differentiates between travel that is considered for official business and other travel. Official business travel includes:
- State employee travel for presenting/representing the agency of the State
- Development officers
- Presenting at a conference/seminar
- Recruiting (admissions, athletics)
- Board/commission member travel
- Non-state employee travel
- Guests
- Candidates
- Volunteers
- Internal training for own employees
- New employee orientation
- Required annual on-site training
- Conducting research (field samples, meetings with collaborators)
If a state employee is traveling to a conference or seminar to receive training or information that will enable them to do their job more efficiently, then it is not considered official business travel. If a state agency is sponsoring or hosting a conference, seminar, or training program for other state agencies or entities, then the costs associated with that event are not considered official business.