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description: '18041'
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# Prior Approval for Out-of-State Travel

(a) Contractors shall be reimbursed for out-of-state travel expenses only with prior written approval from the Child Development Division. The Child Development Division shall not approve out-of-state travel expenses:&#x20;

&#x20;             (1) For more than one employee per contract per year;&#x20;

&#x20;             (2) For contractors with delinquent accounts payable which are delinquent more than ninety (90) calendar days after the date of the original invoice;&#x20;

&#x20;             (3) For contractors on conditional status;&#x20;

&#x20;             (4) When there is no clear benefit to the state; or&#x20;

&#x20;             (5) When the benefit to the state can be obtained within California.&#x20;

(b) The Child Development Division shall approve or deny the request for out-of-state travel within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the request;&#x20;

(c) If the request is denied, the contractor may appeal the decision in accordance with instructions specified in Section 18308 of this Division.



> NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 8261 and 8269, Education Code. Reference: Sections 8261 and 8265, Education Code.
