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Committee backs travel reimbursement language tying per diems to State or Federal rates
Summary
Policy 6550 (Travel Payment and Reimbursement) was reviewed and recommended for first reading by the full board, including language that per diem meals, lodging, and mileage "shall be reimbursed at the State or Federal Rate that is prescribed annually."
The Policy and Community Committee reviewed proposed edits to NEOLA policy 6550 (Travel Payment and Reimbursement) on Dec. 18, 2025 and recommended the policy proceed to the full Board of Education for a first reading. The committee minutes record the specific recommended wording that payment and reimbursement rates for per diem meals, lodging, and mileage "shall be reimbursed at the State or Federal Rate that is prescribed annually."
Committee staff framed the change as an administrative clarification tying district reimbursement to annually prescribed State or Federal rates; the minutes record no formal committee vote or roll call. The recommendation to send 6550 to the full board was recorded as a referral for first reading rather than a final adoption.
Next step: place NEOLA 6550 on the full-board agenda for first reading; the committee minutes do not specify the exact date of full-board consideration.
