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E-blast to Faculty dated September 1, 2008, revised
August 7, 2009 |
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All RLI Faculty:
Travel costs are up for all of us.
The RLI Board, in response to a significant increase
in travel costs reimbursements last year, has responded
by making a change in faculty travel stipends.
The new policy seeks to balance some offset of
individual Faculty expenses with a desire to keep
Participant costs reasonable.
Pursuant to recent Board action, the following new
Faculty Stipend Policy has been enacted.
Effective for All RLIs from September 1,
2008 forward, faculty may apply for the following
reimbursement stipends:
Travel Stipends:
- Faculty distance from residence less than 100
miles, one way: No stipend.
- Faculty distance from residence to venue
100-150 miles, one way: available stipend is $50.00.
- Faculty distance from residence to venue more
than 151 miles, one way: available stipend
is $75.00
Hotel Stipends:
- Hotel stipends are limited to $50.00 per Faculty
member, available upon request.
- Homestays are encouraged, and should be made
available by the Facilities Chair.
- Hotel room shares are encouraged, and should be
made available by the Facilities Chair.
Exceptions:
- Exceptions to the stipend limitations may be made
at the discretion of the Faculty Coordinator. Any
stipend for over $75.00 will require documentation
of the expense (gas, travel or hotel receipt) per
IRS guidelines.
- Stipends do not apply to faculty training events.
They only apply to an Institute where the requestor
is on the Event Faculty.
(rev. 8/7/2009)
Pre-Event Faculty Dinner:
- Pre-Event Faculty Dinner reimbursement for
meal expenses to the District Chair are capped
to $25.00 per Faculty Member in attendance at the
official Pre-Event Faculty Dinner.
- Guests, including spouses or significant others,
may attend the event at no cost to RLI. They may pay
their own way ("Dutch").
- Alcohol expenses for the meal should be incurred
at no cost to RLI and will not be included in
the reimbursement.
- District Chairs are encouraged to find innovative
ways to reduce Pre-Event Faculty Dinner costs and to
encourage attendance.
The stipend request for each event should be forwarded
to Treasurer Mary Dean for reimbursement as
indicated on the form. No receipts are necessary
for regular stipend requests.
Bevin Wall
Zone 33 RLI Board of Directors
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