The following travel allowance schedule is used to reimburse Great Falls College Employees in accordance with state policy. Rates for in-state and out-of-state meal allowance can be found on the Department of Administration website. 

 Travel Shift is defined as beginning one hour before and ending one hour after an employee’s regular scheduled work shift. An employee may claim only one meal (midday) if travel takes place within their assigned travel shift. An employee is entitled to two meal allowances during a 24-hour calendar day if they depart within their travel shift but return outside the travel shift; or depart before their assigned travel shift and return during the travel shift. 

When travel is totally outside of the employee’s travel shift, eligibility for meal allowance is governed by the time ranges for that meal. To be eligible for a meal reimbursement while traveling on official business, the employee must have been in a "travel status" for more than three (3) hours within the meal time frame and be a distance of at least 15 miles from campus or home, whichever is closer. In the event that meals are included in a registration fee, no meal allowance should be claimed for that meal, unless a justifiable reason is document otherwise.

Because the college pays per diem, a receipt for meals is not necessary to obtain reimbursement

Travel by air is considered to be out-of-state with a destination outside Montana, or returning from outside Montana. When using other modes of transportation, the geographical location will determine in-state and out-of-state meal reimbursement allowances. 

If registration includes meals provided, then the employee cannot, without justification, request per diem of meals. A traveler using federal grant funds must provide an agenda that shows whether or not meals were provided.