SAAM Additions, Updates, and Drafts Effective April 29, 2019

New or updated Sections, if any, of the State of Arizona Accounting Manual (SAAM) listed below have been posted to /publications/saam.

Changes contained in updated SAAM sections can easily be identified using the instructions contained in SAAM 0007.

New or updated SAAM Drafts, if any, have been posted to /publications/saam/saam-draft.

Drafts are posted for comment and do not reflect policy statements that are in effect. Agencies are requested to review any Drafts within sixty (60) days of initial posting and send their comments to [email protected].

Updated SAAM Sections(s)

0010

General Information: Electronic Distribution of GAO Official Notifications, Forms and Policy Statements

Registrants will now receive all GAO notifications.  Specifically identified agency personnel must register for updates.

 

5030

Travel: Hotels, Meals and Lodging

Clarifies policy with respect to hotel parking when a traveler has chosen to use his POV rather than fly to an out-of-state destination.

New SAAM Draft(s)

5051

Travel: Employee Travel Card (ETC): Agency Responsibilities and General Policies

 

Replaces and expands the prior, and more general, version of SAAM 5051.  This version specifically enumerates agency responsibilities relating to ETC administration and includes updated policies related to the cancellation of ETCs and the recovery of unpaid account balances.

5054

Travel: Employee Travel Card (ETC): Employee Responsibilities

This new draft is a much shorter version of 5051 containing only the policies that direct affect the employee to whom an ETC has been issued.

 

Comments, corrections, complaints and compliments should be emailed to [email protected].  Please include the number of the SAAM section and relevant paragraph(s) (SAAM NNNN-nn.nn.nn) in the subject line. 

Author
Greg Vokoun
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