SAAM Additions, Updates, and Drafts Effective August 19, 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].

 

New SAAM Draft(s)
3010

Liabilities

General Prohibition against Entering into Debt

Deals with the definition of debt and the Constitutional limitations limiting debt.

9060

Special Topics

Individual Not Authorized to Acquire Goods or Services from State Contracts for Personal Use

Prohibits individuals using State contracts for personal benefit; discusses those circumstances under which individuals may personally benefit from discounts generally offered to State employees.

New SAAM Update(s)
0015

General Information

Exceptions to Policy

Introduces the new GAO Form 515, Request for Travel Policy Exception, which must be used to request exceptions to travel policy.

5505

Payroll and Personnel

General Payroll Policies

Removes references to the Form GAO-60, which will be removed from the GAO Website.

 

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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