2-18-502. Computation of meal allowance. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), to be eligible for the meal allowance provided in 2-18-501, an employee must have been in a travel status for more than 3 continuous hours. If eligible, an employee receives:
     (a) the morning meal allowance if in a travel status between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 10 a.m.;
     (b) the midday meal allowance if in a travel status between the hours of 10:01 a.m. and 3 p.m.; and
     (c) the evening meal allowance if in a travel status between the hours of 3:01 p.m. and 12 midnight;
     (d) only one of the three meal allowances provided, if the travel was performed within the employee's assigned travel shift;
     (e) a maximum of two meal allowances if the travel begins before or was completed after the employee's assigned travel shift and the travel did not exceed 24 hours.
     (2) "Travel shift" is that period of time beginning 1 hour before and terminating 1 hour after the employee's normally assigned work shift.
     (3) An appointed member of a state board, commission, or council or a member of a legislative subcommittee or select or interim committee is entitled to a midday meal allowance on a day he is attending a meeting of the board, commission, council, or committee, regardless of proximity of the meeting place to his residence or headquarters. This subsection does not apply to a member of a legislative committee during a legislative session.
     (4) The department of administration shall prescribe rules necessary to effectively administer this section for state government.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 66, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 495, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 213, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 439, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 483, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-539; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 123, L. 1983.