Directives relative to travel and expenses of officers and unclassified employees of state agencies; approval; meetings of state agencies; travel report.

(1) The department shall issue and administer directives relative to the travel of officers and unclassified employees of state agencies when engaged in the performance of state business and for the reimbursement of expenses necessarily incurred when engaged in the performance of state business from whatever source the reimbursement may be financed. The directives issued pursuant to this section shall not take effect unless the directives are approved by the board. (2) A meeting of a state agency shall be held in a facility owned, leased, being purchased, or operated by this state, the federal government, a unit of local government, or a state supported institution, college, or university, unless the chief executive officer of the state agency, in writing, authorizes a different location. (3) On January 1 of each year, the director shall prepare a travel report in a format established jointly by the chairpersons of the appropriations committees and shall submit the report to the appropriations committees and the fiscal agencies. The report shall list each person who received compensation, fees, or remuneration under a budget act for travel outside the state during the preceding fiscal year. The listing shall include the name of the person who received the compensation, fees, or remuneration and the destination, reason for, and dates of the travel; and the transportation and related costs. The report shall also include a summary statement of the total in-state travel for the preceding fiscal year.