Travel 

The following information applies to all official travel for MDE. This includes travel by employees, contract workers, independent contractors, board members, grantees, and consultants.

Effective January 1, 2013 - Mileage Rate details
The mileage reimbursement rate increased to $0.565 cents per mile.

Effective October 18, 2012, the State Meal Reimbursement rate increased to $41.00 per day from $36.00.

The entire state of MS is now reimbursed at the standard meal rate of $41.00 a day.
(MS has no designated High Cost areas- All counties/cities are $41.00)

-Employees shall be reimbursed the actual cost of meals for official travel, not to exceed the daily maximums for the specific location of assignment.
-Meal reimbursements are not allowed within the official duty station.
-Alcoholic beverages are not reimbursable.

Domestic Meal Reimbursement Rates - Out of State

• MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TRAVEL POLICY
• Travel Policies and Procedures
• American Express Card Guidelines
• American Express Card Authorization Form
• American Express® Corporate Card Application
• Blank form for submission of travel expenses  Blank form for submission of travel expenses. (Excel document revised 06/2007)
• Trip Number Request Form (Excel)
• Travel Trip Numbers (Excel)
• Travel Authorization Form - Blank form for submission of prior travel authorization (in-state and out-of-state)
• Travel Voucher Checklist
• Travel Consultant/Conference blank travel voucher - Page 1
    Page 2 and 3
• Consultative Services Authorization Form - Blank form for authorization of travel expenses by non-employees (Object Code 61653 & 61790) of the MS Dept. of Education.
• Consultant/Conference Travel Voucher Form - Blank form for submission of travel expenses by non-employees (Object Code 61653) of the MS Dept. of Education. Please also download and use the second page of the Travel Voucher Form noted above. 
• Consultant/Conference Travel Voucher Form - Blank form for submission of travel expenses by Vocational non employees (Object Code 61790)of the MS Dept. of Education. Please also download and use the second page of the Travel Voucher Form noted above.
• Map Mileage Chart - Distance between cities/towns in Mississippi (Office of Accounting) 

• Airline Tickets, please contact Kim Ware at 601-359-3493 or kware@mde.k12.ms.us.
• American Express Cards, please contact Barbara Alfaro at 601-359-3525 or balfaro@mde.k12.ms.us.