E-Travel, E-Reimbursements?

If other state workers can be reimbursed for official e-scooter and e-bike business travel, presumably the same will be true at UCLA for faculty and employees, or soon will be. [????]

From the Sacramento Bee:

A bit of good news arrived for state workers in a formally worded email from CalHR Thursday: Yes, the state will reimburse you for using JUMP bikes.

The email came in response to employee questions about whether the department’s policy for reimbursing bicycle travel includes electric bikes.

“They could before, it just wasn’t crystal clear,” CalHR spokesman Andrew LaMar said.

The email referenced updates to the state’s travel and relocation policy, which also clarifies that electric scooters — more common in cities such as San Diego and San Francisco — are eligible for reimbursement. For either mode of transport, the policy strongly encourages helmet use.

Additionally, the updates incorporate a piece of legislation passed in September that ensures state employees may be reimbursed for short-term lodging using services such as Airbnb and for ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft...

Full story at https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article225082590.html

We advise caution, despite the travel option: