Sec 35-196.01. Expenditure of state monies for certain purposes; report

A. Subject to the approval of the director of the department of administration, a budget unit may spend any monies for either of the following:

1. Transportation or other travel expenses necessary for bringing any person into this state who is not a resident of this state for an interview for prospective employment.

2. Transportation or moving expenses for any person newly employed or retained.

B. A budget unit may spend monies to reimburse current employees for reasonable relocation expenses related to management initiated geographical reassignments of more than fifty miles from an employee's current work site pursuant to rules adopted by the director of the department of administration.

C. On or before September 1 of each year, a budget unit shall report to the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting and the joint legislative budget committee regarding any monies spent for the prior fiscal year for the purposes prescribed in this section.