Domestic State Travel
A Message from the Chancellor's Office:
DATE: April 29, 2020
From: Steve Relyea- Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer
SUBJECT: COVID-19 Update: Travel Suspension Extended
This document updates travel guidance and related communications to CSU presidents dated March 4, March 9, March 13, and March 19, 2020, and extends the suspension of all international and non-essential domestic travel to July 31, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Presidents may extend the travel restriction beyond that date based on local circumstances.
Determinations about how best to protect our university community (within the U.S. and abroad) are informed by evolving guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. State Department, as well as state and local public health agencies. To date, the U.S. State Department continues to maintain a Level 4 Travel Advisory applicable to worldwide travel. A Level 4: Do Not Travel advisory is the highest warning level due to a greater likelihood of life-threatening risks. During an emergency of this magnitude, the U.S. government may have very limited ability to assist individuals traveling outside of the U.S; accordingly, the State Department has advised U.S. citizens to avoid travel and to return to the United States as soon as it is safe to do so.
CSU campuses and their auxiliary organizations will therefore continue the suspension of all international and non-essential domestic travel through July 31, 2020. We regularly monitor data from local, state, national and international agencies and organizations, and may modify the temporal or geographical restrictions in this directive if warranted by future developments. Based on the above considerations, we will review this travel restriction by mid-June.
Campus presidents may provide an exception in extenuating and compelling circumstances; however, this authority shall not be delegated. When considering requests for an exception, presidents shall consider the following factors, along with other relevant factors as determined by the president:
- Necessity of the proposed travel, including consequences of postponing travel
- Needs and preferences of the individual
- Availability of safe and secure shelter at the destination
- Availability of appropriate medical care at the destination
- Availability of transportation, services, and other necessities at the destination
- Assessment of risks associated with traveling versus risks of remaining in place
Upon consideration of the factors above and others as determined by the campus president, the campus president is authorized to approve and/or arrange international and domestic travel. This authority shall not be delegated, and any prior delegations of authority of travel are rescinded. Individuals granted exceptions to travel must observe local health guidelines upon their return. Presidents who grant an exception to the travel suspension must create a written memorialization of how the circumstances were extenuating and compelling, using the factors above.
Circumstances and conditions in any country may, of course, change at any time and we will provide updated information as available.
The information contained on this webpage will provide the traveler with a helpful guide as they complete their travel documents, which are to be routed through the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affair’s office, via Concur.
Domestic travel requests that must be routed through the Provost's office for signature are:
1. Administrators who directly report to the Provost and VP for Academic Affairs (any dollar amount)
** Faculty travel that exceeds an estimated expense of $3,000 and above, must be sent to Lisa Rotunni, Executive Director, Academic Research and Resources, for review and approval.
Important information related to Assembly Bill No. 1887: Prohibition on State-Funded and State-Sponsored Travel to States with Discriminatory Laws
Pursuant to Assembly Bill No. 1887, the following states are currently subject to California’s ban on state-funded and state-sponsored travel:
- Alabama
- Idaho (Effective July 1, 2020)
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
Additional information may be found on the following pages:
- Cal Poly Pomona and CSU policy related to AB 1887 Travel Prohibition
- State of California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General: States Subject to AB 1887 Travel Prohibition
- State of California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - AB 1887
Click on the links below for information on:
- Preparing for Your Trip
- Steps to Take After Your Trip
- University Accounting Services Travel Information
- Student Travel
Travel Designees:
Below is a list of the travel designees. All travel requests and travel expense claims should be reviewed by the travel designee, before they are forwarded to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs for review and approval.
Travel Designee's & Back-Up Designee List
College
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Travel Designee
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Ext.
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Email
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Back-Up
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Ext
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Email
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Agriculture
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Jenifer Cazares |
2201
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jicazares |
TBD
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Business Administration
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Vicky Siongco
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2352
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vsiongco
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Collins College
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Chitra Perera
(For Faculty Only)
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4471
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cperera
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Rachel Duenas
(Dean Dopson Only)
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3646
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rjduenas
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Education & Integrative Studies
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Zeida Garcia
|
2305
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zmgarcia
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Stephanie Rascon
|
2307
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srascon
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Engineering
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Mary Shoo
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2472
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mmshoo
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Laura Fajardo
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2891
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lfajardo
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Environmental Design
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Laura Fujimoto-Hernandez | 2667 | lhernandez | Bernadette Jeffries | 3773 | bjeffries |
Extended University
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Sylvia Nguyen
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4653
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sylvianguyen
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CLASS
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Tiffany Frontino |
3942
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tlfrontino |
Julie Froid
|
3945
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jafroid
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Science
|
Eve Garcia
|
5320
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evegarcia
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Margaret Lau
|
5363
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mmlau
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University Library
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Kim Allen
|
5250
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kjallen
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Area
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Travel Designee
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Ext.
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Email
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Back-Up
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Ext
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Email
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Academic Planning
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Marissa Martinez
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3933
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mmmartinez1
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Academic Programs
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Ingrid Cantrell
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3329
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ivcantrell
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Academic Research & Resources
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Tonya Lira | 3405 | tlira | |||
Center for Community Engagement
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TBD | |||||
ELearning
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TBD | |||||
Enrollment Mgmt. & Services
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Linda Taylor
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2253
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lftaylor
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Faculty Affairs
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Mary Jane Wade
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3418
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mjwade
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The Provost's Office
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Stacy Thomsen
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2075
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slthomsen
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Research, Innovation & Economic Develop.
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TBD
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2955
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Student Success
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Dalia Huerta
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6975
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daliahuerta | |||
Undergrad Programs
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Valerie Otto
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5548
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vdotto
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