| (a) State agencies shall designate an employee as the
travel coordinator, who shall serve as the single point of contact
between the comptroller travel management program and the agency for
disseminating and collecting travel data and information. State agencies
shall provide the comptroller with the travel coordinator's name,
telephone number, e-mail address, mobile telephone number, and other
requested and relevant contact information.
(b) State agencies, in cooperation with the comptroller,
shall provide training to travel coordinators to ensure that:
(1) agency employees receive current travel information;
(2) contract travel services are used in accordance
with this subchapter;
(3) travel data reports are submitted in compliance
with this subchapter;
(4) agency travel activity is monitored for compliance
with this subchapter and other applicable laws and rules; and
(5) complaints, concerns or other information relevant
to achieving the efficient and economical travel services for the
state are reported to the comptroller.
(c) State agencies shall cooperate with the comptroller
by allowing travel coordinators to participate in travel advisory,
proposal evaluation, education, and any other groups needed to assist
the comptroller in contracting for the most economical, efficient,
and useful travel services.
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