AS 39.20.190: Definitions.

In AS 39.20.110 — 39.20.190,

(1) “employee” or “state employee” means a person employed by a state agency;

(2) “official” or “state official” means the appointive head of a state agency;

(3) “official travel” means travel inside or outside the state on official business of the state, for which payment or reimbursement is expected or authorized;

(4) “per diem allowance” means a daily flat rate of payment instead of actual expenses;

(5) “state agency,” “agency,” or “department” means department, office, institution, board, commission, bureau, division, or other administrative unit forming the state government;

(6) “subsistence” means lodging, meals, and other necessary expenses incidental to the personal sustenance or comfort of the traveler;

(7) “traveler” means the official or employee engaged in official travel for the state.