| Meal
Reimbursement |
| Q. |
How much does
CDHS pay me for meals? |
| A. |
CDHS pays $5.00 for breakfast
and $15.00 for dinner for
trainings held in Upstate
cities, $5.00 for breakfast
and $20.00 for dinner for
trainings held at our NYC
office. |
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| Q. |
Will I receive my meal
money at the hotel? |
| A. |
Currently CDHS provides
advance meal money at the
hotels for Common Core training
participants only. |
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| Q. |
Will I receive meal money
as a commuter? |
| A. |
No. Advance meal money
is not provided for commuters.
If you must leave home prior
to 7am
you will be paid the per diem
rate for breakfast. If you cannot arrive
home by 7pm
you will be paid the per diem
rate for dinner. |
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| General
Reimbursement |
| Q. |
How long will it take
to receive my reimbursement
check? |
| A. |
You should receive your
check within 1-2 weeks. |
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| Q. |
Is it too late to send
in my reimbursement? |
| A. |
As long as your request
is in the same grant year
it can be processed for
reimbursement. Once a grant
is closed, the funds are
no longer available. |
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| Q. |
What if I don't have the
trip/grant numbers for the
training I attended? |
| A. |
Please provide the training
title, dates, and the city
you attended in, and we
will be able to process
your reimbursement. |
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| Mileage
Reimbursement |
| Q. |
How did you figure my
mileage? |
| A. |
CDHS pays trainees for
RT mileage from their office
to our training site. We
use Yahoo-Maps to calculate
this mileage allowance. |
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| Q. |
I used E-Z Pass and don't
have a receipt or know how
much I was charged for the
toll? |
| A. |
Please provide the entrance
and exits you used and we
will be able to figure your
tolls for you. |
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| Q. |
I'm not a designated driver;
can I be paid for my mileage
and tolls? |
| A. |
Your Staff Developer arranges
carpooling. You are required
to drive 3 to a car, including
the driver. If you meet
those requirements you can
be reimbursed. |
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| Q. |
What if I did not drive
everyday? |
| A. |
As long as you are a designated
driver or part of a carpool
sharing the driving you
can specify on your reimbursement
request form which days
you drove and you will be
reimbursed accordingly. |
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| Q. |
Can I be reimbursed for
the miles I drove during
the week from the hotel
to the training and out
to dinner every night? |
| A. |
No. That is considered
local mileage and is not
reimbursable. |
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| Train
Transportation |
| Q. |
Will I be reimbursed for
traveling by train to training? |
| A. |
You are required to use
the least expensive mode
of transportation. In some
instances, traveling by
train is less expensive
than mileage, tolls and
parking at the hotel. You
should, however, purchase
the least expensive fare,
not business class. And
if commuting daily, you
should purchase the weekly
ticket for trainings that
are more than 3 days in
duration. |
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| Q. |
Will I be reimbursed for
parking at the train station? |
| A. |
No. Parking at a transportation
terminal is not reimbursable. |
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| Q. |
Will I be reimbursed for
the mileage and tolls to
get to the train station? |
| A. |
No. Transportation to
a transportation terminal
is not reimbursable. |
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| Q. |
Will I be reimbursed for
cab fare from the train
station to the hotel? |
| A. |
Not in NYC. In Albany,
some hotels do not provide
shuttle service to and from
the train station. In that
case, cab fare would be
reimbursed. |
