The director shall adopt general rules and regulations doing all of the following:

while the vehicle was used on official state business with the permission or authorization of an employing agency.

As used in this subdivision, “officers and employees of the state” means all officers and employees of the state other than elected state officers, officers and employees of the state provided for in Article VI of the California Constitution, and officers and employees of the California State University. “Officers and employees of the state” is not limited by subdivision (d) of Section 19815.

case of any employee who is entitled to less than

their regular rate of pay for a pay period.

If this section is in conflict with a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if any conflicting provision of a memorandum of understanding requires the expenditure of funds, that provision shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.

The value so determined shall constitute the charges to be made to state employees for any maintenance or other services furnished by the state, unless the employee is entitled to maintenance or other services as compensation for his or her services or as actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the state’s business. Whenever a state employee is entitled to maintenance or other services as part or full compensation for services rendered, the value thereof for retirement purposes, as defined by Section 20630, and for salary or wage fixing purposes, shall also be determined in accordance with the values established by the department. The director, by rule, shall provide instruction for the administration of all lodging, maintenance, and other services furnished by the state as an employer to its employees. The director, by rule, shall provide for reasonable opportunity to be heard by departments or employees affected by this section.

All state agencies shall implement and use the California Automated Travel Expense Reimbursement System (CalATERS) to automate processing of employee travel claims by July 1, 2009, unless the Controller recommends, and the Department of Finance approves, an exemption request. To request an exemption, a department or agency shall submit documentation to the Controller no later than July 1, 2007, to substantiate that the implementation of CalATERS is not feasible or cost-effective for that department or agency. The Department of Finance and the Controller shall jointly report to the Joint Legislative Budget

Committee, not later than February 1, 2008, on the exemptions that have been approved and the bases for the exemptions.

The department shall by rule authorize such expenditures as are reasonably necessary for the meals, lodging, or travel of persons who provide nonsalaried assistance to the department or a designated appointing power in the preparation or conduct of written or oral examinations.

There is hereby established a Child Care Fund to which funds shall be allocated from the amount appropriated in the annual Budget Act for employee compensation. The Child Care Fund shall be used to encourage development of child care programs for dependent children of state employees. These programs may include financial assistance to aid in the development of child care centers administered by either nonprofit corporations formed by state employees or other child care providers.

The Child Care Fund shall be administered by the Department of Human Resources.

Upon the determination of the department, the funding shall include, but not be limited to, cash grants.

The amount to be

allocated and expended annually, from the funds available for compensation increases, shall be determined by the department. Notwithstanding Section 13340, the Child Care Fund shall be available for expenditure without regard to fiscal years through June 30, 1991, unless otherwise extended by statute enacted prior to that date.

subsidies, or both grants and subsidies for child care and elder care. Other programs may include enhancement or supplementation of existing employee assistance program services and other work and family programs.