Pennsylvania Code
Title 37 - LAW
Part VI - Commission on Crime and Delinquency
Chapter 421 - DEPUTY SHERIFFS' EDUCATION AND TRAINING BOARD
REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES
Section 421.31 - Reimbursement to counties

Universal Citation: 37 PA Code ยง 421.31

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) A county shall initially pay the deputy sheriff's ordinary and necessary living and travel expenses in connection with training, except for those items that the Board provides directly to a deputy sheriff.

(b) Upon application by a county, the Commission will provide reimbursement as set forth in section 9 of the act (71 P. S. § 2109) for items paid by the county.

(c) The Commission will provide reimbursement only in connection with a deputy sheriff's attendance at a school authorized by the Board to provide basic training or continuing education.

(d) The county may apply to the Commission for reimbursement, on a form to be supplied by the Commission, at the conclusion of the required training for each deputy sheriff who has attended basic training or continuing education.

(e) Reimbursement will be limited to the following:

(1) Tuition. Tuition will be provided by the Board.

(2) Living expenses. Allowable subsistence and lodging shall be provided for a deputy sheriff who is not commuting to and from school. A deputy sheriff who is commuting will be allowed reimbursement only for lunch.

(3) Travel expenses. A commuter is entitled to claim mileage costs for each day the commuter is required to attend the approved training course. The mileage allowance, whether commuter or noncommuter, will only be allowed to the training school from the deputy sheriff's place of employment.

(4) Determination of expenses. The determination of ordinary and necessary living and travel expenses will be governed by 4 Pa. Code Chapter 40 (relating to travel and subsistence).

(f) If the Commission determines that the application and request for reimbursement do not meet the requirements of the act and this chapter, the Commission's Executive Director or a designee will send written notification within 10 business days to the county by regular mail and, if feasible, electronic mail. The notification will set forth the reasons upon which the adverse determination is based.

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