Mass Transit and Vanpool Commute Program –
Increased Subsidies for Employees in Bargaining Unit 16
June 10, 2024. Effective July 1, 2024, the following mass transit and vanpool subsidy increases apply to eligible employees, including employees headquartered out of state, in Bargaining Unit 16:
- Public transit (mass transit) passes
- 100 percent discount on public transit passes sold by state agencies, up to the monthly exclusion amount provided by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
- 100 percent reimbursement on public transit passes purchased by state employees, up to the monthly exclusion amount provided by the IRS.
- Vanpool drivers and riders
- 100 percent reimbursement on the monthly fee, up to the monthly exclusion amount provided by the IRS.
For 2024, the maximum monthly exclusion amount provided by the IRS is $315.
The combined maximum allowable monthly exclusion amount for employees who are eligible to claim both mass transit and vanpool shall not exceed the combined IRS maximum monthly exclusion amount.
California Code of Regulations section 599.936 (Transit and Vanpool Incentives – Excluded Employees) provides mass transit and vanpool commute language for excluded employees. The MOUs provide mass transit and vanpool commute language for represented employees. CalHR's Commute Programs page and Frequently Asked Questions page provide general information.
Travel Program – Method of Travel – Electric
Rental Vehicles
June 05, 2024. Effective June 1, 2024, in accordance with the new “Method of Travel – Electric Rental Vehicles" language in
CalHR Manual Section 2201, state employees may receive reimbursement for using electric rental vehicles, such as Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs), while conducting approved state business if such use is feasible, available, in the best interest of the state, and through an applicable state contract that supports approved statewide initiatives.
