Purchases & Reimbursement

If members of an organization incur out-of-pocket expenses (under $250), the process for submitting a student reimbursement is as follows:

Complete an online LSSO Funds Request Form
Students will need to upload a digital copy of their receipt when submitting the LSSO Funds Request Form.
Students will be reimbursed through direct deposit. Payment will be paid on the next biweekly paydate via the payment election (check/direct deposit) in Workday. Student should log into Workday to ensure address and payment election is accurate.
Reimbursement requests for non-approved events, or non-approved reimbursable services/items will be denied.
Reimbursement requests must be received by the Office of Dean of Students within two weeks of the expense being incurred.
The last day for the Law School to make a purchase on behalf of an LSSO is Friday, April 28, 2023, 5:00 PM.
The last day to submit student reimbursements is Friday, May 5, 2023, 5:00 PM.
The End-of-Year budget submission date is Friday, May 12, 2023.

Examples of Reimbursable Expenses

Questions regarding reimbursable expenses, especially if the LSSO will incur a large, out-of-pocket expense over $250.00, must discuss the expense with the Office of the Dean of Students before incurring the expense. Doing so will avoid incurring a non-reimbursable expense or having a lengthy wait before reimbursement. Most of reimbursement restrictions are University-wide restrictions, and the Law School is prohibited from allowing exceptions.

Goods: Office supplies, photocopying, art supplies, films, stickers, and fabric.
Services: Engraving, screen printing, printing, taxi, ride-share, and parking expenses, tickets to events, and rentals related to approved events.
Food: Candy, cookies, etc. for approved tabling; Snacks, food at approved LSSO events.

Alcohol Expense Reimbursement

LSSOs must receive approval from the Dean of Students to receive reimbursement for any alcohol or alcohol-related purchases, bar tabs, or social event expenses. For such events, students must complete the Off-Campus and Non-Standard Event Form at least three weeks prior to the event.
All student reimbursements are limited to $250 per student per event. Please note: the policy allows alcohol to be reimbursed at a 50/50 ratio with food. In other words, reimbursement for $15 of alcohol would also require a purchase of $15 of food. Alcohol reimbursement can be lower than food. For example, a reimbursement for $5 of alcohol and $15 of food.
In order to receive reimbursement, students must submit an itemized receipt that shows all items purchased, and a credit card/other final receipts, which shows the completed purchase. Reimbursements cannot be provided with a credit card receipt only.

Please note that LSSOs are not required to offer alcohol reimbursement to guests. It is up to the LSSO to budget appropriately and decide what type of reimbursements they want to offer guests, if any.

Alcohol Purchases

In addition to reimbursements, LSSO leaders may work with the Dean of Students Office to purchase alcohol on their behalf, either through a restaurant, bar, or other vendor. LSSOs should contact the office at least 3 weeks in advance of your event in order to make arrangements.

Examples of Expenses that Are Not Reimbursable

Not all goods and services are eligible for reimbursement. Several categories of non-reimbursable expenses have caused problems for LSSOs in the past. These include:

Gifts/Donations: LSSOs cannot be reimbursed for gifts given to guests, outgoing leaders, outside organizations, or others. If an organization hosts a VIP speaker for whom a gift may be appropriate, please contact the Office of the Dean of Students.
Personal services (unless accompanied by appropriate documentation): For example, if a LSSO pays a cellist $50 to play at a reception, the cellist must submit an invoice and a W-9 rather than a receipt. For details about what satisfies this requirement, please contact the Office of the Dean of Students before incurring the expense.
Speaker honoraria: The rationale for not paying honoraria is that speakers are honored to be asked to speak at the Law School. There are no exceptions to this rule.

Insurance on rental cars: Any student who rents a car for official University business (including student organization business) must rent the vehicle from National Car Rental. Students do not need to purchase the rental company’s insurance policy because the vehicle will be covered under the University’s insurance policy as long as all appropriate paperwork is completed. Contact the Office of the Dean of Students for the appropriate paperwork. Please note that it takes a minimum of two weeks to process a request for University insurance, so make sure that paperwork is submitted well in advance of the anticipated travel date.

Travel arrangements purchased with miles or points