Officials Travel Reimbursement Policy
Eligibility: To be eligible to receive reimbursement for travel to meets outside New Jersey Swimming, officials must have been registered in NJS for at least one year, have worked a minimum of 12 sessions in at least 4 different USA Swimming Sanctioned NJS meets, and must also work at least 4 sessions at SC or LC NJS Gold Championships in the past 12 months.
Limitations: Up to two national and one Eastern Zone, Sectional, or non-NJS Officials Qualifying Meet (OQM) per year. An official must work at least 60% of the sessions at any Zones, Sectionals, or OQM, and all sessions at any national meet at the level of Futures or higher. If an official requests reimbursement for travel to a non-NJS OQM, a national evaluation for that meet is required.
Dollar Caps:
- Zones, Sectionals, or OQM outside of NJS: $200
- Futures: $400
- Pro Series: $500
- Junior Nationals, Nationals, US Open, Open Water Nationals: $600
- Olympic Trials: $1500 (excluded from meet limitations)
Specifications for reimbursement:
- Lodging: Hotel or AirBnB with receipts. No more than one day before and after the meet start and end dates specified in the meet announcement.
- Car travel: Round trip gas with receipts. Mileage will not be used.
- Air travel: Round trip ticket receipts
- Car rental: $10 per person per day. No more than one day before and after the meet start and end dates specified in the meet announcement.
- No reimbursement for meals.
- Submission deadline: Reimbursement requests must be submitted within 60 days of travel.
Submit your reimbursement request here: https://form.jotform.com/243044266405148
You must include all receipts. Eligibility for reimbursement will be verified by the NJS Officials Chair.
If you have questions or would like to verify your eligibility for reimbursement, please reach out to the NJS Officials Chair, Judy Sharkey, at [email protected]
