August 25, 2023

Training Course Vacancy – Enroll Now!

Description: The Personnel and Payroll Services Division (PPSD), Statewide Training Program has course availability for the following classes and dates: 

Course Number

 Course Name Session Dates # Vacancies
PPSD020 Virtual PAR Documentation 9/12 14
PPSD020 Virtual PAR Documentation 9/19 22
PPSD026 Virtual Corrective Actions 8/30-31 15
PPSD026 Virtual Corrective Actions 9/27-28 18
PPSD027 Virtual Fundamentals of Personnel: Qualifying Pay Periods, Sick Leave, and Vacation 9/07 16
PPSD027 Virtual Fundamentals of Personnel: Qualifying Pay Periods, Sick Leave, and Vacation 9/14 20
PPSD027 Virtual Fundamentals of Personnel: Qualifying Pay Periods, Sick Leave, and Vacation 9/28 19
PPSD028 Virtual California Leave Accounting System Training 8/29-30 4
PPSD028 Virtual California Leave Accounting System Training 9/19-20 10
PPSD028 Virtual California Leave Accounting System Training 9/26-27 8

Please contact your department’s Training Coordinator for any cancellations or changes to your enrollment.

Training Coordinators can enroll employees in courses here.

Visit our eLearning page for additional learning opportunities here.

Please contact PPSDTraining@sco.ca.gov if you have any questions or feedback. 

Population Affected: All HR Transaction Units 

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California Leave Accounting System Liaison Line Is Available

Action Required by Department: Share the following information with all human resources (HR) office employees.

Date Incident Identified: 7/6/2023

Description: The California Leave Accounting System (CLAS) Liaison inquiry line has been restored.  The CLAS Program can be reached at their normal phone number at (916) 327-0756. 

Population Affected: Civil Service CLAS Users

Status: Closed

Date Incident to be Resolved: 8/24/2023

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Transaction Supervisors' Forum – September 2023 - Invitation

Action Required by Department: Share the following information with all human resources Transaction Supervisors and Managers. 

Description: You are invited to the September 2023 Transaction Supervisors’ Forum. See details below:  

  • DATE: September 14, 2023 
  • TIME: 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM 
  • MEETING LINK: Click here to join live on the day of the meeting.  
  • QUESTIONS: If you have a question you would like answered at the forum, please submit it here by September 05, 2023. We will do our best to have a representative available at the forum to answer your question. 
  • PRESENTERS: Email SCOTransactionSupervisors@sco.ca.gov with your presentation topic and amount of time you will be presenting by August 31, 2023. Please note that all presenters must attend a dry run, which will be held on September 12, 2023, from 10 AM to 11 AM. Presenters will receive a separate invitation for the dry run and the forum.  

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2023 Civil Service Benefits Open Enrollment Resources

Action Required:  Share the following information with all human resources (HR) office employees. 

Description:  ​​The annual Benefits Open Enrollment period for health, dental, Premier Vision, and all FlexElect accounts runs from September 18 to October 13, 2023.  All open enrollment actions will be effective January 1, 2024.  The Statewide Civil Service (SCS) Benefits program has put together resources to assist HR offices during the open enrollment period.  Please see below, the 2023 Benefits Open Enrollment Resources that have been added on the SCO website:

  • 2023 Open Enrollment Checklists 
  • 2023 Open Enrollment Form Examples & Common Errors Guides 
  • 2023 Open Enrollment FAQs 
  • SCO Tips for 2023 Open Enrollment​ 

Population Affected:  All HR Offices

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