July 31, 2023

Payroll Letter #23-009: IMPROVING AFFORDABILITY AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE – BARGAINING UNITS R01, R03, R04, R08, R11, R14, R15, R17, R20, R21, ASSOCIATED EXCLUDED, AND EXEMPT EMPLOYEES has been published on the State Controller's Office (SCO) website

located at: http://www.sco.ca.gov/ppsd_sco_letters.html.  You can go directly to this letter by clicking on the following address: https://sco.ca.gov/Files-PPSD-Letters/Payr/2023_p23-009.pdf

Please direct your questions to the appropriate contact(s) listed in the Payroll Letter.

For your information, the State Human Resources Departments link on the SCO website offers various personnel/payroll related tools and resources.  This information is located at: http://www.sco.ca.gov/ppsd_state_hr.html.

SCO Key Initiatives:  

· Cal Employee Connect Project

· California State Payroll System Project 

Websites: 

· HR 

·State Employees

Process Change - Direct Deposit – Employee Bank Account Closed

Action Required by Department: Share the following information with all departmental human resources (HR) employees and take appropriate action as necessary.

Description: Process Change - Direct Deposit – Employee Bank Account Closed

Effective with the August 2023 monthly payroll warrant, when SCO is notified that an employee’s bank account is closed and funds have been returned, the employee will be removed from Direct Deposit.

SCO will continue to key the redeposit, however, SCO will no longer rekey pay. Agencies must confirm the redeposit has posted in pay history and re-key/PIP pay. 

Reference: Payroll Procedures Manual (PPM), J 014

Population Affected: All HR Offices

Contacts: 

 SCO Key Initiatives: 

 Websites:  

Monitor Scheduling Calendar (previously Extended Keying Calendar) – August 2023 

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

Description: The State Controller's Office (SCO) has posted the Monitor Scheduling Calendar for August 2023. 

Population Affected:  All HR Offices 

Contacts: 

SCO Key Initiatives: 

Websites: