November 15, 2024

Direct Deposit Process Change Effective January 1, 2025

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

Description: Effective January 1, 2025, the State Controller's Office (SCO) will no longer accept STD. 699 Direct Deposit Enrollment forms. All direct deposit requests must be submitted online. See options below:

• Cal Employee Connect (CEC):
  • Employees create or access their account in CEC
  • Employees are required to be on their departmental network to enroll in Direct Deposit or make changes to an existing enrollment
  • Access the Employee Services tab and then select Direct Deposit
    • If the employee is new to state service, they will need their first warrant to create the account.
  • Enable Multifactor Authentication (MFA) to the CEC account.
    • If MFA is not enabled, then the Direct Deposit Feature will not be available.
• Direct Deposit File Generator:
  • For agencies with employees that do not have access to CEC, please complete a Direct Deposit 699 file generator interest form found at Direct Deposit.
• Cancelation:
  • Agency to contact the Direct Deposit program at (916) 372-7200 and select option 1.

Population Affected: All HR Offices

Questions and Answers – Transaction Specialists’ Educational Forum – October 2024

Action Required by Department: Share the following information with all human resources personnel, payroll, and benefits specialist staff.

Description: The questions and answers (Q&As) addressed at the October 2024 Transaction Specialists’ Educational Forum is now available on the State Controller’s Office (SCO) website. To access previous forum Q&As, visit the Transaction Specialists' Educational Forum webpage.

Population Affected: All HR Offices