0840 State Controller
Program Descriptions

30 - PERSONNEL/PAYROLL SERVICES

The Personnel/Payroll Services Division administers the state's payroll, employment history and leave accounting processes in a manner that provides accurate, timely and efficient processing for the users of these systems. The Division pays state employees within the rules of the Uniform State Payroll process; maintains the state's official employment history and leave accounting processes in conformance with the appropriate laws, rules and memorandums of understanding and policies of the participating salary setting authorities; maintains the state's position roster and provides a wide variety of management and user information. The Division works with other entities, e.g., Department of Personnel Administration, Department of Finance, California State University Chancellor's Office, to maximize the efficiency of the state's personnel and payroll functions, while continuing to maintain the highest level and quality of customer service.

The 21st Century Project is a newly created initiative that will result in an integrated Human Resources Management System/Payroll system to replace the state's existing payroll, employment, position management and leave accounting systems and to develop a statewide time and attendance reporting capability. Additionally, the new system will provide significant ad-hoc report capabilities to a broad spectrum of control agency and departmental staff, employee self-service functionality to reduce work for departmental human resources offices and an environment based on electronic workflow.

The Division also administers and maintains the California Automated Statewide Travel Expense Reimbursement System (CalATERS) for managing and processing travel claim advance and expense reimbursement payments. Per Government Code Section 19822.3, unless exempted, all departments are required to use CalATERS starting July 1, 2009.