State of California
   
   M E M O R A N D U M
   
   REFERENCE CODE:
   PML 96-005
   
   
   DATE:
   February 15, 1996
   
   
   TO:
   Personnel Officers
   
   
   
   FROM:
   Department of Personnel Administration
   Benefits and Training Division
   
   
   
   SUBJECT:
   Focus Groups
   
   
   CONTACT:
   Alda Ferreira, Savings Plus Program
   (916) 327-1092, CALNET 497-1092
   Office Vision:  DPA (AMFERREIRA)
   Internet:  AMFERREIRA@SMTP.DPA.CA.GOV
   
   
   
   The Savings Plus Program (SPP) of the Department of
   Personnel Administration (DPA) is conducting a series of
   focus groups on how active employees and retirees feel
   about our program.  Specialists from a national research
   firm will conduct a total of six (6) two-hour focus group
   sessions in Sacramento and San Demas during the last week
   of February and the first week of March.  A maximum of
   ninety (90) individuals, who have been randomly selected,
   will be invited to participate in the focus groups.  The
   ideas and opinions generated by the focus groups will help
   us develop a survey to be sent to randomly selected SPP
   participants.
   
   DPA believes that the deferred compensation plan is a very
   important benefit for employees.  This survey is intended
   to determine how we can improve the program.  Therefore,
   we are asking cooperation in allowing staff to attend the
   two-hour focus sessions during normal working hours, if
   they are selected to participate.  While we recognize that
   this request may not be feasible in some  situations, we
   believe that it will create minimal disruption in most
   offices.  Your support of this effort is appreciated.
   
   
   
   
   
   Patricia Pavone, Chief
   Benefits and Training Division