State of California

  M E M O R A N D U M

  REFERENCE CODE:
  99-062

  DATE:
  December 1, 1999

  TO:
  Personnel Officers
  Personnel Transactions Supervisors
  Personnel Transactions Staff

  FROM:
  Department of Personnel Administration
  Benefits Division

  SUBJECT:
  Benefit Deductions For Semi-Monthly Positive Paid State 
  Employees 

  CONTACT:
  William Page, Benefits Program Analyst
  (916) 445-9801, CALNET 485-9801
  FAX: (916) 322-3769
  OFFICE VISION: DPA(WilliamPage)
  INTERNET: WilliamPage@DPA.CA.GOV


  This memorandum contains important information regarding 
  the benefit deductions for semi-monthly positive paid State 
  employees.
  
  You recently received a PML from the Department of 
  Personnel Administration (DPA), dated October 6, 1999 
  Reference Code 99-048, regarding a change to the current 
  benefits deductions process for semi-monthly positive paid 
  State employees.  PML 99-048 indicated that the benefit 
  deductions would be applied against the first half of their 
  pay, effective November 1, 1999.  This is to inform you 
  that we are unable to implement this change at this time.  
  Therefore, there will be no change to the November 1999 pay 
  warrants for semi-monthly positive paid employees.  The 
  health, dental, and vision deductions will continue to be 
  deducted from the second half of their monthly pay.
  
  We do expect to implement this change in the near future 
  for interested parties.  However, the implementation of 
  this change will be based on future negotiations with each 
  interested exclusive bargaining representative.  Once the 
  date for this change is known, we will notify all 
  departments and affected employees in advance of 
  implementation.
   
  A separate letter was sent by DPA to all represented and 
  excluded semi-monthly positive paid employees advising 
  them that we are unable to implement this change at this 
  time, and that there will be no change to their 
  November 1999 pay warrants.  For your information, a copy 
  of the represented employee letter (Attachment I) and 
  excluded employee letter (Attachment II) are provided in 
  this memorandum.
  
  Personnel Office staff requiring assistance or 
  clarification of the information contained in this memo 
  should call William Page, Benefits Program Analyst, at 
  (916) 445-9801 or CALNET 485-9801.
  
  
  
  
  Kathie Vaughn, Chief
  Benefits Division
  
  cc:SCO, Butch Massoni/Bob Curry/Don Ward
  CALPERS, Pam Moore
  JRS, Rae Gamble
  STRS, Pat Sidhu
  CAHP BENEFIT TRUST, Terri Westbrook
  CCPOA BENEFIT TRUST, Gerrit Buddingh
  
  Attachment(s) will be mailed with hard copy.