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August 25, 2023

Training Course Vacancy – Enroll Now!

Description: The Personnel and Payroll Services Division (PPSD), Statewide Training Program has course availability for the following classes and dates: 

Please contact your department’s Training Coordinator for any cancellations or changes to your enrollment.

Training Coordinators can enroll employees in courses here.

Visit our eLearning page for additional learning opportunities here.

Please contact PPSDTraining@sco.ca.gov if you have any questions or feedback. 

Population Affected: All HR Transaction Units 

Contacts:

• Affordable Care Act (ACA) Email ACASupport@sco.ca.gov
• Cal Employee Connect (CEC) - Help and Feedback
• ConnectHR - Help and Feedback
• California Leave Accounting System (CLAS) Email CLAS@sco.ca.gov
• CS Escalation Email (HR Supervisors and Managers) PPSDOps@sco.ca.gov
• Decentralized Security Administration (DSA) & ViewDirect Access (916) 619-7234 or DSA@sco.ca.gov
• HR Suggestions Email (All HR Staff) PPSDHRSuggestions@sco.ca.gov
• Management Information Retrieval System (MIRS) Email PPSDMIRS@sco.ca.gov
• Statewide Customer Contact Center (916) 372-7200

SCO Key Initiatives:

• Cal Employee Connect Project
• California State Payroll System Project

Websites:

• HR
• State Employees

California Leave Accounting System Liaison Line Is Available

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

Date Incident Identified: 7/6/2023

Description: The California Leave Accounting System (CLAS) Liaison inquiry line has been restored.  The CLAS Program can be reached at their normal phone number at (916) 327-0756. 

Population Affected: Civil Service CLAS Users

Status: Closed

Date Incident to be Resolved: 8/24/2023

Contacts:

• Affordable Care Act (ACA) Email ACASupport@sco.ca.gov
• Cal Employee Connect (CEC) - Help and Feedback
• ConnectHR - Help and Feedback
• California Leave Accounting System (CLAS) Email CLAS@sco.ca.gov
• CS Escalation Email (HR Supervisors and Managers) PPSDOps@sco.ca.gov
• Decentralized Security Administration (DSA) & ViewDirect Access (916) 619-7234 or DSA@sco.ca.gov
• HR Suggestions Email (All HR Staff) PPSDHRSuggestions@sco.ca.gov
• Management Information Retrieval System (MIRS) Email PPSDMIRS@sco.ca.gov
• Statewide Customer Contact Center (916) 372-7200

SCO Key Initiatives:

• Cal Employee Connect Project
• California State Payroll System Project

Websites:

• HR
• State Employees

Transaction Supervisors' Forum – September 2023 - Invitation

Action Required by Department: Share the following information with all human resources Transaction Supervisors and Managers. 

Description: You are invited to the September 2023 Transaction Supervisors’ Forum. See details below:  

• DATE: September 14, 2023 
• TIME: 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM 
• MEETING LINK: Click here to join live on the day of the meeting.  

• Join By Phone (audio only): 
  • +1 916-318-8201,,297316390#   United States, Sacramento  
  • Phone Conference ID: 297 316 390#  
  • Find a local number | Reset PIN 
  • Learn More | Meeting options 
• If you are unfamiliar with the Microsoft Teams platform you can access tutorials here or reach out to SCOTransactionSupervisors@sco.ca.gov with any questions you may have.  

• QUESTIONS: If you have a question you would like answered at the forum, please submit it here by September 05, 2023. We will do our best to have a representative available at the forum to answer your question. 
• PRESENTERS: Email SCOTransactionSupervisors@sco.ca.gov with your presentation topic and amount of time you will be presenting by August 31, 2023. Please note that all presenters must attend a dry run, which will be held on September 12, 2023, from 10 AM to 11 AM. Presenters will receive a separate invitation for the dry run and the forum.  

Contact:  

• Transaction Supervisors’ Forum SCOTransactionSupervisors@sco.ca.gov 
• SCO - Personnel and Payroll Services Division (PPSD) 
• California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) 
• California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) 
• California Personnel Office Directory (CPOD) 
• HR Suggestions Email (All HR Staff) PPSDHRSuggestions@sco.ca.gov 
• Cal Employee Connect (CEC) - Help and Feedback    
• ConnectHR - Help and Feedback 

2023 Civil Service Benefits Open Enrollment Resources

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

Description:  ​​The annual Benefits Open Enrollment period for health, dental, Premier Vision, and all FlexElect accounts runs from September 18 to October 13, 2023.  All open enrollment actions will be effective January 1, 2024.  The Statewide Civil Service (SCS) Benefits program has put together resources to assist HR offices during the open enrollment period.  Please see below, the 2023 Benefits Open Enrollment Resources that have been added on the SCO website:

• 2023 Open Enrollment Checklists 
• 2023 Open Enrollment Form Examples & Common Errors Guides 
• 2023 Open Enrollment FAQs 
• SCO Tips for 2023 Open Enrollment​ 

Population Affected:  All HR Offices

Contacts:

• Affordable Care Act (ACA) Email ACASupport@sco.ca.gov
• Cal Employee Connect (CEC) - Help and Feedback
• ConnectHR - Help and Feedback
• California Leave Accounting System (CLAS) Email CLAS@sco.ca.gov
• CS Escalation Email (HR Supervisors and Managers) PPSDOps@sco.ca.gov
• Decentralized Security Administration (DSA) & ViewDirect Access (916) 619-7234 or DSA@sco.ca.gov
• HR Suggestions Email (All HR Staff) PPSDHRSuggestions@sco.ca.gov
• Management Information Retrieval System (MIRS) Email PPSDMIRS@sco.ca.gov
• Statewide Customer Contact Center (916) 372-7200

SCO Key Initiatives:

• Cal Employee Connect Project
• California State Payroll System Project

Websites:

• HR
• State Employees