§ 12470 Uniform State Payroll System

Government Code·California

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Key Takeaways

•The state has one big system to pay all its workers.
•Almost all state jobs use this system, except a few like the State Fair and UC schools.
•The boss of this system (the Controller) can decide when to add new state jobs to it.
•The Controller can also say some jobs don’t have to use it for a little while if needed.

Example

A new state park opens and hires rangers.

The park’s paychecks for the rangers must go through the big state payroll system, unless the Controller says they can wait a bit to join it.

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§ 12470 Uniform State Payroll System

In conformity with the accounting system prescribed by the Department of Finance pursuant to Section 13300, the Controller shall install and operate a uniform state payroll system for all state agencies except the California Exposition and State Fair and the University of California. The Controller may provide for the orderly inclusion of state agencies into the system, and may make exceptions from the operation thereof for the periods as the Controller determines necessary. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 86. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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uniform state payroll system Controller California Exposition and State Fair University of California

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Government Code. Section 12470.

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