Chapter 3 – Personnel, Training, and Employee Relations

31155.4 Early Release of Payroll Warrant

• Payroll warrants may be approved for early release, but no earlier than one day prior to the normal payday. Early release of the Master Payroll warrants may be allowed for the following reasons:

  • Employees are required to travel on State business on payday.

  • Employees are called away on personal emergencies or for unforeseen urgent matters on payday.

• Acceptable Reasons

  • Examples of personal emergencies or unforeseen urgent matters include, but are not limited to, the following:

    • Death in the immediate family.

    • Medical emergency or sudden illness in the family.

    • Acts of vandalism which have caused significant damage to a vehicle which requires immediate repair.

    • Emergency home repairs due to unforeseen events such as fire, flooding, storm damage, theft, or vandalism.

  • Good judgment should be used in requesting and approving early release of payroll warrants.