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State Comptroller seeks staff and consulting funds; large California payroll‑system project proceeds amid oversight questions

3410277 · May 20, 2025
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The State Controller's Office requested consulting funds to sustain GAAP financial reporting and presented plans for a statewide payroll and HR modernization project that SCO estimates will cost roughly $1.2 billion over six years; LAO analysts and members asked for careful oversight and noted litigation challenging the project's procurement.

The State Controller's Office (SCO) appeared before the Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 seeking $4 million for continuing consulting to support generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) reporting, plus a request that would add 20 permanent positions and provide ongoing funding to build a statewide payroll, personnel and travel/expense system (the California State Payroll System Project).

SCO officials said the project…

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