Levelland I.S.D. Payroll Manual Levelland Independent District 704 11th Street Levelland, TX 79336 806-894-9628 806-894-2583 Fax www.levellandisd.net
TABLE OF CONTENTS Establishing A New Employee for Payroll.. 3 Authorization Agreement for Direct Deposit.... 3 Extra Duty Payment Request... 4 Payroll Deductions... 4 Distribution of Paychecks... 4 Time Sheets Procedures... 5 Sick Leave & Personal Time Off.... 7 2
1.0 Establishing a New Employee for Payroll Purposes 1.1 Human Resources will send a Human Resources Action Request Form to the Payroll Office. 1.2 The employee must complete "new hire paperwork" 1.2.1 The employee must submit a copy of his/her social security card. 1.2.2 The employee must submit a copy of his/her driver s license. 1.2.3 The employee must be fingerprinted or show evidence of required fingerprinting. 1.3 The Human Resources Action Request Form is matched with the documents previously listed. If there is a variation in the information provided, the employee is contacted for correction. 2.0 Authorization Agreement for Direct Deposit 2.1 L.I.S.D. has a mandatory Direct Deposit policy. 2.2 Employees must complete a Direct Deposit Authorization form for automatic deposit. 2.2.1 This will provide the employee s bank transit number, account number, and account type to the business office. 2.2.2 A voided check or deposit slip must be attached to the Direct Deposit Authorization form. 2.2.3 Stop authorization must be submitted with new bank information if employee changes banks. 3
3.0 Employee Extra Duty Payment Request 3.1 Obtain Extra Duty timesheets from campuses or from the business office for extra duty payment. This form must be completed and submitted to the Payroll Office. 3.1.1 The Extra Duty timesheets must be signed and dated by the employee and the supervisor in order for Payroll to process a payment. 3.1.2 It is the responsibility of the supervisor to indicate to employees the appropriate timesheet. The business office can assist you in choosing the correct timesheet. 4.0 Payroll Deduction Agreement 4.1 Arrangements for L.I.S.D. approved payroll deductions may be set up. Employees must provide the Payroll Deduction Authorization form with required information. 4.1.1 All changes in deductions must be in the Payroll Office by the 10th of the month. (If they are turned in after the 10th, it will be effective on the next month's payroll.) 5.0 Distribution of Paychecks 5.1 Payroll Calendar: 5.1.1 Employees are paid on the 25 th of each month unless that date falls on a weekend or holiday. 5.1.2 If the normal pay date falls on a weekend or holiday, pay checks are normally distributed the first business day prior to the 25 th. 5.1.3 The supervisors must have ALL timesheets (regular & Extra Duty) submitted and approved by the dates established on the Business Office Deadline calendar. These requests must have the correct budget account number to charge, proper approvals in compliance with the fiscal authorization form and must be signed by the employee and supervisor. 5.2 Campus Paychecks: 5.2.1 L.I.S.D has a mandatory Direct Deposit/Global Cash Card Policy. Payroll paper checks will not be issued. 5.2.2 Wage and earning statements/vouchers may be viewed and printed through Skyward Employee Access. 4
5.3 Non-Distributed Paychecks and Direct Deposit Vouchers: 5.3.1 The appropriate campus supervisor must secure any paycheck or direct deposit voucher issued to an employee who is known to be absent on payday until the employee returns to campus. If the employee does not return, the paycheck or direct deposit voucher should be sent back to the business office. 5.3.2 Any paycheck or direct deposit voucher for an employee who has been terminated, transferred or is on leave of absence, should be returned to the business office immediately. 5.3.3 NO PAYCHECK OR DIRECT DEPOST VOUCHER ARE EVER TO BE GIVEN TO ANY OTHER PERSON UNLESS THEY HAVE A WRITTEN NOTE FROM THE EMPLOYEE AND PROPER IDENTIFICATION. 5.4 Miscellaneous Paychecks and Direct Deposit Transfer Procedures: 5.4.1 Employee must contact the payroll office if a direct deposit transfer was not received. 5.4.2 An employee may be responsible for any stop payment charges. 6.0 Time Sheet/Card Procedures 6.1 All non-exempt employees should accurately record all time transactions. Employees set up on True Time should clock in and out each day. 6.2 It is a supervisor s responsibility in directing employees to submit time sheets accurately and in a timely manner. 6.3 Extra Duty timesheets should not be submitted or approved unless employee work hours are accurate and ready for payment. 6.4 Actual hours worked should be recorded by rounding to the nearest ¼ hour per table below. Rounding Table 0-7 minutes report as an even hour (part of last completed hour) 8-22 minutes report as a quarter hour 23-37 minutes report as a half hour 38-52 minutes report as a three quarter hour 53-60 minutes report as an even hour 5
6.5 Calculate the totals for each day and week. 6.6 Employees must indicate in and out times for lunch or other breaks in the workday in excess of 15 minutes. 6.6.1 Breaks For Nonexempt Employees 6.6.1.1 Rest periods of up to 20 minutes must be counted as hours worked. Coffee breaks or time for snacks are rest periods, not meal periods. 29 C.F.R. 785. 18 6.6.2 Lunch For All Employees 6.6.2.1 Bona fide meal periods of 30 minutes or more are not counted as hours worked if the employee is completely relieved from duty. The employee is not relieved from duty if the employee is required to perform any duties, whether active or inactive, while eating. For example, an office employee who is required to eat at his or her desk is working while eating. It is not necessary that an employee be permitted to leave the premises if the employee is otherwise completely freed from duties during the meal period. 29 C.F.R. 785.19 6.7 Supervisors must approve all variations from standard work schedule in advance. 6.8 If an employee is eligible for overtime and works more than 40 hours during the regularly scheduled work week, he/she will receive pay at the rate of time and a half, or comp time at the rate of time and a half. 6.8.1 Straight time will be earned for holiday days worked, unless the weekly total of hours worked exceeds 40 hours. 6.9 Overtime Pay 6.9.1 Hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week require the approval of a supervisor. Hours will be considered over time if there is no vacation, sick or personal time during that period. 6.9.2 Overtime pay will be established at the rate of time and one-half. 6.9.3 Forward fully completed and approved Extra Duty timesheets to the business office for payment within thirty (30) days of the duty. 6
7.0 Sick Leave and Personal Time Off 7.1 Sick and Personal leave is available for use in half and full day increments only according to DEC (LOCAL) Board Policy. 7.2 Employee is responsible for submitting their absence from duty request through Skyward Employee Access. 7.3 Supervisor is responsible for making sure each employee is submitting an absence from duty request through Skyward Employee Access. 7.4 All absences are required to be documented, even if the employee knows he or she is out of days. 7
August 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 1st Year Academy 7 New Staff Development Day 8 New Staff Development Day 9 Work Day 10 Work Day 11 12 13 19 20 PLC/PD Day (Student 2017-2018 14 PLC/PD Day (Student 15 PLC/PD Day (Student 16 PLC/PD Day (Student 17 21 22 23 24 Work Day 18 25 First Day Of 26 27 28 29 30 31 2018-2019
September 2018 1 2 3 4 2017-2018 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2018-2019 19 20 21 22 23 24 PLC/PD Day (Student 25 26 27 28 29 30
October 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Summer PD (Student & 12 Summer PD (Student & 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Half Day 27 28 29 30 31
November 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PLC/PD Day (Student 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Half Day 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Half Day Semester Ends 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
January 2019 1 2 3 Summer PD (Student & 4 Summer PD (Student & 5 6 7 Work Day 8 Semester Starts 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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