Payroll Bulletin No. SU-85

*Subject*	SUNY Discretionary Lump Sum Payments
*Purpose*	To provide instructions for processing the lump sum payments.
*Affected Employees*	Active employees in Bargaining Units 08 and 41 with the following Pay Basis Codes: 21P, ANN, BIW, CAL, CYF and CYP.
*Effective Date*	Payment will be included in the employee's regular check for Administration payroll period 25L dated March 26, 2003.
*Eligibility Criteria*	Eligible Employees Pursuant to the memorandum of understanding, dated August 5, 1998, employees who were part-time during the 1996 academic year, and have since gone to full-time, are eligible for a discretionary lump sum payment of $158.50. Non-Eligible Employees Employees who were full-time during the 1996 academic year and have since gone to part-time. Employees who previously received the discretionary lump sum payment (DLP) of $317 for the full 2002-2003 academic year, as stated in bulletin SU-82.
*Agency Processing Information*	Effective pay period 25L, payments for the 2002-2003 Spring semester are to be processed through the Time Entry panel using the earn code DLS: Earnings Begin Date: 02/27/03 Earnings End Date: 02/27/03 Earn Code: DLS Amount: 158.50
*Payroll Register and Employee's Check/Advice*	The earn code DLS and the amount will be displayed on the payroll register and Discretionary LSP-1 Semester will be displayed on the employee's check or direct deposit advice.
*Ques*tions	Information about these payments, including eligibility requirements, may be found in e-mail messages sent to campuses by SUNY's Director of University-Wide Human Resources. If you have additional questions related to the payments, please contact SUNY System Administration. Payroll related questions may be directed to your OSC Payroll Auditor.


		Date: February 21, 2003	Bulletin No. SU-85