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“What’s New” on FMX

March, 2021

Warrant Availability on Friday, April 2

The Comptroller’s office will be closed for business on April 2 in observance of Good Friday; however, Payment Services will distribute warrants from 8-10 a.m. The warrants will be for the April 1 processing cycle.

See Payment Distribution for warrant pickup requirements.

Pay Card Update

The pay card program vendor will end its participation in the program that provides payroll or annuity net pay on debit cards on Aug. 31, 2021. The Comptroller’s office is requesting bids for a new vendor.

Agencies can accept applications for pay cards through the current vendor until June 30, 2021. Payroll offices can load payroll on existing cards through the Sept. 1, 2021, pay date, and employees may use their current pay card until its balance is depleted. 

The Comptroller’s office will notify agencies by August 2021 either that a new vendor has been selected or that the program will be discontinued. Agencies should alert employees to the vendor change or possible cancellation of the pay card program and discuss alternative payment methods (warrant or direct deposit) to receive payroll or annuity net pay. 

Contact Payment Services for more information.

See Payment Cards for Payroll/Annuity Net Pay (PayCards) for more program details.

Reminder — Quarterly GR Reimbursement Due for Statewide Allocated Costs

General revenue (GR) reimbursement deadlines for statewide allocated costs for agencies listed in Fiscal 2020 Statewide Cost Allocation Summary of Fixed Costs by Agency are:

  • March 31 – First quarter due
  • April 30 – Second quarter due
  • June 30 – Third quarter due
  • Aug. 30 – Fourth quarter due

See General Revenue Reimbursement for Statewide Allocated Costs (FPP A.022) for instructions, contacts and forms.

Reporting Requirements for Coronavirus Relief Funding

State agencies and institutions of higher education that expect to receive coronavirus relief funds authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (HR 133) or the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (HR 1319) must use the new appropriation numbers established for grants/awards authorized by each act and create a program cost account (PCA) that infers the correct appropriation, program code and title.

See Coronavirus Relief of 2020 Federal Funding Accounting Policy (FPP A.048) for specific appropriation numbers and more information. Contact your appropriation control officer to request activation of the new appropriations.

Second Quarter Audit Reports

Fiscal 2021 second quarter expenditure audit reports are available for view, print and download. See the FMX Audit page for forms, fiscal policies and procedures, and audit contact information.

Subscribe via GovDelivery for quarterly email notifications of audit reports posted.

CAPPS User Group Webinar

A combined CAPPS HR/Payroll and CAPPS Financials user group webinar will be held March 25, 9-11 a.m.

See CAPPS HR/Payroll User Group Meetings or CAPPS Financials User Group Meetings for webinar information. The agenda and meeting materials will be posted one day before the meeting.

Payables and Binding Encumbrances Due

State agencies and institutions of higher education must report payables and binding encumbrances for second quarter fiscal 2021 appropriations by March 30 to the Comptroller’s office.

Quarterly certification must be entered in the online form.

See Encumbrance Report and Lapsing of Appropriations (APS 018) (FPP A.019) for more information.

Reminder — Veteran Workforce Summary Reports Due

March 15 is the maintenance and corrections deadline for the fiscal 2021 second quarter Veteran Workforce Summary Reports (Dec. 1 to Feb. 28). Copies of the quarterly reports will be sent via electronic file transfer (EFT) on March 16. The online quarterly report acknowledgment form (with required complaint reporting included) will be available March 16 and must be submitted by March 23.

See Veteran Workforce Summary Reports and Veteran Complaint Reporting (FPP F.038) for more information.