STATE OF CALIFORNIA¦ CONTROLLER'S OFFICE
CSU STUDENT ACTION REQUEST
STD. 457 (REV. 10/2008)
GENERAL INFORMATION
PRIVACY NOTIFICATION
The Information Practices Act of 1977 (California Civil Code § 1798.17) and the Federal
Privacy Act (5 USC 552a, subd. (e)(3)) require this notice be provided when collecting
personal information from individuals.
The information you are asked to provide on this form is requested by the Office of the
State Controller, Personnel/Payroll Services Division. Furnishing the information
requested on this form is mandatory. Noncompliance in providing your Social Security
Number and name will result in refusal of employment.
Information requested on this form is used for personnel, payroll and related
processing. Legal references authorizing the maintenance of this information by the
State Controller's Office include: Federal Internal Revenue Code (26 USC §§ 3402(a),
6011, 6051, 6109) and the regulations thereto; federal Public Health and Welfare
Code (42 USC § 403); California Government Code §§ 12470 through 12479 and
16391 through 16395; California Unemployment Insurance Code § 13020; delegated
authority from the Trustees of the California State University.
Certain items of information furnished on this form may be transferred to the following
governmental or private agencies where authorized by law: Trustees, The California
State University, Employment Development Department, Department of Social Ser-
vices, employing State agencies and campuses, Social Security Administration, Federal
Internal Revenue Service, California State Franchise Tax Board, other state income tax
bureaus and other governmental agencies when required by state or federal law, and
organizations for which deductions are authorized by law.
Employees have the right to review their own personal information maintained by the
State Controller's Office, unless access is exempted by law. Contact:
Personnel/Payroll Services Division, State Controller's Office,
Post Office Box 942850, Sacramento, California 94250-5878.
EMPLOYEES WITH TWO OR MORE CONCURRENT JOBS WITH THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. The allowances you claim on this form will be used for tax withholding
purposes for all wages paid under the Uniform State Payroll System. The Uniform State
Payroll System includes all California State Agencies (except as noted below), and the
California State Universities. It does not include the California Agricultural Associations,
Legislative employees, or the Universities of California.
IF YOU DO NOT COMPLETE SECTION H. If you are new to State service and you fail
to complete Section H, you will be treated (for withholding tax purposes) as a single
person claiming no allowances (Section 3402(c) and Section 3402(1) of the Internal
Revenue Code).
If you are returning to State service and you fail to complete Section H and you have
received within the past year, earnings paid under the Uniform State Payroll System,
taxes will be withheld from your wages based on the allowances you previously claimed.
IF YOU ARE EXEMPT FROM EITHER FEDERAL OR STATE WITHHOLDING
but not
exempt from both, contact your personnel/payroll office for special instructions for
completing Section H.
IF YOU ARE A NONRESIDENT ALIEN PER INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS)
NOTICE 2005-76 check the Nonresident Alien box. If you have questions as to whether
you should mark this box, you should contact your human resources officer.
IF YOU WILL RECEIVE NONTAXABLE WAGES
, please indicate the reason on your
withholding claim in the space provided. The reason must be one of the following:
a. "Minister of a Church"- employed by the State of California as a Minister of a
Church
b. "Nonresident Alien per Tax Treaty"
(Indicate on claim: "Exempt per Article
of treaty between the United States and
.")
(country)
Tax Treaty must cite exemption from both Federal and State personal income tax to
qualify for this exemption.
c. "Deceased Employee Wages"- campus administrative action.
If you have any questions regarding your eligibility under any of the above reasons, you
should contact your local Internal Revenue Service Office or the Employment Tax District
Office of the Employment Development Department.
STUDENT PAYROLL ACTION REQUEST INSTRUCTIONS
Read all instructions before completing this form. Use pen and print all entries. Sign your name in Section I. Retain the
4th (Green) copy for your records. If you have questions about any item on this form, consult your personnel/payroll office.
SECTION B
Type of Transaction - Check all appropriate boxes and complete listed sections.
SECTION C
Social Security Number - Enter your number as it appears on your social security card.
If you do not have a social security card, you must apply for your card through the Social
Security Administration using the application for a social security number, SS-5. In the
box for social security number on STD. 457 you should write "SS-5 SENT". A copy of the
SS-5 form should be attached to the STD. 457. When you receive your social security
number, please notify your personnel/payroll office.
Name - Enter your name as it appears on your social security card. Enter last name first.
This same name must be used on all future employment documents unless formally
changed by you.
Name Change - Complete a new STD. 457 in your personnel/payroll office. You must
also submit a name change form (SS-5) to the Social Security Administration.
A copy of
the name change form (SS-5) or the receipt issued by the Social Security Administration
(SSA-5028-374) must be attached to the STD. 457.
SECTION D
Address - Enter your mailing address. This address will be used for W-2 statements and
mailing of final warrants, if any. Notify your employer immediately if your address
changes. Complete a new STD. 457 in your personnel/payroll office.
SECTION E
Birthdate - Enter numerically the month, day, and year of your birth. (March 20, 1949
enter 03/20/49.)
SECTION F
Sex - Enter "M" for Male or "F" for Female.
SECTION G
Ethnic Code - Enter the code of the ethnic group with which you most closely identify
yourself from the chart below. This request is consistent with U.S. Department of Labor
Regulations mandated by Federal Executive Orders 11246 and 11375. This confidential
information does not become part of an employee's personnel file. The employer is
required to make a visual identification of those individuals who do not complete this
item.
RACE / ETHNICITY ETHNIC CODE
Mexican, Mexican-American, Chicano .............. A
Puerto Rican ................................................. B
Cuban ............................................................... C
Any Other Spanish/Hispanic.............................. D
White ................................................................. E
Black .................................................................. F
Filipino ............................................................... G
Hawaiian ............................................................ P
Samoan ........................................................... Q
Guamanian/Chamorro ...................................... R
Other Pacific Islander ....................................... T
RACE / ETHNICITY
ETHNIC CODE
Japanese ............................................................. I
Chinese ............................................................... J
Korean ................................................................. K
Vietnamese .......................................................... L
Asian Indian ......................................................... M
Cambodian .......................................................... U
Laotian ................................................................ V
Other Asian ......................................................... S
American Indian .................................................. H
Eskimo ................................................................ N
Aleut ................................................................... O
Other, Not Listed ................................................ X
SECTION H
Part I - Federal and State Allowances
Part II - Special Treatment of State Allowance
Part III - Exemption from Withholding
Part IV - Nontaxable Wages
SECTION I
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Use worksheets on Internal Revenue Service
Form W-4 or W-4A and California to complete
your withholding allowances.
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See General Information above.
Employee Certification - You must sign your name, certifying to the accuracy of
information entered on the form.
SECTION K
Designee for State Payroll Warrants (G.C. 12479) - This item must be completed by all
employees. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the person you designate, if 18
years or older, shall be entitled upon your death to receive all State warrants due you,
excluding retirement benefits. Your designee must fil
e written request for such warrants
with your personnel office within 60 days after the date of your death. NOTE: If you make
an error in designee name, you must complete a new STD. 457.
Designee Name - Enter the full name (Mary Jane Smith not Mrs. Robert L.
Smith) in K01
and K02. Specify the relationship of the person designated in K03 (e.g., wife, husband,
domestic partner, daughter, son, mother, father, parent, or friend). Enter address in K05
to K07. If
you have no designee, enter "NONE" in KO1.
Designee Address - Enter the permanent mailing address. File a new STD. 457 any-
time your designee's address changes.
Designee Change - You may change or revoke your designee at any time by completing
a new STD. 457.
SECTION L
Oath of Allegiance or Declaration of Permission to Work - Complete Part 1 or Part 2.
Every State employee, except legally employed noncitizens, must sign the Oath (Part 1).
The Declaration of Permission to Work (Part 2), is required of noncitizens. If you are a
nonresident, noncitizen employee and become a naturalized citizen, an oath must be
signed and filed.
The Oath/Declaration must be signed before entering into employment. Payment may not
be made to any CSU employee unless the employee has taken and subscribed to the
Oath/Declaration.
Penalties (G.C. 3108) - "Every person who, while taking and subscribing to the Oath or
affirmation required by this chapter, states as true any material matter which he/she
knows to be false, is guilty of perjury, and is punishable by imprisonment in the state
prison not less than one nor more than 14 years."