(a) Upon receipt of written authorization from any state employee, the Secretary of Finance shall deduct from the employee's salary such sum as the employee shall direct for state provided employee benefits. Effective upon the implementation of the new payroll system, deductions shall be in equal amounts and withheld from all paychecks received by the employee, with the exception of deductions for employee health, life and dental insurance premiums which shall be withheld from the first 2 paychecks received during any month. The Secretary of Finance will set forth rules of practice and procedure with regard to employee deductions.
(b) For employee salary deductions excluding state provided employee benefits:
(c) Subsection (b) of this section shall not be effective until implementation has been approved by the State Treasurer, Secretary of Finance, Director of the Office of Management and Budget and Controller General.
(d) Salary reductions voluntarily taken pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall not affect the compensation used in the calculation of pension benefits under any state pension plan.