Section 40-53 - Salary and pension payments(a) All payments for permanent settlements, specific and all other salaries, shall be drawn by the comptroller, payable to each individual to whom the State is directly indebted, except as provided for in section 40-58. No permanent settlements nor salary checks shall be paid by the director of finance until the person in whose favor the check is drawn shall have indorsed the person's signature thereon.(b) All employees hired on or after July 1, 1998, shall designate a financial institution account into which the State is authorized to deposit the employee's pay. The comptroller may waive the requirements of this section for any state employee upon request by the head of the employing department under policies prescribed by the comptroller. The implementation of this section shall not be subject to negotiation under chapter 89.L 1898, c 39, §11C; RL 1925, §1450; RL 1935, §577; RL 1945, §1581; RL 1955, § 34-30; am L 1957, c 152, §1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §14; am L 1963, c 114, §1; HRS § 40-53; gen ch 1985; am L 1998, c 110, §2; am L 2007, c 28, §1 .