(1) The salaries of all state and district officers and employees whose salaries are paid monthly from the state treasury, shall be paid on or before the tenth day of the month following the month for which the salary is due, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
(2)  From and after June 30, 1973, the state controller may prescribe pay periods different from a monthly pay period, except that any such program shall insure that payment is made on or before the end of the pay period following the end of the pay period for which salaries are due. The programs prescribed by the state controller need not be uniform between or among agencies and departments.