The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Ridge.
DIGEST
SB 204 Original 2015 Regular Session Martiny
Present law provides that any teacher or school board employee may authorize the school board to
deduct organization dues from his earnings.
Proposed law adds employees of any public charter school or any organization or entity with
authority over employment decisions at a charter school.
Present law provides that no deductions can be made unless 50 such employees or 10% of the total
number of employees, whichever is less, request the deduction. Proposed law deletes present law.
Proposed law provides that any teacher or other school employee may authorize payroll deductions
are allowed by proposed law, which removes union dues as an authorized payroll withholding.
Present law provides for the labor policy when a municipality or transit authority acquires or operates
a transportation facility.
Present law allows employees of the acquired facility to authorize deductions of wages and salaries
for the following purposes:
(1)Pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement with a duly designated or certified labor
organization for the payment of union dues, fees, or assessments.
(2)For the payment of contributions pursuant to any health and welfare plan or pension or
retirement plan.
(3)For any purposes for which deductions may be authorized by employees of any private
employer.
Proposed law removes union dues as an authorized payroll withholding.
Present law authorizes state employee payroll withholdings for the following:
(1)Mandated federal or state income withholdings, credit unions, garnishments, liens, union
dues, savings bonds programs, qualified United Way entities, health and life insurance
products offered through the Office of Group Benefits, products having state participating
contributions, sponsored by the Office of Group Benefits, which qualify and are offered
under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code (Cafeteria Plan).
(2)Products offered without state contributory participation which have been evaluated and approved in accordance with rules and procedures promulgated by the commissioner of
administration.
Proposed law removes union dues as an authorized payroll withholding, but allows any withholding
expressly authorized by state or federal law.
Present law authorizes any state, parish, or city employee to withhold from his salary a specific
amount for payment of his dues to any labor organization to which he belongs.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law allows any employee of the state or of any political subdivision of the state to authorize
his employer to withhold from his salary for payment of his dues to any professional state or local
law enforcement or firefighter association. Proposed law repeals present law.
Proposed law provides for severability.
Proposed law specifies that nothing in proposed law affects any collective bargaining agreement
before the effective date of proposed law but provides that any subsequent agreement after the
expiration of any existing agreement may not allow union dues to be deducted from employees'
payroll.
Effective August 1, 2015
(Amends R.S. 17:438, R.S. 23:890(F) and (G), and R.S. 42:456(A)(1); adds R.S. 42:456(C), (D),
and (E) ; repeals R.S. 42:457 and 457.1)