The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Michael Bell.
DIGEST
SB 263 Original 2024 Regular Session Seabaugh
Present law provides that any teacher or other employee of a parish or city school board may
authorize his employing school board to deduct and withhold from his earnings a specific amount,
for such pay periods as may be designated, for the payment of regular dues owed by a teacher or
other employee to any organization of teachers or other school employees.
Proposed law retains present law but prohibits the dues to be used for political activity.
Proposed law provides that, at the end of each calendar year, each organization that has arranged for
the collection of its membership dues of persons employed by the state of Louisiana, a parish, a city,
a local school board, or any other governmental agency must provide the appropriate governmental
entity a detailed breakdown of the expenditure of the membership dues of persons employed by the
state of Louisiana, a parish, a city, a local school board, or any other governmental agency collected
by the governmental entity.
Proposed law provides that the state of Louisiana, a parish, a city, a local school board, or any other
governmental agency must notify the employee of his right to cease payment of member organization
dues, and further provides for written or email notification, at least annually, to the employee to
inform him that he can withdraw from the organization.
Proposed law provides that the employee's right to immediately resign and immediately end any
financial obligation to an organization cannot be waived.
Proposed law requires that all authorizations must be on a form prescribed by the employer and
contain a statement in 14 point boldface font.
Proposed law provides that all authorizations must be submitted to the employer and contain the
employee's full name, position, employee organization, and signature.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 17:438(C) and (D); adds R.S. 17:438(E), (F), and (G))