| 1 | 1 | | 25.449.11 100th Legislative Session 159 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2025 South Dakota Legislature |
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| 5 | 5 | | Senate Bill 159 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Introduced by: Senator Peterson (Sue) |
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| 14 | 14 | | Underscores indicate new language. |
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| 15 | 15 | | Overstrikes indicate deleted language. |
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| 16 | 16 | | An Act to establish informational and membership requirements for a labor union, 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | organization, or association and provide a penalty therefor. 2 |
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| 18 | 18 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 3 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 60-9: 4 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Upon enrollment of a member, a labor union, organization, or association must 5 |
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| 21 | 21 | | provide a document stating the services that the labor union, organization, or association 6 |
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| 22 | 22 | | provides as a benefit of membership and the obligations of the labor union, organization, 7 |
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| 23 | 23 | | or association to the member. 8 |
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| 24 | 24 | | A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. 9 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Section 2. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 60-9: 10 |
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| 26 | 26 | | A labor union, organization, or association must prepare and update, as necessary, 11 |
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| 27 | 27 | | a document stating: 12 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (1) How membership fees collected by the labor union, organization, or association are 13 |
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| 29 | 29 | | spent; and 14 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (2) The amount of membership fees that are forwarded to other labor unions, 15 |
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| 31 | 31 | | organizations, or associations, by name. 16 |
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| 32 | 32 | | The document must be provided to a prospective member prior to enrollment, to 17 |
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| 33 | 33 | | a member prior to reenrollment, and upon the request by a member. 18 |
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| 34 | 34 | | A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. 19 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Section 3. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 60-9: 20 |
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| 36 | 36 | | A labor union, organization, or association shall permit a member to withdraw from 21 |
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| 37 | 37 | | membership at any time. The labor union, organization, or association shall prorate any 22 |
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| 38 | 38 | | dues paid by the member and refund the dues, within thirty days of the withdrawal. 23 |
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| 39 | 39 | | A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. 24 |
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