| 1 | 1 | | 81R5482 EAH-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Madden H.B. No. 1049 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the deduction of membership fees for correctional |
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| 8 | 8 | | employee organizations from a state employee's salary. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 659.1031, Government Code, is amended to |
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| 11 | 11 | | read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 659.1031. DEDUCTION OF MEMBERSHIP FEES FOR ELIGIBLE |
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| 13 | 13 | | [STATE EMPLOYEE] ORGANIZATIONS. (a) An employee of a state agency |
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| 14 | 14 | | may authorize in writing a deduction each pay period from the |
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| 15 | 15 | | employee's salary or wage payment for payment to an eligible [state |
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| 16 | 16 | | employee] organization of a membership fee in the organization. |
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| 17 | 17 | | (b) In this section, "eligible [state employee] |
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| 18 | 18 | | organization" means: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (1) a state employee organization with a membership of |
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| 20 | 20 | | at least 2,000 active or retired state employees who hold or who |
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| 21 | 21 | | have held certification from the Commission on Law Enforcement |
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| 22 | 22 | | Officer Standards and Education; or |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2) a national nonprofit organization with: |
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| 24 | 24 | | (A) a membership of at least 2,000 active or |
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| 25 | 25 | | retired state employees who are employed or have been employed by |
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| 26 | 26 | | the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | (B) a primary function of preserving and |
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| 28 | 28 | | supporting the surviving families of correctional officers. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 30 | 30 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 31 | 31 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 32 | 32 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 33 | 33 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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