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