81R10536 EAH-F
By: Madden H.B. No. 2816
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(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) In this section, "eligible state employee organization"
means a state employee organization with a membership of at least
2,000 active or retired state employees who:
(1) hold or who have held certification from the
Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education; or
(2) are employed or have been employed by the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice.
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.