89R934 AMF-D
By: Cain H.B. No. 1336
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to salary or wage deductions for classroom teachers
employed by public schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 22.001, Education Code,
is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 22.001. SALARY DEDUCTIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL DUES;
CERTAIN SALARY DEDUCTIONS PROHIBITED.
SECTION 2. Section 22.001, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a [A] school
district employee is entitled to have an amount deducted from the
employee's salary for membership fees or dues to a professional
organization. The employee must:
(1) file with the district a signed written request
identifying the organization and specifying the number of pay
periods per year the deductions are to be made; and
(2) inform the district of the total amount of the fees
and dues for each year or have the organization notify the district
of the amount.
(d) A school district may not deduct or withhold, or
contract to deduct or withhold, from a classroom teacher's salary
or wages payment of membership fees or dues to a labor organization
or other similar entity, including a trade union, labor union,
employees' association, or professional organization.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.