| 1 | 1 | | 89R934 AMF-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Cain H.B. No. 1336 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to salary or wage deductions for classroom teachers |
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| 10 | 10 | | employed by public schools. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. The heading to Section 22.001, Education Code, |
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| 13 | 13 | | is amended to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 22.001. SALARY DEDUCTIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL DUES; |
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| 15 | 15 | | CERTAIN SALARY DEDUCTIONS PROHIBITED. |
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| 16 | 16 | | SECTION 2. Section 22.001, Education Code, is amended by |
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| 17 | 17 | | amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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| 18 | 18 | | follows: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a [A] school |
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| 20 | 20 | | district employee is entitled to have an amount deducted from the |
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| 21 | 21 | | employee's salary for membership fees or dues to a professional |
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| 22 | 22 | | organization. The employee must: |
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| 23 | 23 | | (1) file with the district a signed written request |
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| 24 | 24 | | identifying the organization and specifying the number of pay |
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| 25 | 25 | | periods per year the deductions are to be made; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2) inform the district of the total amount of the fees |
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| 27 | 27 | | and dues for each year or have the organization notify the district |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the amount. |
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| 29 | 29 | | (d) A school district may not deduct or withhold, or |
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| 30 | 30 | | contract to deduct or withhold, from a classroom teacher's salary |
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| 31 | 31 | | or wages payment of membership fees or dues to a labor organization |
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| 32 | 32 | | or other similar entity, including a trade union, labor union, |
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| 33 | 33 | | employees' association, or professional organization. |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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