BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 1479 By: Madla Intergovernmental Relations 4-3-95 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Currently, counties with a population under 20,000 are not allowed to give their employees the opportunity to use payroll deduction for payments to a credit union. PURPOSE As proposed, S.B. 1479 authorizes deductions from a county employee's wages or salary for payment to a credit union. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 155.001, Local Government Code, as follows: Sec. 155.001. New heading: DEDUCTIONS AUTHORIZED IN COUNTIES; PURPOSES. (a) Authorizes the commissioners court, on the request of a county employee, to authorize a payroll deduction to be made from the employee's wages or salary for payment to a credit union. (b) Authorizes a commissioners court in a county with a population of 20,000 or more to authorize a payroll deduction to be made from an employee's wages or salary, on the request of the employee. SECTION 2. Amends the heading to Chapter 155A, Local Government Code, as follows: SUBCHAPTER A. AUTHORIZED DEDUCTIONS FOR COUNTIES SECTION 3. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.