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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the deduction of membership fees for correctional |
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employee organizations from a state employee's salary. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 659.1031, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 659.1031. DEDUCTION OF MEMBERSHIP FEES FOR ELIGIBLE |
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[STATE EMPLOYEE] ORGANIZATIONS. (a) An employee of a state agency |
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may authorize in writing a deduction each pay period from the |
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employee's salary or wage payment for payment to an eligible [state
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employee] organization of a membership fee in the organization. |
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(b) In this section, "eligible [state employee] |
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organization" means: |
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(1) a state employee organization with a membership of |
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at least 2,000 active or retired state employees who hold or who |
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have held certification from the Commission on Law Enforcement |
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Officer Standards and Education; or |
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(2) a national nonprofit organization with: |
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(A) a membership of at least 2,000 active or |
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retired state employees who are employed or have been employed by |
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the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and |
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(B) a primary function of preserving and |
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supporting the surviving families of correctional officers. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |