HB1336 - Relating to salary or wage deductions for classroom teachers employed by public schools.

  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.