HBA- MPA S.B. 568 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 568
By: Cain
Urban Affairs
44/20/1999
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the law allows a city with a population over 10,000 to deduct
employee association dues from the paychecks of employees who voluntarily
request it.  S.B. 568 requires cities with a population over 50,000 to make
dues deductions if the employee submits a written request.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 141.008, Local Government Code, to limit the
type of employees' association described in this subsection to one that
does not claim the right to strike.  Requires the governing body of a
municipality with a population over 50,000 to make payroll deductions from
an employee's salary or wages if requested in writing by the employee, if
the municipality permits deductions for a purpose other than payment for a
charitable purpose, health insurance, taxes, or a deduction required by
law. 

SECTION 2.   Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.