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KS HB2354

KS HB2354
Providing public employees and professional employees certain rights with respect to withholding of public employee organization and professional employee organization dues.


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Introduced
02/10/2021
In Committee
03/01/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/23/2022

Introduced Session

2021-2022 Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT concerning public employee and professional employees' organizations; relating to dues; commencement and cessation of withholding of dues; procedure; providing certain rights to employees; amending K.S.A. 72-2219, 72-2241, 75-4324, 75-4327 and 75-5501 and K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 44-319 and repealing the existing sections. 7

AI Summary

This bill amends existing Kansas laws to provide public employees and professional employees certain rights with respect to the withholding of public employee organization and professional employee organization dues. The key provisions include: - Allowing public and professional employees to immediately cease the withholding of organization dues from their wages upon submitting a written or emailed request to their employer, who must then notify the organization and stop the deductions. - Requiring annual renewal of authorizations for withholding of dues, and providing specific language that must be included in the authorization form to inform employees of their right to refrain from joining or financially supporting a union. - Clarifying that employees have the right to resign from and end any financial obligation to an employee or professional organization at any time, without waiver. - Specifying that deductions of dues to professional and public employee organizations are subject to the provisions of existing Kansas laws governing these organizations.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Business and Industry

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

K-12 Education Budget (House)

Last Action

House Died in Committee (on 05/23/2022)

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