Deduction of dues to exclusive representative.
Summary
Provides that a school employee has the right to resign from, and end any financial obligation to, a school employee organization at any time. Provides that a school employee must annually authorize a pay deduction to a school employee organization. Provides that the attorney general, in consultation with the Indiana education employment relations board (board) shall prescribe an authorization for withholding form for use by a school employee to deduct dues from the pay of the school employee to the school employee organization. Adds certain requirements for information to be included on the form. Provides that after receiving the authorization for withholding form, the employer shall confirm the authorization by sending an electronic mail message to the school employee at the employee's school provided work electronic mail address and shall wait for confirmation of the authorization before starting any deduction. Specifies the time frame for (1) ceasing withholding upon receipt of a request, and (2) providing notice to the school employee organization. Provides that a school employer shall annually provide, at a time it prescribes, written or electronic mail notification to its school employees of their right to cease payment of school employee organization dues and to withdraw from that organization. Specifies what the notification must include. Provides that the attorney general, in consultation with the board and the department of education, must annually provide notice to school employers of certain provisions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Jan 14, 2021
Signed Apr 22, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2021
How they voted
21–16
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Feb 18, 2021
D
Democratic8
87% Nay
R
Republican30
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Apr 22, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 7, 2021
Introduced
Returned to the Senate without amendments
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 366: yeas 58, nays 34
lower
Apr 5, 2021
Amended
Amendment #1 (Hatfield) failed; Roll Call 357: yeas 31, nays 62
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reread third time: passed; Roll Call 137: yeas 27, nays 22
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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