§ 70-5-139. Professional organization dues and political contributions of employees - Payroll deduction.

School districts shall make payroll deductions for either or both professional organization dues and political contributions upon the request of any school employee and shall transmit deducted funds to the organization designated by the school district employee.  Such deductions shall be on a ten-month basis unless otherwise designated by the employee organization.  However, a school employee may request in writing at any time for the school district to immediately terminate or initiate payroll deductions to a professional organization.  Upon receipt of a request the school district shall within five (5) business days or by the next pay period, whichever is earlier, terminate or initiate any future payroll deductions of the requesting school employee to a professional organization.  Upon receipt of a request the school district shall notify the professional organization of the initiation or termination of payroll deductions within fifteen (15) business days.  If the request is to terminate a deduction, the school district shall not make any advance payments to any professional organization of any future dues on behalf of the school employee.

Added by Laws 1978, c. 294, § 26, emerg. eff. May 10, 1977.  Amended by Laws 2005, c. 132, § 1.