Bill Text: MS SB2677 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Dues for membership in professional organizations; authorize payroll deduction by school employee.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee [SB2677 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2019-SB2677-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2019 Regular Session
To: Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency; Appropriations
By: Senator(s) Butler, Barnett, Jackson (11th), Jackson (32nd), Norwood
Senate Bill 2677
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-9-49, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DEDUCT FROM THE SALARY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES CERTAIN DUES FOR MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 37-9-49, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
37-9-49. * * * The school
district superintendent * * * may deduct or
permit to be deducted from the salary of any superintendent, principal,
teacher or * * * other employee * * * dues * * * payable or alleged to be
payable because of the membership of such superintendent, principal, teacher
or * * *
other employee in * * * any a professional organization or association.
However, the dues deduction may be made only upon receipt by a school
district of written authorization from the superintendent, principal, teacher
or other employee requesting the deduction. The school board of a school
district may adopt policies and procedures for implementing this voluntary dues
deduction process. Dues or premiums in health associations or corporations
and tax-sheltered annuity deductions authorized by the United States
Internal Revenue Code may be deducted upon written authorization from the
superintendent, principal, teacher or * * * other employee involved. Any
superintendent of schools who * * * makes any * * * unauthorized deduction or permits
any * * * unauthorized
deduction to be made * * * shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than Twenty-five
Dollars ($25.00) for each such deduction.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2019.