HB 1336

relating to salary or wage deductions for classroom teachers
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 22.001, Education Code,
Sec. 22.001.  SALARY DEDUCTIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL DUES;
CERTAIN SALARY DEDUCTIONS PROHIBITED.
SECTION 2.  Section 22.001, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), a [A] school
district employee is entitled to have an amount deducted from the
employee's salary for membership fees or dues to a professional
organization.  The employee must:
(1)  file with the district a signed written request
identifying the organization and specifying the number of pay
periods per year the deductions are to be made; and
(2)  inform the district of the total amount of the fees
and dues for each year or have the organization notify the district
(d)  A school district may not deduct or withhold, or
contract to deduct or withhold, from a classroom teacher's salary
or wages payment of membership fees or dues to a labor organization
or other similar entity, including a trade union, labor union,
employees' association, or professional organization.
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.