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SENATE BILL NO. 233
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION
BY SENATORS REINBOLD, Shower
Introduced: 2/24/20
Referred: Judiciary, Labor and Commerce
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
1 "An Act relating to public employee and Alaska Railroad Corporation employee payroll
2 deductions for payment of union dues, fees, and political campaign contributions and
3 expenditures; prohibiting union security provisions in collective bargaining agreements
4 under the Public Employment Relations Act and the Alaska Railroad Corporation Act;
5 repealing unfair labor practice prohibitions under the Public Employment Relations Act
6 and the Alaska Railroad Corporation Act; and providing for an effective date."
7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
8 * Section 1. AS 23.40.220 is amended to read:
9 Sec. 23.40.220. Employee [LABOR OR EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION
10 DUES AND EMPLOYEE] benefits; [,] deduction and authorization. Upon written
11 authorization of a public employee within a bargaining unit, the public employer shall
12 deduct from the payroll of the public employee the monthly amount of [DUES, FEES,
13 AND OTHER] employee benefits as certified by the secretary of the exclusive
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1 bargaining representative and shall deliver it to the chief fiscal officer of the exclusive
2 bargaining representative. The public employer may not deduct from the payroll of
3 the public employee for delivery to the exclusive bargaining representative an
4 amount for contribution or expenditure under AS 15.13 or an amount for
5 employee dues or fees. In this section, "contribution" and "expenditure" have
6 the meanings given in AS 15.13.400.
7 * Sec. 2. AS 23.40.225 is repealed and reenacted to read:
8 Sec. 23.40.225. Union security provisions prohibited. A collective
9 bargaining settlement reached or agreement entered into under this chapter may not
10 contain a union security provision, including a union shop or agency shop provision or
11 agreement.
12 * Sec. 3. AS 42.40.870 is amended to read:
13 Sec. 42.40.870. Employee [ORGANIZATION DUES AND EMPLOYEE]
14 benefits; deduction and authorization. Upon written authorization of an employee
15 within a bargaining unit, the corporation shall deduct from the payroll of the employee
16 the monthly amount of [DUES, FEES, AND OTHER] employee benefits as certified
17 by the secretary of the exclusive bargaining representative and shall deliver it to the
18 chief fiscal officer of the exclusive bargaining representative. The corporation may
19 not deduct from the payroll of the public employee for delivery to the exclusive
20 bargaining representative an amount for contribution or expenditure under
21 AS 15.13 or an amount for employee dues or fees. In this section, "contribution"
22 and "expenditure" have the meanings given in AS 15.13.400.
23 * Sec. 4. AS 42.40.880. is repealed and reenacted to read:
24 Sec. 42.40.880. Union security provisions prohibited. A collective
25 bargaining settlement reached or agreement entered into under this chapter may not
26 contain a union security provision, including a union shop or agency shop provision or
27 agreement.
28 * Sec. 5. AS 23.40.110(b) and AS 42.40.760(b) are repealed.
29 * Sec. 6. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to
30 read:
31 APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to collective bargaining agreements that take
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1 effect on or after the effective date of this Act.
2 * Sec. 7. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).
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Statutes affected:
SB0233A, AM SB 233, introduced 02/24/2020: 23.40.220, 15.13.400, 23.40.225, 42.40.870, 42.40.880, 23.40.110, 42.40.760