By: Schatzline H.B. No. 4640       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to payroll deductions for certain school district   employees for membership in a professional organization or   association.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  SHORT TITLE. This Act shall be known as the   Paycheck Protection Act of 2023.          SECTION 2.  Chapter 22, Education Code, is amended by adding   Sections 22.0001 to read as follows:          Sec. 22.0001.  DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:                (1)  "Professional organization" means an   organization, association, or union in which school district   employees participate and that exists, in whole or in part, to deal   with one or more public employers concerning grievances, labor   disputes, or conditions of employment affecting school district   employees and whose members pay fees or dues.                (2)  "Association" has the meaning assigned by Section   174.003, Local Government Code.          SECTION 3.  Section 22.001, Education Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as   follows:          (a)  A school district employee, other than an employee who   is employed in a professional law enforcement capacity is not   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 of the amount].          (a-1)  A school district employee employed in a professional   law enforcement capacity is entitled to have an amount deducted   from the employee's salary for membership fees or dues to a   professional organization or association. The employee must:                (1)  file with the district a signed written request   identifying the organization or association 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 or association   notify the district of the amount.          SECTION 4.  Chapter 22, Education Code, is amended by adding   Section 22.0011 to read as follows:          Sec. 22.0011.  PROHIBITION ON COLLECTION OF PROFESSIONAL   ORGANIZATION DUES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a   school district may not deduct or withhold, or contract to deduct or   withhold, from an employee's salary or wages payment of dues or   membership fees to a professional organization or association.          (b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to an employee who is   employed in a professional law enforcement capacity.          (c)  Subsection (a) does not affect the ability of a school   district to deduct or withhold from an employee's salary or wages an   amount for donation to an eligible charitable organization.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2023.