Title: An act relating to authorizing additional payroll deductions for state employees.

Brief Description: Authorizing additional payroll deductions for state employees.

Sponsors: House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives McDermott, Hunt, Santos, Cody, Sells, Conway, Kenney, Ormsby, Williams, Green, Dunshee, Campbell, Appleton, Chase and Hasegawa).

Brief History:

Committee Activity: Government Operations & Elections: 2/22/06 [DP].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS

Majority Report: Do pass.Signed by Senators Kastama, Chair; Berkey, Vice Chair; Fairley, Haugen, Kline and Pridemore.

Staff: Cindy Fazio (786-7405)

Background: At the request of 25 or more employees of a single agency, or a total of 100 or more employees of several agencies, a payroll deduction to the same labor or employee organization may be made from the employees' salaries for payment for the following:

• banks, savings bank, savings and loan association, and credit unions;
• parking fees;
• U.S. savings bonds;
• board, lodging or uniform deductions when furnished by the state; academic tuition, fees, or scholarship contributions payable to the employing institution;
• dues and other fees;
• labor or employee organization dues;
• insurance contributions for payment of premiums under contracts authorized by the Health Care Authority;
• and
• contributions to the Washington State Combined Fund Drive.
  
  

Summary of Bill: In addition to labor or employee organization dues, an employee may authorize payroll deductions for contributions to any funds, committees, or subsidiary organizations maintained by that labor or employee organization; however, the labor or employee organization may choose only one fund for the voluntary employee contributions..

The additional payroll deduction becomes available January 1, 2007.

Appropriation: None.

Fiscal Note: Available.

Committee/Commission/Task Force Created: No.

Effective Date: January 1, 2007.

Testimony For: None.

Testimony Against: None.

Who Testified: No one.