SB 251 IN

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Provides that a school employee has the right to resign from, and end any financial obligation to, a school employee organization at any time. Provides that a school employee must annually authorize a pay deduction to a school employee organization. Provides that the attorney general, in consultation with the Indiana education employment relations board (board) shall prescribe an authorization for withholding form for use by a school employee to deduct dues from the pay of the school employee to the school employee organization. Adds certain requirements for information to be included on the form. Provides that after receiving the authorization for withholding form, the employer shall confirm the authorization by sending an electronic mail message to the school employee at the employee's school provided work electronic mail address and shall wait for confirmation of the authorization before starting any deduction. Specifies the time frame for (1) ceasing withholding upon receipt of a request, and (2) providing notice to the school employee organization. Provides that a school employer shall annually provide, at a time it prescribes, written or electronic mail notification to its school employees of their right to cease payment of school employee organization dues and to withdraw from that organization. Specifies what the notification must include. Provides that the attorney general, in consultation with the board and the department of education, must annually provide notice to school employers of certain provisions.

• Philip Boots · author
• Linda Rogers Republican · author
• Jeff Raatz Republican · author
• Chuck Goodrich · sponsor

1. Jan 14, 2021 Authored by Senator Boots · upper
2. Jan 14, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor · upper
3. Feb 11, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
4. Feb 15, 2021 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
5. Feb 15, 2021 Senator Raatz added as third author · upper
6. Feb 16, 2021 Senator Rogers added as second author · upper
7. Feb 16, 2021 Senator Houchin added as coauthor · upper
8. Feb 16, 2021 Third reading: failed for lack of constitutional majority; Roll Call 131: yeas 24, nays 22 · upper
9. Feb 18, 2021 Reread third time: passed; Roll Call 137: yeas 27, nays 22 · upper
10. Feb 18, 2021 House sponsor: Representative Goodrich · upper
11. Feb 18, 2021 Cosponsor: Representative Behning · upper
12. Feb 19, 2021 Referred to the House · upper
13. Mar 4, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions · lower
14. Mar 25, 2021 Representative Prescott added as cosponsor · lower
15. Apr 1, 2021 Representative Carbaugh added as cosponsor · lower
16. Apr 1, 2021 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
17. Apr 5, 2021 Amendment #1 (Hatfield) failed; Roll Call 357: yeas 31, nays 62 · lower
18. Apr 5, 2021 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
19. Apr 6, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 366: yeas 58, nays 34 · lower
20. Apr 7, 2021 Returned to the Senate without amendments · lower
21. Apr 12, 2021 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
22. Apr 13, 2021 Signed by the Speaker · lower
23. Apr 19, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
24. Apr 22, 2021 Public Law 98 · upper
25. Apr 22, 2021 Signed by the Governor · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled Senate Bill (S) · Apr 7, 2021 · PDF
• Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 13, 2021 · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · Feb 11, 2021 · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · Apr 1, 2021 · PDF