00                             SENATE BILL NO. 233                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to public employee and Alaska Railroad Corporation employee payroll                                    
02 deductions for payment of union dues, fees, and political campaign contributions and                                    
03 expenditures; prohibiting union security provisions in collective bargaining agreements                                 
04 under the Public Employment Relations Act and the Alaska Railroad Corporation Act;                                      
05 repealing unfair labor practice prohibitions under the Public Employment Relations Act                                  
06 and the Alaska Railroad Corporation Act; and providing for an effective date."                                          
07 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
08    * Section 1. AS 23.40.220 is amended to read:                                                                      
09            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                                             
01 bargaining representative and shall deliver it to the chief fiscal officer of the exclusive                             
02 bargaining representative. The public employer may not deduct from the payroll of                                   
03 the public employee for delivery to the exclusive bargaining representative an                                      
04 amount for contribution or expenditure under AS 15.13 or an amount for                                              
05 employee dues or fees. In this section, "contribution" and "expenditure" have                                       
06       the meanings given in AS 15.13.400.                                                                           
07    * Sec. 2. AS 23.40.225 is repealed and reenacted to read:                                                          
08 Sec. 23.40.225. Union security provisions prohibited. A collective                                                    
09 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                                           
01 effect on or after the effective date of this Act.                                                                      
02    * Sec. 7. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).