00CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 114(JUD)                                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to contributions from employee compensation for political                                              
02 purposes; and prohibiting certain kinds of discrimination against employees for                                         
03 political purposes."                                                                                                    
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1.  AS 15.13 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                   
06  Sec. 15.13.160.  Limitations on employers and labor organizations.  (a)  An                                           
07 employer or labor organization may not                                                                                  
08   (1)  increase the salary of an officer or employee, or give an emolument                                             
09 to an officer, employee, or other person or entity, with the intent that all or a part of                               
10 the increase or emolument be contributed or spent to support or oppose a candidate,                                     
11 state official against whom a recall petition has been filed, political party, or group;                                
12 or                                                                                                                      
13   (2)  discriminate against an officer or employee in the terms or                                                     
14 conditions of employment of the officer or employee for                                                                 

01   (A)  failure to contribute to a candidate, ballot proposition,                                                      
02 political party, or group;                                                                                              
03   (B)  failure in any way to support or oppose a candidate, ballot                                                    
04 proposition, political party, or group; or                                                                              
05   (C)  supporting or opposing in any way a candidate, ballot                                                          
06 proposition, political party, or group.                                                                                 
07  (b)  An employer or other person or entity responsible for the disbursement of                                        
08 funds in payment of wages or salaries may not withhold or divert a portion of an                                        
09 employee's wages or salaries for contributions to groups or for use as political                                        
10 contributions unless the employee has filed a written authorization for the diversion                                   
11 on a form prescribed by the commission.  The form must inform the employee of the                                       
12 prohibition against employer or labor organization discrimination described in (a)(2)                                   
13 of this section.  The written request is valid for no more than one calendar year from                                  
14 the date of signing by the employee.                                                                                    
15  (c)  For a period of at least four years after a disbursement under (b) of this                                       
16 section, a  person or entity who withheld a contribution under (b) of this section shall                                
17 maintain documents and books of accounts, including a copy of each employee's                                           
18 written request, the amounts and dates funds were actually withheld, and the amounts                                    
19 and dates funds were transferred to a group.  These documents and books of account                                      
20 are open to public inspection during normal business hours.                                                             
21    * Sec. 2.  AS 23.40.220 is amended to read:                                                                          
22  Sec. 23.40.220.  Labor or employee organization dues and employee                                                     
23 benefits, deduction, and authorization.  Upon written authorization of a public                                       
24 employee within a bargaining unit, the public employer shall deduct from the payroll                                    
25 of the public employee the monthly amount of dues, fees, and other employee benefits                                    
26 as certified by the secretary of the exclusive bargaining representative and shall deliver                              
27 it to the chief fiscal officer of the exclusive bargaining representative.  If all or part                             
28 of a deduction under this section will be used to make a political contribution, the                                    
29 written authorization must comply with AS 15.13.160.