SF 2038 (LSB 5532XS (4) 86)

SENATE FILE 2038

BY  ZAUN

A BILL FOR

An Act authorizing school districts to deduct and pay fees for membership in not-for-profit professional education associations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 279.59, Code 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   279.59  Access by Professional education associations.
   1.  For purposes of this section, “professional education association” means a not-for-profit association in which the majority of members are practitioners licensed under chapter 272.
   2.  The board of directors of a school district shall provide not-for-profit, professional education associations that offer membership to teachers or administrators equal access to teacher or administrator mailboxes for distribution of professional literature.
   3.  Except as otherwise provided under in section 20.9, the board of directors of a school district may deduct from the salary of a teacher or administrator an amount specified by the teacher or administrator for payment of dues or membership fees for the teacher’s or administrator’s membership in a professional education association if the request for the deduction is made in writing during the enrollment period for the professional education association and if the pay period during which the deduction is made, and the frequency and amount of the deduction, are compatible with the school district’s payroll system. The deduction shall continue in effect for not more than one year unless a new written request is filed according to the requirements of this section. The teacher or administrator may terminate the deduction at any time by giving the school district thirty days’ written notice. Moneys deducted under this section shall be paid over promptly to the appropriate professional education association.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill authorizes school districts, upon the request of a teacher or administrator, to pay through payroll deduction the teacher’s or administrator’s dues or membership fees in any not-for-profit, professional education association. The request must be made in writing during the enrollment period for the professional education association and must be compatible with the school district’s payroll system. The deduction shall continue in effect for not more than one year unless a new written request is filed. The teacher or administrator may terminate the deduction at any time by giving the school district 30 days’ written notice.
   The bill defines a professional education association as a not-for-profit association in which the majority of members are practitioners licensed by the board of educational examiners.