H.
B.
4343
(By Delegate Beach)
[Introduced February 4, 1994; referred to the
Committee on Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section thirteen-b, article three, chapter twelve of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to voluntary deductions from salaries of state employees for payment of certain dues and payments; and allowing deductions from the employee's paycheck at the option of the employee either once each month or twice each month.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section thirteen-b, article three, chapter twelve of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3. APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES AND DEDUCTIONS.
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13b.
Voluntary deductions by state auditor from salaries
of employees to pay association dues or fees
and to
pay supplemental health and life insurance
premiums.
Any officer or employee of the state of West Virginia may authorize that a voluntary deduction from his net wages be made for the payment of membership dues or fees to an employee association. Voluntary deductions may also be authorized by an officer or employee for any supplemental health and life insurance premium, subject to prior approval by the auditor. Such deductions shall be authorized on a form provided by the auditor of the state of West Virginia and shall state (a) the identity of the employee; (b) the amount and frequency of such deductions; and (c) the identity and address of the association or insurance company to which such dues shall be paid. Upon execution of such authorization and its receipt by the office of the auditor, such deductions shall be made in the manner specified on the form and remitted to the designated association or insurance company on the tenth day of each month:
Provided,
That such deductions shall not be made more frequently than once or twice monthly at the option of the employee. Deduction authorizations may be revoked at any time thirty days prior to the date on which the deduction is regularly made and on a form to be provided by the office of the state auditor:
Provided,
however,
That nothing in this section shall interfere with or remove any existing arrangement for dues deduction between an employer of any political subdivision of the state and its employees.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow deductions from a public employee's paycheck for certain dues and fees, at the option of the employee, either once each month or twice each month.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.