SB 7

Bill Subjects

Firefighters And Fire Departments Labor And Industry Local Mandate Police, City And County Police, State Public Officers And Employees Teachers Wages And Hours

Abstract

Amend KRS 336.180 to define "political activities," "candidate," "committee," "contributing organization," "contribution," "election," "electioneering communications," "fundraiser," "independent expenditure," "labor organization," "public employee," "slate of candidates," and "testimonial affair"; amend KRS 336.134 to prohibit any deduction from the wages of any public employee for any dues, fees, or charges associated with a labor organization or for political activities without a written authorization from the public employee; create new sections of KRS Chapter 336 to prohibit employers from collecting financial information from public employees for the purpose of providing the financial information to a labor organization without written authorization from the public employee; amend KRS 336.135, 65.158, 161.158, and 164.365 to ensure that the notice required for the withholding of public employee earnings for payments associated with a labor organization shall comply; amend KRS 336.990 to create a penalty.