2011 Senate Bill 636

Ban using public school resources to deduct union dues

Introduced in the Senate

Sept. 8, 2011

Introduced by Sen. Arlan Meekhof (R-30)

To prohibit school districts from using taxpayer resources (including their payroll processing systems) to deduct union dues or fees from employees’ pay, and then sending the money to a union. This practice is the current norm, so the bill would require unions to make alternative arrangements to collect dues or fees from school employees. Under a recent Michigan Supreme Court ruling (MEA vs. Land), districts are already prohibited from deducting employee pay and sending it to a union political action committee.

Referred to the Committee on Reforms, Restructuring, and Reinventing