Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-139
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Professional organization dues and political
Official statutory text
contributions of employees - Payroll deduction.
School districts shall make payroll deductions for either or
both professional organization dues and political contributions at
the written request of any school employee and shall transmit
deducted funds to the organization designated by the school district
employee. Such deductions shall be on a ten-month basis unless
otherwise designated by the employee organization. However, a
school employee may request at any time in writing, including by
email or fax, for the school district to immediately terminate or
initiate payroll deductions to a professional organization. Upon
receipt of any written request, the school district shall within
five (5) business days or by the next pay period, whichever is
earlier, terminate or initiate any future payroll deductions of the
requesting school employee to a professional organization. Upon
receipt of a written request, the school district shall notify the
professional organization of the initiation or termination of
payroll deductions within fifteen (15) business days. If the
request is to terminate a deduction, the school district shall not
make any advance payments to any professional organization of any
future dues on behalf of the school employee. No school district
policy or negotiated agreement shall place any other conditions or
requirements, including but not limited to personal hand delivery,
upon any employee to initiate or terminate any payroll deduction to
a professional organization except for a written request as outlined
in this section. Any school district policy or provision in a
negotiated agreement that places additional conditions or
requirements on initiation or termination beyond those outlined in
this section shall be null and void. A school district which fails
to terminate payroll deductions for an employee in accordance with
this section shall immediately reimburse the employee the amount of
all payroll deductions made by the school district after the
employee's request, and the amount due the employee shall double
every thirty (30) days until paid in full.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 303
School districts shall make payroll deductions for either or
both professional organization dues and political contributions at
the written request of any school employee and shall transmit
deducted funds to the organization designated by the school district
employee. Such deductions shall be on a ten-month basis unless
otherwise designated by the employee organization. However, a
school employee may request at any time in writing, including by
email or fax, for the school district to immediately terminate or
initiate payroll deductions to a professional organization. Upon
receipt of any written request, the school district shall within
five (5) business days or by the next pay period, whichever is
earlier, terminate or initiate any future payroll deductions of the
requesting school employee to a professional organization. Upon
receipt of a written request, the school district shall notify the
professional organization of the initiation or termination of
payroll deductions within fifteen (15) business days. If the
request is to terminate a deduction, the school district shall not
make any advance payments to any professional organization of any
future dues on behalf of the school employee. No school district
policy or negotiated agreement shall place any other conditions or
requirements, including but not limited to personal hand delivery,
upon any employee to initiate or terminate any payroll deduction to
a professional organization except for a written request as outlined
in this section. Any school district policy or provision in a
negotiated agreement that places additional conditions or
requirements on initiation or termination beyond those outlined in
this section shall be null and void. A school district which fails
to terminate payroll deductions for an employee in accordance with
this section shall immediately reimburse the employee the amount of
all payroll deductions made by the school district after the
employee's request, and the amount due the employee shall double
every thirty (30) days until paid in full.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 303
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