Schools; prohibiting school districts from making school employee payroll deductions for certain dues and contributions. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 62 prohibits Oklahoma school districts from automatically deducting professional organization dues or political contributions from school employees' paychecks. It amends Section 5-139 of state law to remove the requirement that districts make these payroll deductions upon employee request. The bill directly affects school employees who previously could have such dues or political contributions withheld from their wages. This policy change eliminates a specific deduction mechanism, requiring employees to pay these amounts directly rather than through payroll.