CA AB2049

Changes payroll deduction requirements from permissive ("may") to mandatory ("shall") for school districts and community college districts to deduct employee organization dues from classified employee paychecks upon written authorization.

Limits deductions to employees who are members of the bargaining unit and requires revocability terms to be determined by the authorization agreement itself rather than allowing simple revocation at any time.

Requires school districts and community college districts to notify employee organizations of revocation requests and give them five days to confirm whether the request complies with the authorization terms.

Allows school districts and community college districts to rely on employee organization statements that revocation requests are non-compliant, with employee organizations required to indemnify and defend the employer against resulting employee claims.

Applies to Education Code Sections 45168 (school districts) and 88167 (community college districts) and establishes state mandate reimbursement procedures for any costs imposed on local agencies.