Senate Bill 605 Summary

• Prohibits state employees from making wage assignments for contributions or payments used for political activities, effective July 1, 2013.

• Prohibits school employees from making wage assignments to pay dues to school employee organizations, effective July 1, 2013.

• Removes provisions allowing employees to make wage assignments for paying dues to labor organizations or making payments to employee associations.

• Modifies IC 22-2-6-2 to specify that wage assignments for political activities and school employee organization dues are not permitted purposes, while maintaining other authorized purposes like insurance, charitable contributions, and loan repayment.