(a) (1) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, on the written request of an employee to pay dues to an organization by payroll deduction, the Central Payroll Bureau shall: (i) deduct the dues from the employee's wages; and (ii) timely pay over the amount deducted to the organization. (2) An employee may cancel a payroll deduction of organization dues by written notification to the Central Payroll Bureau. (b) The Central Payroll Bureau may deduct dues under this section only for: (1) an organization that has a membership of 1,000 or more State employees; (2) an organization for which the potential field of membership is limited to fewer than 1,000 State employees, if the Governor has approved the deduction for that organization; or (3) an organization for which payment of dues by payroll deduction was authorized on or before June 29, 1983. (c) The State Comptroller shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.
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